New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-16

ITS THIRD TRIAL FAIRLY UNDER WAY.
SHARP sKIRMIsHING TO GET \ JuEY-EX-JrpGE
DAVIS AND THE PLAINTIFF TELL THE


SHARP sKIRMIsHING TO GET A JuRY-EN-JrpGE
DAVIS AND THE PLAINTIFF TELL THE
STORY OF THE EXPLOSION
The efforts to get jury in the riai OF the sun VI
William II. Laidaw against Russen "as. io 49, y.
damages growing out Of the eNp'os.oh Ia '"e ia''e
Office In 1891 continued before Judge Patterson IN
the Supreme Cour. yesterday morning. Inc Pahoi
nj he on exhaus,ed Yesterday ana new one was
hand to-day. ,
The jury was two Jurors snort when court openeu
lanes H. Mathews. an undertaken al NO ~ SiA'"-
ave- was called TO seat No. 5 lie SAID ne hau no
recollection now of the explosion in Sages Office
although ne might have heaFa OF II al inc 'io' 'ie
was accepted for the time being.
Iai5lo,y was In court, but not NJ. Sage. Mr
Cboaie came in and consulted WITH Judge DdVls
Lui STAYED only moment.
rouls schulman. an artist. OF NO. LIN Tnrd
ove said he knew OF no reason why he should not
ii, as 4 Juror and that he would DE as impartial
- a hum1n being could be. lie took the tenth seat.
Then the plaintiff challenged Mr.. Mathews. i'll seat
" ? Finally at 1910 Joseph ODonneil, real
Ito speculator at No. al West Twenteth-st., the
tbiltN-frst man examined in seat No. ., was ac-
copted and the jury was sworn.
The Jury as completed is rs follows: jefferson
ITO Goreman No. 323 East Twenteth-st.: Ar
,hrr I Koehler banker. No. sc Pine-st.; Joseph
oDonnou real estate. No. al West Twentieth-st'
Ian p Writ shoes. No 40 Sixth-ave. Sherwood
culesnv insurance No 20 Cedar-st; William \.
cchrsdAr salesman No IS Greene-st.; Luther W.
Jacobs clerk No $50 BoweTy; Henry +. Bruning,
roal estate No. 6 West one undred-and-four
toon,h.st: simmons Purdy trucking. No III Duane
st: Louis Schulman. artist, No. l2lS Third-ave.;
Robert Warden. No 10 East One-hunired-and-
thirty-frs-st.. and John NJ. Andrews, collector. No
10 Leroy-st
Ex-Judse Davis in his opening address detailed
the facts already we'll known of Laidaws employ
ment with Bloodgood & Co. confidential clerk
and his frequent visits TO the office of Russell Sage
with orders and for Instructions. Mr. Davis then
came down to the time of the explosion when on
December L. 1884, Norcross made his demand for
s9Oac0
Ladlaw was put on the stand after the recess.
Joseph H. Choate conducting the examination. The
witness gave the history of his early life up to the
time of his employment with Bloodgood. He said
he had been married thirteen years.
How many children have you?' asked Mr..
Choate.
I'VE object" said Colonel James.
What to, the children" asked Mr.. Choate.
Witness said he in perfect health at the
time of the explosion and. his income was about
5000 year. On the day of the accident. he said,
he had been sent 10 inquire about Missouri racine
bonds. diagram of Sage's offices was offered
In evidence and explained by Laidlaw to the jury
at some length.
Mr.. Choate took the witness to the door marked
then told the witness to tell his story. He said
When went in Mr. Sage came toward me.
breaking away from man TO whom he was tax
ing. He dropped of his hands on my left
me gently towards the desk. where Mr. Sage sat;
resting one of his thighs asa inst the desx
smiled at me l was very much surprised at Mr. Mr..
era feet and 50 that my back was toward the
door l had entered During all this time not a
word spoken Then Mr.. Sage said to the
man: III you can't trust me. can't trust you.
conscious When l came to was on the floor;
lying across the lower part of Mr. Sage,s body: !
faund n Mas H IRON raised him and we
went into the inner office We then went down.
Was then 1 found l was badly hurt, and that an
artery had been severed in my leg. made
checked the flow of blood. Then the ambulance
surgeon took charge OF me.
The witness then gave the extent Of his injuries.
They consisted of numerous cuts on his back and
legs from which. as late November. pieces of
iron and stone and leather had been taken. The
lock Of Norcross's valise was driven into his leg
and a piece of iron entered back of the ear and
destroyed the hearing. He detailed his sufferings
at ST. Vncents Hospital. and told how every DAY
for six weeks the surgeons prooed for foreign sub
Mr.. Choate asked the witness why Mr.. Blood,
Sanu " objected to it. as irrelevant
II suppose it is irrelevant If my friend says So
said Mr. Choate, but II Is pertinent
The Court sustained Colonel James.
.'All right" said Mr.. Choate, there viii be no
evidence in this time that can be objected TO-; -,
The clothes worn by Laidlaw at the time OF the
explosion were shown They had been torn INTO
Colonel James then began the cross-examna-
ton He asked to the correctness of the sub
mited diagram going minntey INTO rne ma drt oi
While this was going Judge Patterson ad-
journed Court until to-day