Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-29
ATTORNEYS CALLED
TO TESTIFY IN BIC
SUIT AGAINST CITY
ROGER CLARK AND GLENN w.
WEESE FOLLOW PLAINTIFF ON
STAND IN c. G. DEEMS $4,000
CLAIM FROM OTTAWA.

( Or. Charles G.. DEEMS occupied the
witness stand in the Circuit Court un-
prosecuting witnesses against the
/ City Of ottawa, in which he Is suing
10 collect S25,C0o damages for person
al injuries received when the taxi in
which he was riding April 26, 1916,
bumped INTO a hole on North tOllm-
bus street He was cross eXaminted
/ by Attorney James }. Conway M
merOOs times during the examination
Mir Conway held consultations with
The other two attorneys for the city,
Mayor George V. B. Weeks and City
Attorney Glenn Weese
During the examination Is develop
ed that an eXrav picture showing the
plaintiffs injuries had never been
made Mr. Conway asked If he would
be willing to have one made, offering
to allow any physician in the city to
make the plate Attorneys A +, But
trrs aud lee O'Neil Browne, who had
been conducting the prosecution de-
murred. and refused to have the pic
ture made unless ii was made i'll Mr..
ButterS office.
When he was excused from the
stand, Frank Durkee was called. He
testified as to the rough condition OF
/ Columbus street previous to the acci-
/ dent and Of having been riding with
DR. DEEMS upon one occasion follow
ing the accident. when he had Sc
we're spell of illness.
! Emery Anderson was the next wit
ness called. He was followed by
Frank : Slewder Mr.. Slewder on
cross examination told OF having seen
DR. DEEMS moving hay and doing
. other farm work Later in the after
noon he was recalled by the defense.
and on that occasion stated that ne
remembered this was previous to 1916
he saw Dr DEEMS moving hay and
working on the farm
Roger Clark, partner of Attorney
| Buffers. was the next witness called.
Mr. Clark told OF making the trip to
the scene OF the accident. the morn
inc following Or DEEMS injuries
with Or. DEEMS to measure the depth
and width of the hole He stated that
morning while he was there contra
dieting the statements previously
made by Albert Mumper in his reN
mOny.
On cross examination he stated
! that he was city attorney for two
years, from July. 1917 to the last of
June 1919 That he had represented
DIR. Deem is before entering the en-
ploy of the city and had never
handled the case for the city, He
said that he had never handled any of
the files of the case which contained
the data for the defense The matter
of the disappearance of the city files
"A few weeks ago was referred to by
Mr., Conway during his examination
of the witness and it was in'imated
that all the papers We're not In the
files when it was returned
City Attorney Glenn Weese was
then put on the stand by the plain
tiff. He was asked concerning the
city files. and stated that all the pa
pers which were in the files when he
, received them, after they had beer
"loSt." and found IN the city OF
fees, were still in his possession, He
was asked If he knew of any papers
which were missing and what the,
we're and replied that he did no
know of any, although he understood
certain aHidavits We're missing, MI
Browne objected to this testimony, a
the witness did not know what thes'
e papers were.
g DR. Thomas w Burrows. DR.. Dee
0 mis- physician, was the next witness
=. He explained that he had been tn
n DEEMS family physician since 1855
He told Of plaintiff having come t
Il him for medical treatment, on Apr
/. %, 1919. of the nature Of his injuI
J. les, the illness which followed, an
II described the after effects whic
II would be caused by such an acciden
It He was still giving direct testmon
l. when Judge Slough adjourned cou'
q until Monday.