The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-03-06

efOn WIN exceeding tne speed limit
and was fined So. His uncle had ad-
vanced the money to buy the car,
Ford, which he had repaid him, and
he sod it to his mother after the acci-
dent for $50 in casl and other con-
siderations. Mr.. Crothers contended
that the auto could not have been GO
ing fast as the horse beat it to the
lane. The jury found for Knopf,
awarding him $210 damages, and also
that the car was Hannegen's property.
Wednesday.
George Myers, a white man, was
charge of larceny of a horse from
Henry c. Cummings, which he hired
on June Z, 1911. His counsel, Mr..
Crothers, as Myers had been tried and
sentenced at Lancaster, Pa, for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
from the sale of the horse, entered a
plea of former conviction. The state
entered demurrer to the plea which
the Court sustained, holding that lar
ceny of the horse was separate of
fense for which he had not bean in
dicted in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Cum
mings testified that Myers had passed
as lightning rod agent and asked
him for good puller for hauling near
Conowingo. He let him have horse
which he led away. He recovered it
at Quarryvillc, where Myers had sold
it. Horace Whitman, of Unicorn, Pa :,
where Myers posed as a phosphate
agent, testified that he bought horse
from him in June, 1911, giving him a
check for $75, which Myers cashe in
Guarryville, Whitman going t,lence
with him to Lancaster. Whitman .es-
tilted in Myers trial at Lancaster in
1915 for false pretenses. Mr.. Croth..
ers commended that Myers had not been
proved guilty of larceny, as defined by
law, but the Jury found him guilty.
In the afternoon the suit of James
McGready of Elkton, against the p,
b. 4 w. r. r. for damages for per-
sonal injuries, was put on trial before
a jury. Messrs. Clayton and Croth-
ers for the plaintiff and Messrs. H. l..
ard W. p. Constable and Taylor. of
Baltimore, for the defendant. Mr..
McGready was sworn and told of be
ing thrown from a car from which he
was unloading stone, for the use of
the town, standing on the trestle neal
h!kton station on September 4, last,
when a train of freight cars was shift.
ed upon the trestle, one of which
bumped the car in which he was at
work. He was thrown upon the ties
and was hurt on the back of his head,
his back, both shoulders and both
arms, and owing to the effects of the
shock had not been able to work since
Edward ,t,p
Pierson, Harry Martin. Frank Sterl-
ing, George Crothers and Charles
Jones, linemen, who were nearby,
heard the crash of the cars and saw
trainmen aiding McGready from the
treste. Lewis had seen him in the
car and shouted a warning to brake
man on the train.
DR.. j. Horace Jenkins treated Nc
Gready at his office the day after the
accident. He found a confused wound
or bruise on the back of his head and
like wounds on both shoulders and in
the small of his back. He had exam
med McGready recently and found his
condition progressively downward. 1t
was result of the shock, and his
early death was likely. In his opinion
the injury from the wound on his head
and the shock was permanent. He had
been affected with arterio-sclerosis or
hardening of the arteries, which
would accelerate the bad effects of the
shock.
Dr. e. Hampton Richards had also
recently examined McGready and
found his nerves depressed, probably
from severe shock. The blow that
caused the scar on his head was a vio-
lent one, and could have induced his
present condition which was nervous
degeneration. 1t would never improve
and would likely cause his early death.
He had hardening of the arteries, be-
ginning probably ten years ago, which
would tend to weaken his system and
with excessive use of liquor could
have caused his present condition.
Thursday.
Trial of McGready VS.. the p, b. &
w. R. r. was resumed. Dr.. w. d.
Cawley, who had examined McGreadv
on February "a, agreed mainly with
Drs. Jenkins and Richards, but did
not think hardening of the arteries
and heart affection would account for
his present condition, which was prob
ably caused by his injury in the acci-
dent. He had found in McGreadv none
of the effects of alcoholism. Testi-
mony for the plaintiff closed.
The conductor, engineer and brake
man of the train were called for the
defendant and testified, all disclaiming
knowledge of McGready's presence in
the stone car and stating that all pro-
per precautions had been taken in
backing on the trestle. Brakeman
Scott heard Lewis warning shout
when the crash came. Brakeman Ca
pleln, who helped McGready from be-
meath the car to a seat on the running
board of the treStln un nrLnl LIZ.