The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-27
The JURY WAS
CHARGED.
Jury in Pritc0ard VIII
Case Retires at 1925.
Other Business of
The Court.

charged the jury in the case of John
Pritchard VS.. Henry Henderson which
has occupied the attention of the Su.
perior Court for eight days being
therefore the longest trial on record.
In charging the jury he exrla ined
that the title of the land in this
county Of the late Caroline G. Prltch.
ard was involved; that John Pritch-
ard claims title as son and heir-lt
law; that Henry Henderson claims 1t
as devised under the will of Mrs.
Pritchard; that John Pritchard claims
that paper written January 2sth
1896, purporting to be the last will
and testament of Mrs. Pritchard, is
void on the ground that she was not
of sound and disposing mind ann
memory and had been unduly inhu-
enced in the making thereof.
Much Of the charge was devoted to
a restatement of the law concerning
what is sound and disposing mind
and memory and what is undue in
fluence. The jury was told that tho
testimony of subs crlbing witnesses
was entitled to weight.
The charge occupied IA minutes
and the jury retired at 1926 o'clock.
An exception to the charge was noted
at the request of Anthony Higgins
for the plaintiff.
The jury in the case of Sallie A.
Smith, formerly Sailie A. May VS..
Samuel D. Forbes was ordered to re-
turn verdict for $500 with interest
from September 18th, 1898. There
are three cases and the jury returned
the same verdict In each case.
The following special jury in the
case of Mary Elizabeth Fraim VS..
John c. Fahey was drawn,
Lewis B. Morrow and Henry Nc.
Lear of Wilmington; Howard Ely
Stirling and John l.. Press of Chris.
tiana; Isaac G. Elliot, William Dan
zcnbaker and William Husbands Of
Brandywine; Jas. Shakespeare of
Mill Greek; David Applcby and John
Armstrong Of White Clay Creek: Ed.
ward McAllistcr, James Challenger
and Harry McMullin Of New Castle;
Samuel Alrich and Edwin Armstrong
Of Pencader: Daniel Stewart, John
Clark and Theodore Jones of Red
Lion; Thomas Hearn, Clarence Poole
and Boyd Cleaver of st. Georges;
Benjamin Lockcrmln and John N.
Mccoy Of APPOINTMENTS.
Settlement was announced i'll the
case OF Luther w. Ewing and Sid.
ney e. w Ewing vs. the Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington. This case
has been on the list since the May
term 1895. W. S. Hilles and Lii
burnc Chandler representth the plain
tiff and Henry c. Conrad the city.
The suit was brought to recover
$4,000 damage caused by Mrs. Ew-
ing falling into a gutter opening on
Ninth street, between Orange and
Shipley, this city, and hurting her
leg. A verdict was given to the
plaintiff for the tull amount some
time ago. but the city took it to the
Supreme Court by which body the
verdict was set aside. The case
was in court to day for trial, but the
city decided to settle.
J. Frank Biggs was appointed
commissioner to take testino y in
the divorce case of Hannah Mc.ul-
lin VS.. Joseph Nc Mulin.
l.. Irving Handy was appointed
commissioner to take testimony IN
the case of Doug herty VS.. Dougher.
tv and e. &. Cook commissioner in
the case of VIM. Bevan VS.. Eliza
beth Bevan.
Rules tor writ of posses sion in
cases OF A. Pennington, executriX,
VS.. VIM. Gibbons; Samuel Middleton
VS.. Robert Pyle and Samuel Middle.
ton VS.. Susanna {. Moore, were
made absolute.
The case OF Adam Neuman vs.
the Diamond State Steel Co., will
be tried Monday. This is the first
OF the special jury cases.
The court discharged the gener-
al jury this afternoon.
The contested liquor licenses will
be tried Saturday.
The case of VIM. D. Miller vs.
Republican Printing and Publish.
ing Co. was continued p. n.
The case of Gheretln Pyle vs..
Joseph Pyle was continued until
March II.
Court recessed until 2 o clock.
In Chancery Court Alice Mitchell
executrix OF Martha Francs was
granted an order to sell real estate
Edwin JeGeris was granted an
order Of partition OF real estate and
assignment Of dover.
Sadie Kerr, administrators of
Matilda Lynn was granted an Or
der to sell real estate.
John Rodney trustee, was grant.
ed an order to sell real eS.At' Of
Eliza Cochran decd.
". r. Lyman trustee, made re.
turns OF sale of real estate OF John
Day and Thomas Cooley; it was
confirmed.
Mary O. Snitcher. executrix #
John W., made a return of sale OF
real estate; it was confirmed.
In the Chancery Court Vaughn S.
Collins trustee under the will OF
VIM. Jacobs resigned and Jennie K.
Martin was appointed.
An order was made Diminishing
bill oil John Kurtz VS.. Equitable
g. Trust Co. Settlement
has been made.
Charles Rumford and Ferdinand
Gilpin trustees under will of Ed
win N. were granted all order o
sell real estate.
Orphans Court. q"