The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-17
THE srRANGEsr or LAWSUITS.
A Young womnu'- Claim for Injuries Tint
She Did Not Receive.

A suit growing out Of the 4th Of July
accident on the Southern Railway Of Long
Island was tried In the Queens County Circuit
on Thursday. before Judge Barnard Miss Kate
Mott was the PLAINTIFF. and the damages were
laid at $1,000. She is about 81 years ~ age. neat
and somewhat prcposscssing In appearance, and
II quiet aud demure expression. She was &C
conf panied in court hy sister and daughter Of
her attorney, witncsses I'm her behalf. She tcsti-
fed that she took passage at kockavay' in the
rear car Of the outgoing train. md paid her fare
to Conductor llihhard that, after the train lad
proceeded awhile. -he f,it sudden shock, Tut
she remembered no more until. awakening from
INCONSISTENCIES. she found herself lying.
vcralN iu iurcd Internally, alongside nt tie wreck
n tt.. train; ,hri She Wi. carried by "a stranger
10 Aor Unccs hotel. in the vicinity If the acct,
dent, where shc was cared for; ana
'hnt ny reason u the shock ,a'd her
,..a...fly IMPAIRED. and she had te'oue
-ulle.t &c. frequen' ats and conNu-i"n-.
lnuaf.- of the hut-l cnirohorated her t'-ti-
m'nN ITO her nll Ueni conuh'on h,r nelnE
tie.n iu t.c hoio hy stranger. ana ger tNn-
-'.lN'at Illness. also appears thht WM'9
taken fY tii. hotel hor,iuthiu- was much -"ll"d
aul dI.. iccfed and hcr wtne-- e- s.l4 iNii 81. e.
,,- ir....4f Co. rho ho'el about haf-pa-f CO..
.cl. c.f rphy-.ciau'hy proof that lac WAS cu-
ga-,a in the treatment a. smallpox cases and
VII f,r that -ep-oHnot InroIacd.
e., the defence IL MAS hoid, cenicudcl that
,.,, ,-.c- tr-fiNcd tiat the plaiii,ir Wa- AZ Mrs
No,e-.- n.srdl1g house. az lpckuwAy. ON the
AZ eri.u0n Of the accident. and took dluncr
there. and did not leave the house u'til after 3
o'clock. Two little girls rltini g = Slnhnfh
school pupil wore that thHA met the plaluiu
at the railroad station and heard her inquire at
what hour the train would go. and the station
agent replied that he could not toll ~ there
| had been an accident on the road. They further
| tc-tincl that they aftcrwaTd walked on the
track IN the PLAINTIFFS company, toward the
! scene ui tho ac0 ideut.
Two ladies svore tlIt some time after the ac-
| cidcat. the plnnif said she was glad Sd" - a.
| NOT ou that train. ~ her unclc Ben Mott was
AiilcA there. The liutin evOrc in {, huttnl that
! sNo said car and not " train squire Hen
/ drcNson Of HEM stead, swore that lie went
/ through the car, after the accident. and that,
| although the fore ear were smashed, the rear
! car was substantially uuin1urcd.
The plaintiff tainted scVerul times in court.
| Judge Armstrong made a powerful aud impress
| sivc argument for the Defendants HE theory
| wa that the plaintiff ad gone. out 81 curiosity.
tu The scene 81 the ace dent but that on reach
ing the place she became so overcome 10y the
| slehl of blood and death that -hc tainted on the
/ sun. and wa pics ed up Hs one ar the wounded,
and that the claim against the company was an
! after huusnt,
JUDGE barnard was n ought 10y some t. incline
az lr-t iI fAfuru tUr Iltlnti. bat thc testimony
~ the two little girls seemed to starEtr lim
| and. while De- lIf.ug that mere variance OF
statement as Zoo time might naturally arise with
uet perjury, Ac len tu tue jury Exclusively 90 ~aN
whether they believed tue plaintiff or tho tive
The SIR, rendered verdict f.r tine con.i any
thus branding the claim a. % fabrication.