The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-03-08
nunEH Losr ms FINGERS.
Rs Now Ask. sso.o 600 for tho Iaiury from
the JHofSson a. sharp Company.

n5Is Now Asks $50, 600 for tho IaIury from
,he JHcfsson a. sharp Company.
Ae danay.se suit OF Martin c. Huber
sg ,inst the Jackson and Sharp Company
was taken up in Superior Court yesterday
afternoon. The case drew together a
representative attendance OF. the leRal
fraternity. Senator Gray. Levi q. Bird
and Andrew L. Sanborn appeared for the
Ilalntiff and Mr.. Higgins and George Il.
Bases for the defendant company.
IA Mr. Huber sues for $40. 900 for the loss
Of the fingers nf a hand. The plaintiff be-
gan by making motion for leave to
amend the allegations on the ground that
the charge WAS not suflolently specific.
but to such a proceeding the defendants
objected, After come arRu ment the OBJ
lection was withdrawn and the amends
ment made. Tho jury was then drawn.
Robert 4. Truax being chosen foreman.
Tie defense challenged George Nj. ID.
Hart and James Morris, and the plaintiff
Richard Clayton, Andrew h. Sanborn
stated the case to the jury. The nBrr was
composed Of two counts. the first CON
tanning the allegation that the shop was
not made safe for workman, aud the
second that the machinery was not In
such a condition as would protect work.
man The company had therefore been
negligent He said the plaintiff had nev.
or been In a machine shop previous to Mar.
10, 1887, 1t was on June - that he met
with the first accident.
When the injury healed he was again
given work but this time OH a different
machine. In the room below was a line
OF defective snatting and on February 26
1898 he was called upon to work on tho
''Ioipter' side OF IA universal machine
which IL considered the most dangerous
position. While at work on suGh a ma
chine there was jar and Huber had
his other kand caught and lacerated
90 badly that several more hngers had to
be amputated.
Huber was the fret witness called. On
March IA, 1857, William J. Hume em ployed
him as a huud ON machILe. The Witness
said when he met with his nrst accident
his foot slipred oil the oily tloor. The
examination was suspended at this point
by Mr. Bird, who saiyhlt was not because
OF this accident action had been begun.
The examination was resumed, the wit
ness stating that 0n the following sunday
Hume had come to him nnd asked him to
return to tie shop. He did 30 ana worked
Z on the machine until November OF thu
same year, when he was sent upstairs to
work on simllnr machine.
After twenty minutes work lie lost the
Ringers OF the other hand. Huber said tue
fioor was very shuky and II II lie had fire.
quentiy complained to Mr. Hume who
enid tile company was getting ready TO
tx It. 10 this testimony Mr.. Higgins no.
1ected t.u followed 1t by still another
wien Mr, Bird inquired OF the witness
whether or not lie would have left the
Sohpaly IL tue lOOf WAS not repaired. IN
sustaining his question Mr. Bird turned
toward 5lr Hlgglns and sald that the
Ques ion had ueen ruled upon over and
over again.
My friend, you have been away" con
cludeu he.
Yes nnd don't know what tricks you
have boon rlaylng with tho court while
was,' replied Alr. Higglup. the remark
causing ripple of luugh-er.
Mr. huber was still being examined
when court recessed,
AN All NIGHT JuBY.
Judge Cullen charged the jury In tbs
Butterwurih Va, CUntow cuse during tGt
session. The testimony was reviewed IL
fuil and said that " Gonrow's Intention
IN the lDiters yn4 TO inIure Butterwortt
he should recover. 1t was ij D. III, whom
the jury went out, and upon not return
tng al n'clucH tho body WA ioG&el VI
for the night,