Evening journal., 1894-06-07
THE TESTIMONY ALL IN.
Young Applegate Remarkably
Frank About Driving the Stick
BARRETT THREW A BOMB IN CAMP


Mr. spruance Failed to Call Him Mr..
Bird Found Out the Reason why.
The cross examination Of Wilson
Hemsley by Mr. Bird was the first feature
of the Chielinsky case in the Superior
Court yeste rday afternoon. He reitera.
ted everything he had said in direct ex-
animation and did not suffer much at
Mr.. Birds hands. He said he didn't
know who put on the belts when he
wasn't there.
Mr. Brd-"While Chielinsky was
working In the store-rOom, between
November s and December 2, 1892, did
you not, in the presencs of William
Brown, say TO William Applegate, II
you don't go up there and put on that
belt | will tell Mr.. Day on your
mo, sir"
"Did you not say to William Brown.
within two months Of this time, at the
Office Of the Hopes and Townsend Com
pany, that you had seen Applegate and
Brown up on the stringers putting on
the main belt. and that you never saw
Chielinsky there?'
81 did not
superintendent John Day testified that
his duties called him 10 the nutting
room frequently. He never saw the line
belt of He never saw Chielinsky Ap-
plegate or Brown up on the stringers or
putting on the line belt. It was Bar
rett's business to attend to the belts, put
them on and fix them. de was also TO
oil the shaftiug That was no part of
the work Of the boys.
Frederick Schiller was recalled and
described the block beside which. it was
testified, Applegats drove a wedge into
the machine He said it was two
inches square. II it were driven in too
tight it would produce such a friction
that the spindle could not revolve, and
the additional wedge would make it that
much worse.
Alfred d. Marks was also re called
He said that William Brown entered the
com mpany's employ on September 30. 1892.
and left on April 81, 1898 de said that
one hour after the accident Chiellnsky
said in his presence that Applegate
placed sticks into the machine 50 that
when it started the belts came off and in
attempting to put them on his shirt
caught and his arm was wound around
the shaft He also said that Chielinsky
said: MY mother told me to be careful
about machinery. / disobeyed her and
now look at my arm" The boy was
perfectly conscious.
Dawson Hopes, a member of the firm
Of Hopes and Townsend. of Philadel-
phia, and general manager of the Hope,
and Townsend Company Of this city,
was called aud sworn. He said hi
served four years apprenticeship ss q
machinist, and was also a draughtsman
/ He said that a stick driven into thl
nutting machine would probably throw
of the lower belts and the upper belts
might follow. he never heard of oil
being put on the outside OF the pulleyl
for any practical purpose. 1t would tend
to throw the belt of he was in the nut
ting room two or three times day or
an average. He never saw tine line OF
machine belt of, nor did he see anybody
up on the stringers The machines wer,
in good order on the day Of the accident
1t was no part Of Chielinsky's business e
put on the main line belt There wa,
a belt fxer aud oiler named William Il
Barrett to do such work. He regarded
Schiller as a competent man.
The defendant rested and Mr. BirC
called witnesses in reply.
Mr. Bird-"William II. Barrett III
was the man the other people failed t,
bring here.
Barrett, short, intelligent lookinC
negro, took the stand and was sworn.
Mr. Blrd-"Were you ever instructed
by anybody in that concern, upon any
occasion. to put belts on when the
came OFF,
Mr.. Spruance objected, saying that ii
was not in reply. The court overruls,
the objection aud Mr.. Spruance asked
the court to note an exception.
The question was repeated to Barrett
and he replied;
mo, sir "
Mr. Spruance asked that he be on
fned to the time between November
to December 10 Mr. bird confined him
self to the time and Barretts reply wa
the same.
Mr.. Bird-"Cross examine"
Mr.. Spruance-"No cross-examina
tion
Mr.. Bird-"That's all. I should no
think you would have. Now, if theT
will be any questions hereafter as I
instructions before that time, I wan
them to say now. am here prepared {
show that from the beginning no sue
instructions were given III they ar
going to argue TO the jury"
"Mr Spruance-"I don't think 20
have any business to show what you ar
prepared to prove"
Mr. Bird-"Sit down, sir till l &c
through
The court said the argument would
3 confined to the time.
7 William Brown, the small colorsd boy
7 took the stand, and Mr. Bird asked:
"While yOu worked in that nut-rool
( we're you ever told by yFrederickSchiiler NJ
to put the main line belts on when the
came OFF,
7 "No. sir
"Did you hear HowardHinton say in n
Office in the presence of certain person
that while Chielnsky worked in thI
I nut.room he had seen both Apologize al
Z Brown upon the girdersg'
Yes, sir ."
, "Do you know John Finley2'
Eyes, sir. "
did John Finley ever see you up {
the girders while Chielinsky was there
"Yes, sir.
y Clarence Huntley was recalled and sa
I that while he worked in the nut-room