The evening Republican., 1902-05-30
GENERAL SIS
: !: SlONS COURT.

When the Court OF General Session
convened this morning, William s.
Hllles appeared in the defence in the
csae Of the State W, Henry Robinson,
charged with obtaining s2,34575
under false pretences from William
H. Ferguson. He reviewed the case
and said that the stock was lost In
tie failure OF Robinson s. Com pany.
of Philadelphia. The defendant was
sworn and tesaified'he had feen o
resident Of Wilmington for nearly 81
years and was stock broker on
May 16 1901. The custom Of buying
stock Is to telegraph to Philadel.
phla and buy the stock in the ex.
change. He received the order to
buy the stock and did SO by tele.
graph. The money for the payment
Of the stock was sent to Philadel.
phia. Later he lad bis operator to
telegraph why thestoc had no, been
transferred and was informed that it
would be done to Immediately.
The first he knew OF the stock hav.
Ing been transferred was when Mr..
Ferguson called on him. Mr.. Handy
objected to the admission of a paper
showing that the shares had been
purch ased by Robinson & Company,
Of Philadelphia.
The court admitted the report as
it was confirm torv Of the message
that the 100 shates Of second pre-
fevred had been purchased. lie teiti.
fed the cash book and the entry
made on May l6 where the firm re.
ceiyed the check and later sent it to
Robinson s. Company of philadsl
phia.
Mr.. Handy objected to the testl.
mony of the failure OF Robinson and
Co., Philadelphia, but the court over
ruled the objection
Mr.. Robinson further testified he
knew nothing Of the business OF the
Philadelphia office.
In cross. examination he stated lie
had nc idea why the money was sent
by telegraph except that the Phi!a.
delpha agent had called for Che
money. lie had no Coubt that when
the Philadelphia office reported hav-
ing bought stock that the stock had
been bought.
Mr.. lIiles objected to a question
as to former transactions with the
Philadelphia Company. Mr. Handy
claimed this question WIS to test the
confidence Of the witness, He was
OF the opin!on that former transact
tions with the Philadelphia agent
sho3,d he shown.
In answer TO the question as to
having trouble he said that there
we're often delays,
MI Handy there are such houses in
New York no doubt. Mr.. lIilles OBJ
jected to the comment.
Judge Pennewiil, addressing the
jury, gentlemen you are to be guided
by the testimony and not by the COM
ments Of counsel.
MIR. Handy then was about to ask
a question if the witness had stated
Ger tain things previous to May lG to
DR.. Henry r. Spruance bat the court
held a conference and refused To adj
nit the question.
Witness 1t takes four or five days
to get transfers 8: stock.
Mr.. Hillcs objected to the question
II he had failed to recciye strck. This
Juan IS not on trial for ENFORCEMENT.
Judge Grub does one swallow make
a Summer
Tie court ruled out the question:
The stock was never delivered to
him. According to the report he
knew the stock had been purchased
lie had been notified that the stock
had been transferred about MAY rs
Of last year. The reason lie did not
deliver the stock was because he
never received it.
Jesse T.. Workman testified that
he sent the order to Philadelphia and
received "Bought 100 shares Reading
special at 23j. Is for Mr.. Lungrcn"
He was present when Mr.. Lungrea
came with the check,
lie made several inquiries over the
wire of the Philadelphia Office and
sometimes.received replies about tho
Stock.
CrOwue Car on FRS