The sun., 1901-02-15
His Case Will be Taken to the
Supreme Court.
NO REASONS WERE FILED
Time for Filing Them Has Expired.
Ejectment Case on Trial
In the Superior
Court.

The three days allowed by the court
for the filing of reasons for new trial
in the case of John Ii. Cunningham,
convicted on. the charge of using and
taking Mary &. Law, girl under Is
years Of age, for immoral purposes ex-
pired yesterday.
No reasons were filed by Peter II.
Cooper. .Jr. and J. j.. Nields, who were
counsel for Cunningham at the trial.
| The motion for new trial was made
| by Mr.. Cooper on Monday morning.
| 1t was stated last night that counsel
had decided not to argue the matter of
Il new trial in the Court of General Ses-
sions but to appeal the case to the SUI
prcme Court by taking out writ of
error.
Much public interest is being taken in
thccase and many inquiries We're made
yesterday and last night as whether the
court had granted or refused Il new
trial.
Trial of the eicctmpnt case Of John
Pritchnrd vs.. Henry Henderson was
begun in the Superior Court. Pritchard
is represented by Anthony Higgins and
Albert Constable and Henderson by
Charles Il. Evans and J. Harvey White
man.
The question involved is the heirshil
OF Henderson and his right under tn,
will of Mrs. Caroline Pritchard to prop
, rrty i'll this city 1t was stated that i
: would be shown that Mrs. Pritchard fo
three years before her death was in
capable of making will; that her hus
!. band. Henry +. Pritchard, was mur
, dered in 1851. and two years later, Mrs
! Pritchard was found guilty of man
slaughter and for that she served fiv
: years imprisonment 1t was also dc
clared that it would be shown that Her
derSon was an illegitimate child Of Mr.:
Iritchard.
) John Pritchard. the plaintiff, said tina
= his father. Henry, lived between Ell
ton and Newark, when his father wa
shot and afterwards he visited h
b. mother in Elkton Jail. He was boui
le ont until 10, and then found his moth
t, in this city. She lived on Church sire
pc above Sixth. He visited her sever
Y; times and on one occasion she told hi
r. that she would leave him enough none
Of She had sold her fathers propert
h. He called her "mother' and she cali
)" him "Johnne." His mother was call
" ''Rcd Caroline" and an aunt was call
Il '.Black Caroline" For time he was
SIS the Cecil county p0orhousc.
n In reply to Mr.. Whiteman he said
" may have been entered on the books
co "a child known as John Pritchard
John Ruley took him out Of the poe
. house.
He admitted that at one time he SUI
re Mrs. Prichard for n years wages al
1T got $25. "'rhat didn't make no inpr,
sion on her." he explained. "She lik
be me Just as we'll as ever. She asked /
es not to sue her again, and / cried NJ
ot said I wouldn't.
mt Joshua Clayton of Elkton was q
"a mitted as an attorney in the case.
lid The eases of John NJ. Harper X @
or VS.. Tadman X Hickman. G. l.. Rathho
ed 4 Go. VS. William Il. Clerk. and Sar
A. Roberts vs.. The Wardrr Bushn
lg, GlcsSner Co.. Use of George w. Du
as lap, ct al. were continued; William
as Lank vs.. Mayor and Council. Daniel y
nd Taylor, use of John ]. Satterthwaite '
ot Chrstiana River Improvement Co, a
ID Frank 4. Mitchell vs.. Harry Yerger a
Charles w. White were discontinue
ng In the three cases of Sallie A. Smi
it &c. VS.. Samuel ID. Forbes. III. ii. Wa
ic- Withdrew as counsel for Forbes.
The General Session case of Jam
&C. Ralston. charged with uttering Il wort
its less check, was continued until the ne
be term.