The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-17
STILL ON TRIAL.
The Case Of Adams W.. Ciymer Occu-'
pies the Attention Of the Court All
of Vest erday Afternoon.


rhe Case Of Adams vs.. Ciymer Ocou-
pies the Attention Of the Court All
of Yesterday Afternoon.
When court reconvened at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon the case Y
IL Adams VS.. Clymer was resumed and 9
The examination OF Witnesses Tor the :
plaintiff continued.
BENJAMIN Stricken, who ia employ !
ed by the Pnsey q Jones Company,
was called as an expert and testified to ,
the dangerous character Of the plan !
ers He said that no one except an OK
perienced person should attempt to /
work one OF them. He did not think ,
q foreman was stud ying the interests
of his .omployer or the operator to
put q 16.year-old boy to work on one
of these machines. He would not
like to work on machine like the one
of which the model was exhibited, as
he considered 1t more dangerous than ,
the generality of such machines In
uso.
Francis p. Dillon testified that he is
conversant with machinea Of this ma.
ture. and considered them dangerous.
In his factory they have a planer, but
he would not like to reach over II, or
sen anyone else do SO. 1t would not
be right for a foreman to TIL any ore
to reach over pianer especially IT,
year old boy.
On cross-e1amination hy MIR. Brad
ford, he said that although the ma
Chine was dangerous IL man who was
careful could ran one without icing
hurt. The witness could not see how
ANY one could get his hand caught, II
he was careful, and attended to what
he was doing.
| Alr. Harrington presented tho afli-
Idavit OF DIR. bravo. taken at Pittsburg.
In it the doctor states that he was
called upon to attend the plaintiff
September 4, 1886. He then described
the injuries that the plaintiff was SUI
fering with. and said that he was
Obliged to amputate two OF isfingers,
and loosen the flesh from part OF his
Inland for the purpose of grating 1t on
a place that was badly iacerated. In
his opinion the injuries were inflicted
with very dull knife, and that the
hand and arm are practically OF no
luse.
ir. Joseph II. Smith testified that
lhe assisted DR.. bravo In attending to
the plaintiff. He then described his in
LURES the same as has already been
STATED.
Mrs. Jane c. Smith testified that she
Is u sister OF the plaintiff and remem-
lhered the day he was injured. MIR.
1lymer brought him home in II car
Iriage and he was weak from loss OF
blood. DR.. bravo was summoned and
lcalied in another physician. rs
4 The physicians cut of two OF her
brothers fingers and fixed up the
hand, thumb and little finger. lie suf-
tered great deal aud required con-
J lstant attention day and night for Two
weeks. At the time he was hurt he
was about to start in to learn a trade.
William l.. Adams testified that lie
is the father of the plaintiff. The day
nc was hurt MIR. Clymer brought him
. Inone in carriage, and while they
we're waiting for the doctor tho wit
ness had Il talk with Mr.. Clymor and
said that WHEN the witness got around
nc should come to tho shop aud he
would find something. Since then he
, mas been obliged to keep him re, lie is
unable to earn u living on account OF
mis- crippled condition.
The plaintiff closed with this wit.
ness, and MI. Vandegrift in making
ais opening to the jury for the defense,
: said he was surprised that the case
7 was ever brought in court. He sait
| hat he would show that Albums sought
+ hU employment, was asked II he knew
IL
' which he applied Automatically, that he
: sas cautioned not TO be careless IN tht
handling OF that machine; that the ac
{ lainent was caused at the time when ht
c vas looking out the window at sOlnt
1 girls; that the InaCtliiie was safe. less
:. l!lkely 10 cause acciacnt than sewing
machine: that the witness was never
instructed to put his hand over the
machine to draw the work back; THAI
no palmer (pltner) defence was even
4 IpLt befo Q q jury.
I TtaEt.s q. 1iymer, the defendant,
t cstiiied that he is a carriage builder
= md has been engaged In the business
/. : veafs. lie employed the plaintiff
9 liz 1888 and he was about us big theI
s he is now. When he came to worl
or the plaintiff he said that he hat
u cen employed at Briefs and hat
e worked on machinery. The witness
II warned him to he CAREFUL in WORKING
/, III the machines or lie might get hurt
4 tie witucss had bought the pianer IL
i; Philadelphia la 1873 and i.ad it IA Us,
ivery day for seven years Eefora TINS
:, accident occurred. At least one hun
lired and fifty of his employees hao
: worked on this machine and Their,
g Iuerer was an accident until this case
t lie considered u circular saw muci
It moro dangerous than this machine
Oh ie had worked on it himself tho1
!, and tiIues, and always reached oreI
q get these planned pieces Instead O
viking around. There is no suction
18th this machine, on tho contrary
l. t will always blow lighted mattel
e ut, instead of drawing the blaze iii
" here might be u certain amount o
A. auction with n larger pIaner,but there
" was none in this.
toe ri al
: danger i'll Walking around the ma
chine / o get tile pieces than there was
II II reaching over. On the morning oil
Il the accident there was II 10y lack oil
' lie machine To t,lle tho pieces away,
He did not think it required any skill
re Ito run the machine, and lie had never
n 1upen Obliged to take Il man or boy
- away frntn it on account of being in
- competent. just before the accident
y the witness heard the plaintiff call tt
n, le boy TO look out the window a
some girls that were passing along OF
d the south side Of Third street.
$, The witness looked toward the ma
IN lciine and SAW the plaintiff looking GU
Al the window, with his hand and arm
y, resting OH the machine. The mex
y minute he heard him call for help. ALI,
y upon going To him found his hant
rs caught in thu machine. The wltnes
N and lis brother took the mach!n
l. arait and released him. after which h
joltook him home in carriage. Ii
10 neyer made any promise Whatever T.
a 1.-The plaintiff that he would make 1t al
:. lrlaht with him. In working the ma
9. chine tine plaintiff was very cu:eles
u and had been warned a number o
\. times TINT unless he exercised NOR
Al caIe e Won d get hurt.
II On cross. examination by MIR. HaT
arlington, he said that he considered i
- Ian irnpUssibility Tor person to b
. hurt Oh u planer IL li9 was careful. III
n lurGther promised the plaintiff 81
u week, on the supposition that he III
derstood running tho machine an
y when he found he did hot, he reduce,
him to $3.50 week. Tho witness dij
not lay him us much as he had pail
lothers that Ind worked on the machine
for The reason that lie did not think b
!. WIS worth it,
= He warned the plaintiff to look out
u uecause he saw that he was careless
land not because he considered III
n machine dangerous, though he con
b sidered all machines dangerous to
\ certain extent. He had told the fore
II IMAM that he haG better send Adam
home. as he did not consider him o
any good. As far as danger was cor
celned, the witness would just us lev
run this planer as he would SEWN
s. maehiI =.