The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-08
ains. nusra,s TESTIMONY.
lie Tells Of the Accidents. n. Met with
whiie with the jackson d sharp com-

lie Teiis Of the Accidents, II. Met with
whiIe with the Jackson d. sharp cou-
psny.
Attorney Levi Q. Bird after the
openlpg of Superior Court this morning
recalled Martin q. Huber, the plaintiff IN
the damage suit now on against the Jack.
son T. sharp Company and resumed the
examination began yesterday afternoon.
Mfr. Huber said that on the day OF the
accident he could not reoall evsrv, ling
that transplred In the shon s,,,t couiI ro.
member being ins'- acted to work on the
nlauniho- ..,ser he had met with the aooi
s.unt he was taken into Mr.. Hume's office
where his hand was dressed, AT that
time the witness said he remarked to
Hume that the work was not such as
should be placed upon a man with one
hand and TO the remark Mr.. King. another
foreman, replied that II he had known the
witness was on the work he would have
stopped him.
The examination closed by Mr.. Bird In.
quirug what his salary was while in the
Company's employ, 1t averaged Si2
week and upon 1t the witness and his
family OF tive children. all grown aud
girls, lived. There were several questions
which caused argument and amusement.
Senator Gray upon one occasion intelrup'
ting Mr.. Bird, his colleague, the court
saying the proceeding was out Of order.
rule made In the absence OF me and my
friend Mr. Higgins.
That's what / told Mr.. Higgins yesterday
said MIR. Bird. II told him he ought to
keep posted. He hasn't bsen In court
enough to faml,iariZe himself with Its
practice"
On cross examination Mr.. Huber said lie
was bern 81 years ago In Lancaster cUun'
ty. Pa. He afterward went to Maryland
where he worked ae farm hand. At Port
. n a 1.aNH.K tNtal
never employed. When he came to this
city he brought with him letter OF re.
cQmmendatlon which he presented to
blr. Hume and upon its strength was en-
| ployed.
| lie said he was not machine hand, and
| Hume replied that in that case he did not
think he would be OF much service He
was employed, however, and placed at
| work on the ''stlcker." The witness posi-
lively denied havlng worked OIL like
| machine previous to entering the com =
pany's employ. He could not say whether
| or not he had worked on another machine
| In the shop previous to the first accident.
| At the time he applied for the position he
| did notrepresent himself to DO maHhine
| hand but asked for work at q machine.
The position he wanted was held by a
friend who was going TO leave the COM
pany
lie friend told him the position would
| bo permanent one and what he did not
| hhOW ho COuiu iodIu ltOh u
nearby. 1t was therefore why he wanted
to work on the sticker on the day he met
with the first accident; he denied having
| been warned by Mr.. Bennett never to
| place his hands In the position They were,
| II he had his fingers again he would have
| placed them In the position he did when
thoy were taken OIL us he did not consi ier
| 1t dangerous.
1t was oil on the floor which caused him
to stumble. 1t WAS his duty to oil the
machine and the greasy floor was made
SO by the drlpDngs from the machine.
i The Sunday Hume visited the Witness
he told him that II he could not do his
usual work he would he given an other
muchlne. but the witness could work
upon the '.jonter."
lie did at one time ask 10 be put at
work on the dangerous side OF the ma.
chine Out denied having said that he
I could do the work as wall any other
man. He made the request because their
was to be u lay off IN the shop.
The witness was still under cross-ex.
animation when the u9ual recess was
taken.