The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-08
FIFTH edition.


Christmas Day, 1890, he was ut Har-
rington. He was car Inspector and
when train No, IL, passed he was
| standing on the high platform. Whom
the train LETT the station the witness
jumped on tho forward end OF the ex-
press car, and got Off at the high plat
form. Jpon looking toward the sta
ton he saw Adams holding on to the
rail OF ono OF the cars with his left
| hand.
The train was going faster than he
could run. and II his hold would have
slipped. nothing could have saved
him from falling under the wheels.
lie saw the conductor when no pulled
Adams away, and thought he had saw
cd him from great peril Adams
could not have got on the car as the
speed OF the train was increasing
every instant, He was positive thai
Adams did not have either foot on the
car stop.
Joseph Graham. upon being sworn.
testified that he was at harrington sta.
ton when train No, IL arrived He was
employed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Company ms lineman. He saw
Adams while ho had hold OF the rail
running alongside Of the car, and con-
sidered him in very dangerous posi-
ton. The witness also saw Lodge
when he pulled him away.
E1ekiel Fleming. who was on the
stand when court adjourned last even-
ing. was recalled, and testified that he
resides at Harrington. lie is engaged
in the lumber business. and also runs
n Rrist mill and coach factory. H0
was on the platform ut the station on
Christmas morning, 1890. and saw
Adams whom he seized hold of the rail
of the car. lie also saw Lodge when
he pulled him away, and thought he
performed good act, as there was no
doubt in his mind but Adams was In q
very dangerous position, and was liza
BILE to have been badly injured had IL
not been for the action OF the conduc-
tor.
james W. Smith, another resident
OF Harrington, was in the restaurant
when the occurrence took place. He
heard tho noise and upon going out
saw Adams getting up from the plat
form. He ran to Conductor Messick,
who was standing on tho platform.
and asked him If he was tho man that
pulled him off. Adams seemed very
mad, and said that II he knew who
pulled him OF he would knock him
down. As far as the witness could SEQ
Adams was not under the influence OF
liquor, although he might have had q
drink.
Simon Cameron Long wns recalled
and testified that he had been employ
ed as rallroader for the past ten
years. He had seen at least twenty
five persons whose hold slipped from
} the hand-rail while the train was NOV
ing, and in almost every Instance they
We're injured. One man rolled under
car and had his cntrais torn
J out, three others wero seriously III.
jured or killed by the wheels, and al.
! most all the others were hurt by being
struck by tho boxes.
Bradford Murphoy, train master,
testified that IN accordance with Or
! ders from tho company, he had in
structed train men not to allow per-
, sons to get on or OF the trains while
they nrc IN motion. This was done TO
keep passengers from being hurt.
: Mr.. Gray announced that he would
rest with this witness, and MIR. Lore
commenced the examination OF wit
! ncsses in rebuttal.
Thomas Evans recalled, and testi-
} fled that the position which he holds
at Harrington frequently brings him
in contact with drunken men. He saw
Adams before tho occurrence took
place, and in his estimation no was not
drunk. The witness sometimes takes
q drink himself, especially on Christ
mas morning.
John F. ThIawley was sworn. and
testified that no saw Adams both be-
foro and after tho occurrence, and was
, positive that ho was not drunk.
| IhomHS Sharp upon hnlng recalled
testified that he was talking to Adams
on Christmas morning, and was salts
fled that h0 was not drunk.
John 6. Ihrawley was recalled and
: testified positively that adams was
I not drunk when ho attempted to get
t on the train.
Boniah Fleming saw Adams at Har-
iington station and talH'd With him
after tho occurrence. lie was not
: drank and fully aDle to take caro- OF
himself. The witness 10 an Cd rail-
roader having served seven years on
| the Delaware division. He saw Adams
when liza haf! hold OK the IGil OF tie car
ard did not think ho was in any dan
ger In getting on. He considered the
. act OF Lodge in pulling him away u3
, unnecessary AMI uncal!od FOR
Roger u, Adams, brother OF this
: plaintiff. was recalled. and testified
That lie was with Ills brother oil that
morning and that he was not drunk.
, They had half pint bots Of whthkey
with them, and lie. with his brother,
, drank about one half OF tho liquor.
When Lodge took hold OF his brother,
J ha had hold of both rails OF The cur,
/ with his foot on the stop. lii the optn-
| ion of tho witness, he was not IN q
, ! dangerous position ana wOuid nave
got On tho car II he mud been lctaione.
1 Henry ID. Adams. Ike pininti1, was
recalled, and testified that on the
= morning of the occurrence he was not
r drunk, and not oven under Tic inilu-
) encc of liuuor. lIa had the us9 OF all
! his faculties, and his mind WIS Hs clear
rs IL eyer was Ia his NE. lie did not
fnel that he Wis III tho slightest dam
= ger until Lodge took hold OF him,
D when he rollized THAT unless he was
n strong enough to hold his weight h6
would fail utaer the whaels. lie had
& his light foot on the step and could
easily hayo got On the Cari had it not
L beei Tor tie conductor
| Both sides closed with this witness,
! and Mr.. l.mmnns, on behalf OF tho
piaintiI, submitted number of rap
:, ers to the Court and cited authorizes
| in their support.
B., lie then commenced his argument
II to tho jury and spoke until O'Clock.
I when recess was taken until $50
this afternoon,
II The following special panel OF jurors
has been drawn, from which jury
& will lie selected to try the case oi
q Annie Carson ys. Thomas Green:
- Wilmington JOHN McGloskey.
: Mill Creek-L j. baldwin, Thomas
W. Jones Samuel Black, John Ball.
n st. Georgc5-Eranlt u. Watkins,
:. Thomas Lavender, Daniel w. Corbit
IL thristinua W.Grossan, How.