Evening journal., 1896-01-14

TO That Eject.
Peter Cooper, Jr, and Artsmas
Smith continued the work Of putting In
testimony for the plaintiff in the $40 600
damage suit Of eJ Motormsn John w
Wright VS.. the Wilmington City Rail
way Company yesterday afternoon and
this morning
The examination Of Wright was con
cluded at an early hour yesterday after
noon, and Bsnjsmin f. Zsbley, tender Of
Eleventh street Srawbridge, followed
him Co the stand. BE said that the frog
on the bridge was broken, anS he re-
ported the fact to Levy Court Commits
sionsr Gallagher. He also saw the men
fixing the frog on tho day Of the accident.
Mr.. Gallagher swore that he notifsd
the railway company Of the existencs Of
the broken freq and informed 1t that 1t
would have 10 remedy the defect The
break WAS near tue middle OF the bridge,
four bolts holding down the defective
part He told the company that the
broken frog was liable 70 result In dsmGgs
to the bridge His demand that the frog
be replsosd by = good enc was Hads In
May, 1898. but was not complied with
until the day Of the accident
Fixed between those timer
Mr. Coeper-"I object"
Mr. Saulsbury-"You are = pretty nice
own way"
Mr. osOpsr-"Yss, and am getting
it,"
The objection was sustained.
James FurIough. colorsd, a passenger
an ri o. a nf "a
accident, said that he saw two men
working on the track The car gave 3
lurch when It reached the psint where
they were working. He was Almost
thrown from his scat. Plaintiff was
knocked down by the brake. He saw him
satch his right hand with his left
hand and heard him erosn. he said that
the track was In "a critical condition. "
De was still holding the fort when
court adjourned until 10 s'elock this
morning.
Dr. Weston D. Bailey, OF HahnemsnD
Hospital, Philadelphis. testified for nearly
an hour on nervous diseases, aud stated
that Wright was suffering from Ericcson's
disease so named BY John Eric csnn TWEEN
ty-fve years ago he examined Wright's
arm on March % 1895. when he went up
the college for treatment 1t WAS possible
thst he might get over it.
DR. William K Sherwood, who attended
Wright, testified to the serious nature Of
the injury and it's results He had
treated him since April, 1895, and was
sure that Wright was not shEmming.
DR. j. Paul Luksns said he bad ex
amintd tho Arm and regarded IL as a
uaeless member. he could not say that
Wright would ever regain its use.
Alfred Wingats, a very deaf man, who
was on the bridge on the day OF the &C
cident ssw the broken piece Of frog lay
ing across inside the tracks. he knew
that the frog had been broken for nearly
two years and ne had predicted that
something would happen there
Elk Conductor Dennis J Lynch, who
ran with Wright for q time, testified
that the tracks and frogs on the bridge
were IN bad condition
The return Of the commissioner Ia the
divorce case of jackson vs. Jackson was
remanded to the commissioner with
orders to take additional testimony.
In the divorce case of Dsnnis vs.
Dennis petition was filed and received
by the court in lieu Of the original
petition of Mrs. Dennis, which had been
lost She was represented by Harry
Emmons.
It will be two or three days before the
cases Of the city against tbs rsealcitrant
milk dealers will be tried.