Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-03-19
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
NOW in HANDS OF JURY
Action Brought TO Recover For Death Of M. P.
Jordan at Dayvile.
Administrator Alleges Charles conos Truck Driver Was
Negligent

The case Of George Jordan. admin
istrator. VS.. Charles Como. of Plain
field, is now in the hands eff the jury
in the superior court in Putnam.
The action was started Tuesday
morning before Judge George +. Hin
man and jury and is to recover S5.-
900 for the death of NJ. p. Jordan of
Danielson, an employee of the state
highway department, on the state
highway at Dayville. March 10. 1919.
Jordan was the boss of gang of
men and while in the highway near
Dayville village, an automobile truck
owned by the denefdant and driven by
his servant, Albert Gordon, struck
him, killing him almost instantly.
The plaintiff was appointed admin
istrator of the estate and brought the
action to recover for damages to the
estate from the death of his father.
claiming that the accident was due to
the negligence of the defendants SER
want.
The taking of testimony consumed
two days and the arguments of council
consumed the entire day on Thursday.
The case did not reach the jury's
hands until this Friday.
The plaintiff is represented by At
torneys Searls and TORY of Putnam
and the defendant by Attorney OAR
bic of Danielsou and Attorneys
Brown and Perkins Of Norwich.
Complaint Read, Jury Impaneled
As soon as. court opened the com
plant was read and the jury impan-
elea The plaintiff made three chal-
lenges and the defendant one. The
jury that tried the case was made up
as follows: Arthur c. Keith, Remie
Delarge, Daniel G. Arnold, all Of Put.
nam. Elmer NJ Young, Walter Able
George NJ Thompson, all of Wind.
ham, Willis Covell. Pomfret; B. r.
Ritch, Woodstock; Dyer s. Elliott, NJ
II. Walker. Thompson, ana Charles
Rounds, Sterling.
Map Of Locus Explained
w. X. Pike Of Danielson intrcducet
q map of the location Of the accident
Counsel for the defense objected to i
as marked and after some Of the line
had beer erased the objection wa,
withdrawn. After Mr.. Pike had ex
planned the map, Nestor Godreau wa
called
Story Of Man Who Was Hit
Mr.. Godreau testified that he wal
employed rs a laborer by the state
highway department and that Mr.
Jordan was his boss. He said that
about $3.50 o'clock on the afternoon
of March 10, 1919, Ford automo,
bile stopped at the right hand side Of
the road and That Mr. Jordan. Peter
Bernier and himself went TO the auto
to see what was wanted. The occu.
pant of the automobile asked the way
to Brooklyn and then started his car
forward The three men started back
10 a gravel bank where they had been
at work and then, said the witness
S'fittuinG I1t NV nav was tiit
last that Godreau remembered until
he regained consciousness at the Day
Kimball hospital. The witness said
that he neither heard nor saw any We.
hicle approaching.
Saw Bodies Dropped BY Roadside
Peter Bernier said that he saw the
men struck. Both were carried about
35 feet under the truck. Godreau
was first dropped and then Gordon
whose body laid in the gutter God
reau was picked up and placed in the
automobile of DR.. Saretski and he
was taken to the hospital. Jordan
was dying and lived only two or three
minutes. Bernier said he saw God
reau and Jordan turn from the Ford
car and saw them struck. both to-
gether. He heard truck blow its
horn about 100 feet away. He esti-
mated that from where the truck hit
the men to where II was brought to a
stop was about IS feet. He said that
there was plenty Of room for the truck
to pass on the right hand side Of the
road. @
CosrobevAtion By Othsrs q.
The testimony was corroberated by
Julian Benos and Joseph Potter. II
was stated that there was tar wagon
at the north side of the entrance to
the gracel pit and that as soon as the
truck passed it the driver swung to
the left hand side Of the road, run
ming down the two men. Potter said
that he escaped by jumping back.
DR.. Judson Happened Along
DR.. W. s. Judson of Danielson tes-
tilted that he came along two or three
minutes after the accident and gave
what assistance he could. He said
that he looked at Jordan and found
that he was dead, SO gave his attention
To the other man and after making ar
examination ordered him removed tt
the hospital.
Son Takes Stand
The last witness Of the day wa
George N. Jordan, son Of the victim
Of the accident and executor Of hi
estate. He said that his father wa
IS years old and in good health TO
one Of his yearn.