The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06

though his recollection Ia ha2y. hc Is positive
very ,diGlcult 10 deal With such persons.
Usually they are persons whose feelings are
once having made n claim Tor damages It IL
their houidcn duty to uphold it. Il we refuse
the expense. will carry their suits to the higher
courts i they arc defeated at tho beginning.
All this Is very unpleasant for US. because
we are put to great expense and. however lust
our cause is. are liable to 100 mulcted by !nrics.
who are, naturally rrcirdiccd AGAINST railroad
companies. In fact. the eNpericncc Of rail.
pleasant. 1t seems TO DO the Inherent belief
OF the average man that gets on a Jury that q
against humanity In general. and TINT It vii!
hesitate at nothing TO defeat the rights 81
companyHre frequently discredl ted before they
have said II word, and are viewed with suspicion
even by men ordinarily lair and generous. ~!
course we ALWAYS have the option Of appealing
from the verdict OF tho Jury, hut that mean.
Increased litigation aud docs not always result
in advantage TO us even where the Jury was
unfair. because even an unjust finding may
stand in law. If the Jury exercised Its ieka'
Some time ago wealthy society woman
very well known in Nav io.k started TO Cross
broadway during locl,nde. She got on ono
of our cars with the int ani iou OF crossing mo
roar PLATFORM when the cur started. she was
thrown down and rather baby hurt. nov. she
va. not pa5i"nsTI gay" r,s AND could
~, rossiblv be- estermcdtr h" within our care.
Nevertheless. when she went before Jury she
y.r,,iS. Igiin.t -. Tho matter was finally
c,mpr0msrl without r"sortins to further liti-
CATION. IN, even as it waI we weLn nut,o nea w
some Of The newspapers ~,
ii u passenger on any horse car suffers the
slightest injury he feels entitled TO exemplary
damages. \ short time ago E"ntIcman OF
oriental extraction called upon me ana con- IN
neck Wy psr"s Of glass from window IN one one
Of oar ears, viii h mad been, sGln,crcd ny ths
nE wiz ii Ne snoa G"ss fdr an nv nf "
dent pure ard simple. in which our men had
lad no pnrt. oN1r"'I to send down physician
T. ttuUt the youn!; woman at our expense. her
father was decidedly indignant at this sMEges-
t.on, anI demanded that We pay him sou on
Ito sr"t. | dcclinoh to trea, with him fur,
tner. bt course there arc u good many men
who think that they can compel us 10
%%rk ny sS %rns i I5es Where there
is any doubt about tho mntter. and suit IL az
tuH,iy brought. OF cours" We arg more desir-
merely Threatened. We have to ook at these
Affairs from u practical point o; view, and II
COS u, t" MAKE contest. we will pay rather
than b. bothered further. providing always
that we beiievGthe lcrson making the claim
70 be honest. Recently man came mere ana
our ears. where he had sustained a slight cut
en a ~ i. "4 rns r s pay w." at first but
when he brought suit in a district court We
found 2 woad be rns to sse sny.
how. so we sent check for the amount
claimed. and secured release.
which put US to great trouble and expense
and leave us in doubt as to tho results. We
have to trust great dsa! to the q,
know very li,tic about. Some time ago a suit
brought f tn, US by the Pa o bs
OF our cars, Tho story told by the parents
wa, that the motnsr and boy were Yer. GGoing
nck ee o him 2no eswl s%n a Sn r ths
company. Tho jury disagreed twice. 9nce the
iealod.. We had to rely entirely upon the
story OF our driver. He crontradicted the story
OF the woman entirely alth9hu a she hah been zen
the boy had been running alongside OF the car.
his mothe being nowhere In sight. and that he
over his leg. severine the foot, The, story OF
tho driver was believed in each instance by
" tn had uy snd a the ss5
ter prior to tho trials. and were perfectly sat
isne that our driver was right. We therefore
the possibility Of Il preIudiced Jury staring US
in tho face. and the result justified us.
srirncies on the part Of crooks to secure dam
stantly compelled to be on the lookout for
lines. He had a letter from Police Justice
and he awe Went ' to wori Within lew days 10
Da IN Sssde nan II to Th pam he
He saia that s riding on The 'front.'
had interfercI with him. and that he
doing the man had fallen. and had apparently |
Injured his knee; The next day man came
in "nG ssid that he had been 9e sent th by friend
driver and had suffered broken kneepan.
Our visitor said that he was witness to the
un provoked. the driver being altogether in |
I he wrong. We investigated the matter. and
1 the St5nsH US
to admit his own guilt Still. suppose that
we would have feIt compelled to pay some
happened that man who know the person |
recommended to us by tho fo!Icc Justice had
to rh. man ,A Was h nn o Me-
1nother rairoad Company 10" Who o. had i had
previous experience with our man. He came |
him. Further investigation. based upon this !
stateme nt., proved that the man recommended |
by us dver III That hs Sa
induced another man TO take his place and |
name. and had conspired with him to fix upa |
damages. The man who acted as driver must |
nave grown SUSPICIOUS .,: for ne dsappesrsd
.lai came around again. however. and began
% buster. but when we threatened to have
him locked ND no disappeared, too. and We
heard no more OF the matter. Some time ago
he lawyer OF the BROOKLYN City Railroad So
,ured the conviction Of II woman. who claimed
hat She had been injured by being thrown
rom car which had started before she was
AIRY on it. 1t was shown that she had per-
!ured herself. and tho Judge sent her to prison
Tor two years.
There are some peculiar swindlers who
make u business OF iieecins railroad compa-
MES. They have u faculty for putting their
wrists out of loint. or giving themselves the
appearance OF having sustained other physi-
ral injuries. They come around with black |
lnd bine spots on their limbs. show how their
wrists have been put out OF Joint. or limp with
islocatcd ankles. and then tell very plausible
,tories Of how they sustained these Injuries
through tho negligence or malice Of our
agents l know of one vary clever
Swinder OF this sort who heeced the
Brooklyn Ferry Company out OF So 0VO
BY showing the officials what Appeared
to be crushed foot and tho very next week
secured Sl 500 from tho Third avenue ele-
Iated railroad by means OF the same foot
J nose men travel nll around tho country and |
make II specially OF street railroad com pnnI"s.
They always turn III after II serious accident.
and II necessary prod uce witnesses to show
hat they were injured IN the manner alleged.
It Is very difficult to catch these fellows. Le-
cause they are very sharp.
one hears good deal about the lack NJ
ealing displayed 10y corporal ions and their in.
to the SuiferiugS of person In tured