The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-21
Superior cour. 60. -

seph w. Kitchens vs.. Richard Q.
Wright gave the plaintiff a verdict
for $3.50 The same jury gave
Charles H. Goodyear Estate a YER.
diet Of $1,000. 02 against the Com.
mercal Fire Insurance Co. Contin.
uances were granted IN the cases Of
Rutan vs.. Fahey, and Smith VS..
Philips.
While the above cases were being
disposed OF the jury in the case Of
David Boulder VS. Joseph A. Cough
arrived and that case was then re-.
Sumed.
The action is to recover on ATS
bushels OF wheat. AL of the testi.
mcny vas heard yesterday and each
side was given half an hour to ad.
dress the jury this morning. Alexan.
Ger B Cooper and Walter Hayes rep
resented the plaintiff and VIM. 4.
Lyman the defendant.
The court read brief charge to
the jury on several points of law in
yolved in the case. The jury went
out shortly after ~ o'clock and had
not retained when court adjourned.
The case of William II. Klair and
Joseph II. Lort vs.. the Wilmington
Steamboat Company was next put on
trial. The action is to recover dam.
ages for the loss OF horse which the
plaintiff claims was due to injuries
the animal received while on the de.
PENDANT Company's boat between this
city and Philadelphia. r.. Bayard
Hlscl represents the Plaintiff and
Horace G. Knowles the defendant.
William Ii. klair, oneof the plant.
ifs, was the first witness. lie tes-
tilted that he was horse dealer
and had stables at No. 303 West
Eighth street, this city. On May
Is, 1900, he shipped seven horses
by the Wilmington Steamboat Com.
pany's line TO Philadelphia. Among
the number was oueiarge Percher.
on mare. The witness stated that
on the morning tho horses were
shipped he went to Philadelphia
and after arriving there was called
to the defendant compauy's wharf
BY telephone
On arriving there he found the
above mare standing On the wharf.
one Ct her eyes he said was closed,
there wasa cut from which blood
vas moving, several bruises on the
oody, and also the impression Of
rope on her neck.
The man to whom the animal was
slipped refused to roceIyeher in thai
to1o'lI III a' "'aalso tilo witness Inc
, ~o W. n;ara h', ,';'ee" "pa" ''I
com1scy then he tcs,laod had rho
mar. removed to the horse hospital
Wlle'e She died about a week later.
~ , ",,'''', ,,l t INA. IA ms opinion
nric, i,"] 'v wm, ..'1 on r"I tho h, ~.
A.on1. ,,iaa testified that he wr,nct
iol NJ! NAll Oh May -, 1900, L..
feMe'hoFfc" IN" mare In1ueatioh ana
n, ,rot,,, ,,,on,o, w. %n o " ~, l''o w."
inc 81, was shinnnd
A1.c "4''ra' lc9liiltu iiidt size
WAS ID excellent condition when
delivered to the company. JOAN
" (pil another omnlnroo tcsi;-
foJ hot 10 .t,,l1l 49, at"nL
''oS ''', ~ "'' =. ~ ''".''
Two Weeks inc tMe she was IN
Mr.. Hairs pos session and that
he revrr saw a horse in sorrlar
conl;,;o,
,
''7oii' i""'""V anu -'ti'oh
warner both horse dealers tcstl-
~, T.,
- .' D''0" no. Do''' N''''-
eu 'ila1 III l''elf opinion the marc
was worth about Sl7j. Mr..
Knowles in his oueuinp address
IA ,bo ;,,,r ,to,1,,o, ,rn,'L1 .,l,am
~ @ '''0'' "o"''' ,'iu"
'h"' '"e III l"r'es ana deo'h Of tha
male was IN 10 Wa; due to Ecgli-
ucnce of the Steamboat Go,
A, ,lis u,i,t oon,t .I;,,r,,d
49, = ''''' '''"' o''''' "''''''''''"
''''' COO" INNS afternoon.
ris,or r. u,,o,n,,.,o,
BISHOP Coleman III d few days will
p'ePaiea 'ette! II reply w the KEYS
N'tlam Frederic" Lewis and vii.
IAN Il Logan on the stanton siiIa.
.'oi" lie o!shop has last retained
rom Ahlapo'ls, Nd, where hs
rieachcd When spoken 10 in refer.
'nce 10 Nhe Stanton matter lie mada
NE statement IN Eei&''hce 70 prepar.