Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-11
DAMAGES.
Bills Filed Against Two
Companies.
TIE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
COMPANY A DEFENDANT.
TEYAS 2, Pacific nv
TEXAS & PACIFIC R'Y.
j. II. CULLINs AND WIFE OF THIS
CITY SUE THE WESTERN
UNION FOR $1,000.
George wiIlerson and Cynthia
GameweIi Sue the Texas ana
Pacific for $4,000 Each.

]. r. Cuilins and his wife. Beulah
Culllns. bring suit against the Western
Union Telegraph company for 1880
under rather peculiar conditions.
The petitioners set forth that they
are citizens of Tarrant county and
Fort Worth. and that defendant COM
pany Is authorized by law and does
business in Texas. having an office in
Fort Worth. and an agent in the per-
son of f. l.. Otto.
The father OF Mrs, Cullins is alleged
to have lived at Walnut Springs. Tex,
and was a well known citizen Of the
county in which Walnut Springs is
situated. on the l2th of last June this
father died about o'clock In the even
ing. Immediately thereafter Mr.. j. II.
Wysong. son-in-law of deceased,
undertook to send a telegram to Mrs.
Cullins. He explained the situation to
the agent OF the telegraph company at
Walnut Springs and was assured in re-
turn that the message would be de-
livered to the person addressed that
night. So he ned the following mes
says;
ITO Mrs. j. n. Cullins, 5l7 Central
avenue. Fort WORTH Tex. Father died
(signed) -. ii. wYsoNG."
For the sending OF this message and
its certain delivery that night he paid
the agent Sl.20.
The message was delivered so the
petitioners declare, late In the after
noon of the next day-so late that the
daughter could not take train till
late that night for Walnut Springs.
This necessarily delayed their arrival
at their destination till after the in
terment OF the remains. 1t is averred
that Mrs. Cullins was greatly attach
ed to her father and the shock and
disappointment OF not seeing the face
of her beloved father We're so great
that she In entitled TO damages In the
sum of 1880
Two bills were yesterday filed In the
district court asking damages from
the Texas and Pacific railway in the
sum OF $4,000 each,
The first Is George Wilkinson by his
next friend and the second is by
! Cynthia Garnewlll, the mother OF
George Wilkinson. who Is a minor.
Ia the bill It Is alleged that George
Wilkinson Is In the eyes of the law an
Infant, being only seven years old 1t
Is stated that on certain recent date
| beorge Wilkinson and small COM
panion Were playing about empty
grain cars, and that finally they enter
| ed the cars, seen by employees OF the
railway company, who did not offer
/ any objection to their 50 doing, as
such proceedings have been OF common
occurrence. Immediately after their
| getting into the ear. however the doors
were closed and II switch engine was
| coupled on and the cars switched into
another part of the yard, The boys
We're greatly alarmed and tried To
escape, one of them succeeded In get
| ting through a small window In the
end of the car and when the cars stop
| ped again Wilkinson himself also crept
through the window. But Just as he
| was climbing down the end OF the car
a switch engine Numbered down
against the ear, knocked the boy on
and run over him. He was very se-
! verely bruised and his arm was terribly
crushed, making II necessary for Il to
be amputated. In view OF his great
suffering and his being MANNED for
life he asks for $4,000.
The petition Is practically the same
In both cases