Evening journal., 1896-01-13

hhu ~ NpN AeA-AhE ~ CfoA ok"A" ~
the Instance of Mr.. sauisbury-Enters
a General Denial to Many Questions.
Ths Washington City Railway Com
Fany WAS very nuch In evidence In the
Sapsrlor Court this morning, It bsing the
defendant In an action for damages
brought against 1t by John W. Wright,
an notormAn who alleges that his
arm wRI ptrmansntly injured by flying
pieces Of a broken frog checking the
brake Of the car on Eleventh street
bridge. Wright's lawyers are Artemas
Smith and Pstsr L Cooper. Jr Willard
Sauitbury, Jr, vice president Of the rail
WAY. conducted the defense.
Wright claims SIC. 1000, but, like oil
ether plaintiffs In ainiler cases, he IL
willing to take what jury will give him,
provided It iE Of such amount ss to Gem
psussta him TO a reasonable degree for
Injuries sustained.
Court met At 10 05 o'clock. Proth enc
tRry Weellsy called eff the namos Of the
special Jurors summoned to try the case.
Several were absent and Mr.. Salisbury
asked that he be allowed full panel.
This led to q delay of about twenty
minutes, during which time the abssntsss
dropped In one by one.
The specAl panel from whish the Jury
was selected was Rs fellows, those not
drawn bsing discharged after the Jury
bsx WAS filed:
Thomas Maloney, George w. Gray,
John P. Deughtsn and James MegRry,
WilniEgtsR; william P. Richardson.
Bernard Daltsu, herbert Ysatos, Chris
tianA; JoasPh DsrrlekEsn. Xii Davis, Mil
Crsek; Gaerge G. Kerr, Wkits Clay; Pat
rick Mo0rory, VILLAS Dsatyns Nav
Castle; David O. RsEs. Jr, samuel Al
rich, Psneadsr; william NJ. Stuckert.
john B. LeFevre, Joseph Hsisel. Red
Lien; Levi O Scott, John w. Carrow,
Clarence E. Poole, St. George; George AZ
d Hart, Alouzo s. Whittoek, ABpequin
mink; Isaac r StAEts aud Wiliam
LocksrmsH Blaekblrd.
John w. Lefevrs was excused frcm
attendance.
James MegGry was excused bscsuss hs
was . stoekhsldor. Mr. sEulsbury said
that he knew Mr.. MoEAry wished to be
excused and he believed that he pur
chased some railway stock la order to
render himself insligibls ~ slt In the
case. This created q great laugh AZ Mr.
Megary's expense.
The following iurors we're drawn ts try
the case.
Lsvi O Scott, Bernard Dalton, Isaac r
Stats, John w. Carrsw, ThsnSs
Maloney, WilliAn L.sksrman, william
Doskyne, Jssepk D.rriskgsn. Alenzo
Whiltock. Herbert Ysstos, WllliAn NJ
stucksrt, Clarence Is Posls.
Challenged by the PlRlHtlf-Gosrga q.
Kerr, John P. DouSnten, George NJ d.
Hart.
Challenged BY ths dsfense-Eli Davis,
Joseph Hsisel, Patrick MoGrory.
Mr. osoPsr Opsnsd the Case.
Mr.. Cooper opened the sass fer she
plaintiff he said that the accident seour
red en- September %. 1894, On Eleventh
street bridge. Ths ssntsntisn wsa tknt
the esn pAny was guilty OF nsintGiniRr Z
a defective trsck and current aud that
the plaintiff was permanently Injured By
resssn Of It's nsEllEauss in ~ dsing.
Civil Engineer William B. Carswsll
was called and exsnPli6sd = plet OF the
bridge, fr0gE and trEeks upon IT,
At this junoturs President PrsHtsn
Lea, OF the company, cams In aud tssk a
seat near Superintendent Hutehins
Wright. the plaintiff, was called to the
stand He In large man and lsoks IS
though he had suffered considerably
When PrsthoRotsry Woollsy prepared 10
swear hln, Wright placed his left hand
on the Bible. the other being ia his
trousers pocket. Er. Salisbury objected
10 the lsft hand being used Hs WAS
sustained by the Court
Wright took his left hand and eassd
his right hand cut Of his poskst Ia the
sane manner bo lifted is TO the Bible aud
then, after the oRth had bsen adRiHiz
tsrsd ho laid the Bible on his right hand
and lifted both to his face with kis left
hand
4 am 30 years cid" said Wright. 81
was born near F-ltSn In Kent eoanty.
have been In Wilmingten nine years this
coming March am a msrrisd man, with
wife and two children Had / remained
IN the services Of the company until the
March following tho accident shsuld
have boon ia I've employ fer three years..
was 3 motoruan all that time The
accident happened on ssplenbsr -. 1894.
at Eleventh strest bridge, on this end Of
the draw. Il was At g. 40 o'clock In ths
mcrning
NY route was frsn Lancaster avenue
10 ClaymoAt avenue Rad conssqusntly
my route carried me oyer the bridge. IL
was the third time that l had been en-
the bridge that morning, aud. at the
time Of the accident, was on nay way In
! town.
Thomas sssl was my con ductor that
morning. my regular conductor being OF
that day. The current was very poor on
Eleventh street bridge on that day. On
the draw OF the bridge there was no
current st the time We parsed over
"On the day of the accident / was
coming this way from the sasterly TO the
westerly side Of the bridge Whom Twas
coming up on the bridge 1 saw some men
working St that defective place. l went
rigkt en- at pretty good speed Que OF
the employees WAS In the centre Of the
track he stepped of to,ons,slds And.Waved
mis- hand to come on. went on with my
right hand on the brske When | came
down upon this broken frog they had taken
bolt out Of It and It was sticking up,
aud caught in the brake shoes OF the car
and tore the braks-hRngsrs out. Il
threw me forward Ia the csr As 1t
threw me into tho window my right
hand slippsd OF the brake Ny right
hand was fasteHsd and it twisted my
arm The car plugged backwards and
forwards and threw me with It, and the
brake struck me here In the breast. II
! vas Continual iumD With the car until