The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-14
BOARD RESERVED DECISION.
In Case Of Richard Halsall Estate VS..
Mari & Gordon.


Expert testimony bulked large in th
evidence submitted before the Vernon
industrial board at hearing-in Barr,
yesterday afternoon in the case of TIN
estate OF Richard Halsall against Marr 4
Gordon. The hearing was held in TIN
office of S. Hollister Jackson with al
members OF the board, Robert W. 81
monds Of st. Johnsbury, Sanford 4. Dan
iels of Brattleboro and Fred S. Pease o.
Burlington, present to consider the al
legations and rejoinders. Miss Laura
Burbank of st. Johnsbury acted as clerk
Attorneys S. Holister jackson of Barre
and A. T. Porteous of New York, repre-.
sented Marr q Gordon and the Royal
Indemnity company. Rev. Edgar Cross.
land was the appearance for Mrs. Hal
sail, wife of the deceased. Thirteen wit
nesses were examined and when the hear
ing adjourned around o'clock, it was
announced that decision would be re-
served for time, pending the customary
examination of the evidence.
The case involved the allegation that
the demise of Richard Halsall, an ex-
soldier of the British army and formerly
a Jumper in the employ of MARI g. Cor
don, who passed away Jan. 8, 1916, was
due to an accident which he sustained at
the Granite street plant of Marr d Cor
don on the 18th day of September, 1915.
In its reply TO the allegation, the defense
declared that the death of Mr.. Halsall
proceeded from natural causes, principal
ly pleurisy.
Much of the evidence submitted was
of technical character. Physicians in
troduced by the claimant told of the
mans condition, DIR. III. @. Tinkham, dean
of the Medical college of the Universe
ty of Vermont, qualified as an expert
witness for the defense and five stone
shed Jumpers gave evidence that was
with some of the technical
aspects of their trade. When the claim
ant rested after IL witnesses had testi-
fed, Attorney Porteous moved that the
petition be dismissed on the grounds
that claimant failed TO give due notice
of its intention TO proceed against the
and that the claimant had
failed TO show where the death Of Mr..
Halsall was due to an accident. The
motion was waived by the board, through
Chairman Bacon, and an exception was
taken.
DR.. O. G.. Stickney testified as the ply
sician who first treated Halsall. DR.. M.
I. Chandler told OF being called in coun-
,el and both witnesses testified to an
,xploratiye operation that later led to
IN operation for the removal of pus. DIR. /
!. w. jackson told of administering an I
preparatory to the operations,
which were performed at the City hospi- |
al. None OF them would state that the /
mans condition could not have been due /
o an accident in which the alleged vic
i'm, it is said, received injuries in the I
egion of the ribs. Dr. jackson, replying
o cross examination, said that skin
ruises might heal in a very few days
nd, again, might be discernible some
7eelxs after an accident. Among the lum.
ers who testified to the methods en-
loyed by Jumpers and their duties were
gorge Thompson and William $, Smith.
. ". Perry, Grover Gaven and James
mIah also testified for the claimant. Ev-
ience tending to disclose the condition
+ the deceased Immediately after the al
,ged accident and in the days immedi-
tely preceding his death, was submit
ID by Mrs Richard Halsall, Lillian Hal
Ill and Charles Halsall. d
DIR. Tinkham was examined at length
V the members of the board and by the :
,torneys. His testimony dealt exclus- I
ely with the technical aspects of GER /
in diseases, pleurisy, empyema and tu- |
,reulosis. Alexander Gordon of the firm J,
Marr & Gordon also testified briefly.