The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-10
SHE WAS SHOCKED.
A Dramatic Close to a
Suit for Damages.
MRS. OUIGLEYS SECOND FALL.
An Awkward Fact Developed on Her
Cross-Examination- Fateful
Journey to Berkeley.

A somewhat dramatic close to an action
for damages was witnessed in Judge San
derson's court yesterday afternoon. The
plaintiff was Mrs. Jane Quigley. One night
in the month of May, 1891, Mrs Quigley
was riding on car belonging to the Omli-
bus Cable Company. On Howard street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth, she stopped
the car. Her little daughter stepped off
safely from the rear platform, hut the car
started as Mrs. Quigley was following. She
fell on her left side and claimed to have
been so seriously injured that she took to
her bed She sued the company for $4,000
damages.
On the witness-stand Mrs. Quigiey made
quite a favorable impression on the jury.
who seemed 10 be deeply moved by her tale
of woe. The lady swore that she had bled
terribly from th. wound on her left side
and arm and endured great physical agony.
The attorneys for the Omnibus Cable
Company were General w. II. l.. Barnes
and Reuben Fl. Lloyd. When Mrs. Quigley
came under the fire OF crOss.examlnatlon
she suddenly and completely wilted. The
first question asked OF her was whether or
not she had not on the day after the acct
dent visited Berkeley.
The witness famed herself and said she
did not think she did.
"Were you not in company with another
ladv?"
This question sent all the blood from Mrs.
Quigiey'S cheeks.
crockery to the lady's house on that occa-
Sion?"
Mrs Quigley did not remember of having
done anything of the sort, whereup0n Mr..
Lloyd sent out and brOugbtIn three women.
One Of these waS the woman TO whom the
crockery was sold, the second was present
during the sale, and the third accompanied
Mrs. Quigley to Berkeley when she delivered
the goods.
At this showing the plaintiff suddenly
grew faint and called for glass of water.
The gallant General Barnes. the shorthand
reporter, Jim Slavin, the obliging court
room clerk, and two of the nearest jurymen
sprang from their seats TO tap the icefiter.
Before any of these chivalrons gentlemen
got two PAGES away the witness meekly ac-
cepted from the hand of Judge Sanderson
his lumber of water.
She drained it, and, after wiping her
mouth with her lace handkerchief. asked to
be excused for few minutes. Then she
left the courtroom.
After a delay of several minutes Judge
Sanderson suggested 20 Fisher Ames. her
counsel, that he had better go and look after
his client
When five minutes later Mr.. Ames re-
turned he reported tnat HIS client was no
where to be found.
After generating Mr.. Ames Judge San
derson instructed the jury TO find verdict
for the defendants, which they did without
leaving their seats.
The witness to the Berkeley journey was
in an adjoining room when Mrs. QuigIey was
testifying Mrs Quigley after the accident
became the wife of Henry Warman. She
resides at Thirteenth and Noe streets.
Alfred b. Eckstein. who represents the
cable company, told CALL reporter some
further facts in the case.
1t seems that the matter was called to his
atten tion on the 18th of June, after the acci-
dent, when be Immediately sent the COM
pany's physician, Dr. WinteTberg, to eX-
anime the injured woman. The doctor
found that she was suffering from long.
standing case Of yaricose vein, and told Mr..
Eckstein so. Another physician. DR..
Yeamans, was also sent, and confirmed the
formers statement.
Then Mr.. Eckstein carefully investigated
the matter, and found that on the day after
the accident Mrs. Quigley had made trip
to Berkeley. in company with another
woman. HON he suopenaed as witness
in the case yesterday morning. He found.
too, Deighb0r, named Mrs. Bates, who
had at different times previous to the acct
dent nuTsed Mrs Quigley through the at
tacks Of her painful malady
The Whole case WAS so plain against heI
that less efficient detective work than Mr.
Ecksten's would have sufficed with the jury
After the trial was over Mrs. QuigIey,
very much broken up over the unsuccessful
result Of her plans, repaired to the residence
Of tho obnoxious neighbor, Mrs. Bates, who
lives at 1869 Howard street, with the ayowed
purpose of ayenging her share IN the pro-
ceedings.
Mrs Quigley was only saved from smash.
ing in the heads of her enemies by the timely
inter ference of the police
AS it was not possible to put charge OF
battery against her. under the circumstances,
the guardians OF the peace forcibly escorted
her home and put her in charge OF her hus-
band.