The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-14


RESULTS On CAR cRAxNN0.
Augustus kersrtek aad Ellen g. kspoick rs hs E1A0
Aenss Ra,boad Company. This s action TO recover
the defendants 600 damages, for inares TO the
krkon Of Ellen q. Maverick wife OF AugassGs Maverick
siLei in consequence OF alleged negligence or wihiu-
the part OF the agents OF the defendants IN charge
OF their Tue plahrfs sfeee that Mfs Elen
kaveIiokr soek psssaee On Tho Egan sgsnes cars Al
boat o'clock the evening of sle isln W january,
$50, on her way home She Iook the car Az me
on OF Broadway and Vesey street, When Me O.
saehed the or rseneth street she oid ia
ehoustOr pa size wsbed 10 sop Thirty second sire d,
Ia ,Ls had gops hieh ~ Twenty fourth stree
ther. aeous an alarm Of occurred. and several
ne csuIpsnies rushed cut upon the aud up
be street, drawing te engines, hose carriages, &c &c
Tear nile me ear upen which Mrs. Maverick yyas had
become crowded. both wi,hln and upon s.eps OF
be car, that rgress and egr.ss almost impossible
hen ibe car arrived Al Tsirty second street. was
oppes The conductor, who said 10 As maverick taas
els her pace 10 get Of ard who insisted 'ns sue
houlc get on instantly This sue attempted 70 40, but as
he Car crowded il was impossiois 70 make SUN
ent haste and Tie s'nsqn.Ace nas .ne lvs " ohe u
he LADDER Companies st ack her left shoaaer
oil upon Der right hand, ~hicn Sas crusuea
he Of toe pole ana the eDa OF the Der
houieer severely lacera,ed end her hand cruelty
IL consequences Of these Injuries the LITTLE nnser
VI her band (he rig ht handy had 10 Dc ampua.ed the
esnce denial Of kno~iedge or niormfton suliciens
BE- hef Vi me allie sasibs Of tao complaint Iae
use for before Judge Braiy, in the
% nmon Pleas, snc Gen Nye, pensi Of the dessnce,
moved TO osmlss The compliant, the ground tnat she
river AceoraDg 10 me AIT, lad done but his daty
ming Mrs. oTick that she had arrived NJ her
tstuaalich. He said ths the ,nvariabe practice
JssRe Braoy remarked mat ne ned business con-
Der 10 get Gil, should that appear, ,nere any
|dspeer IN 70 dong
Mr. Nye replied that that Case the driver had viii
fully injured ,be piainun then tne company
liable The driver or conductor must respond 70 that
|sha1ge Vel sonally.
Judge Brady remarked that he should hold that in such
nses Inc company were responsible Tor the OF their
nts no matter how brutal those acts Iney should
Zee 10 1t what sort Of agents they employed
William Z. Robin SON. b.nRif of she Plaintiff then
llr v. nArrR
IND giving come ADDITIONAL particulars He SAID they
mould euoeavor 10 chow that officer OF the n,e com
sahy ran anead and told tho driver OF the car not 10
aop just there the crowd 20 great there might
he danger THIS not hscded the car stopped
md the conductor putting his INTO 10, rudey pushed
Mrs. Maverick out saying "Coma, AaiAme,' or using
rimflar language. CcGnsel also stated IEat 81 the
line Of her injuries Mrs. Maverick bsa been married nut
tlayinght Che vas hart the lSih having been ns
y soiDe here aoout toe ist ia computing the DANA
70 be awarded TO plnnuif, the jury should consider
true state Of the Mfs. Maverick 4 rehned |
accomplished young ~iie-the wife OF An editor OF
OF our lesoiDg Journs!s-and was an excellent
ishort hand writer being able, before her injuries, 70
ive Gen Nye the iui bsueat n's eloqueoce
nost rapid flights. Mrs. Maverick was also ingenious n
the art OF painting, in which art she exceiea But
Deithtr this art nor 10 FL biography could she accom-
,mh any thing now. Her little hoger had been Ampu.
Ases in consequence of us loss she could nat
,essfuly WELD the pencil OF inc writer the artist
Council then stated the particulars OF the Injuries % the
aana, exhibiting the glove woNh enclosed 1t 81 the time
usned, aud said that even " this dAy-over q
year injuret-MTs. Maverick could Tor
any great length OF time.
The jury AFTER celebrating upon the subject for neiry
our hours rendered verdict ., 81 900 IL favor OF enc
panun Notice Of appeal gwen By the Defendants
aHo the Court adjourned