'Mr, Wiener then talked about' the sway of the poles and the fact that both the new and the old poles, the latter of which was to replace the other, were loose at the tinie of the accident and tied together, After much questioning Mr. Wiener asked the witness if it was the normal procedure on such a job for Maximenko to have climbed the pole on the day he met his death. The witness 3 plied in the negative, Later, Mr. Hunter was re-examined by Mr. Franklin and then another question was put to him by Mr, Wiener. As the case was about to enter the summing up stage, Mr, Franklin ose and stated that he Would like on adjournment ax he had another witness to produce, He Feceived a radiogram at 3.40 o'clock, from the s, Shanghai Maru, stating that his witness was arriving'on July 5. Gis name ds Mr. C. C. Knox, and he is the assistant distributing' engineer for the Power Ca, 'The fifth and last day of the of Mrs. Maximenko against the Shang-hal Power Ca. was heard in' the United States "Cart for China on July 6 asthe defence, repr ented by Mr, C, S, Franklin, con: Sluded its case with the evidence of Mr, C. C. Knox, assistant distributional engineer of the Company.
Mr, Knox, who had been on holiday."in Japan, arrived here on July' 5 in the s. Shanghai Maru, His evidence only was of-a technical nature which refuted the previous testimony of Mr. H. A. Arnold, tech: nical expert for the plaintiff," Mr, Knox stated that spikes were used in America because most of the poles there were round, Bosuns chairs were not used. He said that ease and comfort were the two most im-Portant things that a lineeman considered when working on the wires, He said, in speaking of the tech-unique of working on wires, that it was not necessary for the workman to have his head and shoulders under the wires. Gloves could be used at, the discretion of the company. Mr. Knox also stated that tools should be sent up poles by a hand rope, While the case was concluded the attorneys, instead of making oral arguments, will make written ones. Judge Helmick requested that the attorneys turn in their arguments os soon as possible,
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