Frank A. Bloomfield, an ey witness, said that he was standing; ea the corner of Vu Yuen Road and Avenue Haig, his own car haviog broken down at that point. Ie wae panion who had now left!
ai. Me heard a child shout weeked and saw the tam start with the Boy's hand caught in the genre. The gate then appeared td open, and the next thing was that the boy was underneath the trailer. He thought the car was moving when the boy fell. Cross-examined, said that when he heard the shout the boy's hand was near the rail and he might have been holding, cen to the rail, Dr. A, H. Rail, who attended the plaintiff in' the Country Hospital, Gescribed the nature of his injuries. He said that there was a wound about 93 inches wide from near the ces to just below the knee, and the boy had lost a Jot of blood. He tode im to the operating room and attended to him. The boy almost, immediately became seriously il) suffering from convulsions. Gangrene set in and after a consultation with, two other doctors, he amputated thal Teg on October 22, When he first} the boy he had br jeff hand, one on his. right, and minor bruises on his face.
He said that he was still attend" ing the boy. Tt was at his sugges tion that Mrs, Thompson had taken, the boy away on a trip. In answer te Mr, Lipson Ward he said that the boy would be able to wear qm artificial Teg, though if he had one now it would have to be constantly. changed as he grew, Another operation might be necessary before the artificin! leg could be fitted, Evidence of Policemen Mavildar 137 Jay Singh of the M. P, told the court that on the Gay in question he had been on patrol duty in the district and saw the accident. The tram was. stationary, he said, and he saw the boy take hold of the iron bar and nearly place one foot on the 'The conductor then blew a and the tram started, He saw the boy dragged by his hand which was. caught in the gate, which closed self when the tram started. He had picked up the boy and taken to the' Country Hospital with a lady in a car.
P.-C, 2857, who was also on doty in the vicinity at the time, guve his version of the affair, Ho Sald the conductor was on the back platform when*he rang the bell to start the car, Mrs, May Victoria Thompson was then called to prove the special Gamages being asked for, and this loved the case for the plaintiff,
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