The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-13
FIFTH EDITION..
D,mng. C,,e ann On.

Tho greater part of tho session OF
tho Superior Court this morning was
devoted to proving the extent and the
time OF heaiing OF such q wound as
received by the plaintiff 10 the damage
CAGE OF Mills va. the CITY Railway Co.
Mr.. salisbury callsL DR.. job n Palmer
to tho stand. The Doctor had xamin.
ed the plaintiff few days since and
found the wound dry one. OF an ir-
rltated nature. It originally could
have been caused by blow, but such
would have entirely healed In less
than three months TO the beat of his
knowledge. 10 him the wound had
the appearance of being only OF tho
skin and not from any Injury to the
bone.
DIR. Evan q. Shortlidge wHs called as
the second witness. While Mills was
on the stand no testified that he had
gone to tho Office OF the doctor to have
tho wound attended to and the calling
OF tho doctor was to prove that this.
with other matters, was untrue. The
doctor said that on several occasions
Mills had come to him but never, ex.
cepting on one occasion, la d he spok.
en- to him about the log. He always
received treatment for Indignation but
about two weeks had examined his leg.
The doctor wanted to make further
examination in the presence or the
Jury DuI OuJtNbBu VII Jue
ground that the Witness was one OF the
doctors who made the latest exanina'
ton and at his, Mr.. Hilles. suggestion.
J The court sustained the objection,
After some immaterial testimony II
was brought out that the doctor did
not want to make a thorough examt
nation of the wound but to get the
measurement of one wound to the
other thus enabling him TO prove that
THE both outs could not have been
inflicted by one stone unless IL was oil
ia peculiarly irregular shape. He de.
lecribod the wound as being of dead
tissue.
There was no disease of the bone.
but simply superficial sole OF tina
skin, which probably had been caused
from, more than anything else, the
duplication OF some irritating drug. He
considered the wound only an injury
'lof the epidermis. OF outer skin. which
'Icould be cured Within six weeks with
proper care.
Dir. James A. Draper had also made
ian examination of the injury, but
Hound nothing characteristic OF a
wound which might have grown out
lot IA cut.
\ He based his knowledge on the
= standing of the Injury, which was
o slower two years. but said the beginning
!, of 1t could have been caused 10y tina
q stone striking him. At the present
time 1t had the appearance OF being
cUused from some other effect, pro-
badly not proper care and cleaning.
George Williams. colored. of Pas.
, chalville, Pa, who was in the employ
OF the defendant company at the time
!, OF the accident and who did the firing,
:, Ia stone from which struck Mills was
y !, called, and after being sworn testified
to having seen the plaintiff near the
blast all morning. Before blasting he
had warned every body three times and
among the men to seek u place oil
d safety was Mills. Before the blast
elwent of, however, Mills came from
I. behind tree and before he could
a again return tho lying rock STRUCK
lllhlm.
After the examination of -severa
other witnesses court adjourned fol
III the noon recess