Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-12-15
LAST EDITION
SUING THE CITY.
James ouieley Wants 100000 for Dams
ees Received ia Fall.


james ouieley Wants 100000 for Dama-
ees Received ia a Fall.
The first case called for trial this morn.
ing was that of James Nangle vs Thomas
Logan. Levi @. Bird for plaintiff
It was a suit for work aud labor. James
Nangle was employed as bar tender by
Thomas Logan, az No. II East Front
street, this city from June IS, 1884 until
January 25, 1890 He received the last
wages April Is, 1889. From that time
to the present he had only received about
$50 in wages. He claims 81, 227 30 with
interest, for wages from April is, 1887 TO
the present time. There was no defence.
Without leaving the box the jury
awarded the plaintiff verdict for the
full amount of the claim with six cents
cost and cost of the case.
Notice was given that in the case OF
D. p. Nichols Co., VS.. the Wilmington
Transfer Company would either be
referred or continued also the case OF
Edward Munk VS., George 7. Armstrong.
The case Of Daniel Quigley w. the
mayor and City Council Of Wilmington
was called A special jury was to act
Two Of the jurors, Henry Clayton and
Thomas Watkins, were absent. johnson
and Baird were counsel for plaintiff
Bradford and Vandegrift for defendant.
The plaintiff claimed that on Saturday
night, September !, 1888 while walking
over the crossing he fell into hole or
excavation at Eleventh and King streets
The city was putting in water pipes on
Eleventh streets; also had an excavation
running on King street. a simple plank
spanned it He claimed that three ribs
We're broken, his head, shoulders and
legs badly injured, his mental faculties
impaired. He was rendered unfit for
work. and expended $500 for medical adj
vice and and attention. For this injury
he claims $50, 600 damages
In opening the case Iilghman johnson
reviewed the particulars Of the accident
and read the ordinances concerning safe =
guards to be placed around excavations
and Instructions in the streets.
DR.. Evan @ Shortlidge testified that
he attended Quigley after he was in
jure9. He was sent for twice. BE
found two ribs broken, and an abrasion
on the forehead. The fractured ribs was
the only serious injury, and that was
simple fracture and the ribs had not
penetrated the lung cavities. He at
tended him Off and on for three weeks
and when he stopped attending him he
seemed to be on fair way to com plete
recovery.
Daniel Quigley testified he was a
plumber and earned 50 week and had
steady work. BE has a wife and three
children. He said he could not remember
just where he fell He lived on King
street below Thirteenth. He had been
to baroers shop at Fifth and
Lombard and was on his way home when
he fell into the excavation. Since the
T. 10 1
has not been able to earn 81 a week any
time since. Before that time he Lad
had no sickness.
He said he had not been near the
scene of the excavation since it was
begun and did nobknow anything about
it. BE had only one glass Of beer and was
not drunk.
Joseph Miller, store-keeper for Dia-
mond State Iron Company, said that he
and his wife were at the scene of the
accident the night it occurred,
and helped pull Quigley out Of
the excavation. He said there were no
safeguards around the excavation except
the horse guards. He considered Ii an
unsafe plscs and had some trouble in
getting over it himself the night be-
fore.
Alexander Gillespie, plumbers laberer,
testified that although he put danger
signals at other places, be put none at
the place Quigley fell in. The ditch was
five feet deep and two and one
half feet wide To the best
Of his opinion part of the
crossing was taken up The near.
est light was from twelve to fifteen feet
away. On REORGANIZATION he said
that he had been employed by the Street
and Sewer Department for about a year
at that time and had been discharged
once for drunkenness.
Mary Quigley, daughter Of the plain
tiff, said her father was confined to his
bed for six weeks, and confined to the
house for eleven or twelve weeks She
said he had always contributed to the
family support, giving to her
ceived for his labor each week.
She testified that he had sent for Father
Bradford and had the extreme JUNCTION
administered to him, thinking he nwas
going to die Since the accident she has
had to live in service to help support the
family
Court adjourned until $50 o'clock this
afternoon.