Evening journal., 1894-06-06
THE LOSS OF A HAND.
Annie E. McGinty WAISTS
Twenty Thousand for Hers.
SPECIAL JURY FOR THE CASE

Trial Of the case of Herman Chielin-
sky VS.. the Hopes and Townsend Com
pany for the recovery of 500, eco for the
lo1s Of an arm, is drawing near to an end.
The trial has been conducted with
marked ability by both Levi c. Bird for
the plaintiff and William c. Spruance
for the defendant corporation.
Yesterday afternoon the following
witnesses for the defense testified that
they never saw the belts come off in the
nut room George Shillinger, William
Berkey, George w. Burton, Howard
Hinton.
Charles Wouderlee said belts never
came of unless they broke. Joseph Cork,
colored, sal / they came of very seldom,
aud then only because they were too
loose. John Finley never saw belt Of,
but he had seen boys en- the stringers.
Harry Jacobs never saw q belt of excspt
when it was being repaired Hinton
succeeded to Chielinsky's machine. and
the belt never came of the main shaft
He said that on the day Chielinsky was
hurt, Walter Applegate put sticks Ia
the boys machine and oiled the pulley
He did not think Applegate intended TO
do any harm Witness denied having
said that he had frequently seen the boys
on the stringers.
Before the case was resumed this
morning a jury was drawn from a special
panel to try the case OF Annie e Nc
Ginty VS.. the Ford Morocco Company,
the plaintiff suing for $4,000 for the
loss cf a hand while working in the
company's factory. The plaintiff was
represented by William s. Hilles and
William c. Spraauce appeared for the
/ defendant. The case was calendared
for trial on June IA The jurors drawn
we're as follows: Lewis IL Lyman,
Samuel II. Baynsrd. Sylvester Murray
| Ii. H. McMullen, j. Frank Enason, J. A.
| Weldin, Alonzo S. Whittock Richar d
| Clayton, William Lawton, James Cros-
san, Joseph Derrickson and Jason Davis
| Chief Justice Lore warned the Jurors not
to talk with anyone and told them that
if they we're approached they should re-.
port the matter to the court They
were then discharged and the Chielinsky
case was resumed.
Howard Hinton, who was on the stand
I yesterday afternoon, was recalled and
testified to the liability Of the belts
coming off
Leon Crowley. the next witness. Q
former employe Of the company, testif I'd
that. on the day Of the accident, he
saw Walter Applegate take a wooden
wedge aud a hatohet, saying: WAIT till
you see me get the Dutchmau mad 1"
"Whom did Applegate mean by the
Dutchmsn? asked Sir. Spruance.
Mr. Bird objected, saying that It was
matter for the jury to infer. The
court sustained the objection.
The witness then said that Applegate
drove the wedge under Chielinsky's
machine aud followed this up by throw.
ing the belt of
Mr.. SpruRnoe was evidently trying To
throw the blame for the accident on
young Applegate's shoulders, be having
been discharged on the day Of the &C
cident The defendant will try to dis
credit his testimony by showing animus
George Crowley. a brother Of Leon
corroborated. his testimony aud said that
Applegats poured oil between the belt
and the face of the pulley
Crowley said he did not hear the ex
preston. "Wait aud see me make the
Dutchman mad The pulley tha;
Applegate oiled was the one upon which
the counter belt ran. Il did not throw
the belt off Applegstes manner did no
indicate that he wanted to do anybody
any harm The boys were all lsughiul
and talking together during the nooI
hour.
William Wagner, another employee
testified that he had worked for the
company for about four years. III
worked in the cutting room. his machin,
rounding of the ends Of bolts. From
the machine he could not see into tn,
nutting room. There was always worl
there. He contradicted Oscar Guild
p statement that there were frequent in
, tervals when he could not work. Tn
witness said he never went into the nut
room because he never had any busines
/ there.
He was in a position to see in the nut
room about thirty times a week. IL
never saw the belts of. He never say
boys up on the stringers He deniel
that Guild had to wait an hour eacl
, | morning and evening for work.
! Mr. Bird tore Wagner up on the cross
examination. because he said that Gull
, was discharged from the oompany's EN-
7 ploy, but he did not get him to retrac
anything be had said.
Wilson hsmsley, colored, testife
that, at the time of the accident, he wa
b emp Dyed in the nut room His busines
5 was TO attend TO the horse and carriage
Z run errands and dispense bolts to whole
$ salers and keeping bolts and nuts in th
boys boxes at times he would run
) nutting machine, but was not expecte
to do it.
He remembered when Chielinsky wa
brought TO the room for work Mi
Schiller brought him aud stayed ten O
s fifteen minutes. Schiller said somethin
# about tine boys keeping down of th
stringers He told the boy tha
If the main line belt came o
}. or broke Henry Barrettl would fix Il
l. aud that if the belt from the counte
shaft came of Hemsley would fix i
l. Chielinsky was the only boy he eve
= saw climb out on the stringers
n put the main line belt on the pulley
r He denied that be sent Brown up
II put on a bslt or wipe oil of the pulley
IT He denied Guilds statement that
y teased Chielinsky or Brown, becaul
{. he could not get the line belt on III