The evening world., 1909-01-27
MOVING PICTURE
SHOW IN COURT
Loses Loses A VERDICT
Interesting, Says Justice As
pinall, but Failed to Show
Anything.
! SPEED UNDER CONTROL
nMcGorty Boy, to Whom Jury
Gave $4,000, Bribed to
II Act Before Camera.
SPEED UNDER CONTROL

The McGortys, OF No. 1876 Eighth ave-
nue., Brooklyn, think lot more to-day
l,pf the man who invented moving pic
Etures than they did yesterday. They
were inclined to think that moving pic
ttures were ininnical to the public well
kfare yesterday. when Justice Asphalt,
I'm the Supreme Court, Brooklyn. let
ljury see some moving pictures OF little
stephen McGorty running and tussllns
i'm the street, just as though he was not
bclairning $4,000 damages from the Coney
tIsland and Brooklyn Railway Company
l6or permanently disabling him. To-day
tShe jury which saw the pictures sent IN
q sealed verdict awarding 5000 to
Stephen McGorty, despite the pictures
. The McGorty family, which for two
years, until yesterday, has believed that
the railway company could be made to
pay dearly for the hurt done to Stephen
when conductor pitched him of a car
at Franklin avenue and Brevoort place,
after dispute about fare, were so
greatly rejoIced by the verdict that they
had TO be restrained by court officers.
Pictures Didn't "Show Anything"
They had feared that the moving pic
ture exhibit had spoiled their case. not
~ithstanding the evidence which they
put in to break its force. Lawyer Kuhn.
f. for the railway company. was hardly
less excited. He dashed to the front OF
the courtroom and offered a motion that
the verdict be set aside because It was
against the weight of evidence.
~ shall not grant that motion OFF,
hand" said Justice Aspinall. 1T must
be made formally. In fact, l do not
think the verdict was necessarily
against the weight OF evidence"
Mr.. Kuhn looked dazed and indignant.
The justice, smiling good naturally, ex-
planned his meaning.
e'You wanted to bring that moving
picture thing In here. Mr.. Kuhn" he
Gaid. IT was very interesting exhibit
and the Use OF 1t was a novelty, and as
Guch was enjoyed by all of US. including
the jury. But 1t didn't show anything"
why, your honor, the pictures were
perfectly clear" objected Mr.. Kuhn.
Motions Controlled by Operator.
Yes. yes" smiled the Justice, per
fectly clear as portraits. But the mo-
tions OF the pictured figures were per-
fectly under the control OF the operator
He could make the boys motions as
slow or as violent as ne pleased. The
boy might have walked hundred feet,
and by speeding the machine he could
be made 10 seem to run. He might have
gone through the positions Of boxing
| Ing calisLhenic drill to music, and the
operator could make 1t seem that II was
10 wild and reckless battle.
/ Then. again, when the speed of the
pictures was made as great as was
that Of yesterday. any limping or disa-
f6ility, Or expressions showing twinges
of pain on the part of the boy. were
.nlprred over or eliminated. The Jury
knew all these things. Mr. Kuhn.
! Then 1t was shown that this boy was
persuaded TO take off his brace by the
offer OF 80 cents before he posed He
was tainted before his playrnates with
being a coward and with being dis
credit 10 the Irish race. DO you believe
there Is an Irish Kid in this town worthy
OF the blood in him who wouldn't have
done his best when challenged that way,
despite his pain and his crippled leg and
the orders Of his paren97 I don't I
wouldn't have stood IT,
mo, Mr.. Kuhn. Il was a very novel
land ingenious use OF evidence. II waa
1.-THE first time, think, that the NOV
ing picture invention has been used in
lffe trial OF case. think II will be
tthe last time"
The McGorty family, small Stephen
SMcGorty affectionately cherished
banong them, marched out of court
huniling