New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-28
THE COURTS.
AID nAwsoNs INJURIES.
~our NE STEPPED INTO AN ELEVATOR WHICH "Aa


orr NE STEPPED INTO AN ELEVATOR WHICH WAS
NOT THERE AND WHAT FOLLOWED
Andrew II. III. Dawson began some Tune ago
r action in the Superior Court against George eloaho
- recover 500 900 damages for injuries anegeu W
tva been sustained by him through the negngehco VI
NJ, soanes servant in the management OF an eie'a'o
The complaint alleged that Mr.. Dawson ro"''" :,
APARTMENTS OF the defendant in the oio"no'
- broadway and Tbirtysecond-st. In sep
.oner 1890 Mr. Dawson day about p III.
,ered the yestibue Of the building for the purpose VI
taxing the elevator up TO his apartments ITO l"nU W
slsvatorboy I'm the hail apparently asleep IoI "o We
noddiug" The door opening into the smart oil tho eo
tor was wide open and "though true IL was 'nA - We"
,hen too dark to discern by the aid of the vision "ho
49, ,va,or was there or not nevertheless 10 gas was
u, IN the yestibule while It true that the elevator
%. M, ,hereD The plaintiff was msled by inc
presence OF the boy In the NeSuo"le' WV
should not have there" and being unhole III inc
darkness then and there prevailing 70 perceive 'o
absence Of the elevator attempted to step into the ee
yator which was not there, aud Lost MS pa'anco III"
% was hurled OF preciptaed because there was nothing
IN nrevent IT, TO the bottom Of the elevator smart ana
violently dashed with great force against an IRON ".o
iron rods and other hard material at tue 'o''o" " ~
shaft nv reason of which his right ankle was broken ~
two places aud other portions OF MS Douy "i 80
bruised wounded and nJureu' :. ,no
,rnov aid not warn the plainrh OF tho
danger OF stepping into an elevator winch ""o Ira
,bere and permitted him 10 pass lust Prgsy nres
always did wien the eleyai damage TO the plaintiffs
Ssslth and constitution and ia dls Ious yIich
Of par SRe Tim sufferer long lf lasts when e
~ onst shorten and render less co' in mis- bro
u mus leans of the loss OF his patronage ia rnr the
by i m1G"' During the first weeks a hd 'f o
accident i" me me, ,orge doses of morphine" thirst
aolnihls'.i anneflte for which soon Oecame az apP
Itself more DANGEROUS n 6 only remedy Known 10 med
aeeIGm is sufficient Will 70 resist sau GasinS an an
ea n 70 endure suffering; wch sara VII auu 10y
% Iantiff inv oked and found and saHeu ny FIX
oeks, suaering aud patience, IHc P'"in' , "a, -
s ecidynS ather 10 constant ami acute suffering ne
s uflaed his bed for three monihs dOI Que car
w" s M le 10 appear in court ana properly uF
Nc wa in consequence whereof professional income o.
SO 900 year was reduced TO mere nbliSed
y, nav the rent the same as II II nau oee1 1
open. He was company y ca teep ustcb md waId
eu iP Yer lie court calendar and TO employ all au4n-
Tor mn DTing his confinement he was too critically
n,y lar services Which he was undDIo 10 rthcci'
inf trsls the OF $500, and his time was worth
RghSn his Office was c'oseu' OF "ne'IicI no ,i
rwssIuoi engaged 500 day III consequence vi ."o
tds mon his Niensiye prospective business ma
h. his INJURIES iand " III consequence oI aue pr? 9i'
Cd mental tOrmcnts fortunes anu aSo.y nc u"6 y.
any ,nHer and cndure" tie paluth tlOughi tia, II
ro,ld he some slight Satisfaction anu leI'iS , '~ f
~ Of 100000 we're transferred by nelPOI court "
& ,roy The fortune Of Mr. sloane 10 hls pocke.S. MI
soane in his answer alleges iha tne liJurl, s. d! gus
.,nt Inv Mr Dawson by deliberately "dlAhs t.IOu-h
"a I,n door anFevntcr ShAt"e Inc result "i MS
own negligence ,,,.i ros,,rd.r hc goro Ird 70 Ar
i mi a Jury. Mr.. Dawson opened his owu case. lie
IouA MI. upeasGnt sensations as be stepped III the
uSse There inc elevator OugHt 10 nave been ana let
paco ".V,, ,lrclutatcd to the bottom OF Tie SHAFT
~, ware no pleasaner as ne came IN contact
M the iron wheel and other hard material"
at an lie partial total ruin Of h formerly Won
dyf,, success prosperous career caused by ms
ocrient He asked the jury to put themselves III ms
1Isca and not 10 forget tbat Nj
ga. was rich and that ne was poor lie
rIerred 70 be terrible effects upon MS NINA ana bOdy
nroduced by tine morphine when ne A1 oecn OBJ eu 10
tS lie became delirlOus consuming thirst seized
fin, m his derum and agony IL used language 10 mo
~ ~ mis- b0sOu wuicn he never WOdd have used Aau
H. knowu W iat he saying. Mt p@WtOhS speech 10
a., th try was altogether Oi style OI elOql,uce winch
~ moi often heard lie himself was the Hiai witness
I'm Ills own behalf lie said lie was a married
man He began the practice OF the law III
1888. lie described the plan, OF ihe
vtstbueiaud elevator shaft IN the Sloane HIS eXauI-
inatou VA then suspended aud DE- GrOsvenOr swan Was
called He said he attended Mr.. Dawson after lis lal
INTO the elevator shaft lie described Mr. DaWsOns con
difion and his treatment Of Linn Annie = simmons VAS
the next witness. She said she attended Mr. Dawson
during his lncss In regard TO his suherlngs she Qe-
cared thar he grOdned ali ght and all day unless lie
had relief SlOaues interests III the case are repre-
scented Dy Moses b. Maclay. Inc trial Will De CON