Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-13


said he was paid by the Wilmington |
City Railway Company and sent out to |
Shellpot by superintendent Archer, Of |
that company.
Would Not Cover Such a Blast.
Cornelius J. Horugan, foreman Of
Wo0ddale quarry, aud a man with twenty
years experience In blasting, testified
that he was In the habit OF blasting rear
public roads
Mr. Saulsbury-"Would IL be neces
sary to guard against injury to persons
passing that that blast at Shellpot
should be covered?"
Mr. Hilles objected. The court al
lowed him to say whether he would
have covered the blast under the cir.
cumstances To this question the wit.
ness answered In the negative. He
never covered blasts He took the risk.
making the fuse long enough 10 allow
the men and travellers TO get out Of the
way. The fuse was cut to suit the cir
eumstanoes. A hole from six 70 eight
inches deep, half filed with powder aud
the other half tamped, he would not
cover
Neither Would Abraham Tressell.
Abraham Tressell, foreman of the
blasting work of the Street and Sewer
| Department, said he never covered blasts
within three or four hundred feet Of
house, unless the charges we're parhc
K ularly heavy. He sent men out TO keep
back travel and usually cried FIRE el'
once. He would not cover such a blast
as that at Shellpot. He didn't think
there was any risk. He considered It
to be his duty TO get everybody out Of
Il .Hf oil al
enough to bs hurt.
Mills Never Came Back.
This morning DR.. john Palmer Jr
testified that on September "a 1892
Mills called at bis Office for treatment
he carried with him note from Captain
Smith, of the street railway In his
opinion the injury was not a dangerous
one. He told Mills how TO treat the IN
jury. and instructed him TO return If 10
troubled him any more. Mills never
came bsck He examined the leg on last
Monday ia the presence Of Drs Short
hdge and Draper, Mills occupy ing
place on the lawyers table in
the court room. He said there
was some liberation OF the wound, but
no disturbance Of the bone. He noticed
no difference in the plaintiffs shins and
the shins Of other people. In cross
exam nation he said that Mills inter
posed no objection TO the examination.
The doctor did not caution him against
walking about on his leg, but told him
20 return for furtker treatment He die
not pretend to account for the injuries
TO the mans Lex.
Mayor Shortldge, the next msdica
expert called, said he had been praolicin}
for twenty four years He remembered
that the plaintiff called on him threl
- times after he claimed this accident oC
p ! CURED. He did not rec0llect that Mill
] / mentioned the accident TO him. lie gev
| the plaintiff physic for Indigestion. II
y the examination on Monday the measure
d | ments were overlooked, aud iDasmuch a.
the plaintiffs leg was in evidence Ia
I ! would like TO make an examination of i
! before the jury.
) Mr. Hilles objected 10 it. stating Al
, his reason that three doctors had ALREADY
examined the leg and he would mos
Z | essuredly oppose any further examina
j tion
t Chief Justice Lore said that the cour
@ had no jurisdiction over Mlllss Lee ant
3 / could not make him submit to an exam
% inGtion.
d Mr. Hilles said that the doctor wantel
+, to get another shot as the mans lel
o and he didn't propose that he should d.
K 80
e Continuing his testimony. the docto
d said the sores on the plaintiffs leg Wer,
J. superficial ones The cause OF the presen
state OF the wounds was due 10 eithe
neglect or some external irritant Ill
did not think that the stone pro
:. duced in court could have caused tn
: injury to Mills's leg. Several con
y ditions could have caused the liberation
!, The application Of carbolie acid or nitri
: acid would have caused 10. In the arm
: man sometimes tied a copper cen
y aboua the leg to produce irritation an
=, thereby secure a leave of absence.
4 Dr. James A. Draper testified that th
= examination demonstrated TO him this
= the wounds were superficial. The sorl
= in his opinion. had been produced
y neglect and failure to keep It properl
4 dressed. The bone vas not injured tn
u sores had lost all the characteristics {
u an injury.
y gIContractor John Jaooby said he nev'
y covered blasts unless close to some bull,
ing, and had never known blasts 90
! covered in such a locality as Shelp,
y, Park.
Id The Man who Set or the Blast.
10 George Williams, the fat, jolly an
II smiling negBo who set off the blast, too
lt the stand. He said that at present he
r. living in Paschalvllle. Pa His test
fe mony in the main oorroborated that
TX Peter WaitY. A day or two after q
accident Mills told him he could n,
fault him for his injuries"
Mt. Hillss asked him what he expect'
y to get for coming here to testify.
!. said he didn't know but he expected {
- get something. Mr. Salisbury frank
u told the jury that the company expects
to pay the witness for coming here.
a" William H. X. Rupp, an employe
10 the Mccullough Iron Company, who
a residence is at No. HOS Lincoln stree
~ testified that be was employed
40 Shellpot park on the day Of Il
accident. De was building a fenc
Ie Warning was given aud me
re we're sent out both ways. He 50
as Mills struck. Some Of the men ask,
An him why he didn't get out Of the way al
Mills said he thought he was out of q