Evening journal., 1893-02-16
VALUE OF -FOUR FINGERS
L. c. Adams Wants $4,000 for
the Loss Of a Hand.
a PONY-PLAEER TORE IT OFF

Evidence for the PIaintIn In the Dam
age suit OF Adams vs.. CIymer-Judge-
ment Awarded TO w. W. Pritchett
on an Action Growing From Wager.
When the Superior Court opened this
morning. there was full bar attendance
and the special jury for the trial Of dam
age cases appeared for the first time at
this term of court. The morning session
was very busy one
In the case Of Hirzel VS.. the Whining
ton City Railway Company, for damages
Willard Salisbury for the defendant,
made application 20 withdraw pleas and
file demurrer. Argument on this appli-
cation was set down for Saturday This
case is result Of the accident ON the
Eighth street electric line which caused
the death of the little Hirzel child.
Pritchett Gets Hts judgment.
Judgment was given to plaintiff In the
case Of w w. Pritchett v5. Samuel
Hawkins This is the case which grew
out of wager. as published in the
EVENING JOURNAL soon after the cleo
tion. Mr.. Hawkins. IL is alleged, was
the loser to the amount Of s.. Upon his
refusal to pay the money, which
was returned TO Mr. Hawk
ins by the stakeholder. Mr.
Pritchett brought suit before Squire
RICHTER in Brandywine hundred and re-
covered judgment by default. Mr.. Haw-
kins was served with a summons 10 APP
pear before Squire RICHTER at 10 o'clock
at night. He did not put in an Rp
pearance until the following morn
ing and when he did show up,
Judgment was rendered against
him He sought to have the case
reop ened, but failed. His counsel took
writ Of certiorari TO the higher court
nd the case came up for the first time
yesterday when Mr.. Ward asked for
judgment.
Important Damage Suit Begun.
jury was impanelled to try the case
Of Adams VS.. Clymer. Louis Q. Adams,
a young man Of % years, Is the plaintiff
and Francis 7. Clymer, Of +. T. Clymer
a Co., sash manufacturers at Third and
Orange streets, is the defendant Ex-
Mayor Austin Harrington represents the
plaintiff, and Messrs. Bradford and Van.
degrift conduct the defense
This is a suit for damages brought by
Louis c. Adams against Francis T..
Clymer, for personal injury received by
the plaintiff in the defendants factory on
September 4, 1886.
Did Not Sue Until Fl Years Old.
In stating the case to the jury ex
Mayor Harrington read several legal de
cisions regarding ationa for damRgei
, brought 80 many years after the acci
dent He stated that his client was onl]
lad Of 16 when he was injured aud wG
assured that his future would be "al
right" Vixen he became Of age h'
found that the defendant would nsithe
give him employment nor help him II
] his arduous task Of searching for worl
for a livelihood.
Badly Treated While at work.
Louis o. Adams, the plaintiff, swor
that when 10 years old he obtained EN-
ployment in Clymers factory. He wal
put to work on pony planer, the worl
being to run sills through this machine
Had operated this machine for about
week when Superintendent j. 4. Clyme
told him that he wsuld not gil the bill
, but offered him an opportunity TO con
. tinue Rt a salary of So 90 per week A
, the boy was the only member Of thi
, family then employed continued hi
work. but was frequently repreved foi
not doing it fast enough.
Fingers Torn From His Hand.
The knives on the planer became dul
, and, in making extra effort to get hi
+, work done in one day his hand slippe
5 and was drawn into the planer. All th
e fingers except the little one were tor
2 from the hand. and the member wa
q held fast in the machine for nearl
q twenty minutes before help arrived 8
e the persons Of the Messrs. Clyme
!. Since getting hurt he has been unable I
+ get employment, on account OF the Grip
D pied hand, although he had ssarche
{ all over the country. He had been I
n mills and factories all over Wilmingto
e and in New York, Philadelphia an
6 Camden and all 20 no avail. Mr.. Clyme
T had never helped him in any way. Hi
2 doctors bill was $47.47 and medicin
Z cost a sum Of money in addition.
d After the examination Of William ,
5 Hume and Francis T. Jackson, who te
| titled ss to the damage Of the plaintiff
work. court took a recess until 30