The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-28
HILL DAMAGE CASE.
n.tails of Capt. Hills Fate at
Anac0rteS.
..sy EYE WITNESSES TESTIFY.
-. Krux surety suit-insane women
cent to steilaeoom Grade lax
suits Dismissed.

,~a damage suit against the Oregon
,-.s,av4meglt Company for sloo.o0,
' I.s. nv Eliza Maud Hill. Ellen keI-
.t.s IN, Eugene Carey Hiil and George
60 Hill the four children or the
- r.aut. George D Hill. occupied The at
.-srsu, Of Judge Haaiord all day yestsr-
- ard will De continued rlaas morning
AZ f O'clock
80 ne evening OF December 4. lss, Capt
sl..s went down 10 the Oregon Improve
-. conpany's wharf at Anacortes 70
s-ssrs me steamer Eastern Oregon for
- cs,v. that the night was dark and
--l-x ard that there wac no light on the
1879. the steamer was approaching the
a. 10 make a landing. and was about
s.~sy feet out. when Capt. Hun either
.-s.,sd or accidentally slipped into the
- winning from q few fest above the
ssssr,z edge 10 the top OF the dock, and
- striking on his left side and break
sry three ribs, just above the heart, pro-
s.rang Instant death from conclusion Of
the heart
,;siu..n wss Or. Mcguire. who testified
90 he examined the body and found
ina, three rios. just above the heart had
hesn fractured. causing immediate death
sraoa concuss1on OF the heart
me next witnesses were Cazy.. pea1ni-
,nau. D. r. Wheeler. Robert Fraser. N.
uoSnnon and Herbert Tappam, all Of
xsca, testified that on me night of De-
@s-ssy Il wac dark and rainy at Ana
ea<sss and that there was no light on the
f,rsxos Improvement Companys wharf:
ia. ths Oregon Improvement Company
a1-rsssi IL wharf in conjunction with
s,s sanioat business. and that the slip
,fs.r~ .la.v-L
ngAL
Nrs Pr4tchard. sister OF Capt. Hill. was
ser called. and testified that the captain
was retired officer Of the army and was
O. tbe pay roll at $50 a month as such: .
that be was very coBssierate Ia MS treat
reat of his wife and children: thar ne
nd very liberal education and that al
ths time OF his death IL was presumed
czt he was worth a large amount Of
money consisting Of real estate in va
rolls counties Of the state. hut since his
6aath his family have been informed that
the estate WAS inSolyent that the money
sheh they have received since his death
Sor their support has been inadequate and
they have been required to endure hard
ships and privatfons.
The children, Eliza Maud. Ellen KEEL
bgg. Eugene Carey and George Edward.
oil testified uhat their father. when alive.
was very kind and irsinlgent, and that
his death was terrible shock to them
al.
The Defendant introduced as Its first
witness r. II. Cam. Jr. He testified that
b. had been employed in the steamboat
business and was on the Eastern Oregon
Oh she night Of the accident. that he saw
no light on the wharf. but saw Capt ain
walking down the slip toward the water.
M ha IL
slipped and fell on his left side aud then
bounded into the water head first: chat IL
took Hill from one-half TO one minute 10
walk down the slip before he fell.
on crozs-exa mination the attorney for
tNe plaintiff took out his watch and then
asked the witness to indicate the actual
time consumed by Capt. HUI in walking
down the slip, and was asked To count
the time. as near az possible. witness
walked from the witness chair 10 the end
q the room. about nifty feet. and stated
Cal the time consumed and the distance
vas about the same as that In Capt.
HIS fatal walk. When witness called
tire he had Just consumed II seconds.
TIE next witness for defendant was
I0sa Johnson. second mate OF the East
en- Oregon. lie said he heard some one
esll out man overheard but could not
Sc any one. lie testified that he saw
Hih walk down the slip. but did not see
hin fall into the water.
F. X. Layton, first officer OF the Eastern
Oregon. testified that when about forty
or fifty feet from the wharf he say Capt.
Hill so down the slip. bur did not see
him again until he was I'm The water. He
said the night was dark and he thought
there was a lamp on the wharf
John Huntoon. bOokkeepcr for j. F. Nc
Naught. testified that he knew Capt. Hill
and thar ne saw him on the night OF the
accident IN the door OF Capt. Taylor's no
Tel al Anacortes. and that I'M was under
the Influence OF hatsor. ON cross exa4nin-
alton ne stated that he WAS about 200 feet
away from Hill when he saw HIM
3. F. Bush testified as TO the construc-
tioa Of the wharf and the defense rested
Its case. Attorney Tor plaintiff stated
that he had several more witnesses To IN
trsiuce in fehuttal. and the case went
over until 10 O'Clock this morning.