Evening journal., 1892-06-07
HARRISON-For Goodness Sake Jim, Call This9
BLAINE-Reciprocity, Benjamin, Reciprocity
THE OLD, OLD STORY.

The Williams Damage suit Drawing Its
Weary Length Through tho superior
Court.
The case OF Anna Maria Wilson vs. The
Walton and Whann Company was CON
tinued in the Superior Court yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. Nields examined David
Anderson, colored who said "Mr
Bonner discharged "A workman named
Julius because he refused TO continue the
work i'm the chamber The workmcn had
nothing against the Walton and Whann
Company dony that | said the men
were after Mr. Bonner.
Abram Brown, colored, was sworn:
Joshua Williams seemed TO be well ON
Tuesday at noon. He was staggering
after he left the acid chamber / was
in the chamber. Phil Brown and man
named Ross, who worked in the chamber
at the same time, died ] was sick for
two weeks l was not warned of any
danger of inhaling the fumes
Nandegrift-"What would have been
the effect if you had refused TO have
gone into the chamberg"
The defence objected and the objection
was sustained
Continuing, the witness said: ~
would not have gone i'm thero had
known of the danger Of the gases.
would not go in again. The sediment
was one foot deep, not including the
water ! would have stayed out alto
gether if had done what ! wanted to.
George @. Moore, swOin--''l worked foi
the Walton and Whann Company in Jan.
uary, 1890 ] saw Joshua Williams
there at work ! saw him on Tuesday at
4. 40 o'clock lie was IA the boiler room.
sitting in front of the furnace, trying to
get warm He was shivering, and did
not look very good He looked like a
sick man. He seemed TO be in good
health that morning
Did you hear any conversation be
tween Mr.. KettlewoOd and Mr. Smedley
relative to putting Joshua and julius in
the chamber "Mr Smedley came over
and asked for more men, Kettlewood
said he only had Joshua and julius.
did you ever hear Mr. Smedley make
any admissions before he diedg'
The question was objected to and the
objection was sustained.
William H. Ward, droll colofed man,
was sworn-"I knew Williams last
saw him alive on the Tuesday noon just
before he died have been working at
the Walton and Whann Company ten or
eleven years. He came through the mill
to get his shovel He seemed 90 be i'm as
good health as ] ever saw him. I could
not eat that day went into the
chamber about o'clock a. m. / worked
there until l.4O o'clock The gas made
nae sick was shoveling sediment Our
| first turn was eighteen TO twenty min
utes The gas stopped my chest up.
appeared to be smothering IL was
eight or ten days before I could work
again That Tuesday night | suffered
very much. | seemed TO be smother
] ing
''Did you bleedY' "No, didn't bleed 7
"Did it make YOU sickY' "Yes, il made
me sick / couldn't throw up hadn't
eaten anything for dinner and / didn't
have anything TO throw up with.
/ Laughter
Are You chemistg "No not OF
that kind Laughter
Did Mr.. Smedley give you any warn
| ing about the dangers of the said cham
berY7 'No; he only said, Go over there,
and went.
Where are Joshua and Julius" %
don't know where they are
They are deadY "Yes, sir" Laugh
ter
How many man holes were there in
the chambery' Two
"Then all these holes in this model
were not in the chamber at that timer
No, sir
A Distinction with Difference.
Under cross-examination Mr. Nields
asked
How many were in your gangg
Five
How did you work." Three and
two"
"When the three went in the two
came outg" "No, sir When the two
came out the three went in D." Laughter
AS several of the jurors wanted IA
catch the o'clock train court adjourned
at 4. 45 o'clock until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The Williams damage case was con
tinued in the Superior Court this morn
ing The witnesses for the
plaintiff occupied the stand
all the morning Those who testi.
fed were: William H. Ward Frank
Bannie. John Bourke Michael
Smith, James M. Haman, James
Price, Benjamin Lambdin, Sam
uel Allcgood, Chester J Moore and
William II. Cooper Their testimony
was simply in connection with the mum
Der of holes i'm the acid chamber and Tn,
way it affected them after coming out
of IT,
Court then took a recess until 23l
o'clock this afternoon
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