The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-03
THE POTTER 1RESPAsS suit
Attracting Large Crowds to Court
Room No. 2.
TESTIMONY HEARD YESTERDAY
Rev. J. c. LencOck. Deputy Sheriff Bor'
tree, DIR. Winters and DR.. N. \.
Lcct Sworn in the Case.
Other Cases on Trial.

Large crowds are anxious to hear the
testimony In the Potter trespass suit
against the Scranton Traction COM
pany and the tipstaffs are kept busy
turning persons away from No. court
room. where the suit Is In progress be-
fore Judge Lynch. of Wilkes-Barre
Rev. j. c. I.eacock of the Dunmore
Methodist Episcopal church. was the
first witness called yesterday morning.
He was an eye witness of the accident
and saw the ladders of the Traction
company in the street before Mr.. Potter
drove along. The witness was firmly
OF the opinion that the ladders were
dangerous and we'll designed to fright
en- even gentle horses. He knows some
thing about horses and the manage
ment of them.
Deputy Sheriff l.. c. Bortree, of Mos
COW, was put on the stand to give en-
pert testimony regarding the tempera-
ment of horses and what would be apt
to scare them. The arrangement of the
ladders of the Traction company as
they were erected on Blakely street.
Dunmore, the day Mr. Potter's horse
ran away, was explained to him and
he responded that any horse would be
likely to take fright and run away.
The court put a damper on the wit
ness expert testimony by ruling that
certain duties devolve upon juries and
in this case 1t is for the jury to decide
whether the street was dangerous or
not
Or. Winters Charged Enough.
The first witness after noon was DR..
Peter. Winters, of Dunmore. who had
attended the plaintiff during the sick
ness that the accident superinduced
Attorney I. III. Burns asked him what
he charged for his services in attend
ing Mr. Potter and the doctor modestly
and candidly admitted that the price
was pretty steep. Mr.. Burns did not
follow the question beyond that. DR..
Winters said he drove past the ladders
| on Blakely street a short while before
Mr.. Potter did on the day of the acci-
dent. and his horses made an attempt
| to take the reins to themselves and
| run away, but he succeeded in checking
them. His animals. he said. have the
reputation of being too gentle. He at
| tended Mr.. Potter after the accident and
| found him mass of injuries. His jaw
was broken in two places and his face
| was crushed in; his right leg was
broken below the knee and he was rup-
| .ured. He said that Mr.. Potter will
| suffer from the accident as long as he
| lives.
| DIR. N. Y. Leet was next called to
the stand by the plaintiff. He attended
| Mr.. Potter before the accident and
after the accident Before it the plain
tiff was an ordinarily healthy man.
| The testimony in reference to how he
has been since. was corroborative of the
testimony of DR.. Winters. DR.. Leet
| will be called to the stand when court
| resumes this morning. There are up
ward of a score of witnesses, among
them well-known local physicians. yet
to be heard. The case will last all week.
| Verdict in the MulhoIIand Case.
| The opposing counsel argued to the
| jury yesterday morning in the case of
| Henry MulhOlland against the Rush
brook Water company and few min
utes before the noon hour Judge Ed
| wards gave the case to the jury. A
| verdict of s4O0 for the plaintiff was re-
turned in the afternoon.
Then thestrespass suit of George w.
| Kramer and John w. Cure against w.
| G. Miller was put on trial before Judge
| Edwards. The amount of 81 400 Is al
| legged for damages in cutting timber on
land in Blakely township. Watson G.
| Diehl are attorneys for the plaintiff,
| and s. B. Price for the defendant. The
afternoonwas taken UP with document
arv evidence
| In No. 8 court room the fragrant egg
case, in which Alderman Bros. of this
| city, are defendants and the Central
| Egg company of Owego. N. Y. plain
tiffs. was on all day and ended at 4. 30,
when Judge Gunster compile ted his
| charge to the jury
| All the citv's cases have been con-
tinued until the next term of court ow-
| ing to City Solicitor ]. II. Torrey hav-
| ing been called away from the city by
| the death of a relative.