The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-03
THE DONAHOE
DAMAGE SUIT.
Both Sides Close and Ar
gument Commenced this
Morning.

~ INC att0rnOou sossiOu ot tnb pniteu
States Circuit Court yesterday DR..
Ew Tim Chandler testified to having at
tended Mrs. Donahoe. She was In bed
and had soreness In the muscles around
the left shoulder and from the third to the
sixth rib. There was an old bruise on
che left thigh. He inquired the cause Of
\ the. bruiss and was told it was caused by
1lrA Donahoe falling down stairs three Or
\ tsur days before. She had congestion Of
4 ehs lungs due to heart trouble, There was
also q protusion Of the bowel and other
troubles which were old troubles He had
basn Mrs. Donahoes physician and had
attended her two or three years before
She suffered with heart disease and no
had warned her to be careful Of this and
md other troubles.
In his opinion Mrs. sDouahoe could not
have lived more than one year after Octo-
bsr 10th, the day Of the accident, had
there been NO accident The doctor said
Michael Donohoe, the husband, had told
him be caught his wife's hand while the
train was in motion and told her to jump
which she did also that the train arrived
1t tho station before he knew it.
His wife called his attention tc it, and
thsy started to get off.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Biggs, Dr..
Chandler said he had attended Mrs Dona-
hos two or three years before the accident
and probably fifteen times between that
and the time of tho accident. If Mrs.
, no., H. f.Il an, al Fac,
the car steps to the platform it would
4 have killed her. Dr. Chandler said Mrs.
Donahoe had a lacerated pertoneum.
When asked if Drs White and Tomilson
were wrong when they said she had no.:
DIR. Chandler said he was not responsible
for what others had said.
He insisted her condition was as no had
stated. He attended Mrs. Donahoe every
day from the accident until November
and then every three or four days until he
was discharged on November Is. DIR.
Pyle was called in consultation at the re-
quest of Mr.. Donahoe. He denied that he
objected to DR.. Fahey when Mr. Donahoe
Damod him and said he would only have
been too glad to consult Dr. Fahey. In
answer to q uestions Dr. Chandler said
many people had heart disease and live,
bnt many do not live with such heart
affections as were Mrs. D,nahoe's.
Dr.. Chandler in answer to Mr. B,ggs
said that as II physician for tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company he made
report of the accident to the company, but
al ri ~ Al hat rh
told him on the night of the accident when
he called to see Mrs. Donaboe.
William Ramsey was n passenger on the
train with Mrs. Donahoe was hurt. Both
the conductor and breakman called out
she station when the train arrived. 1t
stayed at the station long enough for tho
people to get out Crcss-examina.ion by
Mr.. Biggs the witness said the train
remained at The station at least one and
half minutes. William H. Forbes gave
similar testimony. He was passenger
Onthe same train.
\ John Scott testified to seeing passengers
getting off as the train started he turned
and saw awoman fall. Tho train had then
besn in motion some time. C,oss-examin.
Cd by Mr. Biggs, tho witness said Mrs.
Donahoe fell forward.
Samuel Chambers was recalled and tes-
tified that Michael Donahoe had told him
tho train had arrived at the station so soon
that he did not know it. He and his wife
remained seated urtil the people were out
Then his wife called his attention to the
matter. Donahoe said not but she called
his attention toa house ana then they
started out. He got off first. Then he
told her to jump or let loose and she fell
Into his arms.
I II General Prosperity has not begun
. fall campaign in Wilmington, then
where is he? Activity in every branch
Of manufacture and trade seems to indi-
cate that Wilmington is getting her
share Of the Improvements of conditions.
/ In the manufacturing line everything
seems on the jump. Steel inlu'triei arc
worry busy, the leather plants are
turning out big orders, ship builders
wore never buster. machine makers never
had more work, and generally oil those
Industries which employ vast numbers OF
workmen have all the work they can ut
sand to.
On cross-e examination Mr.. Chambers
said Donahoe stated he told his wife to
Jump because he was afraid she would
get under the wheels. Later in second
conversation DoIahoo reversed the prey-
GUS conversation.
Daniel Bowed testified that Micheal Don
ahoe had told similar story in n drug
tore. Cross-Cxamned by Mr.. Bisys the
witness said there was never any trouble
between himself and DoEahoe over u pair
OF boots. There was trouble betty, cen the
witnesses son and Donahoe, and tho
witness rad the bill.
James Riley testified 10 n similar con-
vsrsation with Donahoe CroSs.oxamined
by Mr.. Btggs tho witness denied that he
had recently made application for n
position on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road Thomas Kirk, telegraph operator
ut tho Delaware avenue station test fled to
turning on the light on the night Of the
accidAnt. The defence here closed.
Mary Donahoe, called by Mr.. Bggs in
rebuttal denied that her mother had fallen
down stairs previous to the accident.
The bruiso spoken of by DR.. Chandler
was not on her mothers body before the
accident,
- Ask cd how she knew, the witness said
II the bruisc had been there Eefore her
mother would have told her. Tho mother
nd the br,iise was caused BY tho accident.
81 Mrs. Cornelius Donahoe gave similar
testimony. Mr.. Biggs asked II Mrs. Dom
ahoe said how she got the bruise, but Mr..
Bird objected, The objection was sus ain
cd and an exception noted
Michael Donnhoe was recalled whom
he denied that his wife had said sh4
" only hurt by falling against railing
Both sides here rested
We hold that you can always save
money by buying your Clothing at this
storel
Not always the cheapest. But the best
far tho prirp nunlitv rcn, i,Ipro1'