The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-24
surnRroR COURT.
Tho Case Of Williams VS.. The walton q
Mhann Company Still on Trial.

As soon as court re-convened, at $50
o'clock, yesterday afternoon, the case
of Annie Marie Williams, colored, Va.
The Walton and Whann Company was
resumed and the examination OF wit
nesses continued.
Annie Bailey, colored, testified that
she resided In this city. and was pres
emit when Joshua Williams and Annie
Marie Madden were married. The cer-
emony was performed at q house on
Logan street, by Rev. John W. Hall,
on December 1884.
John Wilt testified that he worked
for the Walton and Whann Company
about eight years, until January, 1891,
and is now employed by the Diamond
State Iron Company.
The witness then, at the request of
Mr.. Vandegrlft, described the process
OF making sulphuric acid, and also
stated what caused the sediment to
form In the bottom of the chamber.
He knew Joshua Williams who was
employed in another part Of the
works. Williams had never been in
the chamber before, and 1t was no
the custom to clean the chamber
every three months, but it had not
been cleaned for five months. at the
time Williams was ordered to work in
it.. The longer the chamber went
without cleaning, the deeper would be
the sediment, and the stronger the
fumes.
On cross-examination the witness
said that he waa employed rs nm engi-
neer at the works, and Williams was q
laborer. He saw Joshua on Monday,
but did not see him on Tuesday or
| Wednesday.
Abram Brown, colored, testified that
he Is employed by the Walton Il Whann
| Company, and has been for the past
| four years. He knew Joshua Williams
we'll. and boarded with him abou
three years previous to his death. On
Tuesday morning, January Z, 1890, the
witness was ordered by Mr.. Kettle
wood to go in the chamber with some
other men, to finish cleaning 1t. They
were in and out until about 1880
o'clock, when the witness was SO sick
that he could not stand it any longer.
He went back in the afternoon, but
was compelled to quit work, and was
sick for ten days. Water was turned
on while they were at work, and this
caused the fumes to rise, and they
ma 10 the men sick. They remained in
the chamber as long as possible, and
once, while they were out to get some
air. lie heard Bonner ask what the men
We're sitting around for. Both AIR.
Bonner and Mr.. kettlewood had the
right to discharge the men.
The witness had never worked In the
chamber before, and could not tel
when it had been cleaned. He fell
perfectly well when he went into tn,
chamber, but was SO sick after he
came out that lie had to call DR.. Pyle
who said that his kidney was affected
ana us lie had never had anything o
the kind before he came to the con
clusion that IL was the gases i'll TIL
chamber that had affected him.
William II. Ward, colored, who wa
in the chamber at the same time witt
the previous witness, testified that III
was perfectly well when no went int
the chamber, and very sick when h
came out. The gases were so Stronl
that they aim ost sutfocated him, ant
he suffered with shortness OF breath
which prevented his sleeping any tina
night. He is still employed by tn
company, but after the experience h,
had, would never go in tho chumbe
again. Since, tho men have not beef
sent In, and the chamber has beef
cleaned with a stream OF water.
John CLARK, colored. testified that HI
was employed by the Walton N Wbanl
Company in January, 1890. On Tues
day, eth inst, no, with Joshua vii
, liams and another man. was sent int
the chamber to work, but were no
given any warning about the wor
being dangerous Tho witness wa
perfectly well when he went in, bu
was coughing and strangling whel
he came out. He had IL tightnes
across his breast, which he did not ge
clear OF for some time, and was a
home sick for week.
On REORGANIZATION the witness
denied positively that Mr.. Kettlewoo
had told him not to go in tho ch1mbe
in the afternoon. The work was fin
ished as near as he could tell ahou
$50 O'Clock i'll the afternoon, and til
chamber washed out with the host
They could not work in tho chambe
more than ten or fifteen minutes at
time, and while there WIS no ono I
tell them when to come out, there WI
j., u boss to send them back again.
[ Chester j. Moore, colored, testitie
that he was acquainted with JOSH
Williams for seven years previous
Y his DEATH lie boarded with him fro
October. 1890. until the time of h
i, death. on the Tuesday that he w
sent into the chamber lie was well al
hearty, and ate Il hearty breakfast.
did not SEE him again until & O'Clock
the evening, when lie seemed to be
!. great agony. lie was frothing at Il
mouth, and could not lay down on a
count OF smothering. He got wor
= until about midnight, when he diod.
David Anderson was recalled, III
stated that when some of the m,
were taken sick, he heard Mr. Lesfait
tell Mr.. Bonner to put other men
the chamber. He also heard Mr.. Boz
i uer tell Mr.. Kettlewood to put Joshu
, Williams and julius Hummell in.
> There was nothing said by either NJ
Keltlewood or Mr.. Bonner abol
:, warning the men that there was an
u danger i'll working in tho chamber.
Jarnes Price, colored, testified tn
he worked for the Walton Il WhaI
S Company in January, 1890. He work.
in the chamber on Monday6 eth, and W
badly affected. lie spit blood and HI
suifocating feeling. In the afternoC
he was too sick to go bacl: In
Il chamber, and was put at other worl
l. Al $50 o'clock court took rece
10 until 10 o'clock this morning.
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