The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-12
Testimony in ths Wilson Case Caused
BY Lonsdsls Accident.
MEMBERS OF SLEIGHING PARTY
Again Tell tho story OF That Awfal
Fatality The Case 81 simmons Az ai"st
the Town Treasurer OF Johoston To-
morrow Docket Probate Court

In the common plcHr ulVlAiou. "'f'''
Mr.. Justice Wilbur. this morning. tho
case OF Simon w. Simmons ct ux., vs.. town
Treasurer Of Johnston was coniinued.
Several witnesses were called 10 tho stand.
Mr.. Matteson was called 60 tell what he
knew of the old bridge which had boon
torn down. He thought There w0utd nc
about $50 cords of stone. The witnesses
were called TO show how much stone
was taken by the bridge. Much
time was consumed by objections 10 tho
questions psked, and the rate at which the
trial was conducted looked MS il tho case
would take up the greater pnrt OF the day.
One of The Icpsdals suits.
The case OF Thomas Wilson OF Paw
tucket VS.. the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad for $4,000
for damages received in the Lousdalo
Rade crossing fatality again occur
Sled the attention of the court be-
fore Mr.. Justice Rogers. Mrs. Young,
one of the members OF tho slcighipg party
first took the stand, Mr.. Vincent OBJ
iected to witness stating how the driver
Of the sleigh drove, as she was not an
expert. The court, however, overruled the
objection. The witness testimony showed
that she heard no bell, whistle,
nor heard nothing OF the train. Tho last
witness remembered was going down thc
grade. The sleigh was going at a moder-
ate rate when they reached the crossing.
There was a rehearsal OF the striking
incidents OF the accident. The sleigh was
described, and the party.
Testimony of tho witnesses.
Miss Hattie Smith, another imem5er OF
thesleighing party then took the stand.
She sat on the same seat rs Wilson. OF
those on this seat only two escaped death.
The testimony given was merely corrob-
oration OF the previous witness.
Miss wainwright WIS caffed.- She WIS
another of the party. Her testimony was
simply monotonous recital OF the de-
tails OF the party and the accident, and was
In tlse same line with the previous testi-
mony. The witness, however, saw the
train go by as she was in the last seat.
Mrs. Mary Stone, still another of tho
party, was called, but her testimony de-
yeloped nothing new.
The Plaintiff on the Stand.
Mr.. Wilson then took the stand. He
didn't know that the sleigh was approach
ing crossing. He heard or
saw nothing of any train.
He saw the headlight, the train
struck and he was thrown out of the
sleigh on his head. He discovered his
dead sister and was then taken away and
-Wns unconscious for two or three days.
The testimony given took up the day,
but verdict will probably be reached by
tomorrow.
49, ". 8. Circuit Court.
Thirteen men took the oath o; allcgi-
ance To the United States today before
Judge Carpenter, and shaking off their
various nationalities became true Amcri-
can citizens. The court then adjourned.
Tomorrow Docket.
appellate plvsionl
1843, Oliver Lariele VS.. Charles Il.
Moies. Attorneys Patrick j. Quinn for
'plaintin, Benjamin M. Bosworth for de-
lendanf.
Z. Carmeno Di Marcho VS.. Builders Iron
Foundry. Attorneys George Il. Brown
for'plaintiff, Samuel Ames for defendant
ol24. Annie X. Donneliy VS.. Peter Dom
nelly. Attorneys-Albert A. Baker for
plaintiff, George West for defendant.
3095. Robert Paterson VS.. st. Thomas
Church. Attorneys-Wood and Fitch for
plaintiff, Henry w. Hayes and A. A. Me-
Lalghlin for defendant.
fcommon ffpus Divtstuu.1
124. Alexander Bedrosian VS.. Askian
and Armenian Depoian. Attorneys--W Wilson
and Jenckes for plaintiff, w. Ii. Barney
for defendant.
6662. Mary and Henry Shinnick VS.. City
Treasurer OF Providence. Attorneys Tam
ner d Cannon for plaintiff, city solicitor
for defendant.
16i. William r. Lee VS.. Thomas Rent
ley (appellant). Attorneys-C. T.. Champ
lin for plaintiff, A. ID. Bean, Kneeland
and Kimball for defendant.
165. Francis McKennavs. same. Attor-
neys-C. f. Champlin for plaintiff,
Kneeland and Kimball for defendant.
e39. Emma A. Rhodes VS.. Frederick T..
Perkins (appeliant.) Attorneys-A. Green
for plaintiff, j. M. Ripley for defendant.
Passed for reassignment.
452f. Sarah j. Cushman VS.. Joseph J
Smith (appellant.) Attorneys. l.. jerks
and G. j. Farnsworth for plaintiff, T. w.
Robinson for defendant.