The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-09-24

that he heard. He heard the crash.
The, horse and wagon were dragged
for considerable distance before the
car was stopped.
The Jury was taken to the scene
of the accident.
Charles l.. Pohe the motornan
on the car testified that the car was
not running over six miles an hour.
He did not see Pfahler until after
he had been hit. There was no
headlight OH the car, but the lights
inside the car shone out and enabl-
ed him to see about six feet ahead
of the car.
Samuel Kressler the conductor
discredited Geo. w. Houck' S testi
mony respecting the curtains over
the front doors. He said they were
not drawn until after the accident.
The car left the Square at 6:55 and
it was about five minutes later when
the accident occurred. He felt a
sudden jolt, and running out saw
Mr.. Pfahler in a wagon without his
hat. He inquired where the h-rse
was and either Mr.. Pfahler or Mr..
pohe, he couldn't recall which, re-
piled that it was under the car.
Several other witnesses were call
ed among them being S. F. Pea
cock, who at the request of Mr..
Dny had gone to the scene of the
accident at nine o'clock one night
for the express purpose of making
a test. He couldn't see the body
Of a car, but he could easily see the
light and hear the bell. is testl-
mony was substantiated by w. H.
Eyer and Bart Pursel, who were
also there on the night of the test.
Mr.. Eyer testified that the light
could be seen nineteen hundred and
the car one thousand feet.
Mr.. Scarlet addressed the jury
for the defendant and Judge Her
ring for the plaintiff.
The jury retired at SIS Friday
afternoon. They returned a sealed
verdict the same evening. 1t was
opened Saturday morning and found
to be in favor Of the plaintiff in the
sum of 81, 369.
MIR. Duy counsel for the Trolley
Company at once filed motion tor
an arrest Of judgment ald new trial.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
The argument III the river bridge
equity proceedings was taken up
before the Court on Wednesday.
The proceedings were very lengthy
and many witnesses were called in
Guiding A. X. Tulebrown chief en-
gineer of the Sunbury and Wilkes
barre Division, J J.. keenan,. for
mer supervisor of this division: B.
+. Bright, assistant traipmaster OF
this division; Joseph +. Mcintyre,
former assistant supervisor of the
Sunbury Division for the Railroad
Company, and Commissioner Will
liam Bogart; Daniel Hess of Mifflln-
vile; John c. Heller, of Heller
vile; Helm B. Winterstien, Stephen
Pohe, of Espy; Jacob, PETER, OF
Mifflinville; J. J, Brown, of Blooms
burg; Henry Folk, of Mifilinville;
Aaroy w, Hess, of Mifllinville; AL
fred Hess, of Mifflinville; Mordecai
Hicks, OF Light Street; Commission
er Geo. w. Sterner; County Sur
veyor Boyd Trescott of Millville;
and Jas. &. Brawn experimenting
engineer of the bridge, for the Com
missioners. The proceedings came
to an end Thursday afternoon,
Counsel filed briefs and the matter
now rests in the hands Of the Court
At the conclusion of the case Judge
Little announced that the present
order of Court respecting the in
junction be continued until further
| notice.
The next case called was that OF
| Kostenbauder VS.. Goodman. 1t was a
dispute over small strip OF land at
Montana, near Centralla, occupied by
defendant, to which the plaintiff
claims the title. Notwithstanding the
trivality of the matter, it was hard
fought throughout. Zarr was counsel
for the defendant and Scaret for the