Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-12
MANY SUITS GO OVER.
The superior Court Tuesday Reviewed
the Calendar of Cases for Trial.

Sessions Court Mooday morning, but the
court announced that the State had no
business ready for presentation TO it,
and discharged it for week. Some
time this week the court will probably
decide whether or not the indictment
charging former Levy Courtman II. M.
White with obtaining money under
falsh pretences, will stand
Superior Court resumed the trial OF
the 100000 damage suit Of Giuseppe
Giordano rs. the Brsndywine Granite
%. Giordano lost his eyes and nose in
an explosion. He is represented by J.
Harvey Whitemsn and Charles B.
Evans, who claim that his injury re-
suited from the carelessness Of a fellow
servant, one John Kopp. The defendant
company is represented by Henry O.
Conrad and Will am W. Smithers of
Philadelphia.
Monday morning plaintiffs witnesses
occupied the time. They were Joseph
Verderoma, Stephino Di Francisno,
William W. Knox, Achillo Di Gamoco
and Frank Farabello.
Verderamo said that on one occasion
he exploded some small holes at the
quarry and before he. could get to safe
place, John Kupp exploded large hole.
iron bar, and lett town for several days,
after warrant had been issued for his
arrest.
Mr.. Knox testified as a life insurance
agen, that a man of 2S years had an
expectancy Of life Of 35. S6 years.
Di Francisco. who said he had ex-
perience in quarriss in Africa, Italy
and this country, swore that it would
be dangerous to explode dynamite five
times in the same hole within an hour.
The hole should be cooled with water
or by lapse of time.
Farabello said he works for the Della
ware Granite and Mining 90. and was
formerly with the Brandywine Granite
Co. He testified that the use OF dyna-
mite several times in hole would heat
the rock and make 1t dangerous to put
black powder in the hole.
Joseph De Luoca IL receiving praise
fer his work as interpreter in the case.
The Italian language is most pleasing
to the ear. Mr.. .De Lucca put the
questions into italian quickly and in
terprets the witness answer rapidly.
The defendant has II or Is witnesses,
o that the case may take two or three
more days. "
The case Of the Pennsy lyania Standard
Rubber Paint 90. VS.. William Y,
Warner is to be referred to referees to.
be appointed by the prothonotary.
In the case of William Wilson, Jr.,.
VS.. Arabelle Bullock, Judgment was
confessed in favor of the plaintiff,
amount TO be ascertained
In the $50, 600 damage suit of Giuseppe
Giordano vs.. the Brandy wine Granite
90 which is before the Superior Court,
the plaintiff rested Monday afternoon.
W. W. Smithers, of counse for the de-
fendant, then moved for a nonsuit on
the ground that it had notsbeen shown
that Coperella, as a fellow-servant, was
incompetent or negligent. and there
was nothing to connect the COMPANY
with knowledge that Giuseppe was
going to work with Coperslla. The
latter was killad in the explosion which
deprived Giuseppe Of his eyes and nose.
Mr.. Smithers also held that the court
had admitted testimony that should
have been excluded. The court refused
to grant nousuit.
1t took half an hour or SO to ask o
question that was acceptable in the
Giordano damage case Tuesday.
Lingi Dimaio VAS recalled by the de-
fence and Mr.. Conrad attempted to ask
the plaintiff had said. The defenae
claims that Giordano last spring said in
| a conversation with Peter i. Cooper,
Jr., who had been his attorney, that IL
was Coparella and not McA duo who di-
rected him to GO to work. Giordano has
claimed that McA doc ordered him to
help Coparells. When Giordano was on
| the stand, he denied making the state
ment that Caperella directed him. Mr..
Conrad g difficulty 10 framing the ques-
| tion for Dimaio was to meet the re-
quiremcnts laid down by the court as to
following the original question asked of
| Giordano, and to meet the objections of
counsel fer tine plaintiff. Chief Justice
Lore, Judge Spruance and Judge Grubb
each hau a turn at the problem So
much time was occupied in the matter
! that someone wrote Mr. Conrad note
suggesting that he have the question
framed by certain picture frame
maker, who could probably have 1t done
| by Christmas. At last the examination
proceeded. Dimaio said he was present
when G:oEdano conversed with Mr.
| Cooper and heard Giordano say that
| Coparella asked him to work with him.
On CROSS examination by Mr.. White
man, Dimaio in reply to question as
to the spring months, said they were
MAY. April, June, July, August and
September. " 9
Peter Stracea testified that Giordano
did not objsct to going to work with
Coparella. He gave the latter good
name as blaster.
Giuseppe Leone testified as to Copa-
rslls's ability as blaster. He was on
tine stand when court took a recess.
mAyY CASES GO OVER.
Superior Court Tuesday reviewed the
calendar OF cases for trial. Originally
about 100 cases were on the list, but
now only 80 general jury cases and four
special Jury cases remain, and they are
| to bs readjusted as to trial dates.
| Most of the cases we're continued. In
| the cases OF Della Hattou and George
Hatton vs.. the Wilmington City Rail.
way Go. nit was announced that there
ARE 60 witnesses. IAN English, y said
William S. Hilles, of counsel. having
in mind the Giordano case, which re-
quires the use of an interpreter for
Italian witnesses.
In the divorce case of Elsie ]. No
Neil VS.. William ]. MoNeil, Harry P.
Joslyn was appointed commissioner to
take testimony. t
Among the cases marked for trial at
this term Is that of Sarah II. Strattner
vs. the Wilmington City Railway Co.
The plaintiff is the mother Of Alfred
Strattner who got a verdict OF Sl5, 600
for the loss of both hands on a switch
hoard at the electric plant. In the pres
ent case, Mrs Strsttner claims damages
for the loss of her sons services. alleg-
ing that until he is of age she would
have received compensation for his SER
vices, had she not been deprived thereof