Daily Republican., 1884-12-05
EDITION.
The suit for damages.

Court resumed proceedings At 10
O'Clock this morning with the Chief
Justice and Associate Justices WoOtten
and Houston on the bepch. The case OF
Jones vs.. Belt WAS ag&n taken up, and
the examination of witnesses for the
defense continued.
Henry w. Frame, coloi ed, y a. sworn,
and testified that he 10 the driver OF the
horse that caused the accident, and
that he has had charge Of him some
Ave or six years. The horse In very
gentle, and the witness supposed that
he Ii about twenty years old. lie cor
roborated the testimony given by Mr..
Belt last evening, and when his direct
evidence closed, Was crossexamined ut
some length by Mr.. Ward.
Clifford Mecannon testified that he Is
a clerk in Belts drug store. and has
been for several years. He knows
Henry w. Frame, the driver, and knows
him TO be an honost, industrious, care.
full man.
Mr.. Ward objected to any evidence
being offered in reference TO the chArac-
ter OF the driver, on the ground that IL
made no difference what his character
WAS, as negligence had been shown on
on his part, by his leaving tbs horse
unhitched and unattended.
This WAS opposed by Mr.. Spruance,
who claimed the right TO show thst the
driver was careful, and that the horse
was not a viscious animal. An argu.
ment ensued that lasted for rome time,
when the Court decided that the evi.
dence was admissible.
| The examination Of the witness WAS
then resumed, and he said the driver
was a very careful man, and related In
a circumstantial manner the events OF
the day, when the accident happened.
He testified that he went into The furpi
ture store where Jones was carried aud
was present when he Z. covered consci-
BUSINESS, which was about Is minutes
after the accident happened. Jones
asked where he was and what was the
matter, when the witness informed him
that Dir. Belts horse and wagon bad
collided with the ladder on which hs
was standing.
| Howard L. Chandler was sworn, and
testified that the day the accident hap
pened, he In company with Mr.. Hari
was passing down Market street belo~
Fifth, and noticed the n an on the lad
der fixing the lamp, and made som,
remark about 1t to his companion. he
saw the horse and wagon coming dowr
the street, but could not see at the tim,
whether there WAS driver in the wa
gon or not; just as the team was pretty
close 10 the ladder, the horse turned
out, of his own volitiou, but the wager
struck the ladder and knocked It rartly
aroum, when Mr.. Jones came down
round or two, but rs the horse continu
ed on, the ladder fell down. When tn,
witness saw the wagon coming he hal
loed, tut did not know what he said.
Garrett j. Hart corrob0rated the wit
ness and said that another man seeirl
the approaching danger had also hal
loed and run III the street to try an,
catch the ladder. Previous 10 the &C
cident The witness had made remarl
about the man being in dapgerou
position.
DIR. Joseph BlOckson testified tina
when the accident occurred he wa
s,abdipg in front of his Office on Mar
ket street above Fifth, and raw Mr.
Jones when he fell, and walked slowl,
down the street. When he reached tn
place he found Mr.. Jones laying
on the floor, unconscious, and raw
gash on his head, in which he tool
two stitches; he also gave linn som
brandy, and he recovered conscious
hess IN about fifteen minutes, and toll,
'he witness that he felt better be ais
ssid that he had no pain. AT tn
time several persons were present
among them being Mr.. Long of the Ri
PUBLICAN, who talked TO Mr.. Joue
about the accident.
When MIR. Jones was carried home
the witness went with him, and assist
| - Lis ri of ,.,h A.
lex. niItd him. aud found that lone {
his bones we're broken. After Mr.. Jone
was undressed ard in bed, he told tn
witness about the accident, and said
, was Though bis own care .essness tina
J II happened, as he should have KEEP, ia
man at the foot OF the ladder.
The witness called again in the even
ing, when Mrs. Jones told HIM tia
] they had called in DIR. johnson, thei
family physician, and he wou.d not b
, needed any more.
81 William /: Long was sworn and test
fed that he is the city editor Of tn
DAILY REPUBLICAN, from informa
tion which he received, he visited NJ.
gratten's fui niture store Nc. 419 Marke
street, the day the accident occurred
] and found Mr.. Jones. with whom be
was acquainted. reclining in an in wal IL
chair, with DIR. Blocksom dressing
wound ON his head Mr. Jones wa
conscious, and told the witness that h
had been knocked OFF the ladder Will
he was fixing the lamJs by wagol
, striking against 1t; he also SAID
hat he should have been more careful
or words to that effect TIE witnes
was not present when MIR. Jones wa
removed 10 his home, As he was in
hurry 10 obtain the information for hi
, paper,.and also from the fact that tn
physician objected TO his talking to MI
Jones.
James Morrison was sworn, and les
= tlhed that he had been al employee O
the electric light company, and accom-
panied The plaintiff when he was ii K I'M
the CARTONS in the lamps. The order
lof The superintendent were that b.
should stsnd AT the foot of the ladder
"hiIe Dir. Jones replenished the car
oohs The orders were very strict, an,
MT Jones was forbidden to ascend tn,
ladder, unless some enc was at tn
foot.
w. w. Pussy testified that he is tn
ice President of the company, an,
Two men were always sent TO fix tn
carDons, one Of whom was To stand q
he foot Of the ladder, and look out 70
wagons or cars while the other fxe.
The carbons.
city Solicitor Turner testified to tn
conversation he had with Mr.. II ofiecke
ABOUT the lamps, but denied giving an.
permission TO have them hung acros
Tue street, ~ Q did not think tina
even CityCcuncil had power to do tina,
D. II Moore, the secretary Of the com