The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-16

The trial of the case of DR.. Hand
against the Central Telephone and
Supply company was resumed before
Judge Archibald in court room No. 2
yesterday morning. Tne plaintiff was
placed on the stand and in response to
question explained that he Mad been
indemn!tied by an accident insurance
company for injuries he sustained sev-
years aGo previous to the receiving Of
shock from the company's wire.
DR. Emmett O'Bren was the next
witness. He had made n study of cleo
tricity and had seen Dr. Hand two
days after the alleged accident. Plain.
TIL said at that time he could raise his
hand but could not keep 1t raised DR..
O'Brien testified that he could not have
received a shock in the manner he
claimed and that Thomas A. Ellison or
any other electrician would tell him the
same thing, in reply TO which DR.. Hand
said he would made the company dem.
onstrate that fact if it coat him all he
was worth. Witness had examined DR..
Hands arms and found no atrophy ex-
cept in = single muscle
Edward Neave, OF Scranton, was
sworn and stated that he had once re-
ceived a shock that rendered him I'M.
conscious at the time.
Arthur Lewis, an electrical expert
from Wilkes Barre, was called to the
stand and answered number of ques.
tions having bearing on this particular
case.
Superintendent O'Brien, of the West.
1rn Union Telegraph company. testi-
fed TO the contract with ths city to
place wires and maintain fire alarm
system in connection Herewith. A
number Of other witness gave evidence
in rebuttal.
VERDICT FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
The trial of the case Of Flora Levi
by her next friend. D J. Levi, against
j. S, Miller and Benjamin Levi, tres
pass, for selling Of certain goods be-
longing TO the plaintiff. on a writ
against d. j. Levi, was completed be-
fore Judge Searle in court room No. 3
yesterday forenoon. Shortly after re-
firing. the jury returned a verdict of
$500 for the plaintiff, nearly the full
amount claimed. Attorney John +.
Scragg had charge of the case for the
plaintiff.
The case of David Waight against
the Northwest Coal company, limited,
was called for trial yesterday before
Judge Searle, Attorney Agib Ricketts,
of Wilkes. Barre, appeared for the plain.
tiff, and Attorney E. N. Willard, for
the defendant. The allegation of the
plaintiff Is that in 1889 he sold 10 the
defendant eleven boiler cleaners, the
value of which was $S25. After they
had been placed in position at the
Northwest colliery, the bill was pre-
sented, but has never been paid. The
defense is that there was an under
standing that the cleaners might be re.
turned in case they did not prove sat.
isfactory. The cleaners, it is claimed,
were yalueless aud, furthermore, in
Jured the boilers and the plaintiff was
notified to remove them, but failed to
do so. The case is still on trial.
SUING FOR GOODS SOLD.
The II. W. Johns Manufacturing
company is plaintiff i'll a case against
William Connel &c Sons that is being
tried before Judge Edwards. The com
pany is represented by Attorney
Charles Fl. Wells and the defendants
by Attorneys Watson g. Delhi, The
suit is brought to recover $l33 81. a
balance claimed to be due on the bill.
When court adjourned the case had
not been completed.
James Cannon was brought into
court for contempt, he having refused
to sign deed in compliance with an
order from court. When asked by
Judge Edwards If he still refused to
sign, he replied in the affirmative, also
stating that he wished to see his at
torney. The prisoner was thereupon
remanded to the Jail for the night