The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-01
DIDN'T FIND LeCLAIR MUCH HURT
DR.. j. W. Jackson Testified in Black
smiths Suit Against Railroad.


against the Montpelier & Wells Rive
Railroad Co. rested about o'clocl
Wednesday afternoon and the defense
used as its fret witness, DIR. j. w Jack
son of Barre, who was one of the first
persons reaching LeClair after train
demolished his blacksmith shop DR.
jackson told who was with him at the
scene and about Mr.. LeCair's being car
ried TO the hospital and that on the way
the man said he guessed he was all
right"
Examination at the hospital showed
no broken bones, and he also stated that
the man did not lose consciousness. He
found bruises on his, LeClair's, legs and
one on the back near the shoulder blade,
the most of which were contusions. A
bruise appeared on the inside of the right
thigh and there was a cut under the left
eye There was no bruise on the front
side of the body, no internal injuries,
and all ribs were in their natural posi-
ton Contusions appeared on the legs
where DIR. jackson bad seen pressure
upon them when iLeClair was being tax
en- out of the shop. Mr.. LeClair made no
complaint about his back when exam
ined and did not complain when rolled on
his side for examination of the back.
DIR. Jackson completed his testimony
this morning and was followed by nurses
who had the care OF Mr.. LeClar during
the time he was at the hospital in Barre.
They were Martha Murphy. Annie Bu-
chanan and Bessie Carr. Their testi-
mony as to Mr.. LeClair's injuries was
similar TO that of DIR. jackson. They
followed the chart of the case very
closely, referring to it in giving their
statements showing the baths given him
and the other care, which was according |
to the physicians directions.
Dr. w. f. Lazel followed the nurses,
telling of being one Of the first to reach |
the shop, that he went Of his own initia-
tive and saw Mr.. LeClair in the position
resembling that told by DIR. Jackson.
His testimony corroborated DR. Jackson
as to the extent of the injuries He said
that Mr. LeClair opposed being taken to
the hospital, saying he did not want to
be taken there. DR.. Lazell thought the
man showed great ftrritude in retaining
He thought the man was
more injured than it developed after ex
animation. He testified to visiting him
at the home and finding the man making
a satisfactory recovery, that he expected
him to recover in four weeks so he would
be able to resume work and that the
man complained at no time of suffering
from pains in the back or abdomen. DR..
LaZell was on the stand when the noon
'ecess was taken. ,
Earlier in the afternoon Henry Holt !
If the National Life Insurance Co. was
IN the stand testifving as to the expec
ancy of mans life at the age Of 81 !
'ears, Mr.. LeClair's age. The expectan !
y is about IL years
Ruth Currier, who worked at the house
Ifter Mr.. LeClair was brought to his :
ome, testified that he demanded con
iderabe attention and that Mrs. LeClair
ad to help him move shout at times.
William LeClair of Burlington testified !
imilarly relativa to the difference in Mr.
.eClairs condition before and after the
how, when he visited his father,
e had to be helped considerably, while =
efore that his mother did not have to r
ssst him At all u
Mrs. BeClair was the last witness for >
he plaintiff She told of her husband o
eing taken TO the hospital, how when she ca
rst visited him his face had not been a
ashed, although he had been moved q
ITO the ward but when she visited him OF
the afternoon he had been cleaned up. ~
cross examination she told of taking or
tonic to him and giving him half a
inc glass of it, and that she carried to
i'm that time couple of wine glasses
the tonic. She said it was a tonic he S,
'ok when he came from work very tired
I'd that she had taken some of it TO
r Lazell's at one time to be carried TO
70 hospitaI She denied that she tried di
any time TO have the nurse retain OF
me and give it to Mr.. LeCIar m
Mr. Shurtlef pressed her relative to ac
e tonic and finally brought out that it NJ
as iron and wine and that she kept it Or
the house all of the time, that he took be
more or less when he needed ii, but sa
ldom oftener than once a day She We
Id of the difference in his condition, OF
w he had to go w.ai crutches until the OF
It OF September, that she carried these We
him at the hospital, that he had been of
hard working man before the accident wa
d was never i'll. while now he was I'M th'
le to do anything He enjoyed good No
alth before the accident and bad since. me
e dwelt considerably upon the state tn,
mt that he was only partly washed We,
en she visited him the first time after No
, accident. She thought this was be are
g noon. Wig
James H. Merrill, who early in the ops
sion of count.. court entered a plea of aus
guilty to adultery, came into court Mo
$ afternoon and retracted his plea. pun
ering plea Of guilty and upon the
uest of the states attorney the case
$ continued for sentence This cleans
the state cases There will be no Art
Il of state cases this term, but there
number of respondents awaiting :,
tence
ed