New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20
DEMANDING HEAVY DAMAGES.

TRIAL OF JOHN T. HARRoLDs SUIT AGAINST THE
NETWORK ELEVATED RAILROAD CoMPANY-A
PHYSICIANS ESTIMATE OF THE VALUE OF Ills
SERVICES.
The suit of Major John T. Harold against
the Ncw.York Elevated Railroad Company, to Itcoycr
$4,000 damages for injuries caused by the collision az
Third-ave. and Forty-secOnd-s, on March o., 1879.
came to trial yesterday in the Kings County suprcn"
Court, before Judge Pratt aud inry.s The
plaintiff says In his complaint that hv the
collision ne greatly bruised ndnjured on his body
arms hands legs, feet lungs stomach bones, Sides and
IN his entire body and person -; two OF his ribs
broken his lungs were lacerated and lie became sick
sore. wounded aud lame" and was permanently Injured
in person and health Chauneoy shaher and cN-5uriO
gate Daley appeared for the plaintiff and Ex-Governor
Dorsheimcr and Dudley Field for the company.
Mr. Field sail that the defence would admit tho fact
OF the collision and that Mr.. Harold was Injured
]. Hobart Ward and Robert II. Shannon testified
that the plaintiff was in perfect health rrcv
GUS TO tho accident Mrs. Mary T. Barber
the plaintiffs sister. described her brothers
injuries and gave account Of his sickness Previous
to the injury 10 was always well, but since
then lie had been sick all the time, and WAS
growing worse Mrs. Barber said that her brother was
the first sworn In the Mrr0p0ltan Police Force
and that lie was the broadway Squad before going to
the war She admitted that January g. this year, le
answered ring OF the front door bell although he ought
not to have done On that occasion clerk from Mr.
Fields office called to serve paper on him.
After DR.. Lassar Stern. who WAS on tho down train
which came into collision with the up train at Forty
sccond.st had testified, sdca Chase stated that he had
known Mr. Harold for four five years. and had seen
him frequently. On the day Of the accident he him
between aud IL O'clock Mr.. Harold seemed to be
IN perfect health. lie very active man,
and the witness knew Linn 10 be
sick. Tho witness him after the accldcht no
holding his side. and his left rm seemed useless. Tic
next morning lie sick IN bed and had been sptnR
blood. The witness said that he had the paintu
nearly every d,y since then, and he had been
sick all tho time. In August Inst ho recovered
sufficiently TO take short walks with
gsiancc; these were continued until November. Mr..
Harold complained of constant pain his back. head
and lower llib1 and lie acted Ike whose limbs
were dead weight On the Examination The
witness said that he tried to secure settlement OF the
case, and had gone frequently to the cODpanys Olico
for that purpose.
city, testified that Mr.. Harold received fractures of
two ribs and suffered from great nervous prOstraOn.
Asew days after the accident he in such critical
condition that consultation OF physicians held.
The witness had made about l2J or 1870 visits the
PLAINTIFF and considered $50 visit fair charge for his
services He believed the injuries to be permanent.
At the morning SESSION Mr. Harold was brought to
the House In carriage, and carried upstairs
char by several Court officers. He then taken iGtO
the court sofa lie seemed utterly exhausted,
and his condition aroused much sympathy
The trial OF the case Will be- continued to-day.