The evening world., 1894-03-30
SAGE'S JURY IS OUT.
continued tram First Pnoc.

He cautioned them that the decision of
the Appellate Court that Justice An
drews had done wrong In diSmissing the
case on its first trial did not imply that
the higher court thought Iaidlaw enti-
tied to damages. but only that 1t was a
question for the jury to decide, not Tor
Juatice Andrews.
He pictured the appearance of a we'll
dressed gentleman in the office or bust
ness place OF the Juror with a bag in
his hand and a throat. to blow the place
up with dynamite, and asked each juror
to taxi IT to himself and determine If
he could how he would act.
can any one OF you tell me where
the place Of safety vas IN that ante NE
a mar standing in the doorway reaiy 70
drop a bag containing ten pounds or
l%ynamlte?'.. col James asked OF the Jury;
behind l.aiilaw, | take IT,
a spectator, and then there, was a little
laugh among the w~hisperer's ~netghbors.
Col. james flushed again clear TO MS
back hair. hut the turyr1en could not
hear the witticiam.
Goi. James argued that II i was true
that Sage had changed 1,aidlaw's. posi-
ton. as Laidlaw came out alive 1t was
plain that Sage had saved his life. or at
least had saved him from greater in,
Jury than he would have, received had
his position remained unchanged. .
The pleader read the specifications OF
INJURIES set up by Ln.dlaw,. and asked
the jury to say whether his hearing
would have been better to-day, his nerves
heaithful condition e he had not been
moved two feet by Mr.. Sage.
The room where the dynamite EXPLODE
was about as large as the jury-box, ana
col. James asked which Juror wouid
have the better show In case ten pounas
OF dynamite were explode, IN the box,
The twelve good men and true TOOK
quick surveys of their quarters ana
smiled.
Judge peckham. OF the Court Of APP
peals, Joined Justices Patterson and Rus
aclI on the ~mptaDhoriCal woolsack for a
time.
Joseph H.. Choate's closing speech was
Mr.. Choate began his address to the
jury by reading the story OF David and
Goliath from the Bible. He said thai
Laidlaw was David. Col James an nsp T1is
with which Goliath would be slain. :,
Paying his compliments to Russell
Sage. he declared that his whole IRE
had beer spent In gathering and hoard
Ing dollars. c..
1T is the ruling passion with, Mr.. Sage
He has pursued the almighty dollar unti
he Is now one 81 the three % or ,o oir eerneaau
some of the schemes he has been prom
nent in OF late. and don't you think they
have blunted his moral sense? ~,
Mr. Sage is a man or resources. i'
one man he says go and he goeth; L
another, come and he cometh: to an
other, testify and he testified He pu
a man. James, at a desk in hts privat'
Office where he could see all that hap
penei. He told his lawyers about him
and James came all the way from Cha
tanooga and sat here in court ever!
I, day. But the lawyers were AFRAID u
, call him as n witness.
I "Laidlaw is practically destroyed an
ruined for life, while Sage ak ont
well man and whole to enjoy his million
] for the rest of his life.
P col. James has asked you to put your
selves in Mr.. Sage's place, and say VIVA
YOU would have done I'll tell you VIVA
you would have done. II you were
multi-millionaire and a crank had com
I'm to kill you because you were a MIL
4 i%onaire: and II a young man chances I
be in your office OF business had bee,
manned and injured and ruined In healtI
YOU would have sent him a handsom
check. You would have said this can.
happen in my office You would nav
sent a thank offering. You would nc
suffer anyone injured in this way
your Office to be In distress ana var
and keep your millions boarded up.
put Yourself In his place, Eentiemei
What would you take to be DISABLED g
he is? He asks for $500 900. what woul
you take? They say 1t might resu
e from shock; Well. Sage was mere 70,
Mum says he's all right. HIS hear
hasn't suffered enlargement. It's In tn
r. right place, II it's accessible at all.
1T is plain that Laidlaw was in1ure
"A not by concussion, but by wound whll
he was held as a shield H Sg nv Vii sag vo
" give to him for his injuries = :,
Mr.. Choate closed at ; o'clock. on tr
!, ground that the jury ought not 70 reac
n verdict under the influence OF hunRt
or because they are kept from the
families or want to 70 TO pea, IL .,o &c
at 3.4s, and the jury retired TOT ~
liberation