Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-07
INTERESTING DAMAGE CASE
Continued n. M .f,s, nam,

lle salu IL was an lntreQuent occurrence
for the belts to come off while the ma
chimes were in operation. lie said the
statement that the belts from the coun
ter to the machine camo of ever,
day was untrue. Tho machines were ii
good running order and there were nc
defects about the shafts or the pulleys
Tho witness swore that he never saw d
boy on the stringers putting on the belt
except the one occasion when Chic.
linsky was hurt, 1t was dangerous
place for the boy. The witness gave
orders that If the belt came of to notify
either the witness, Helmsley Wilson OF
Barrett, the belt fixer.
The Chielinsky suit was resumed on
Tuesday, when Frederick Schieler, a
witness for the defence, was recalled
and examined by Mr. Spruanco. He
reiterated his statement that he had
frequent access to the belt room and il
was seldom that the line belt came of
at all. This was in contradiction to the
testimony Of the witnesses for the plain
tiff who said the belts came off almost
every day.
John Ginther, the next witness, held
the stand until 1920 o'clock. He was
examined by Mr.. Curtis. He operated
a machine commanding a view of the
nutting room and never saw Chielinsky
putting the belts on the machine, but
had seen the belt fiXer adjust them.
Edward Fahey worked for the Hopes
~ Townsend Go. previous to the re-
moval of the works to Philadelphia. He
never saw the belt on the line shaft, or
from the machine to the counter-shaft
OF. He never saw Walter Applegate or
| William Brown upon the stringers put
ting on the belts. James Brady and
Thomas Clark corroborated Fahey.
Court took recess until $50 O'clock
At the afternoon session William b.
Mcknight testified that he was fire.
quently called into the nutting room by
defective work. During the four years
he was employed by the Hoopes g.
Townsend Co. he never saw the line
shafting belt or the belt from the
machine to the counter shaft come off.
He was cross-examined by Mr.. Bird but
adhered to his former statement.
A number Of witnesses testified to the
same effect, as going to show that it was
unusual for the belts to fly off in the de-
PENDANTS establishment as the plaintiff
proved
The proceeding in tine Chielinsky
suit were interrupted yesterday morn
ing long enough for Parliamentary Horty
to draw jury TO try the case of Annie
10. McGinty VS.. the Ford Morocco Co.
The plaintiff sues to recover $4,000 for
the loss of hand in the defendants
factory. William S. Hilles represents
the plaintiff and William g. Spruance
the Ford Morocco Co. The case was set
down for trial on June 14th.
The following comprise the iury
which will try the case: Lewis ii.
Lyman, Samuel II. Baynard, Sylvester
Murray, II. III. McMullin, j. Frank
Eliason, ]. A. Weldin, Alonzo S. Whit
took, Richard Clayton, William Law
ton, James Crossan, Joseph Derrickson
and Jason Davis. The court instructed
the jury not to talk with any one about
the case, and if any one approached
them to report the matter 10 the court.
The Chielinsky damage case was then
resumed. Howard HInlon was recalled
to the stand and gave further evidence
in regard to the shafting and the liza.
bility of the belts to come of. He was
followed to the stand by Leon Crowley,
q former employe of the Hopes s.
Townsend Go.
The witness swore that he saw Walter
Apologize on one occasion take up a
piece of stick and Ratchet and exclaim
wait till you see me get the Dutchman
mad"
Mr.. Spruancc asked the witness who
Apologize meant by the "Dutchman,"
but Mr.. Bird objected on the ground
that that was matter for the Jury.
The court so ruled. The witness then
went on to say that Applegate drove
wedge under the machine and threw
the belt off. The witness was employed
in the bolt shop of the company.
George Crowley, brother of the
former witness, took the stand. He
worked in the bolt shop of the Hopes
" Townsend Co. He had frequent
occasion to go into the nutting room
where Chielinsky was at work, and did
not observe that the belts came off fire.
quently.
He failed to observe any OF the boys
up ON the stringers putting on the belts.
Like the former witness he saw Walter
Apologize put a stick under the machine
and pound on 1t with a Ratchet. The |
witness then went out in the yard to |
pitch quoits and did not sec what trans |
pired after that. The witness said that |
Apologize also put oil on the pulley |
which threw the belt off.
William Wagner, the next witness,
was in the employ of the Hopes &
Townsend Co., tho day of the accident.
He was engaged in grinding off the
ends of bolts in the nutting room. He
said he looked into the nutting room
about 30 times week and never saw
the belts off either on the line shaft or
on the counter shaft. He never saw any
boys up on the stringers.
Mr.. Bird took the witness In hand and
subjected him to cross-examination, but
did not develop much testimony that
would be of advantage to the plaintiff.
Wilson Helmsley, colored, testified
that he saw Frederick Schieler take
to one of the machines and
show him how to arrange the belts and
nuts. lie also showed the boy how to
handle the shifter and said that if the
belt from the line shaft to the upper
shaft came off, Henry Barrett would fix
1t. If the other belt came off the wit
ness was to fix it. The witness saw
upon the stringer the day he
was INJURED, but never before. He said
he had no business up on the stringers.
The witness was on the stand when
court took recess until $50 o'clock.
DOCTORS STOLE HIS SKIN.
With II They Grated UDgratefuI Patients.