The Meeker herald., 1888-08-18
PRETENDING TO eE CRIPPLED.

4 Cias. of aIaiinssrers Who seek to ii'-
cover Damages ro'n Railroads
OF late years new class OF malinSerers
has arisen This is composed OF the peo-
ple who. when any accident happens to =
railway train. steamboa. or otner convey
eneo owned by n corporation or rieh person
at which they nrs present a. passengers.
pretend that they have been seriously
injured and forthwith bring suit against
tho proprietors In immense sums for dam
ages 4 smatteFing OF medical knowledge
is very soon acquired by these people dur
ing their exaniinailo by their physieiaIls.
and they are thus often enabled TO cut
pretty good igurs before jury do not
think II Is at all Difficult, to detect these
impostors
II Is rarely tho case that they Gro 30
consistent la their detail OF alleged Synp
toms and Ia their conduct "a TO deceive =
medical man thoroughly well skilled In
his profession Besldcs this. they gener
ally overnet their part In their Efforts To
deceive. and. II subjected TO close scrutiny
for some considerable time. or u, periods
when they do not suspect that they arc
Nntcfitsi. HSafNNAf 'f's 'AA' ~ ".4N" N''''"
selves In their true eo!nrs
No, long since | was Eppiiod TO by a
young man. who Informed me that. about
month previously, Ia getting oil stree,
railway ear. he lad bcen Violently thrown
Ills back. had bii beieioiihio' no partially paraiy1ed
In both legs, and hIt. besides. sustained
serious Internal Injuries In addition 10
wanting my professional advice he lie
sired sn examination. with q special vie"
Of having nie to testify boior, e0ur, In n
sui, for s.D.OOJ dAmAgei. which he In
tended TO Institute against tho railway
company caused him To take oil hls
clothes. and | found si onnn tia. ihoro
was no smaelAtiOn On tho contrary. LIs
boty was remarkably well nolrlshed. lilo
complained Of lalh Ia tho upiar rcslon OF
the spine. aud screamed In apparent
asony when slightly touched thai part
Of hla body II sernicd Ia mo ,hon that
iheno was an unusual d.sroo of sensitive
meas. and not at AL such as would have
bccn ioyel0fcI Ls,l hr bo.n really lnIgrrd
IN tho way 10 deseribei Tho grasp Of
hls baud was vcFy ~vak. but a, tho same
,ims Lis muscles wero iArgu and well
formcd
was satisfied even ct tho time tha; he
was making the mos, oi Ills condition. II
not actually dcoclyIns mo nest asked
him ,S walk Erunni tho rom unill told
hiH. 10 stop 81 frat he totiu.y,. over tho
door ., II about ;o lsll at oyery step and
complained Of sTva, pa,na In liN lcss A.
be eoniinned walking. however. ! kep,
lin la conversation. 20 a. 10 diver, lila
mind Irum himself "a consequence ho
was thrown oil III, guard. as oSlcci.,i
b. wogld b.. - tia, after half n ao.rn
turns hi. gal, wss n-asurab!y lrnproy,d.
ard q, times was a, i.,ai n, II ever hal
b.-n on ruursa, u ,hcro liai been amy
rial vafaiyais. vyeEy Airp he took would
have added To hls iar!en.as Slmo other
methods Of examination with Instruments
Of prvcisinh placed the TACT Of his irauin
len, pruiouasuns iiay,ul doubt slicn
accused him OF dusyp;l1a. anI r'capl,u
lated to i,lt, tho points which by III, In
sufficient knowlcdsu u tito snblrc, hnL
lei To t,s ds;.e;iun Al,rT uumorous pro
,cs;a;lons bo eonieasI thA, ho had ls-vs
drilled by al attorney To simulate spinal
Injury with = V,sw Ia d.fragtiing the rail
war spmpsny.-.pr WlIlsss. a. Hammond
In Eoe.oa Gloto