The sun., 1898-03-12
CRtSSWELL DAMAGE SUIT
Slow Progress on Account Of
Numerous Legal Conflicts.
FOUR ABLE LAWYERS PITTED
Plaintiffs Attorneys Endcayorin. IL
Prove the Wilmington h North
ern RailrG al Company was
Culpably Negligent.

Tie case OF Mr, Mary \. Crvs,wel V
The Wilmington < Northern !;aiIroac
Company wJ> again taken up Yesterday
morning Ill the Superior Count
The attorneys were supplied with
stacks OF volumes oi legal luir and there
was every evidence that the proceedings
of the day would be marked by contests
and objections in the efion t. exclude
tesitn' ny| letrlncl TO their. client i'll
terestS.
At every direct question put hy the
plaintiff attorneys there Was Il conflict
in which long algumIr..ts and vulumi-
nous citations we've made u>,. Of in ur,icr
to convince TIE. tcuci OF lhc irr-ryancv
or imprpprlety "l the question IL the
cas-, happened to Ot.
senator Gray and Mr. Nanucgrilt
were on their feet IA long and a. often
as were Mes>'-. Higgins and Constable.
witnesses for the plaintiff. and at tine.
'b.cam' ne e.sary or the t rec judy, $
t. hold lo,g Z cunsu tatlons II oruer to
decide the points ot law ur the alllissa.
blllty OF testimony a. we'll IA the uthrr
questions which were raised by the op-
posing legal luninaries.
the introduction oi draw ings and
photographs was feature OF the cast.
yesterday. but after lengthy argument
Messrs Higgins and Constable were per
mltted to enIightcn tie jury aS t. the
appearance OF ars and en.in. cabs when
drawn IN outline aru also i.uW the
shifting locomotive looks which killed
the husband oI the plaintiff
The first witness to take the stand
yesterday morning was Mrs. Mary 4.
CWsswell, widow OF the man who had
his life crushed out between thr engine
and freight ear whiIc rndeavuring to
make a coupling while both were nIuy-
ing IN opposite dlrectl"n-
She testified as to her marriage t. the
victim in February 1873. and stated
that she wl- left with TWO little children
to care Iur.
>amuri Sylvester was next called and
examined Il, t. the character ul appIi-
ance> used by the defendant company on
the freight ears and >NItcl engines.
nde1akcr {. e. Dpughcriy. who
looked after tit" remains ri ,I">>vrlI.
'eslllirI A. 10 I'll" bruises on the huul
when 1t was delivered tu hinI.
lie sand ttIc only "puw;rd evidence Of
INJURY consisted ii a red mark abrUt thr
size If a man hand Or tn" -,ual If the
back on thc lett side UrtN,e.M lir. hin
and the ribs.
John Mc''rarh. conductor ui a ~liit-
ing engine, '">tlI"'; II t." the u.riulLr>~
"i III" hUIl NOSE. draw lrau alu draw
oar, anu thr!r NarIuU- uses IN >hInlinu
and hauling cas- on curves and on
barg,>.
Nit.I"~ i. 'ns>"ri,. ugauyn>
man, "&- put on tie stand lur tie pu-
pose "i !dcAtjil Iig cr,t4,n drawings
and photographs iA,toIurru iuryrrnrr
for the purpose II showing the genera,
construction "l tie engine aud r;l
which caused tir accrrnl.
The counsel I,r p.aIn,ill made an llu-
successful cttpi - prose through Fred.
"rIck {. scott. Il height conductor. en-
poyed Vn the i;lt nor. alr; ohio ral.-
road. that the I,uNh"ad used on the
cars Of t.r Ni,Wi),g,un amt Nuillrrn
road werr II It oi Standard make auL
yer therefore dangerous.
Ctill q. Turner, ln1strr urr,lanic ii
til" L. W. < +. rai,r,al ipr, the Whining
ton division, t;ui Il ityi"I!cticaI question
fired at him by IT." plaintiff attorneys.
but hi, reply wa, II It "NitIy what they
desired.
Frederick e. scott Na- recalled and
questioned a- t" lDr lriyIt Of draw head,
from tie rails on the i,,tllnui" ( ohio
railroad
Plaintiff : attorney pU in cN i',ncc q
copy Of a biI' passed by Congress, March
J. lN"i, l"r tn" protection uf railroad
employees. hv whir! they will attempt
to prov" that the Hr,w II, at ui he rnyiic
which killed (,r>sM,l Nn~ not -itli-
ricntIv high. anI tn;u il Wa due ,othi>
fac, thai tine ;tccldrlt "c'lrrd
The cas-" will 10 continued ibis m,rl-
ing 1t ~ u'ciuck