The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-12
PROUTY CASE GOES TO JURY
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its verdict. (D Defendant neglected
to blow whistle and ring engine bell
80 rods from the crossing according
! to Canadian law. (2) Failure to
maintain bell in proper working or
der, (3) Ex-Governor Prouty and
Chauffeur Blay exercised reasonable
care in going over the crossing.
The jurors were then summoned
and the pleas of the contesting law
yers were begun. Atty. Farman COM
pleted his plea yesterday afternoon
after which defending Atty. Redmond
commenced his own masterful plea
to the jury.
Atty. Farman's plea to the jury
conveyed the idea that it was the
duty of the railroad to exercise the
highest degree of care in the safe
guarding of crossings. But the
Grand Trunk was guilty of a breach
of this duty in not blowing the
whistle and ringing the engine bell
continuously for distance of 100
yards of the crossing. He compared
the testimony of Blay with the stories
of the Grand Trunk employees whose
jobs were at stake. "Twenty rogues
do not make man, nor can col
lection of lies make a TRUTH" was his
declaration.
During the plea Atty. Redmond
left the court room and could be seen
through the doorway pacing up and
down the corridor. A black meer-
shaun pipe, from which much smoke
poured, was held between set teeth.
He appeared wrapped up in deep
thought. He was preparing his plea
which he completes today
"No matter if that automatic bell
had as many devils in it as was cast
out of Mary Magdalenc, the fact that
it was ringing all the time should
have been a sufficient warning, THE
Chauffeur Blay, he explained was
the only man who said that the bell
was not ringing. Blay himself has
a 100000 suit against the Grand
Trunk. Atty. Redmond asked the
jury, in face of the overwhelming
negligence of the Ex-Governor and
his chauffeur, not to decide against
the defendant just because it happens
to be corporation.
Sidelights of 100000 Lawsuit
Although the accident occurred in
the Dominion of Canada, the plain
tiff has a legal right to have the case
tried in the United States. The suit
is being settled in the United States
Court converting at the Federal
Building at Newport. However, the
laws of the Province of Quebec have
jurisdiction over the case.
The widow of the Ex-Governor is
a corpulent woman. While testifying
on Wednesday, Atty. Redmond asked
her, in connection with the mainten-
ance of her expensive apartment in
Boston, how much she spent day
for meals. "That depends upon how
much | eat" replied the widow. "SiX
dollars day was my usual bill for
meals"
In the cross examination of a
witness reference was made to the
great medical authority, DR.. Osler.
Queried Atty. Prouty, who is the
oldest native born citizen in the city
of Newport, els that the physician
who said that at 40 a man was well
on his way to the grave and at 60
vas absolutely no use?"
eyes, sir"
81 naturally do not think as much !
IF him as I used to-" was the re-
ioinder of the 70-year-old, brilliant,
legal light, ~ ~ 50 Va MI WI
In sharp contrast are the charact
eristics of the two most important
Vermont lawyers. Redmond is impet-
uous in his speech and mien. At times
his voice is as mild as child's and
at other times he bellows forth his
TRADE upon the heads of the oppos-
ing attorneys. During a. cross-exam-
nation he struts excitably up and
down the inclosure of the bar. He
gesticulates wildly and sometimes
mimics the witnesses.
On the other hand is the tall, cool,
figure of the Hon. G. A. Prouty. The
latter seldom moves away from his
place behind his flat topped desk He
speaks in calm voice never tingled
with emotion. His words are few
but their import is invariably of great