Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-23
A VERDICT
CONTINUED from page ID

Hon. lanes g. Blaine, at the
..c,io, of Capital and State s'ree'''
,,,,.o-t,. tho state House. MT. mn
- So .;,,. uas employed by the Ne"
E,,I,,d rr.Ienhone and Telegraph ~
Ii,.enan. He was engaged IN
-, yith other ground and line
rnen in removing telephone cane anu
,,,,.r, ,rfre from the poles on IaPitai
street. ..,oo,,
,,.o,t 4.30 O'Clock in the afternoon
.h.. cr.v: had reached point IN their
work directly opposite the residence
~ ,he late Hon. James q. Blaine. Mt.
rim started up the telephone pole at
o.. Garner of State and Capital streets
m unrasten the wires. Then they were
m hive been taken down and reeled.
Climbing the pole. and as ne was ao"u'
to cut the binding wires, M. FINN
came in contact with high Foitase
wires receiving severe SHOCK anu
severely burning and laceratlhs iiiH
n.cb He was rendered UNCONSCIOUS
..rd had il not been for the prompt as
sistauce rendered by james Blaine
Finn would probably be uilabie 10 III ms
suit against the defendant company
TODAY. AS II was he was se'erNis III"
iu..d. go much so that the use oi "iIe
arm and leg are permanently iiipdii ei
which will greatly diminish ms Suture
fields of ;hor. He WIS taken 10 the
civ hospitaI as n result of thiS acci-
dent. y here he was confined for tW"
weeks and three days. Later he was
re,uov.d 70 his home in Ellsworth.
IL
Dlaintin will show in evidence.
Mr. Williamson reviewed the accl-
dent fully aud AZ the conclusion quoted
extracts OF the law in regard TO duties
of employers toward their employees as
prescribed by law and statute.
William Getchell a local civil en-
gineer was the first witness presented.
Mr.. Getchell had by request drawn an
exact plan of the location of the tele-
phone and telegraph wires in the pr"x-
unity of the scene of tn" accident. This
plan was fully and conciS"ly explained
to the jury. measurements of distance
between poles, wires. etc, being given
at the request of the council. The
plan will remain to the gaze of the
jury. for future us.. by witnesses and
conclusion of the hearing.
Dr. Alexander G.. Hagerty of Oak
land, the physician attending the
plaintiff, testified To the latter'S con-
di,ion. DR. Hagcrty was called upon
to attend Mr. Finn Immediately after
his discharge from the hospital and
HIS attended him continually since.
II" testified To the health of the plain
tiff b"for" tn" accident. and his numer-
ous burns. wounds. etc, rs he saw
them when Mr.. Finn came from the
hospital. These were, according to the
testimony. severe. something the plain-
tiff would meyer fully recover from the
"if'1'tS of, ANA in the witness opinion.
would never be able to resume his
FORMER occupations of Iinpman or lurn-
herman. In fact. would be incayttcitat-
cd tor ;unythiug but very light work
Ming stone, Il young man Of l.
y"irS. testified to being in the Blaine
homestead yard at the time Of the ac.
cidani. Irving heard someone halloo
ami. on looking around Saw a man
hanging from, the top Of "A telephone
pole. He ran to the scene and saw
tn" .inH1s clothes aiire supposedly SET
pE IN" "'"ctric current. irving knew
nothing more OF the accident as he WAS
called away.
James II. Chase. employed as q iaui-
tor at TIE State House. was near the
seen" of the accident, which occurred
L" tn" best Of his judgment. about 4 2,
o'clock in the afternoon. He heard =
c"HIn"ti"n near the corner of State
ana Hpital streets ard turning about
SAW Mr.. Finn hanging. with ono foo,
in a brace, at the top of TELEPHONE
l'"i". II" told of the efforts to get Arr
f1nn to the ground and observed the
clothes aiiie
NJ the conclusion Of this TESTIMONY
th'- court adjourned until O'Clock this
morning. The judge. jury and counsel
VIII view the scene of the accident i'm.
iH'''l'l'"iS upon assembling this
morning