petitioner said. that when she was hit she was standing very near to the Window alli, and "was facing aide ways." She' was glancing out" the window, but not leaning out. The fre. adder' passed "in front. of the window before which she was stand Ing atthe time she was hit. she did, not remember seeing the object {hat strucie her, as the whole thing happened too suddenly. Commending the fact that the piece of ladder which structed petitioner. was found Dulside the building, Mr, MeDonala Sold that ft must have hit the window, ruck the petitioner, and then rice: hetted out of the window again.
Dr, Versteeg, who lunched with Me. and Mrs. Schneider on the day of ceurrenee, said that when the fire {brigade commenced. operations, "he Teaned out of the window, interested in seeing how the machine' worked, Then he saw a man in the atest clow waving to the Chinese gathered round the fire engine to et out of the way, and moment later a
{fround,. Turning round, he save Mrs. loca of metal dropped, onto ihe Schneider with her face covered with Stood, and with an ely gash on her Toft cheek.
Mra, Schneider, witness declared. was dednitely not leaning out of the window when struck by the ploce of Total," 'The latter consisted of a portion of tubing, about five inches [by four, and weighing about three pounds,' Ie this piece of tubing had fallen from. the parapet of the bulld~ Ing. 88 feet above, and bit the poll: Hower square. inthe face, It would have killed er outsight. Witness ated that he found tiny spots of blood onthe window sil, near' the window teame, three inches inside, Unmediately after. the accident, and thick drops of Blood three feet inside ihe room soon. afterwards." He. refrarded. this. os absolute proof' that Pelitioner was inside the room at, the Time when she was hit. On further examination, he found a number of Saw erases onthe' wal tow the: para Schneider also testified.
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