Daily Republican., 1888-05-21
This Mornings Oonrt.

Ceurt rGaamad its sessi1ns Mt 10
O'Clock this morning, With the Chief
JuStioe and Associate Judge Houston
on tho bapoh.
The trial OF the case OF John W. Fos-
ter, VS.. Lisa Pusey, was resumed, and
Charles Harp, Jr., Was called 10 the
stand. He testified that he worked St
Pusey's mill for year End half, and
had worked In factories and mills foT
years. He had worked on the same
machine shat Foster WAS injured on.
Mr.. Pussy told him tnat When any
| thing war the matter with the ma
chire to report It 10 MIR. Ainsworth, the
maohinist. He did 30 several tines,
and hr. AinswoIth replied that he
| would attend to it as 5000 as he had
tiune He had known the belt to fi7 Gu
the tight pulley at least twenty times,
and had reported IL TIL he was tired
without hAvius any thing done. he
frequently hsd h,s tingeIs caught aud
nipped, and finally quit working on it,
on aocount ef ita being dangerous.
He told BT. Pussy s.1st he wa1 afraid
TO work on the machine, and be gave
him job IN the dye houte. A. this
point, tho Witness At the request Of Mr..
Bird let TIE stand, Snd explained d
large cnsri Of the machinery for the
| purpose OF conveying an IDEA t0 the
Court and Jury of the wsy the nhnhing
was operstsd. After be returned TO the
sband be was turned over to Mr.. Brad
ford for crtes-exRminntlon, which Uzs
Hong and exhaustive.
DR.. 7. A Keables WAS sworp, md
testified that he is a prAoticins pbysi
c!ap and has been for the past seventeen
years. some time 10 June, 1885, b'
was called upon 10 attend MT. Fosesr
and found that tso thumb on bis rishI
hand was tom If entirely aud The rs
lnsinder Of the hard go badly lacsralec
that he desmed it necessary to ampu
tate Il Mt once. He aent for Dr.. hann
land after she patient was put under tht
lph1enee ct ether the operation wal
iperiormsd. He did not think tbsre va
lazy way OF saving tie hsnc, and con
Ieioered aUputet Oh Rbaoiutely neeeg
IGafy.
II Ohar!e5 Harp was e1orn, Sld teJti
e fed that lie has been employed 6eou
Q miils since be was 10 yesrI CT age. Tn,
5 lpEeYlOus Eitntsi Harp is bis ion. HI
: had worked ia Pasey's mill, enc
always thought this mAehiue dagger
ou7. His sou had coGipleised 10 hin
} several tlries about tba machine, bu
he did not wa1t him 10 quit, ss he, The
sltnessi had large fanny TO supror
and red1sd his help. He complained Il
Mr.. Aiurwor = and to Mr. Pusty ehou
the machine, snd h!so tried to Ex tLI
machine him c (, but could net do any
thing With Is.
Ha considered the machine dsnreroui
and told mir. PUBsy that lie would uo
let his goa work OIL ir snY longer. Be
fore FGe'er Was hurt the witness TOLD
him hat The etoc.Inotlon was bIOke aat
ha hnA bstter have IL sttsHce1 II. II,
heard Foster teli All worth Ebou5 I
Immediately Bitsrwa.tia, ard he said b
wCuld attend 70 It. Tue witness hal
] toiu NJ. EuDey taet the Doscline sboulS
! bs txed, and hs told him to Res Mr.
AlDsGosth about ~.
&. On cross eIE.LInatI3n the witnss
! said he hA2 quit Mr. PnGey's emPio.
, Oh account OF "a difficulty about Wnge,
! lie has no Interest In tuiB cRse ana bat
, rot TILED TO gst Wituessos for the plain
} tiff, bu. bad cous to this city a. the ra
quest of Mr.. Bisc, ME. Pubey hAI ais
been TO zee him about tho case.
Before too cToss.exGIni1kt!on vRs Gin
ighed 1t was o'clo5h, Nud court tlok
RECESS until O'Clock this afternoon.