The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-03-20
TEXTILE MILL
INSURANCE
Suit On Trial In Circuit Court.
Defendants Seek To Throw
III Out

The Circuit Court was to have re-
sumcd, on Saturday, the trial OF the
civil suit OF Miss II. Jeanette jenkins
OF Rock Springs, against ). James
Boyd, OF Chestnut Level, Pa, ior a
claim OF 5000 for board al himself and
teams while cutting timber on plain
tiffs land and elsewhere n the neigh
borhood. which defendant sought to
Offset with counter claims OF like
total. Owing TO the indispoSition OF
l.. NJ. llaincs, ESQ., counsel for the
defendant. Court adjourned until Mon
day, when the case was resumed, and
its trial continued throughout the day
Joshua Clayton, Esq, assisting Mr..
Haincs in its conduct MIR. Boyd oc-
cupicd the stand all day. Miss jenkins
and her witnesses. Lawrence Aspril
and Alfred G.. Reynolds had testified on
the previous Friday. On Tuesday Mr..
Haincs was again reported ILL., The
foreman was then withdrawn from the
Jury, and the case was continued until
the September term. Omar ID. Gro
theirs aud William s. Evans, Esq, ap.
pcarcd for Mr. Boyd.
No other case being ready for I'M
mediate trial. recess was taken till
2.3o p M. when McSsrS. John +. Poe
and Calvin ChcSnut. Esqs., oi Balti-
more. Of opposing counsel in the Del
bert and Wilson Textile Company vs..
the North RIVER Insurance Company.
of New York. having arrived BY train.
that suit was put un trial before the
following jury.-W. T. McFaddrn.
foreman; NJ. Il. Richards. George X
Houck, Henry George, K H. Marshall
w. T. Scott. +. T. Lakeland. IT, W.
Kiblcr. Philip Ou. W J. Manloyc. J..
q. l. Atwood and James +. Watts.
The suit was brought To recover $1,000
insurance on the new textile mill oi
the plaintiffs formerly Mitchell Hall.
the exposition building on the Elktnn
fair grounds, burned along with their
smaller mill. on May 3 last, \ like
suit against the North River Company.
for the recovery oi Saws insurance on
the smaller mill was removed by the
defendant 10 the United States Circuit,
court n Baltimore. aS the sum at i
size exceeded 5000 The jury found
t>-.'h, plaintiff irr SI7a7.so McSsrs
Poe and Omar - Cruthcrs appeared
-'rr the plaintiff. and Mr.. ChcSnut and
s.,cSSrs ;, + and II \ Warhurtnn
for the defendant. McsSrS. Poe and
ChcSnut made the respective opening
statements. and the trial ni the case
proceeded til adjournment President
w. s. Dcibcrt. oi the Textile COMPANY
occunvir" the stand rs also through
out Wednesday,
The case on trial was resumed on
THURSDAY, the nlaintit calling rs wit
ncSScS Jacob Wilson (ui the Dcibcrt
Wilson Coz Mofiitt Uhr former book
kcencr1 Ulysses Drihcr,. Clarence
Deihcrt, John Moore Clhc watchmanl
and McsSrS Letter aud Terrell Local
insurance agents The plaintiff then
rested is case Thcrcupon Mr.. Chcs
nut ~ counsel ior the defendant. Of
fcrcd motion and PRAYER that the
Court instruct the Jury to find ior the
defendants, unnn the ground 81 breach
nf contract ON the part oi the plain
tiifs in not hayInr kept a Waterman at
the mills uu Sundays aud holidays. as
we'll rs at nights Argument on this
PRAYER consumed the rest ~ the dav.
and all oi FRIDAY morning. the plain
tiff c0u'cudinl that the presence at the
mills on Sundays etc. ~ members oi
the Dchcrt & Wilson COMPANY cor
NI'ulth Il NWbNl"nildi luIlllihcut ui the
agrccmcn, contained in the watch
man'S clause. etc A., noon Friday the
Court announced an adjournment
while it took the motion oi the de
icndan, under adviscmcrt. and at the
time 81 omr going to press. the Court,
decision has not been announced Tho
case has awakened n great amount ~
local interest rud j. being contested
inch bv inch hy able and rcsuurcciul
counsel ON bath sides