Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1906-01-10
SUPERIOR oOuRT


Much Work This Morning for Jury OF
!, QUESTION.
he jury which sat In the case of
Mohuilon against the Biddle exeou-
TOTS, which case Wss disposed of
yesterday, served IN inQuisition this
morning in the Superior Court.
Inc hrst business was that OF the
seven heirs Of the Mary Lyman estate.
Judgment was obtained against q nil-
min kothwell, brother and admlais-
traitor, and his surety, Alexander
Evarson.
William s. Hilles, representing the
heirs, stated that the deceased died
leaving her estate to her brother.
benjamin kothwell, aud the children
Of another brother, Abram Roth veil.
These children are Oliver kothwen,
sarah j. Rothuell, Richard Rothwel,
James y. Rothwell Mis- Mary Roth
well, Jacob kothwell and Deborah
hothwell. The amount an question at
the time the administrator passed his
mai account was i,054. Benjamin
wells share was one-hali OF this
amount. The remaining e5zI, it was
stated, should have bet equally
divided among the seven children Of
the licensed brother, but of this
amount the seven children have re-
ceived nothing. According TO the
calculation Of Mr.. hiles each child
is entitled 20 $1,000. This includes
interest from September, 1891, The
time that the administrators filed his
final account.
Mrs. Lynam died in 1889.
The Jury was given The seven in.
qulsitions, which we've promptly signed.
lhe same jury served IN the IN.
| QUESTION uron the judgment upon 3
note in an action of debt. a he mote
was given by BENJAMIN +. aud Thomal
j. Middleton 20 Elizabeth A. Wild
for 500. Josiah o. Moloott repre-
sented the Milds estate. The in
QUESTION was signed by the jury.
anthony HIGGINS, representing Jane
II. Hohecker, Jr., and James IL. Hot
feoker's executors in the cases OF Stat
Of Delaware, use Of Elizabeth ii
Bramble W. the defendants abov
noted, confessed judgment In favor o
the plaintiff, the amount 10 be state
by the parliamentary.
Horace g Knowles, representa-
Eden l.. Hagany, aeked for q
inguisition urou the Mary land OreRo
Mining Co., for the value OF loo
shares Of stock in the company. Th
shares, Mr.. Hagany said, we're give
TO him as collateral upon a loan {
$3.50. These shares we're tTansieIre
to him by the owner Of the stock, bu
the company refused TO transfer thei
to Nh. HaRany. Witness said the con
pany refused to transfer the stock
him, stating that the shares had bee
cancelled. Samuel 3. Adams, as couns
for Mr.. Hagany, testified that he BIZ
asked the Maryland Oregon Mimi
%. to transfer the shares to Nj
Hagany, bot the company has NJ
done 80.
Mr.. Knowles stated that judgmeI
had been obtaired for e., 100 AGAIN.
the company. The shares we're prove
to be worth 30 cents each. The jul
signed the inquisition.
The next inqulsition case was tbs
Of James y. Swami against Thomi
Duffy, a judgment fer personal II
juriee resulting from being run dow
by the defendants wagon. The ju
had TO set the amount Of damage
K. K. Cochran, Jr,, appeared for q
plaintiff.
! 1AAAN WAN NNANNNuNNA ~ AA0N
2 s. England. In order that the ju
could act intellieently upon the ca
I testimony vas taken. In stating
! asked for injury TO the plaintiff,
r 6-years-old boy, who, be said, 81
7 tained a compound fracture of the
r by being run over by a delivery wag
owned by the plaintiff. At the tn
: Of the accident, he said, the team "
! going at an excessive rate CT spe
upon the wrong side OF the street.
DR.. Pyle told Of being called and
treating the boys injury. The lin
be said, was shorter than 1t was befC
be sustained the injury. He attend
> the boy for over three months.
DR.. Ii. X. Spruanoe also testified
/ the character of the buys injury a
! said one leg WEs permanently shori
! than the other, IS q result Of the co
/ pound fracture Of the right hip.
The case aent to the jury at IL
i, The jury returned at ~. 45 With
award OF 800 damages. The inquisiti
was made out and signed In aooordar
With the verdict.
Rodney & Rodney made q motion
the arrest of judgment IN the case
McMullin vs.. Biddle's executors. a
jury in the case last evening render
a verdict OF 1895 in favor of McMulli
T Rodney & Rodney represent the {
PENDANT and may make a motion for
{ new tiial.
r Argument on the motion TO qua
n the indictment in the case of Jerol
b. Bell of the Sunday Star. indici
on the charge of criminal libel, "
to have been heard this morning, b
Y Was postponed until this afterno
2 because so much business was befC
S the court this morning.
y The remaining members of I
s general jury we're discharged from a
I further,Rttendance. They we're thank
, by the court for the manner in viii
S they have performed their duties.
e Court took q recess until this aft
p noon.
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