Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-10-04
COURT CONTINUES
ITS CIVIL CASES.
Wednesday Afternoon.

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Prof. J. @. Wilson, of Jefferson
college, was the first witness called,
rasides in Philadelphia where he is \,
nracticing physician, and for 10 years
has been a Professor of Medicine in
Jefferson College and attending ply
Sician at the Women's and PennsyI.
yania Hospitals; is also an author of
medical words, treating of the nerv-,
GUS system of which he is a specialist
Mr., Yudelowitz came to his Office
in Philadelphia for treatment in 1904.
He found his nervous system was seri-
ously affected; upon inquiry to learn
the cause of his nervous condition he
learned that he had been injured in a
railroad accident. in which his horse
was killed. IKE
The accident occurred near Norma
in January. 1904 .raa 81
DR.. Wilson was asked If his nervous
system was so affected as to incapaci. :,
tate him for the the transaction of
"a
His answer was in the affirmative.
He examined the plaintiff as recently
as last Tuesday. He was affected with
nervous tremors, which he described
very fully at length, giving in detail
many of the systems, such as loss of
concentration of memory, singing in
the ear, plus reflex, and characteristic
pains. The symptoms he found in
] the plaintiff he said, as he found them
Tuesday last, could not be simulated.
DR.. Wilson is the editor Of the
American Text Book of Applied
Therapeutics and this book was
made use of by Mr.. Bacon in cross.
examining DR.. Wilson.
Samuel Yudelowitz who is an in .
telligent Hebrew, was sworn he said
he was between 65 and &c years old,
residing in Rosenhayn, is a farmer,
Met with railroad accident at
Norma, January 18, 1904, at O'Clock
at night. was going home from Vine
land with horse and wagon, it was
very dark. Had been that day at
Woodbine was driving out Lands
avenue from Vineland to Rosenhayn !;
the avenue crosses the tracks Of the
railroad. In crossing the track his
wagon was struck by the locomotive.
He stopped a couple of times to
4 listen for the train, but heard nothing.
he drove slowly on and listened, but
#did not hear any signal OF the ap-
& preaching train. a.p
B Mr.. YudeloWitz narrated fully the
Incidents Of the accident by which he
@claims to have been injured. aJa.
4 He was sharply cross examined by
4 Mr.. Bacon. He said he was in COW
B cred wagon it was very cold night
u below zero. He said he saw the re-
Il Election Of the headlight Of the locomo-
4 tive on the rails which was the first in,
y timation he had Of the approach Of
d the train. When Is or 16 feet from the
{ tracks he looked both ways for a train
# but saw nothing till he saw the "shine'
Z on the rails, then he pulled to the lef
4 and was struck by the train.
\ Raymond Lipman testified that he
was driving from Vineland to his
home the night of the accident; he
mad team of white horses; it was
4 very dark. He listened for the train
y at the Norma crossing; heard no sig
a nal saw the locomotive when it was
a right up to the crossing could not see
N up the railroad because the view was
oostructed by the trees and blacksmith
y snop; stopped his team in Mr.. Coney's
N open yard and at the same instant
d neard crash as Of a wagon breaking
Z up; left his team and rushed up, saw
morse down, wagon broken up and
& man lying near. The man was Yude-
iowitz and he appeared to be dazed
ana didn't know anything. The horse
nao leg broken and man shot it
with revolver later. The man was
carried into Ooney's store where he
was revived.
# oavld Fisher, Norma butcher, was
~ ~ the group at the accident, so was
y samuel Ogden of Norma. ...
II. Williams and W. 8. Sharp testi-
neu TO measuring the line of vision
last Monday evening at the scene of
sne accident. They testified that at
|&S Ieet up Lands avenue from the
la'lroad track, a lighted match showed
~ distance of 100 yards up the rail-
.Oao tracks; the view above this point
was oostructed by trees.
@ "hen the evidence was all in on the
'a'h'l1f's side, with the exception of
ne books relative to his business
r, mnicn will be shown tomorrow, the
plalntiff rested.
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