The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-03

MADE TODAY
Evidence Finished This Morn.
ing in Suit Against d. Nj.
BrOsnahan
COURT WILL ADJOURN
TO NEXT WEDNESDAY

Charge to Jury Will Be Made Then
Adjournment on Account of Bar
Association Meeting and Session of
Supreme Court
The last of the evidence in the $4,000
damage suit brought by Henry F. Jor-
dan, administrator of the estate of
William Collier, against Daniel NJ.
Brosnahan, was put in at county court
this morning, and this afternoon two
of the arguments viii be made, after
which court viii adjourn to next We'd
nesday afternoon because of the state
bar meeting at Montpelier and the su-
preme court session. The state bar as
sociation, of which Clarke c. Fits of
this town, former attorney general of
the state, is president, will have as its
guest of honor United States Attorney
/ General McReynolds This is the first
+ time that an attorney general of the
United States ever has been a guest
of the Vermont Bar association.
/ The Collier suit, which was brought
TO recover damages for the death of
Mr.. Collier, who was struck by a team
owned by the defendant, has been in
progress three days and many local
witnesses have been called to testify
to what they saw. The defense hhs
set up a claim of contributory negli-
gence in that Mr.. Collier, the defense
alleges, ran into the street and at
tempted to stop the heavy team. Much
testimony to this effect was put in
yesterday afternoon.
Arthur Holden of South Londonder-
ry was the first witness yesterday af
ternoon and testified that he went with
Brosnahan and Putnam when the team
was bought of John Wiley. He was
present at the time Of the conversation
between Brosnahan and Putnam and
did not hear Mr.. Putnam say anything
about one of the horses having run
away. He admitted on cross examina-
tion that he knew that one of them
had run away, but he did not think
to mention 1t to Brosnahan.
L. L. Dunham of Brattleboro said
that he was on his way down Main
street on the West side of the street
and was above the alley when the
team ran out into Main street. He
hurried along down the street and saw
, Collier run from the sidewalk and
throw up his hands in front of the
team. holding his hat in one of them
! as he did so.
Dr. George F. Barber was in his
office on the day of the accident and
heard the commOtion. He saw the man,
whom he did not know at the time,
/ leave the sidewalk and wave his hat
|, in front of the horses as they approach
r ed him. He was asked ON cross exam
ination if he saw a bottle in one hand,
:. but said he did not
Frank Hildreth was in DR.. Barber 5
; office at the time and saw what the
r dentist did
:. w. Edwards was standing on the
steps of +. Z. Perry store when the
Y runaway came down the street. He
testified to the actions of Collier sub
stantially as the preceding witnesses
: had done.
Eugene NJ. Angler, who was with
q Edwards at the time, corrObOrated his
n testimony.
! Charles DunIevv at the time was
> working for the Durham Brothers Co
/. He ran out of the back of the store
r and followed the driver of the team
!. Goodell, in his race after them. When
# the horses were 100 feet away from
a the lower entrance of the Crosby
Il block he saw a man run out to the
II street waving his hat in one hand anc
: get in front of the team. This man
n whom he learned afterwards was Mr.
Is Collier, tried to grab one of them by
the bride.
!. Miss Helen Childs was standing OF
J. the steps leading to Donnell & Davis :,
store, in which she was then employed
O. and saw Mr. Collier wave his hat am
, hands in front of the team.
. Harold Akley of Vernon was stand
L.
u TO Crosby block near Collier and saw
= him when he ran behind the milk wa
as gon and out into the street, waving hi
Y hat in front of the team.
w A. Harris testified that he wa
talking with Collier and that bot
heard the runaway coming. When Col
Ter started for the street he called t,
him: ''Come back here. Don t 90 ou
:, there.
Il Hugh DunkIee was buying soda il
the Holden drug store, and with hi
!. brother. Albert, went out when at
II tracted by the noise made by the runa
- way and saw Collier apparently at
-. tempt to stop the horses by wavin
- his hands and hat in front of then
= His brother corroborated his TESTIMONY
q Attorney w. D. Smith and Deput
y Sheriff c. [. Knapp, both of whom sa,
10 the accident from the windows o
70 Gibson & Waterman s office, testiie
d to the effect that Mr.. Collier ran int
ar the street and attempted to stop tn
OF team.
ar Charles Goodale, the driver of tn