Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-27
FIFTH edition.


THIS mornings session Of cour, "a.
vencd promptly st 10 o'clock with ~
CHEF !S::-::es ~ ~ Asosiets julse HON,
ton on shs bench.
Senator Gray, who was spa,kio, /.
favor Of the motion for non suli ~ y
ease Of SirAdley vs.. the r., w ~
Railroad Compsny yesterday ale,sos
When the recess was taken, IesumtS n
argument aud spoke about filty minn,.
When he took h,s seat the Chief Ia.
tico said that. after carefully coa.l lenr
the motion for non-suit aud listenin
to the arguments, the court decided |
refuse the motion, and let lie case 20 h,
the Jury.
The special panel selected 10 draw
Jury from tOtry the case OF Anderson
Bon " the city, were IN a,tepdAn ce, hi
on motion Of }. Frank Ball. E,Q., Una
the counsel for the defendants were IN
charged until 10 O'Clock next Noud,I
morning. The general Jurors were i,
DISCHARGED until the same time.
Mr.. Massey commenced Ills opealag
the Jury Z the defense at II. NJ oecc}
and AMER outlii lug the c urs intended
. be pursued by the defense, reviewed ID
! entire se and commenced e1.mpl1
Witnessed
LeRoy Kitchens was sworn, aud ,sl
y fled that he wa Q conductor 10 ths q
ploy Of the r., W. g. B. Railroad Co1
pauy Mt tho tina Of the accident. ibid
Q were three trakemen, II fireman /.
4 engineer In his crew at the time
Q accident occurred. He cit WnIpe,1
!, on the shiiter shortly after 4 o'co:f
the day OF the accident, and reached
:. Pullman Works about Ave minute lud
= The gate WAS opened BY Mr.. Coyle 10
a the shifter 10, and the witness VAL
No by Mr.. Coyle that there were Ave u
- be moved. After the Pullman cans
coupled Mr.. C0yle said there was ID
y box car TO DO moved, but that It NJ
quite ready.
., The witness waited a little tlAy
~ Mr.. Coyle told HIN that the ca
=, ready, and upon the engineer oisf
% down the brakeman coupled |, up.
end Of the box car was on the triai
l!s table and the other coupled to lhsP
hs man car. He examined the coupl
he and ending II all right, he moved Dol
p alsngaids Of tho engine and rsve tie
re nal 70 20 ahead, but ~ there was ID
trouble about the engines coupling
ltb did not start at once. The wltpesi
VI stationed the brakemea around %
they could sec that everything wn
Va right.
~. When the engine was really to start
"a witness stepped on the eide, 90 hat
ior could look back and see that tho
=. were all right. Tho train hsd not
al mole than ten feet when the witness
" . jerking, and saw haIlaou baNu,
sty atop at once. He told tho enainesl
nu- stop, but he, feeling the letsibs,
his already applied the brakes. Tes ".
the jumped oh, and upon going back
the hind truck OF the box car on
Mar track. The car WAS afterward gos
sss- track and brought to this city, wi
(ev. was lett At the freight yard. =.
zach At the time the train started w
!. j. meas did not know that Mr. stra,
cted any one else was working on 100
the Pullman car. The Air-brake
r.., shiitcr wAs In perfect order and
Itiou III tIknS y. s".y .ouiu NV IT, ~
BIT Of ~ Iu'sk ~ Maey ~. p "
Company, and has been on . sh
n of the pact eighteen years.
yecil On REORGANIZATION By Mr..
rd said that neither the Pullman 9
or any one connected with 1t b.
-. thing to do with moving the ca
Is.s only told him which were to DO
3 ~ aud where they were 10 DO taken.
~ TIE cross-examinAtion was co
. 104 At length by Messrs. Bird and Co
rday who succseded 10 bringing cut
ward important points for the plaintiff.
/, be When this closed be was snblee
mon redirect examination by Mr..
u re- which continued until ! O'Clock
also court took . reoess until 2.3o ei
tes- Atternoo