Evening journal., 1892-03-08
WAS ADAMS DRUNK

Upon that Ouestion WIN Hang the Result
OF the Damage Case I'm superior Court.
The case Of Adams vs. the P, w &
B. Railroad Company, was resumed In
the Superior Court yesterday afternoon.
James Il Solomon was sworn He sVid
81 was rear brakeman. saw man
whom afterwards understood was
Adams, irving to get on the car after the
train lad started 1 eaw Conductor Lodge
take hold OF Adams and break his hold
The train was getting ahead Of Adams.
thourht he would get killed II he struck
he high platform IL he held on, aud be
would roll under the car II be let go.
think what Mr.. Lodge did was the best
thing DOS ible dis instructions ere not
TO allow anyone to stand on the platform
Frederick l.. Mitchell. baggage master,
swore-' Lodge gave me orders TO signal
the engineer to start lido not remember
hearing Mr. Lodge call all aboard lt
was always his custom to do So
James P. Downward, sworn-"I am
now an employee Of the road. saw
Adams catch hold Of the rail with bis
left hand / feared he would fall under
the train or would be rolled 20 death at
the high platform Adams's face was
/ flushed, ! think by drink / have often
seen him drunk since. After the accident
| sew Adams at the hotel and told him
Lodge did him a kindness by pulling him
out Of danger Adams swore and said he
had not done him a kindness"
John w. Kane-"When Lodge went Ia
Adams he was hanging to the car with
his left hand l said that Lodge had
done Adams justice and had saved his
/ life. knew he would be killed II he
hung on and struck the high platform.
/ dsssey-"WRs Adams intoxicatedf'
Kane-"I think he WAS liquorizsd
Massey-"You think he was liquor
lzedf7
Yes, sir. (Laughter)
Lors-"What is liquorizedT
at is when a man has enough In hin
to make him feel IT, The word is derived
| from Stephen Lewis, we called him Doc
Lewis. He would get two or three
/ drinks in him, and say Don't fool will
me to-day, boys; I'm liquorized Tha'
was where the word originated"
Glow much does 1t take to liquorizs
mAnf
"wen. have been there myself
| daughter Sometimes it takes on
drink and sometimes four or FIVE; 1t de
ponds on the system and the condition
man is in. (Laughter)
He then left the stand.
Nlmrod Munier, sworn-"The conduc
tor did right in breaking him away from
the train. The man was In danger o
being run over. heard Conductor Lodg
call 'All aboard and saw him give thu
signal to 60 ahead. Adams did not hav
his feet on the car platform,
Ezekiel Fleming was called, but befor
be could testify court took a recess unit
10 o'clock this morning.
Superior Court reconvened at 10 o'cloc
this morning The case OF Adams VS.. tn
P, w. and B. Rlilroad Company. vas re
sumed. The defence called f. Fleming
Car Inspector Jones and J. w. Smith Q
Harrington to prove that Adams We
intoxicated tnd that L 4 not only d
him a service but saved his life by breat
ing his hold on the railing and throwin
him upon the platform clear Of the trail
Mr.. Lore recalled number Of his wi
nesses 20 prove that the plaintiff wa
, not intox Gated. At 10 30 o'clock Nj
Emmons, for plaintiff, addresse
the jury, having previously stated b
law points to the court. He be-
that, as railroad men were incapable {
telling the truth, and that Mr. Lodge
| testimony might be believed IL IL WEI
not for the fact that be was employed
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bait
y more Railroad Company.
I he further claimed shat Adams cou
= have boarded the train In safety IL LODI
/. had not taken hold Of him and that
was pure and simple case Of aggravat,
assault he was still addressing Il
; Jury when the court adjourned for Il
noon recess.
., The case viii be given to the jury SOL
time this afternoon and IL is probable th
| q uardict will ha raached nv this aNanin