Evening journal., 1902-07-03
COURTS SUMNER
WORK IS ENDED
May Term in Session Nearly
Seven Weeks
WHAT BUSINESS WAS DONE
Decree OF Divorce Granted CherOtCin
N Y. Pyle TOdaV-Want School
Directors OuSted
WHAT BUSINESS WAS DONE

County Court, which adjourned sine
die today, is the longest spring session
held since the reorganization of the
State courts under the Constitution as
amended IN 1897. 1t met on May 19,
hence has been in session nearly
seven weeks; during which time a vast
amount of business has been trans
acted. as will be seen from an exami-
nation of the following facts furnished
by E. c. Hardesty, the official court
stenographer:
In the Courts of General Sessions
and Oyer and Terminer, twenty-one
prisoners pleaded guilty; sixteen were
tried. of which five were found not
guilty by the jury; eight were con-
victed, the charge against one was
nolIe pressed, one was discharged by
the court. and in one case the jury dis
agreed. In the four principal argi-
ments made in the Court of General
Sessions. viz: Upon the motion Of
duash the indictments against Sheriff
Mcdaniel and others for conspiracy.
and against Patrick Fahey for subor-
nation of perjury, and for a bill of par
ticulars in the former cases, and in the
nOn-support case against Vincent r.
Miller. the court sustained the conten-
tions Of the State.
Superior Court
In the Superior Court there were 122
cases upon the trial list, and fifty
seven upon the argument list. There
were trials in eleven Of these cases, in
nine Of which the jury found in favor
of the plaintiff, the verdicts aggregat-
ing Sl9,37013 The largest verdict rem
dered was for s9.731.O7, in favor of the
Edge Moor Bridge Works against Pat
rick Fahey; the smallest was for C
cents, rendered in favor Of TI1iitt &
Bro. against the same defendant.
Twenty cases were discontinued.
twenty-five settled, seven referred and
fifty-nine continued. Twenty-Five argu-
ments were made and twenty-four
opinions and decisions were handed
down by the cOurt-sOme of the latter
being in cases argued at the February
term. a new trial was granted in one
case-that of Winkler VS.. Philadelphia
and Reading Railway-but upon the
plainhn's stating that he would con-
sent to the verdict's being reduced
from $4,000 to $1,000, the rule was dis
charged.
The court stenOgrapher took full
notes of all the evidence and rul-
ings in the aforementioned twenty
seven cases tried in the civil and crimi-
nal courts. furnished transcripts of the
same in four cases, and has selected
and prepared seventeen of the cases
for the judicial reports Of the State.
Thus it will be noted that the term
rtf q "a,
busiest. as well as the longest, ever
held under the present regime.
Divorce for Mrs. Pyle
Much to the surprise of everybody
in the court room this morning, the
court granted an order Of divorce in
the case of Gheretein Y. Pyle VS.. Dr.
Joseph p. Pyle. Several weeks age
William S. Prickett commissioner, re-
ported to the court return unfavor-
able to the granting of the decree;
whereupon Francis M. Walker and H.
H. Ward. for the petitioner. filed ex-
ceptions to the return These were
argued by the court in chambers, and
it was to make answer in this case
principally, that the court sat today.
The sustaining of the exceptions and
the order of divorce in the case was
not anticipated by any lawyer before
the bar. The return of the commits
sioner. the testimony and exhibits in
the case were sealed upon agreemen'
of interested counsel. The question OF
alimony will be considered by tn,
court at its next sitting. The costs OF
the case are on DR.. Pyle.
Wolf Divorce Also Granted
The court also signed a decree of di-
vorce in the case of George o. Wolf VS.
Ella NJ. Wolf and gave the custody o.
Lillian NJ. Wolf. the only child, to MIR
Wolf. Exceptions to r. Bayard Hei
sells return. as commissioner, for di
vOrce. were ovorruled by the court J.
Irving Handy appeared for the peti
toner and J. Frank Ball for the re
spondent
Proceeding IN Quo Warranto
John p. Nields brought quo war
ranto proceeding in the name Of m,
State on behalf of Frederick Bring
hurst. David Russell and Frank Hams
worth for a rule on Elmer Kennedy
81 William Beulden. Walter Tanning anl
Joseph f. Willis, to show cause VIII.
& they should not retire as school direc
tors in districts Nos. n. 90 and 991k
N White Clay Creek hundred.
81 The petition for the rule sets on
n that on June 8. the property holders O
M the district hcld an election for schoo
commissioners. at which NIessrs
Bringhurst. Russell and Hainswortl
q were elected commissioners. Later OF
the same day the election records wer