The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-24
WANTS TWENTY THOUSAND.
The Widow of A. T. Reid Brings Suit
Against Andrew Mccormick.


Against Andrew Mccormick.
Mrs Anna S. Reid brought suit in the
city court yesterday against Andrew Nc
Cormick for $4,000 damages for the kill
ing of her husband Nov. IA, 1898. by being
run over by dray belonging TO the de-
fendant
1t will be remembered that Reid was
run into by dray at jefferson and East
Broad streets last November receiving in
jurIes from which he afterwards died.
Mrs. Reid states in her petition that he
was 40 years Of age, was an able bodied
man and was earning at the rtine of his
death 500 per week. She alleges care
lessness and negligence on the part of the
drayman, the agent of the defendant, and
also charges him with violating the city
ordinance witch regard to fast driving
She is represented by Messrs. T. D. Rock
well and r. r. Richards.
Suit was entered by Fawcett Bros,
against the Savannah street railroad for
$500 damages, on the ground that one of
this company's cars carelessly ran into
and broke up a truck belonging to the
petitioners, at jefferson and Bay streets,
March 90, 1898
Robert Downing brought suit against
the Central railroad for s., 900 damages
for the loss of his right eye Dec. 10, 1892.
He was engaged in repairing the door of
a railroad car at the time, and one Of the
timers. who was working on the roof,
accidently let some molten solder fall
into his eye which caused him much pain
and suffering. He is represented by
Messrs. Garrard, Meldrim & Newman,
VINO also filed the following suits against
the Central railroad;
Thomas Jones sues for 81, 900 damages for
a broken foot. Some hands at the wharf
let heavy piece of timber fall on his foot
Nov. S, 1898, which kept him crippled for
sometime.
Caesar Roberts sues the road for 81 ZOO
damages for the loss of two fingers, which
were so badly mashed while he was
working at the wharf last October that
he had to have them amputated.
0. F. Patterson asks 81, 900 damages
for the loss of a finger at the Central
railroad machine shops last October. He
was engaged IN repairing press at the
time, and his hand was accidentally
having been started by one of the en-
ployes of the shop.
G. A. Taylor, j. P Taylor and Jane Ann
Taylor are suing the road for s.. 1000 dam
ages for the killing of Mary E. Taylor,
Oct y, 1898. by pusher She was en-
gagged in collecting refuse wood at the
time, and the petition states that she was
onsthe track, lawfully and under license
from the road.
Benjamin Riley brings suit for $500
against the Ocean Steamship Company
for having had his head and foot mashed
while aiding in loading one of the vessels
at that company's wharf.
Thomas Myers brought suit against
Emma and Elias Muhlberg for $1,000
damages for false Imprisonment He
states in his petition that he was sent to
the barracks on charge of larceny pre-
ferred by Muhlberg July ID, 1898, where
he was deprived of his liberty for an en-
tire day, but was released when the mat
ter was brought up in the police court the
next morning, there being no ground for
the charges against him. He asks in ad-
dition 800 as attorneys fees. He is rep
resented by Messrs. q. Z. 81 j. F. Cam.