The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-08

This mornings session of court CON
vened at 10 O'Clock, when the damage
case was again taken up.
John McB"ld was sworn, and testl.
fled that he has been employed by the
johnson Forge Company and has
worked on the crane. lie did not con
slider IL dane rous although he haC
been hurt with 1t once. One of til,
handles was loose.
John Shultz testified he had worked
at the Christlana rolling mill. and had
seen this crane in use there. lie helped
build the crane. and run it while he
was there. He was never hurt with It,
but he knew that man named Gallo.
way was hurt. The witness thought
the accident occurred through Gallo
ways own caTelessness. There also
was German hurt but not with the
crane, he had his foot mashed with one
of the buggies inside the mill.
On cro5s-examination he said that
he considered the crane perfectly safe,
and denied that he ever told Walter
Peace that he considered 1t dangerous.
William Brennan testified that he is
now employed as n Waterman by
Siedel X Hastings. He had worked at
the Christiana rolling mill, md had
worked on the crane. lie knew of a
man named Galloway that was hurt
with the crane, but 1t was through his
own carelessness, as he had laid his
hand on the cogs while some men were
turning tho gear. The witness had
never known OF any ono being hurt
with tho crane except Galloway. lie
was certain that the German spoken
OF was hurt inside the mill, and not
with the crane. There never was a
German that worked on tho crane.
f,nprra Duinn yvna qpyprn and faati.
lied that he ID a night boss Mt tho
works of the johnson Forge Company.
He had worked at the Chrlstlana roll.
ling mill as a Duddler, but had never
worked on the crane, He run 1t once,
without any weight on 1t, for the pur-
pose OF seeing how the machinery
worked.
The witness had worked the crane
great many times, and considered II
safe in every respect. He had worked
II as often us twelve or fourteen times
In night, and sometimes In the dark.
il he had not considered the crane
perfectly sufe he would not have
touched 1t. The witness had worked
on the crane with Hurry Peace. prev
iOus to the accident. Peace never com
plHlued to him about tho crane, and
us lar AS the witness knew never com.
planned to any one:else. After Peace
was hurt he walked some twelve OF
fourteen feet. and then sat down on d
small scale. The witness went to him
and found that he was suffering very
much.
On examination by Mr.. Bird, the
witness denied That he ever said to
Shilling. in the presence of others
that he had been struck 10y this crane
himself, and that he always considered
IL dangerous.
Samuel Blake, colored, testified that
hc is employed by the Johnson Forge
Company, and was employed there he
fore Peace was hurt. He worked on
the crane with Peace number OF
times. The business of the witness
was to weigh the iron after 1t was cut,
and he used tho crane constantly.
Peace was not Obliged TO assist Kim
but frequently did SO to help him get
don0 earlier. lilo never heard Pence
complain about the crane, and in the
opinion OF the witness, IL was satc IN
every respect.
On crusS.cXainination, he said the
crane had never got away from him
Peace had no business to be at the
crane, only when thOy wore changing
rolls, as ho was what is known as a
dlugGer out.
Ihonus Harvey was sworn, and tes.
: | liiiell lihl ne mas Deen tiuplOyeu by
the johnson Forge Company for the
past three years. He was thrown
around by tho handle but not hurt.
The witness had frequently worked
the crane. A roll gang consists OF
four persons: this roller the catcher,
tho hooker up and the drag out. IL is
one Of tho duties of the gang TO change
Tie rolls. when they are obliged to use
tho crane. Tie wltness had worked
with the crane every day, and tho
only accident that no ever knew OF
was when he was thrown around, and
that which happened Peace.
Joseph Lane colored, testified that
lie is employed by the johnson ForEe
Company lle was working OIL the
opposite side of the crane when Hur.
vey was thrown over, ard thought ii
was his fault. The witness did not
think tho crane was working fast
enough, and he pushed from the slow
to the fast gear, when Harvey was
caught by the handle.
At l@.5O O'Clock court took a recess
until $50 O'clock this afternoon.