Evening journal., 1891-02-26
sLAksLsY losss HIS SUI.
He Was Guilty of sontributory NcclI-
genoe and Could Get no Damages.

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He Was Guilty of sontributory NcrlI.
genee AND could Get no Damages.
The Superior Court met at Q O'Clock
| yesterday afternoon ard resumed the
hearing Of the case Of Thomas B AXE.
ley vs. the Edge Moor Iron and Bridge
works. Court did not 20 into session in
the forenoon TO allow some of the iuroi :
who were Trustees of the Poor to attend
the regular meeting Of that body.
The testimony Of Daniel Bhodes who
was on the stand the day before, was
finished
Albert Rossiter. the compauys time
keeper and pay master, testified that
after the accident, which oecurrtdin Sept.
$780, Blakeley came to work In October.
and remained for several months, but
did not work full time 6e was able to
do very little and finally had TO leave the
compenY's employ, Plaintiff WAS strong
man before the accident, but afterwards
was the wreck Of his former self
Witness was asked If he had told the
plaintiff on certain day that it was OF no
use for him to go TO law with company
having a capital of$I, goo, 900 or$5, COO, 900
which he denied. Mr. Blakely was recalled
and testified that such remark was
M AIDE byMr Rossiler.
The defence rested at 3 80 o'clock
when Mr. Emmons began arguments for
the plaintiff, after which Mr. Vandegrift
replied for the defence He was still
speaking when the court rose.
When court resumed this morning Mr..
Vandegrift con tinued his address to the
jury. he finished at 10 II o'clock and
was followed on the same side by Mr.
Bradford, who wound up at 10 or
o'clock
Mr.. Lore replied for the plaintiff He
made a strong lea for the plaintiff and
spoke for over an hour. He said that the
action Of this corporation was scandal
Gus They even '.docked" his client for
the time he was sick after being injured
aad refused to give him penny Of com
Pensation He now lived on the charity tf
his friends, ard he thought no
praise was too great to be bestow ed
on Mrs. Watson f. Sperry for charltably
assisting the invalid family, while the
millionaire corporation In Whose service
he had been injured, allowed them to 20
out on the world TO starve
Judge Uomegys then charged the Jury.
He said that If it appeared that
the injuries received by the plaintiff was
due to his own negligence he was
not entitled to verdict 1t was ques
ton Of testimony. II they believed chat
for the defendant this man was net enti-
tied to any damages. while II they took
the plaintiffs testimony as correct he
should get verdict He did not think
the plaintiffs testimony was corroho-
rated. The jury retired at IL 25 o'c4ock.
While the jury was absent William NJ
Byrne applied to have Samuel Gluck. now
confined in New Castle jail released on
writ Of habeas corpus 6luck is charged
with making an illegal disposition of his
property Mr. Hilles appeared for the
plaintiff in the suit. Arguments were
postponed until tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock
At II 80 O'Clock the jury Ia the Blakeley
vs, the Edge Moor Iron anl Bridge
Works case, returned into court and
announced that IL had found for the
defendant The jury was then discharged
from any further attendance At court.
Conrt took recess until 2 80 o'clock.