Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-04-24
CIVIL CASES
BEFORE COURT
Verdict for Full Amount in
Lusso Case.
DAMAGE SUIT STARTED
Philadelphia Parties Bring Suit for
Damages Done on the
Road.
Tuesday afternoon

Tuesday afternoon
Tne case of Tuso against Possumato
held the court most of the afternoon
yesterday. Between Lawyers Brewer
and Bartlett with their colloquies
with themselves and the witnesses the
case became so tangled up that Judge
Carrow said, facetiously, that it looked
as II a referee was required to ascer-
tain what, if any thing, was due.
The testimony was voluminous
enough, but to extract the true s:tua-
tfon and status of the account was a
puzzle. When the evidence was all in
Judge Carrow charged the jury, ex-
planning the case as it had been finally
evolved. The jury withdrew and a
jury was put in the box to try the
case of Israel Dick against Henry
Taylor, in tort. This is a suit to re-
cover damages for injuries sustained
by being run down by an automobile
The lawyers for the plaintiff were
Mr.. S. Leonard Rice, of Philadelphia,
and Joseph H. Powell; Herbert c.
Bartlett for the defendant.
Mr.. Dick was called to the witness
stand and said he was a resident of
Philadelphia. On July I'd last, he was
riding from Wildwood on his motor
cycle to Philadelphia. When between
Clayton and Glassboro, he met a one
horse carriage going in the opposite
direction to which he was going; as
he passed this carriage, an automo-
bile Suddenly dashed out from back of
the carriage and struck the front
wheel of his motor cycle; he was
thrown off and injured, his collar bone
being broken, shoulder bruised, face
scratched, leg injured.
The automobile was driven by the
defendant, Henry Taylor. He said he
did not see the automobile until the
collision occurred.
Judge Carrow wanted him to ex-
plain why he did not see the automo-
bile, when the witness had intimated
that the automobile should have seen
him. He said he was taken to hos
pital in Philadelphia and received
medical attention about two weeks.
While this witness was on the stand
the jury in the Tuso-Possumato case
came in, rendering a verdict of S12170
full amount of the claim with interest,
for the plaintiff
A Mr.. Schisn, also of Philadelphia,
was called to the witness stand. He
was riding up in company with Mr..
Dilks from Wildwood, on another
motorcycle.
The court adjourned with this wit
ness on the stand.
The Grand Jury made rapid pro-
gress yesterday by the way the wit
nesses were called in. There was a
large number of witnesses in the corri-
doris during the whole day, and, though
they were disposed of quickly before
the grand jury, there seemed to be as
many waiting to be called at night as
there were in the morning.
Wednesday Morning
The case of Israel Dick against
Henry Taylor was resumed this morn
ing before Judge Carrow, with the wit
ness, Geo. Chism, on the stand. He
was much mixed up in his testimony
as regards the relative positions of
the parties in the collision where Dick
received his injuries. So much so that
not much good was got out of it.
Judg Carrow himself saying he was
somewhat confused with his testi-
mony.
John D. Steinert was called. He re-
sided at the time just opposite the spot
where the accident occurred and he
gave very intelligent description of
the scene. He was standing holding
his horse in the driveway at his home,
waiting for his family to get into his
carriage; also waiting for the auto
mobile and motorcycle to pass, as his
horse was shy of them He said the
automobile was about 20 feet back of
the carriage which was passing; the
motorcycle upon which Dick was rid
ing was about 100 feet down the road;
they were approaching each other.