Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-17
SILL on Trial

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W. & d. Railroad Company was again
taken up.
George NJ. d. Hart testified that he is O
brother of the plaintiff, aud knew her
husband since 1868. He was q good bust.
was worth about $40, 0c0, on which there
were membranes amounting to $50, 900.
The witness acted as administrator, aud
found that when he was killed he was In
q fair way to settle these claims against
his estate.
Nathaniel Williams testified that he
had known DR.. Parvis for twenty yeare
previous to his death. He was a very
energetic, go-ahesd business man, aud
his business capacity was above the aver
age. At his death his real estate was
worth $50, 900 or moe, and bic personal
property from S., 600 to $4,000. There
was some incumbTance on hie property,
but he was In fair way to pay 1t off,
DIR. WIN. R.Pierson testified that at the
time DR.. ParTis was killed be was man
OF vigorous health.
WIN. w. Knox testified that he is en-
gagged In the life insurance business. AT
the age OF Al years man iu vigorous
health would be expected to live from "a
to % years.
Henrietta V. Parvis, the plaintiff In
this case, was assisted to the witness
stand by her counsel, Hon. Charles b.
Lore. She is a young, prepossessiDg
looking lady, and ever since the trial
commenced has been deeply affected,
She was attired in deep mourning, and
after being sworn, she took seat and
testified that she is the widow of tie late
DR.. Patyis. Her husband had always pro-
yided as well for her and the children rs
his means would permit He was always
very liberal to the witness as far as her
personal wants or the wants OF her family
were concerned.
She has four children, three girls and a
boy, aged from az to l6 years, ard the
great anxiety OF her husband always
seemed TO be to accumulate enough
money to provide for their being pre- porly
educated. Since his death the care Of
these children has devolved on the wilt
ness. At the time of his death he had
an excellent practice, which was con-
stantly Increasing.
Henry G. Ellison was REALIZED anu testi-
fed in reference to the place where the
accident occurred.
This was the last witness called for the
plaintiff, and Mr.. Massey made the open
lie spoke about fifteen minutes, and then
commenced the examination of witnesses.
Laura NJ. Daily testified that she is the
wife Of James Daily, who testified yester-
day. She was i'll York wagon with her
husband the night the accident occurred.
She heard the bell on the engine rung
and the whistle blown. When they
reached the railroad her husband looked
and said that he saw the headlight OF an
approaching train. After crossing the
road the witness heard the whistle blow
and as they supposed it had struck some.
thing they stopped their team aud turned
around and went back. After they saw
the dead body OF the doctor she remark.
ed to her husband that she was surprised
lie did not hear the bell After they go
in town her husband said that he had Of
hearl 1t.
James F. Grubb testified that he is al
engineer on the Delaware Division OF tn,
p, W X b. railroad, and has been EN-
| ployed in that capacity for the past tel
years. On the night the accident oc
CURED he left this city at g IS p. IN. anC
reached Mount Pleasant on time. Short,
before reaching Frogtlwn crossing thu
fireman commenced to ring the bell. H.
was running at the rate OF 80 or 80 mile
an hour.
Just before reaching the crossing h
cav horse on the track. and immea
ately blew the whistle, reversed the eli
CINE, applied the air brakes and turne
on the sand. The sand makes q gr
which causes the brakes to hold, but th
engine ran about $50 or 800 yards befol
1t came to full stop. He found the to
OF the buggy and buffalo robe on I'll
e CINE. The witness got OF and wake
back, and found the body of man an
horse lying along the track.
He gave the fireman a signal and |
backed the train down to where the wi
ness was. lie was positive that the fir
man had been ringing the bell for son
minutes before the accident occurred. II
saw the team as he approached the eros
ing, but il It had been his own father
could not have saved him.
The witness was subjected to loI
| and particularly tearchug cross exam
| nation by Mr.. Constable.
William +. Ryan testified that he W
5 the fireman on the train that struck d
: ParVis' carriage. lie commenced rim
, ing the bell before he reached Frogtov
l crossing, bat did not see anything ON Il
track, although lie was ON the lookou
He did not see the horse until an insta
before IL was struck. He was posili
that the engineer had shut off steam al
was trying to stop. The whistle W
blown just about the time the wagon W
struck
At o'clock Court took a recess un
3 o'clock this afternoon