Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-25
FIFTH EDIlll||



Court did not commence un,o
O'Clock this morning owing Ia w.
avoldablc detention OF Juips u @e
As soon ~ 10 came In the s,. nuu.
Of witnesses Tor the plslntII in ' ~.
o. etradley vs.. the P, W. ND E't'
Company was resumed. ''
Andrew J. Drake te.,iled h..
general foreman OF the pu,,m,n ,.
Car Company's works 10 In, el,,
freqdent'y have occasion to h,r
shiiter belonging to the p W.
Railroad Company come in II. !
to move cars. IT is or 4
b. 10 charge Of . crew employed h,
railroad company, aud all Tho ca,.
are to DO moved are placed ia tIri,
The vltuess rendered the d,v ~
c!dent occurred, and he assumed ,bs
crew had charge OF all the shIl,uv
David Brooks, colo,ed, was swo,,
testified that he worked for ,be Pnii
mpany In December, 1858. m,
the accident he helped move The M,
from the transfer table to the ,rsrs
car was then connected TO SONS !
cara, with the ahifter ahead. W6.pl
engine started It was with . hc.U
The witness did not Gee H. |,
when he lett the track. a, BIS AZ,
WAS directed to Mr.. stfalley, M
Was going direct toward him, mi
tired 70 escape BY climbing Ga tle
Of the Pullman car. but before hs 4
do 90 the box car caught HIN sni n
crushed against the ellie. The M
helped to pick him up and iouui
HE Lett leg WAS badly injured
| He WAS crces-exAmined a, cousdal
length BY Mr.. Massey. bu. NJ
testimony was not impeachei b y
IL material points.
Abraham Morgan, colorei, .ts
sworn testined that In Dccemts
he worked for tho Pullman CD
and wAs In the sams gang With
ceding witness. lie helped to ID
car from the transfer table 10 ID.
aud saw II whom II lett tie track.
sh.tter wss started with a jsrkt
when the truck Of the box car vi
tho car moved direct toward The
where ST. adlcy was working. Th)
moss saw him when he attempted to
on tho car and also after he was hur
William 7. Appleton testified II
saw Mr.. 6trAdloy WHOM he was put
: wagon, and then examined the car |
hurt him. II was box car, mark
X. X. and numbered 30,6Oi
Harry w. Richardson saw ths
when Il was running In su angle q
the Pullman car, aai also, sawl
/. Stradley trying 70 get on top Of tho
man car, out Of its way The vi
wac going an errapd and AZ he IN
! etradiey had succeeded myesNing =
the way he went the GRAND, aud d
know be was hurt until si'srsatls
attention was directed To the IL
{ noise made whea It started
Lawrence Dugau testified thai Il
cd for tue Pullman Company De
y II, 1888. lie had known q shit
" w. 8 Is. Company to pull AGAR
transfer table, aud no had also 30
J tiers throw cara of the track in
Y John +. Coylo testified In d.
e 1888, he was employed as vi
q At tile Pullman Gar Works. Al
y Of the accident he WAS standing
two Of the tracks, . short dista
10 where Stradley was at work
b Bcckley was en- siDeer OF the eli
:; LaRoy Kitchens was conductor
q did not know the names Of tn,
:, or brakemen.
Tie box car was coupled to
IA man with u long link, aud the b
u was on the transfer table when
II The shifter started with q jer
> threw the hind truck of the box
4, and as soon - the witness raw
was Oh he hailoed. The brakcl
longing TO the train we've not vi
y the time, but were standing al
], fence.
- Att O'Clock court took 8 rece
4 $50 O'Clock this afternoon.