Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-26
BAY STATE GAS MUST
KEEP ITS BOOKS OPEN
The Superior Court Yesterday
Granted a PeremptOry Writ Of
MandamuS to This Effect.
COURT RECORD WAS QUESTIONED
Company Must File Its Finan-
cial Standing.
VANSANT GIVES BAIL FOR NEXT TERM

In GeneralI Sessions Court Tuesday
in the case Of Fl. Content q Co. VS.. tho
Bay State Gao Co, in which tho Supreme
Court had affirmed the Judgment Of the
Superior Court for the issuance Of a iiiaa-
date requiring tho gas company 10 keep in
this State liet of its stockholders and their
holdings, Anthony Higgins asked the court
to iseus the r,.in.
Walter II. Hayes and H. H. Ward. for ihe
gas company, objected on the ground tiiat
the record of the k:SupreIne Court was not
properly In the superior Court for tile higher
court had hot ordered it sent back. MIR,
Higgins had he'd the Supreme Coart clerk
send back the record. The matter Was taken
under adyisement.
The court oyeIruled the demurrer in the
case of use OF MUIR Beadenkopf W.. Roth
wells administrative, ct al, and granted
judgment oondeat custer to the plaintiff,
who was scented by Harry Emmons.
Continuance was granted in Jennie T..
Blackbur vs.. +. Blumenthal Il Co. state
of Delaware on the relation of Attorney
General ys. Delaware Surety Co. Ratfaela
di Guglielino vs.. NJ. Megary Son, ct al.
Joseph p. Nichols VS.. the city.
Briefs printed at st. Josaph's Industrial
School, Clayton. have been fled in the CAGES
involving the right of the county to tax cer-
tain Roman Catholic institutions.
Exceptions were sustained and Judgment
below reversed in James Crossan, defendant
below, We. Abraham Hirshout plaintiff
below. f
The demurrer was sustained and Judgment
respondent custer granted in Annie Foisn
ys. the city.
General leave to amend was granted in
Elmer JONES' administrator VS.. Peoples
Railway Co., and William Hebrew VS.. VIII
liam Q. Newport Co.
Martin T.. Smith and Artemas Smith de-
sired TO file reasons for new trial in 1ruits
IL Bro. ys. Patrick Fahey, in which yer-
dict for six cents had been given, but the
court said they were too late.
The Superior Court yesterday
granted the application OF Anthony
Higgins, representing II. Content u
Co., for a peremptory mandamus VI on
J. Edward Addicks and the Bay State
Gas Co., requiring them to keep in
Delaware list of stockholders Of the
company and their holdings.
The Supreme Court had upheld tie
Judgment of the Superior Court, ard
the latter court had the record before
it, although Messrs. Ward and Hayes,
for the gas company, held that tho
record was not properly here, no order
concerning it having been plsde by the
appellate body. Exceptions were taken
to the courts ruling but the court
would not alllw them.
In the case of Philips vs.. the Sonora
Copper Co., tho court bad granted a
rule to show cause why tie compaay
should not obey the requirement Of tne
Incorporation law that it file with tho
secretary of State statement as TO tho
financial standing and so Oh of thu
company.
Having failed to do this, the com
pany is to be required to, show caus
why it may not be held to be in con
tempt of court. The rule is returnabl
September Tth.
Frederic Vanssnt, charged with per
Jury in connection with the trial
John Lynn, gave 81 DO bond yesterda
morning for his appearance at the Sci
TENDER term of General Sessions Court
A. s. Reed and Alfred Gawthrop al
his sureties.
Much of the time of the court wa
devoted to argument.
These entries were made:
The Singer Manufacturing Co. VS..
Bertha ID. Folger, ct al. ; Annie
Rossiter and Catherine Lehan, iudg-
ment for want of appearance.
On the petition of Phillip L. Tray
nor, an order was made to satisfy a
mortgage.
Hulda Johnston VS.. Singer Manufao-
turing Co., replication ordered stricken
out; leave given plaintiff to amend.
William B. Craig VS.. Martin B.
Burris, demurrer sustained, judgment
| respondent custer.