Daily camera., 1897-04-30
FIND FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
Mrs. Hattie Lee Vaughn Awarded S2,S1S
Damages gainst the Empson
Canning Factory.

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The Jury this morning returned find
ing for the plaintiff in the damage case
of Mrs. Hattie Lee Vaughn against the
Empson Canning factory in the sum of
s2,S7S. The decision was reached late
last night and returned in sealed en-
velope this morning at 9 o'clock.
At 5 p. m. yesterday the taking of tes-
timony in the case of Vaughn VS.. Emp
son Packing company was concluded
and Judge Boughton delivered his in
structions to the jury. The instructions
were very voluminous and covered all
the points of law involved and made
clear to the jury what their use OF them
should be. MIR. Goudy was the first at
torney, representing the plaintiff, 10 take
the floor. The case of the plaintiff was
based upon the claim that proper pro
visions had not been made to insure the
safety of the employees, by the placing of
safety valves and other appliances cal
culated to remove the element of danger
Further, it was brought out that the
Empson company was such hard
grasping concern that sufficient mum
Der of employees had not been provided,
thus compelling the professor, the man
in charge of the vats in which the canned
goods were processed, to turn his atten-
ton to more than one thing and render
ing him unable to bestow proper atten-
ton to the handling of the steam cocks
connecting with the watts. Mr.. Goudy
took occasion to score the expert witness
for the defendant, Mr.. MCGUIRE, and
enlarged upon the mercenary motives of
the man who looked more to the cook
ing of peas to a nicely that to the safety
of human life"
The arguments for the defendant, as
opened by Judge Secor, set forth that all
due precautions customarly used in such
cases were provided and showed that the
explosion was due to defect in the
boiler, against which provision could not
be made. 1t was further brought out by
the other attorneys for the defendant,
Messrs. Carr and Halderman, that the
accident occurred while there was low
pressure of steam, sume fifteen pounds,
and the presence of safety valve would
not have acted with benefit in the
case, as the accident. was due to defect
in the boiler, and the weakening could
not be toreseen and provided against.
The case was closed by Mr. Minor and
went to the jury at 10 p. m. with instruc-
tons to return a verdict by their foreman
in sealed envelope this morning upon
the reconvenlng of the court, provided
that the verdict be arrived at by that
time. This morning the jury presented
their verdict as above.
The case of E. H. Bradner VS.. F. H.
Stckney came next on the docket, with
Messrs. Alpheus Wright, L. w. Doloff
and o. F. A. Greene for the plaintiff and
Messrs. Minor & Atwood for the defend
ant. The jury, composed of William
Eickelberger, w. A. Montgomery, June
Severance, J. B. White. 7. M. Moore and
A. G. Snyder was lmpanelled this morn
ing.
The plaintiff engages to prove that the
defendant had invested certain monies
for him, but had, without his consent,
changed the securities after the first in.
vestment, causing loss of $1,000 for
which sum the plaintiff asks relief.
The examination of the witnesses for
the complaint continued until late this
afternoon, but it is probable that the
case will be concluded today.
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