Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-16
Thus Spoke Judge SpTuauce Saturday
After Harry 9, Clark Had Been
Granted a Liquor License.
HABEAs CORPUS WRIT ISSUED
Lacey VS., Stoeckle Refused a
New Trial.
FOREIGN INSURANCE CONTRACT VOID

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Charles 3. Lore. MIR. Belts was injured I
by being thrown to the ground while
alighting from q Darby car near I
Eleventh and Market streets.
The Jury was out about an hour and |
returned verdict for the defendant.
This was very gratifying to Claims
Agent petter Of the con;pany, who said |
he felt sympathy for MIR. Belts, but be.
lieved he had stepped from the car
while it was in motion, and hence had
no valid claim for damages,
In the case of Louis Pfromm vs.. the
Philadslphia, Wilmington g. Baltimore
Railroad Co, Martin u. Smith, for the
plaintiff, yesterday week accepted non
suit.
At Thursdays session, settlement
was reported In the case Of ths Keeber-
Weyl baking Go. vs., the Wilmington
City Railway Co., Benjamin Nields for
The plaintiff, and Walter p. Hayes for
;he railway,
In the case Of Richard Gear VS.. the
2, W. 4 >, Railroad Co., judgment
vas entered for the defendant.
There are some people that don't
want licensed hotel anywhere; but
We amt prohibition court "
In this vigorous fashion spoke Judge
Spruance Saturday, after the Gen
eral Sessions Court had suddenly
reached decision to grant the arEli.
cation Of Harry O. Clark for license
nc st. Georges. W, S. Priokett, counsel
for the Law and Order Society, pre-
sented remonstranoe from citizens of
st Georges, VINO opposed the granting
of the license on the ground that Ed
ward Gam, who formerly kept the
hotel, had violated the law and for
feited his license for two years And
further, that the place was not needed.
Walter II. Hayes appeared tor Mr..
Clark. The Rev. J. III. Geoghsgan of
the M. =. Church at st. Georges, was
one of the signers Of the remonstrsnce
1t did not take the court long to
learn that until Gam lost his license,
the hotel had been licensed for about
20 years. and that there is no other
licensed place in ST. Georges.
The court decided to grant the
license without hearing any witnesses
lor Clark, except to receive assurance
Mat CLARK, whu has lease ON the place,
will run it for himself and not for Gam.
Chief Justice Lore remarked that the
court understood that the trouble over
the place had been due to fight be-
tween brothers. And Judge Spruanoe
added that Gam had given away
liquor on the day of q town election,
not knowing that he was violating the
law.
This was the only opposed license
case to this term of court
In the case of the State vs. the Della
ware Surety Co.,, an application to an
null the charter on the ground Of the
Ming Of false affidavit, David T..
Marvel appeared for the company and
asked for q continuance. He held that
public interests would not suffer by the
delay. Attorney General Herbert II.
Ward reminded the court that it 10 a
surety company and If its charter were
annulled it would make complications
The court continued the rule until the
February term. BY consent. MIR. Ward
was allowed to correct his information
10 the case of the name of the county
clerk in New York, whose affidavit had
been mentioned. 1t should have beer
William II, Sohmer instead of j. j.
McNichol.
The case OF Thomas s. Lewis VS.. th,
Wilmington City Railway Co., which
involves the right Of the CITY to tax tb,
rosdbed of the City Railway, was Sc
for argument on the first Saturday o
the February term. Robert @. Hartman
representing Mr. Lewis, wanted argu
ment at this term, because the city. de
5ires to know whether to include tn
assessment of the property in question
on the assessment lists now being pre-
pared. But MIR. Hilles and MIR. Haye
said they had been 80 busy that it dit
not suit them to argue now. Then til
postponement was fixed.
In the case of John W. Agnew VS.
j. Edward AddickB, Judgment re
spondeat custer was entered The rem
of the former Office on Sixth street. q
the Sun, was involved.
Chief Justice Lore passed favorabl
upon the final naturalization papers
Gabrile Butter, Salvatore JulianC
Justine Giordano Antonio, Sarduci
Antonio Dimare and Michael Veleric
natives Of Italy.
In the case of tine PEOPLES Murut
Live Stock Insurance 90. of Eennsy
vania, use Of Frank B. Stockley, I,
ceirer, vs.. DR.. Leonard A. Kittinge
L.irVing Handy for the latter, sec ure
the decision. DR.. Kittinger had ii
sured horse in the company and vine
the company went up was called on
pay an assessment. The courts d
cision was In eject that as the compat
had not qualified to do business in til
State, it's contracts we're null and vol:
The court refused the application
for new trial in the case OF Mary n
Lacy, ADMINISTRATIVE, va. Harry
Stoeckle, in which a Jury gave Mr.
Lacey verdict of $500. S3. Charles /
Curley represented Mrs. Lacey al
Harry Emmons Mr. Stoeckle,
PAID DIVORCE COSTS.
Tbs Superior Court recently grant
divorcs in the case of Hannah N
Mullin vs. Joseph A, MoMullin, al
gut the costs, $50. 70 on the hueban
Up to Monday morning, he had not pa
them, and he was brought before t
court on an attachment. Mr.. McMull
told the court that hs had had b
luck and he did not think he should
required to pay the money He aver
that because he would not CONN
murder for a certain man, that m
took his wife from him and makes b
pay the costs. He asked for time
get the money.
John II. Rodney, representing NJ
McMullin, said he was willing for |
matter to go over until the neyt ter
but the court said that if MeMul
were discharged hs could not again
arrested. The defendant was turr
over to Warden A. S. MaserVe. Rsf
the noon adjournment he had paid
costs. The court released him from
contempt of court and allowed MIN TO
In the divorce case of James
Durham ys. Beulah u. Burnnam,
court allowed Mrs. BurnhsIn SluU
expenses and SIP alimony pending
decision. 1t WAS shown that she
property Of her own.
The court discharged the rule
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