Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-24
FIFTH EDIpll|


Superior Court re.nm. n, IA
this morning with Cblef io,,,,e AZ aes
gud Associate Jul. ,ioq.r IN N'uq
bench. Va
The Jury In the Ferry u.il ga.
charged BY the Chief ju ..., =, ~.
and retired Al li.lOv', e.A
On tho application ut y rs,n,.
Esq., attorney for tn pi.atsia
case. Willard Hall ro.ltr. R.s
pointed com mission to h ~.
In the divorce case pl Re,H, NV
berg. VI Charlie, W. Hay 80 p ,n NV NJ
oil Ida 3. Courtney, 70 uu,sr Il, M
nsE{;, L.. ,,,,.v,,. W.
from . special panel 10 try H. az.
Charles q. Stradley VI. IT,. / Il N
Railroad Company: lsin., w.,
spencer d. Armstroug, John 4 gra,j
Charles NJ. Davidson, ". W Ts..1
Ambrose Armstroug, FtsDei, w.
Levin Miller, Thomas n. Nsuoy sl.1j
Springer, Henry Uo3pts, l,iapcn i
Gray.
su,o suit To recover llmAeN
injuries received by the plan hi e,u
as he claims, by the ne. il.Jnes At
company, on December ii, lsss y
he was engaged NJ WORK gu d car 4
Pullman palace car works.
The plaintiff Ia repieseutel by lAd
Bird. Esq, Of this city, aud AlirIc b
stable, Esq. Of ElkIon, MI, while &
tor Gray Of this city and Ieotse Y. \
ssy. Esq.. OF Dover, appear ior ID,
PENDANT company.
| Mr.. Bird briefly atatel tue cue IA
jury and then commence toe u,r}
ton Of witnesses.
| Charles @. Stradley was called
swung himself into tho wlne. d
crutchcs, his left foot bs.ns snDt
above the ankle. He testified ax
December 18th, 1883, he wAs ,s,t
BY the Pullman Car Company, NJ
engaged 10 iixiug the tin On tod,
At the time hc was standing 90 IL
one end Of which rested on the n
and tho other against the upper id
the car. He felt a Jerking, aud I
Looking saw that y box car, loaded
scrap iron, and drawn by . III
belonging 70 tile defendant comp
had lett the track and was ruI
towards him.
He tried to get out Of its way,
could not, And his leg was caught
twscp the box car and he Pullman
Alter the accident lie WAS relnovtd 4
home, where his leg Wa, smpuii
about . inches below the kncs h
Maull. lie was coulnei 10 BIZ bod
five weeks aud was Ualble 10 leave
house tor two months sni = hall.
has . vile and two children ASei real
lively Is and IL years, aud Al the in
the accident was earning Al NeTai
e05 q month but now Is unable 70
. more than half that amount.
Jonathan voshell testified that b
. employ cd BY the Pullman Comp
, December, 1883. Gu the day oil Id
b dent he was working on tue same
} Stradley, but was on the inside.
Q tantioa was directed TO tho shiitet
o starting or In jerks lie saw y
0 car when II left tho track. but
0 time 70 give 5tradley warning
= not SEQ him at the time OF the e
Y He, however, knew that sltaaI
y dragged about the third oil the 10
the Pullman car before be fell
ground, and even then the ena
the shiiter did not stop HE train.
. were several very heavy jerks "
- tracted the attention OF the whine
y Fraucis Vincent testified thai.
= day Of the accident ho was work.
= Pullman car that was q part OF I
= to which the shifter Was attachs-
car was next to the box tar.
train seemed to start all right,
commenced jerking In . msuI
q alarmed him 10 such M sxtssf
d ran 10 Tho end Of the car aud
Q OF.
b At 10. 80 O'Clock the storm eau
Court room to become so dark
= was necessary TO light the Ia
csedlngs were pretty we'll sus
the greater number OF those III I
nocking TO tho windows, and
n o'clock a reccss WAS taken until
afternoon.