The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-08
Third EDITION.
HE WAS "LIQuoRIzED"

Il the Way One of the witnesses in
the Adams Case De'rribes the Con-
dition of tho Plaintiff when no is
Pulled From the Cars at Harrington,
When Court convened Yesterday af-
ternoon Conductor Lodge was recalled
and subjected to still further cross.
examination by MIR Lore
James III. SalmouS was sworn. and
testified that he was rear brakeman on
Conductor Lodges train, and that lie
nav man whom hs afterwards learn.
ed was Adams, trying to get on tho
second passenger car just as the train
started When Conduc, or Lodge took
hold of him and pulled him loose; the
train was getting considerable spool.
He did not think Adams could have
got on the train, and that he was in
great danger when Lodge broke his
hold.
Frederick NJ. Mitchell testified that
he was bagguse-ma5ter on the train.
and was ordered by Lodge to pull the
rope for the engineer to go ahead.
Joseph Z. Downs testified that he
& was on the platform at Harrington
station, and saw Adams when he at
! tempted to get on the car. The train
& was going along ut a pretty good
speed, and he seized the rail with his
left hand and commenced to run along
the platform. The witness turned his
head away as he expected TO sea him
thrown under the cars. From the ap.
pearance OF Adams the witness was
under the impression that he had been
drinking. as his face was flushed and
his breath smelled of liquor. lie saw
him in the hotel afterwards drinking
He thought he had seen Adams AT least
Dne hundred times in Harrington, and
thought that nine times out of ton he
vas drunk.
On the cross examination by Mr..
lore the witness modified this state
lnent somewhat, and said that he did
not see Adams 5taRger, ami could not
cay he was drunk. He, however. could
not say positively that Adams was peg.
1ectly sober, as he Was under the i'm
preston that he had been drinking.
He judged this from tho fact that his
face was very red.
Jason 3. simmons, q lumber dealer
Mt Pennington, testified that he was
on the platform at harrington, Christ
mas morning, 1890. He camo up on
the train and when he got of at Har-
rington he saw Adams standing neul
the station. Adams started behind
his brother toward the train, which at
that time was moving OIL. The broth
OF got on all right, but Adams only
K
one hand, and was being pulled along
with it, when the conductor ran over
and pulled him away. Hs thought
the conductor did him kindness as
the witness expected every instant to
see Adams thrown under tho wheels
The witness did not gee Adams drink
anything that day, but he was very
certain that he had had something. II
he had been In tho conductors place
2 he thought he would have acted Just
the same as he did.
On cross-examination he said the
conductor handled Adams without
gloves, and lie could not say that he
would have Doen quite as rough as h,
was
John W. Kane testified that he was
at Harrington December %, 1880. liz
saw Adams when he seized tho raj
with his left hand and saw Lodge when
he pulled him of. Hs considered
Adams in great peril and thought and
6aid that the conductor saved his llft
when he pulled him away from the
train. If Adams had retained his hold
"a he would have been been struck 10y
the high platform, and II he had lei 20
he would have fell under the wheels
he, therefore thought the conduct ol
did hiTa great kindness. In ansWel
to Mr.. Massey as TO adams condition
he said thai no was certain Adams
was "llquGri2ed and that he had OF
ten seen him in the samecondlllon be-
fore.
On tho REORGANIZATION by Nj
Lore no said that man might be III
QuoriZeQ' by oBs or two drinks alC
again IL might take ten or a dozen I,
put him in the same condition 1t was
always according to circumstances
and tho condition Of a mans system
The witness had been there himself
and knew from oXpsrun;a.
Nimrod Minor SAN Alsus OH ,ht
platform at Harrington snd AeHry
Conductor Lodge whom he haloed al
aboard" After the tram stnrte,
Adams seized hold Of the rn,i .. tht
oar with his LETT hand sHd was bqnI
dragged along, wien Lodge Fri lie
him away, He WAS holding on, hI
could not keep up vita the car as tn
speed WIS Increasing sYery instant.
The witness thought he conlarto
did right IN pulling Adams awAy, as /
he had not he wuGld undogbtedly hay
been thrown unGsr the wheels.
On the cres.-eIanirstion the vii
ness said that he did not hear aay on
call to Adams that he IVES IA danger
le heard some ole SAY that Adam
WAS In danger, but lie could no ga
who u was IhH danger CONSISTED il
his falling In tfh.nd the steps and III
der tho wheels. ADAMS dI! not at an.
time have either !opt gu the steps b.
was running On the PLATFORM back c
the steps.
Ezekiel Fleming wEs sworn. but 4
1t was $50 O'clock coat aIio4ruf
until lo O'Clock thia morning,
'Teealy sAt lAuJlletl IN he iangu
moon, white rolps Brp upon her ia,
doth look" and woulafs w4at hs
swelled Il so. When BE- fii.is It ia tpt
ralgin however. he tIuns mt Lo-n L