The evening world., 1894-03-30
$4,000 FOR LAIDLAW
Verdict Rendered in His Suit
Against Russell Sage.
Choate Scores the Aged FinancIef
in Summing Up.
Diagram Of the Office Admitted In
To-Day's Proceedings.

The trial Of William r. Laidlaw's $780,
900 damage suit against Russell Sage .
was concluded to-day.
The jury finds that Laidlaw is en-
titled to s25. 900 damages.
Yesterdays proceedings concluded with
Clerk Frank Robinson In. the witness
chair. He testified on direct examina-
ton that Laidlaw had not been used by
Mr.. Sage az q shield against the bomb
of Dynamiter N~orcross. But. on cross
examination by Lawyer Joseph Choate.
the young man admitted that. during
q brief period. when he was not observ-
ing h was going on in the office. Il
was possible for Mr.. Sage to have used
Laidlaw as a shield without Robinson's
seeing II.
Col. James. of Sage's counsel. wanted
to take the brokers' clerk over the course
again to-day. but Justice Patterson would
not permit II, saying that there was no
ambiguity In the witnesses story.
Witness Langhaar was recalled on .
matter Of detail, and then Charles w.
Osborn, cashier in Russell Sage's ONCE.
was called to testify to the fact hat
Robinson was there. as he had stated.
Mr.. Choat said this was admitted and
Col. James withdrew the question. Mr..
Choate asked Mr.. Osborn how long he
had been cashier for Sage. Col. James
objected. as the witness had been with
drawn. Mr.. Osborn said since 1853. Mr.
| Choate said he'd make Osborn his witt
ness. Col. James SAID he Jclc1ed the
case for the defense.
Mr.. Choate gibed him q little for -
hastily closing while he had . witness
LaidiaW in the Office many times e
messenger for Broker Bloodgood. but.
like Mr.. Sage. the cashier had never
Mr.. Osborn was laid up In the hospital
by the explosion for ten days. although
In another room at the time of the ex-
MI. Choate recalled MI. Sage to ask:
who was that Mr.. James who was
In your office at the time Of the
Mr.. Sage said he was q resident of
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Where Ii he nowT"
HI is in the city"
Look around and see If yoa can ais
Mr.. Sage looked at the big thermom-
eter on the wall that tells how over
heated the chamber in the Tweed Court-
n Msais = Of % sss q ehie sRs s,%s 81 9 sSs s Ss@ss-
drausht that came from every attempt
70 " Yen don!t s sne fI1%"; said Uncle sass
though"
to Nh &. ch heat t fSt ai..r snss Of 2 The hold !. e
9fhisesi he make asked a Mr. NE Sage sak 4 Il. a aissrsa
did dSan no. show IN N, s=ra i,nss' s sna N Mr.. svissas
couldn't see the erased lines.
Then m call Mr.. TasEart" ans
nounced the impertureable Choete
Rush Taggart denied that he had pro-
duced the diagram as q correct diagram
did Mr.. Sage tell you that . MI.
James sat in his private ofice and
p 1sssessh a, an the 0 tim. o aeG the ss Bomb az shr sSs.
Ing? ?" asked Mr.. Choate softly;
Col. James was on his feet In an In
slant s,s sv and IN E fq Y o rSn up and Ssm d9 gSom frS SIs
chin-tip to the top Of his forehead, which
is somewhere on the back Of his well
He objected. as Mr.. choate had asked
for, a Communication between iawyer
Mir, Choate withdrew the question
changed. There was much objection.
but Mr.. Choate- managed to get before
the Jury in the form Of q statement that
the diagram. though not In evidences. had
been prepared for use In the former
trial; that It was drawn SO as TO Indicate
that James sitting in the adjoining room
the outer office. and that Il was after
wards altered so as to show that he
could see. Also that James had been ID
our al through the trial. but had not
This tatement, resuited In getting the
diagram in evidence, and Mr.. TaGRnrt
was c~ross-examined by choate end
gram were made because in the original
the desk had been located too far back
in the room. At this Mr.. Choate let the
which says on MI. Choate's face that
he has managed to show up to the jury
what kind OF a man the witness u. any
E FooIes an" nd s the j suSb * s,m sSS s a,cry !. g " e
witness has told for the other side.
That concluded the evidence on both
sides, and Col. James prepared 70 sum
case. because the evidence showed that
Laidlaw's injuries wer caused by thu
unlawful act OF Norcross, for which
! soFH sT Tfs not OF a %RssPG neeissi ga 81 Its SD We Y
not n5t~ Show that Iaisisw Wa W.
%ovea p 5ITS% Of pSl sSs.r, OF ssfst6
} fails to show that Laidiaw would MOI
have been Just as much injured had ~
not been used as a buffer by sage; thAt
and for other reasons numbering twelve,
These being denied he asked that thu
/ jury be instructed to ind for the De-
PENDANT. Denied,
a col. James then addressed the jury.
. Col, James said the Court and Jury h4z
spent n week In Investigating q tranac-
ton that did not occupy ave minutes