Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07

DR.. George H. Tier, a Brooklyn pny-
eician, a witness In the damage SUN
brought against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to recover slyO'oOV
damages for the death Of Lewis C.
Green. a New Canaan. Conn, banker,
on the station platform at Elizaoetn
on June /, 1911, had a little run-in OF
words with Albert c. Wall, counsei
for the railroad company, the otner
day. DR.. Her was an eyewitness OF
the death of Dr. Green, who, 1t 10
claimed. came to his death by being
caught In the suction caused BY
train passing through the station at
so miles an hour. he being pulled In
such a way that some undermined
projection from the train pierced mis-
brain and tore one side OF his skull
TO pieces.
On the witness stand DR.. Her testi-
fed that as the train passed Mr..
Green's body shot forward along the
platform "as though shot from cat
apuit."
"catapult9" queried Mr.. Wall.
ssFhat's rather an ancient weapon,
going back to the Roman days. DID
xou ever see anyone shot from one
DR. Tier had to admit he had not.
Later Mr.. Wall asked Dr. Tier this
question: WAS there any skylarking
going on among the party on the
station PLATFORM"
"Skyiarking?" I don't believe 1 I'M
derstand the word?" said DR.. Her.
"skylarking," he repeated, shaking
his head wonderingly; that's a new
one on me-"
ooh, surely you know what sky
larking MEANS" persisted Mt Wal.
Don't believe I do" was DR.. Hers
reply. Maybe 1t Is in the same class
as catapult, and I have never seen
one" he continued smliingly-
mot at ALL" said Mr.. Wall smiling
in his turn. "Catapult is a word OF
the Roman age. while skylarking is
what I would call something OF the
good Anglo-Saxon age"
well, will stick to catapult and
you can have slzylarking for yours
was DR.. Hers closing rejoinder.
William Johnson, clerk to County
Auditor Albert T. Guenther, was busy
at his desk the other day when
huge and very greasy-looking negro
came to the office window and de-
manded attention.
what can I do for your" asked
johnson.
st would like pass to visit my
father in the Caldwell penitentiary,"
said the negro.
It being one of the functions of the
officials in the Board of Freeholders
office to issue passes for the prison
johnson picked UP a pad of blank
passes.
whats your fathers name?" asked
johnson when he got to that stage of
the proceedings.
"william Johnson, ssh," replied the
aforesaid huge ETC., Ethiopian.
"Great Scott" gasped johnson of
the auditors office, but he filled In
the name.
"And now what's your name?" was
Johnson's next query.
"Oh, I'm Bill Johnson, too" was the
reply.
"That settles IT," said Johnson, Of
the auditors office, as he went back
20 his desk. 1T change my name to-
morrow"
It is one of the rules of the county
Judges that no man shall be allowed
in court-rooms without a coat. John
Tully, doorman at Judge William P.
Martins courtroom, had serious
trouble over this question the
other day. A man who was to be re-
leased on bail was at the Court House
in the custody of an officer. To ball
him it was necessary that he enter
Judge Martins courtroom. But the
man was In his shirt sleeves and
there was Tully's predicament.
The man undoubtedly had a right
to enter the court-room that he might
be freed on bail But Tully had his
orders and he obeyed them and sent
word to Clerk McLelland that If that
man was to get bail the bail bond
would have to be brought TO the cor
ridor for signature. Tully won and
obeyed orders at the same time. The
bail bond was arranged in a jury
room outside of the courtroom.
Freebooter Richard F. Malta has
come new pet names for the newspa-
per writers who failed to view his ar
dent efforts to have DR.. Edward w.
Markers appointed a medical inferno
at Overlook Asylum from the same
Standpoint as himself.
In an italian newspaper, published
by Malta, the reporters who write of
the doings of the Board of Freehold