South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-02
CLAIMS MISTAKE
IN TRANSACTIONS
Long Mye Plaintiff in Case
Tells Court Answers Were
Not Given Correct.

irA II. Heller was placed upon the
witness stand Thursday morning 10
testify in the ye-Independent and
l1O cent store case in which the for
mer is suing the latter for $1,000
damages. lie was ss-eXamined
concerning a conversation he IS al
! legged to have heard between parties
interested in making the changes in
the building and the contractor and
architect.
1t was brought out during Mr..
Heller's testimony that another case
was pending in the court in which
he is plaintiff in a damage suit
against the same corporation. Atty.
A. L. Hubbard for the defense.
sought TO get an expression of opin-
ion from Mr.. Heller as to whether
or not he thought the plaintiff should
wiz the case.
After persistent questioning Mr.
Hubbard elected the information
that the witness believes the plain
tiff should recover for his losses.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Heller's
testimony, Long Mye again took the
stand in his own behalf The de-
Tense took up the cross-examination
at the same place where 1t had been
stopped the night before when Mye
told of the goods that he had recov-
cred after the wreck Of his restau-
rant business.
Plaintiff Questioned.
The plaintiff was questioned as 10
the statement made at the first hear
ing of the present case. The plain
tiff declared that some of his ans
wers made to question through an
Interpreter were not correctly trars-
lated by the interpreter at the first
hearing.
Tee answers of Mye Thursday on
the stand contradicted his answers
said to have been made at the pre-
ceding hearing of the damage suit.
Mye was on the stand the entire
day, in the forenoon being examined
by attorneys for the plaintiff and in
the afternoon being turned over for
cross examination. His testimony
earlier was directed to show the
amount of damages incurred in the
wreck which destroyed his restau-
rant and chop suey business on the
second floor of the building.
The celestial told of his exper-
fences after the wreck. how he was
on the second floor of the structure
when the collapse occurred, his
subsequent removal TO the hospital
by "Amelican" people. and mis-
search through the ruins for some
thing of value to recover.
10 III that no had the nd
bed stead taken to a "Chinaman's"
laundry in the city. where he also
was provided with clothing.
The testimony is being secured
through an interpreter from Chica-
go.
When asked why he did not thor
oughly search the ruins for traces of
his lost clothing and other goods
which might have been only partial
~ destroyed, he said he did not want
junk.
Mye was questioned as to the
number Of people whom he employ
ed to assist him in running the res
tsurant He told of one Chinaman
who lost his life in the accident.
WAS your helper married."
Yes"
Where is his wife now?"
II doa't know"
Can YOU tell the jury anything
about HERO
Counsel for the plaintiff objected
that this testimony should he
brought out in another case in which
the wife of the dead man is suing
the Independent and 10 cent store
4 &c H,ar-
husband. The objection was sus-
tanned by the judge,
The trial which has proven one OF
interest TO spectators will last
through the week. Attorneys piled
Questions SO thick and fast at George
Y. Wing. interpreter, that he had
trouble in translating them. He got
stuck on the word laundry in the
afternoon and cupboard" proved I
stumbling block in the forenoon.