Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-01

observed, ABOUT the same as her usual
manner of walking at the present time
DR.. Strout stated on cross-examina-
| ton that Mrs. Danforth was his "wifes
mothers half sister," Witness did not
observe any irregularities in the plank
| ing between the two tracks. The gan
| grenous condition of the knee did not
manifest itself until 10 days after the
| accident. Witness performed no oper-
alton upon the patient aside from re-
moving the dead tissue.
| Miss Victoria Tyler, a Gardiner mil.
| liner, was the next witness Miss Tyler
testified that she was a passenger on
the train with Mrs. Danforth on the
| afternoon of the accident and left the
train at Gardiner a moment or two
before Mrs Danforth alighted Witness
turned around after she stepped from
the car and saw that Mrs. Danforth
had fallen and that some one was
helping her up.
Wallace kimball of Gardiner testi-
| fed that he was employed in the bag
gage transfer bushes sat Gardiner and
| was standing at the railroad crossing
when the accident to Mrs. Danforth oc-
Cured. The rails on the south bound
track projected above the planking,
| probably between two and two and a
| half inches for a distance of two or
| three car lengths below the track. Mrs.
| Danfcrth got off the track about a
| car length beyond the crossing Wit
| ness saw her start to come up between
| the tracks and then cross over them
| and fall. Witness started to pick her
up. but others had reached the spot
| first and helped her up.
Witness stated on cross-eXamnation
| that a bridge crew had been at work
making repairs on the trestle at the
Gardiner station. Witness could not
| say how far the planking extended
south of the railroad crossing Did not
remember whether the rails in the
| track projected above the plankinS or
not before the repairs were made on
the testle.
LaurentiuS A. Peacock of Gardiner, a
cab driver in that city for 20 years, tes-
| titled that he saw Mrs. Danforth get
off the train at Gardiner on the af-
ternoon of the accident He was look
ing for the plaintiff for another cab
driver, who did not know her Witness
| saw Mrs. Danforth take two or three
steps forward and then pitch head
| long. Several other passengers got off
] the train at the same time with her
| The rails Of the south bound track pro-
| jected above the planking at least two
and half inches. Witness on cross
! examination testified that he was OBJ
| liged to lift his feet considerably when
| passing over the rails of the south
bound track.
Charles NJ. ShOrey of Gardiner, pub
| nc carriage driver, testified that he
| was standing in line with the other cab
| drivers to the north of the crossing
gate when Mrs. Danforth alighted from
the train. Witness observed the plain-
tiff as she fell between the two rails
of the south bound track. Witness
could not state whether the men at
work on the trestle had completed their
work on the planking at this point or
not
Henry King of Gardiner a cab
driver, testified that he was standing
to the north of the railroad gate when
the accident to Mrs. Danforth occur
REQ. Witness saw her coming down the
steps Of the car and started to meet
| her as she was one Of his customers
Witness saw Mrs. Danforth start off
| dlaSonally to cross the tracks and
| then trip ard fall directly across the
south bound track. Witness had OBJ
served that the rails of the south bound
tracks stuck UP an inch and half
or two inches above the planking.
| Cablnan king was ross-eXamined
by Attorney Johnson at the opening
of the afternoon session. Witness.
stated on cross-eXamination that he
had noticed continued Improvement
on the part of the plaintiff.
| DIR. Fred Strout, recalled, testified
that at the request of counsel for the
plaintiff he took measurement be.
tween the east rail of the south bound
track and the west rail of the north
bound track and found the distance
TO be feet and one-half inch The
height of the PLAINTIFF is 5 feet. 6h
inches
DIR. Arthur w. Strout of Gardiner
testified that he had visited Mrs Dan
forth SIX times during her treatment
for the injuries received by the fall a,
Gardiner. Witness noticed an acute in
f1ammation of the knee Joint. Witness
testified that in his opinion the knee
at the present time had improved all
that it possibly could Witness stated
on cross-eXamination that the trouble
with the knee joint had subsidized but
the nature OF the injury was severe
enough to impair the strength of the
knee joint after recovery.
DR.. Alton Sawyer of Gardiner testi-
fled that on Sept s, 1908, he was called
in consultation with Dr. Fred Strout
of Gardiner in regard to the case OF
Mrs. Danforth. Witness noticed that
the knee joint of the patient was swoI-
len and observed an ulcer on the un-
der side Of the joint below the patella
Mrs. Danforth on being recalled tes-
titled that she had gained seven or
eight pounds since the accident on ac-
count of not being able TO take he,
usual exercise, Attorney johnson on
cross-examnation asked the plaintiff
if her condition improved with exer-
else and she replied in the affirmative
This completed the presentation OF
the testimony for the plaintiff and at