Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-10

Nimrod Minner testified: II heard
Lodge call ALI aboard Adams had
time to get on. He was in danger of
getting crippled or killed. 1t gave
Lodge all he could do to get on. Adams
was holding on with his left hand. The
conductor did right
Trial of the case of Henry d. Adams
VS.. the p, w. d. B. Railroad Company
was resumed in superior court Tuesday
morning and pushed vigorously.
Mark A. Jones testified: II am a car
inspector. l saw Adams hanging to the
car hand rail with his left hand. The
train was going faster than he was run
ming and if he had let go nothing could
have saved him from falling under the
wheels. Lodge saved Adams from great
peril. Adams could not get on the car
because the speed of the train was in
creasing every instant. L am positive
he did not have either foot on the car
step"
Joseph Green testified: ~ am line
man for the Western Union Telegraph
Company. think Adams position was
very dangerous.
Ezekiel Fleming testified. al am
lumber dealer at Harrington and have
grist mill and carriage factory there.
| hSNEN lfollti u gnu ACT lnGlC 10
no doubt i'll my mind that Adams'p posi-
ton was very dangerous. He was liable
to be badly injured.
James w. Smith testified: "Adams
was very mad when he arose from the
station platform. He said if he knew
who pulled him he would knock the
man down. Adams might have had
drink, but would not say he was
drunk"
Simon @. Long was recalled and testi-
fed: 81 have been railroader for 10
years. have seen at least 90 persons
whose hold slipped from a hand rail
while a train was moving, and in
almost every instance they were in
jured."
| Bradford Murphy, Delaware railroad
trainmaster, described the instructions
given to railroad employees in regard to
passengers getting on and off moving
trains and told why the instructions
are given.
The defence closed at lilo o'clock,
after which Charles d. Lore called
many witnesses to rebuff the testimony
that Adams was drunk. They all said
he was not drunk.
At 11.55 o'clock taking testimony
ceased. Next Harry Emmons recited
the prayers Of the plaintiff and quoted
authorities. At 1925 o'clock he began
the opening argument, continuing until
O'Clock, when recess for an hour was
taken.
Argument in the case of Henry d.
Adams vs.. the r., w. & d. Railroad
Company was resumed in the superior
court Tuesday afternoon. Harry
Emmons took half an hour in finishing
his address and concluded at $50
O'Clock. He was followed by George
Y. Massey, who spoke an hour. Next
Senator Gray was heard, continuing
until 4.15 O'Clock, when court adjourned.
Charles b. Lore made the closing argu-
ment this morning, talking two hours
during his address he said "thei plaintiff
is entitled to damages just as much, if
they were suing, as Grover Cleveland,
the ex-President, David Il. Hill, who is
to be President Suggested by George v.
Massey, or Benjamin Harrison, who
wants TO be President again." Mr..
Lore INDUCED considerably in sarcasm.
lie asked that the plaintiff be re-
Enumerated for his physical and mental
suffering and be compensated for any
permanent disability he may have sus-
tanned. The charge of the court began
case was given to the jury.
Immediately after the retirement of
the jury in the Adams case a jury was
drawn to try the case of John L. Cook
vs.. Wilmington City Electric Company.
Levi @. Bird and Andrew Z. Sanborn
represent the plaintiff, and Hoffecker 81
Hoffecker the defendant. Mr.. Sanborn
stated the case, saying Mr.. Cook was re-
turning from work about a. M, Octo-
Der gath, 1890, and while passing the
corner of Banning and Franklin streets
stepped on q live electric wire lying in
the path where the sidewalk if put down
would be, sustaining severe permanent
injuries. The wire, Mr.. Sanborn added,
broke about 10 o'clock the night previous
and was down all night.
Mr.. Cook, the plaintiff, was called by
MIR. Bird and in reply to inquiries said:
"When at the location in question l was
walking in the well-defined path. /
stepped on the wire and it struck my
knee, spinning me like a top and knock
ing me down. / did not see the wire
before | struck it. In consequence of
the accident flesh is burned off the fore
finger of my left hand and my eyes,
head, left side, left arm and left leg are
affected. DIR. Draper attended me two
months. l had no trouble with my
eyes before the accident They became
affected three or four weeks subsequent.
| have tried work since but cannot
stand it. l had to quit because
of my injuries. Mr.. Trump, the
president of the company told me
he was sorry the accident happened and
would not see me want. He said he
would give me work until my hand got
better. He told me he had an indicator
in his office which would tell the circuit
in which wire was broken; if the man
sitting in the office was watching the
indicator it would tell where tho break
was. He said it was tho fault of the
storm and the company and employees
were not responsible. There was
only one wire in the neighborhood
and therefore the wire | struck
could not have been burned or broken
by a wire falling on it. Mr.. Trump
came to my house and offered to settle.
He held money in his hand and | saw
$40 bill and a rs bill. He did not tell
me what the amount was" Witness
was cross-examined by j. II. Hoffecker,
Jr.. and before the cross-examination
ended recess until $50 o'clock was
taken.
About 1.30 o'clock dinner for the jury
in the Adams case was sent for.
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