The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-24
THIRD JURY DEBATES
100000 SLADE SUIT
Decision Expected To-day in
Fight Over Brokers' Eye
Lost in Auto Crash.
TURNS ON CARRIAGE LAMP
Counsel for DOminick Contends
One on Victims Vehicle
Was Not Lighted.

A Jury before Supreme Court Justice
Donneily was out most Of last night try
ing to agree on verdict In the third
trial Of a suit for 100000 damages
brought by Howard Slade. member Of the
stock Exchange nrm Of Wright. slad. &
Co.. against Bayard Dominick Of the
Stock Exchange nrm OF Domin'ck 8
Dominick .or the loss OF his right eye
and for the fracture Of his jawbone
which left his face pe.;na neatly d'sngured
The accident resulting in Mr.. Shades
injuries occurred on July I. 1919. when.
en- a moonlight night Mr.. Dominck's
automobile. driven BY his chauffeur ami
In which his wife and her sister. Mrs
Sarah II. Benedict. were riding coll Odd
with horse drawn runabout occupied by
Mr. siade and his friend Theodore Sled.
enberg Of the Cotton Exchange. who was
driving. Mr.. Dominick was salmon fish,
ing In Maine at the time
The collision occurred on Ocean ave-
nue.. Monmouth Beach. n. j.. where a
short road to the cottage owned by ex-
Secretary Of War Henry L. Stimson Joins
Ocean avenue. Mr.. Slade and his friend.
according TO hts testimony. were returning
from the Stinson cottage. then occupied
by Carl Won Bergen. when the auto struck
their vehicle. Mr.. Slade was In a hospl-
tai for six months. was compelled to have
his right eye removed and paid over
$4,000 for medical services. He said that
the sight OF his left eye was weakened
nently affected.
The contention OF the plaintiff was that
Mr.. Dominicks 80 horsepower car was
BE- ing operated carelessly.
The defendant through Lyman A.
Spalding. general counsel Of the accident
insurance company in which Mr.. Dom
nick was insured. alleged that the acct.
dent was due to contributory negligence.
because the Slade runabout carried no
light. The answer set UP a New Jersey
law requiring that a vehicle drawn by a
horse must carry light thirty minutes
after sunset.
On each OF the three trials the question
as to whether the light on the Slade run
about was burning was holly contested
Mr.. SlaSh said II was and ne WAS cor
rOborated by his host Of the evening. Mr..
Won Bergen. and the latter's two
daughters. Mr.. Siedenberg. who testified
in the frst two trials. said the same Oh
the other hand Lloyd r. Hasmer. a private
Waterman at Seabright, testified that
five minutes after the accident occurred
he picked up the Slade lamp In the road
and found that II contained no oil
To combat the testimony OF Hasmer
the plaintiff called John w. lies. ex-Mayor
Of Seabright. who said that Hasmer is
unworthy OF belief. II developed on
cross-examination that Hasmer was q
political opponent Of lies. George Elliott.
present Mayor Of Seabright. said that
Hasncr 10 reliable.
on the trial concluded yesterday the
defence made much OF the fact that
Siedenberg. the only witness who could
corrobo rate Mr.. SHADES story OF what hap
pence d. was not called although ne was a
witness on the two other trials and was In
court at the last trial
On the fist trial the jury stood ten 10
one for the plaintifr. one juror being
excused because OF Illness. on the second
trial the jury stood eleven 20 one for the
defendant
The jury will report i;s verdict to
Justice Donneliy this morning.