The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-11
CONNOR VS.. TYSON.
What the Widow Says About ahe
Matter-Lawyer Currie's
Story.


Mrs. Tyson. widow of the policeman
who died from an accidentally inflicted
pistol wound. has signed an agreement to
pay $500 to Patrick O'Connor who was
also wounded at the time of the accident t.
Tyson was handling the pistol at The
time and it was discharged. The bullet,
after passing through Tyson's hand,
fined to the house four weeks and attend
ed by three doctors, after which he got
out with the ball still in his leg.
There are two sides to the story, one of
which gives IL the air OF an oppression Of
the widow and fatherless order That
story as told by Mrs. Tyson is, that when
her husband died he left three
houses mortgaged for Sl,650.
By selling some building aud
mortgage, aud the hous now bring her
In $50 a month, on W hIch she is COM
PEELED to support herself and three chill
dren.
Now, -four months after the recovery Of
O'Connor, when ne Is at WORK as usual,
she has received a visit from Lawyer Cur
RE who tells her that he mas an extreme
the widow of the man VINO Inflicted the
injury, he will be forced to bring suit un-
less she pays OiConnor for his injuries.
The sum asked was $3.50, but a compro-
mise was effected ON 600. Mrs. Tyson
signed an agreement to pay the sum
within two weeks. This signing was one
week ago today. She says she Is forced
to do this because she has not the money
to fight it in the COURT She does not
know how or where she will raise the
money, but is so much frightened by fear
OF suit that she will raise the money in
some manner.
The peculiar part Of the story from her
side is the long delay since O'Connor re-
ceived the injury before any demand for
money was made. She added that Law
yer Currie had been very kind 10 her
and told her she could have time to pay
he mo ney in.
II OTHER SIDE
saw Lawyer Mungo Currie this morn
Ing and he Rave me the particulars of
O'ConBor's side of the case.
II don't care much to go into the par
ticularg Of the case,n said be. This man
O'Connor vas wounded through the care
lessness of Tyson, who, while he was ly-
ing sick from the effects OF the wound,
said O'Connor would be recompensed for
his losses In time and hts expenses.
O'Connor lay in the house
four weeks. He was. attended
by four doctors, and was at
considerable expense for medical treat
ment and attention. He was unable to
earn anything, and when he finally got
out he had the bullet in his leg. The doc
tors could not extract il. This may at
any time cause him trouble IL not en-
tirely disabling him. He is now at work,
but before the accident he was able TO
make from 10 to SO q month extra. Now
ne Is unable 10 do this and is entitled 10
receive compensation for his injuries.
Tyson left a considerable estate and
hfa tUf6a IN 10 NOT hafnr arod A. fr .a
the widows being Worried goes, that is a
fa!sehood. The deiuy la demanding COM
pensation was from motives of delicacY,
he not desiring to break in upon new
grief. Mrs. Tyson seemed disposed, aud
even anxious, to pay something to Mr..
O'Connor IL she had ready money. l told
her she could have all the time she de-
sired to pay the money.
Mrs. Tyson was represented at all the
interviews except the first by q gentle
man who looked purely after her inter-
ests, and advised the payment Of the
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