Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-04

son Hospital OF Philadelphia, testified
that be had attended the plaintiff for |
the injury to his arm for some time.
He found him suffering from a pa tlal
psialysie Of the hand, resultant from
the nerves being bound down by the
healing of the wound. He treated Rex,
but thought be would never have the
rse OF his arm again for continuous
manual labor.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock Friday
morning.
Friday morning Robert Rex was re.
called 10 the stand for cross examiDa-
tion By L. G. Yanlsgrift. who sub
mitted blue priut showing the posi.
ton Of the tracks 10 the yard Of the
company. Mr.. Vanderbilt had asked
ths witness but very few questions
Eban at 1851 O'Clock the iuFF 10 the
Brand case cane into court.
When the excitement occssioBea
thereby hal suhsided Mr.. Vandegrif:
resumed. lie quessiond Mf. Rex closely
as 10 the customary notice giTen men
while wofEing il tile cars on tic SID
ing. Dir. Hiies intorpossd objections
| to this line of testimony. hut court
oyeftuied the objections and Mr.. Hiiies
noted a general exception.
Or. George 4. Steinicken testified to
attending Mr. Rex for about three
months. In his epinion the plaintiff
would never be sbie TO do any consider
able manual labor again.
Dr. Morgan attanded Mr.. Rex after
Dr. Steinicl:en and 1t wac on tho
4 formers recommendation that the il.
| iured man was cent TO the University
| OF Pennsylvania Hospital.
| Jeremiah Sullivan was employed at
| the Pullman yards at the tifno of tue
| accident and said the shifting Of cars
was under direction Of the gatetenGer
who received bis orders from the main
Office.
benedict Adamouritch heard the boEs
of the ard order Mr. Rex ia 20 10 work
10 the car Lurayh aud saw him after
the accident. The nsxt dag he went
to work In the car and found Mr. Rez's
BANNER in the closet below the glass
through wnich his arm had been
thrown by the fall.
Sarah 4. lsax. wife OF tho plaintiff,
aud Charles 9. Raz, his brother, ieati-
Ii ati as TO his condition when brought
home after ihs accident and since. HE
brother testified that the plaintiff mas
, lost at least 20 pounds of flesh as tht
result Of the injury.
samuel II. Knox was then called fol
the purpose of proving tho ptobaDilit.
, Of the length of Mr.. Rex's life but tbs
, sritleDee was ruled out and thl
Plaintiffs counsel then rested thel
/ case.
i During Friday mornings session thl
, return of Commissioner Hugh q
browne in the divorce case of william
B. Cole VS. Hattie d. Ii. Cole WAS re
! ceiyed. 1t recommends granting anso
lutte divorce. T. L. Cooper represeEte,
, the plaintiff.
|, Edward brand, electinn inspector il
the Third district Of the Third war
at the last election. was Friday mornin
I found guilty Of permitting the eleGtiGl
!. certificate TO BIO altered while 10 bi
possession. lie was recommended t
q the mercy Of the court.
q The Rex damage case which Was /
a progress at the time was stopped IL
!, awhile, and hush fell over the cour
q room. Sheriff Finn went to the base
i ment and brought the election inspecto
;. from the basement up into court TIL
confident lock had disappeared iror
Brands face and he seemed triii
!. pale and concerned. Another sligt
=, delay occurred while awaiting til
arrival OF Josiah Marvel, counsel fc
ia the election officers, and Deputy Al
II tnrnsy. General Peter Il. Cooper, Jr
~ for the State. After they arrived Cler
II OF the Peace Jefferson d. foard pole
y the jury. Foreman George W. Davi
II in answering for the jury, replied thi
ID TINY had found the prisoner guilty c
the second count of the indictmen
an and recommended him to the mercy
m tine court. The jury was then pole
"a separately as to the verdict and eac
~ responded guilty Mr.. Marvel ia
II mediately gave notice OF motion for
n. new trial