Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-06-20

right there.
Lena Anderson, formerly Of Thomp-
son, now Of Norfolk, said: saw tie
Whites on School street First noticed
that horse was afraid. Mr.. White got
out because he couldn't get il by roller.
Roller didn't stop. No signs up.
Cross examined said; Horse kept
coming on after she first saw it. Mr..
White got out. saw no signs but did
not look. Roller was going as fast as
she could walk. Mr.. White kept driv-
ing on-about five feet.
Anna Anderson testified in substance
as did her sister who preceded her.
Said man was doing his best TO hold
horse then got out and tried TO hold
her. said on cross examination he
drove little way,
Mark Lewis Of Putnam told of
jumping in the back of the wagon as
1t came along Providence street. Was
unable To stop the horse. Was thrown
out when wagon hit pole.
James {. Fisher said he drove over
the street that morning. saw no sign
or warning. Cross examined said he
did not look for signs.
Ida kwist said she peddled milk.
Drove into the street ahead of the
Whites. Saw him when he got out
and took horse by the head. She
looked for signs but saw none. She
had seen signs there and when she did
she drove by he barn through the lot.
Roller did not stop until it got 10 end.
Cross examined she said when she got
on School street could see clear up TO
the ice house. Didn't see roller until
she got near Sheldonis.
Mrs. Henrietta Tyler saw the acct
dent from time W bite got to horse :
head.
Mrs. Michael ConEor said she saw
team go past her house on Providence
street. A lphonse Boucher told OF Civ
ing assistance after Mrs. White had
been thrown out. Exelia LeClair told
ef Mrs. White being brought into her
house before she was taken to the hos
pital.
Mr.. White said he paid hospital and
doctors bills of Sl94 90.
DR. +. f. Perry testified to the ma
ture and extent of Mrs. Whites in
juries. said she would probably al
ways limp. In answer to a hypothet-
ical question said that such strain as
Mr.. White received at time of acct
dent might have caused rupture.
City Engineer George w. Perry was
the first witness for the defense. He
explained the map in evidence and
gave measurements and distances.
Court adjourned at $40 and upon re-
quest of counsel the Jury went TO the
scene of the accident.
Wednesday morning Engineer Perry
again took the stand and explained
more distances. He said that per-
son in team could have seen the road
roller at the junction of Mechanics and
School streets rs soon as they turned
into School street from Providence.
Or. j. b. Kent testit tied to eXamin-
ing Mrs. White ON Monday and told of
the conditions he found. In his opin-
ion she would completely regain the
use OF the leg which was broken.
Frederick Dumas testified that he
had placed a warning sign ON the east
side of School street near Providence
street at o'clock in the morning of
the day of the accident. lie saw IL
there few minutes before and few
minutes after the accident. Sign was
ten feet long and was half on sidewalk
and half in street Ii was in plain
sight. On cross examination he said
that street WAS left open upon request
of travellers as autos got stuck in the
mud on the temporary road. Said
warning was kept up and all that
passed did SO at their own risk.
MIR. Preston said he was engineer on
the roller. Started il out between 10
and IL O'Clock from junction of Me-
chanics and School streets. First saw
White when he was opposite Csplett
house. Horse was behaving all right.
When horse got nearer IL reared and
he stopped the roller. Roller was go-
ing about two miles an hour. Any
one entering School from Providence
street can see whole length of il 10 Me-
ehanics. Saw sign in the morning at
O'Clock Mr.. White evidently took
chances 10 go by. Horse gave warning
in time for him TO turn around.
George Rogers, teamster, told of see
ing the sign.
In rebuttal Mr.. and Mrs. White
were put on and said there was no at
tempt made to Il rive by the roller.
Arguments were then heard and at
40 the judge began his charge TO the
jury. When he finished at 4.i0 court
adjourned for the day.
As soon as court came in Thursday
morning the jury retired for delioera.
ton in the above case.
They came In twice for information,
once TO have the testimony Of Geo,
w. Perry, as to whether he saw q sign,
read 10 them, and again 10 have the
testimony of Mr.. White as TO how far