The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-02

Secured an Accident Policy n Short
Time Before the alleged Injury Took
Piace-Doctor's Testimony Met With a
Case of sham Heretofore Paid For.
The case Of DR.. Parr against the city
is on trial in the district court and
some sensational testimony is being de-
veloped. DR.. Parr sued the city for
$1,000 for injury TO his limb caused by
failing on defective sidewalk. That
was on or about December, 1894. City
Attorney George Adams and his broth
er, John, are defending the case for the
city and J. D. Houston, who had such
success recently with damage cases, is
representing DR.. Parr. The attorneys
for the city are going on the theory that
DR.. Parr was not injured al all but that
the whole thing is sham. Their evil
dence all points 10 that theory They
showed yesterday that DR.. Parr took
out a $4,000 accident policy about thirty
days before this alleged accident occur
red. They also introduced evidence that
he sustained some injuries about six
months before his alleged fall and that
these were the injuries he claims to have
sustained in the alleged sidewalk Incl
dent. To carry out their theory farther
they produced the evidence of Jerome
Furley to show that the doctor used
clutches only for effect Jerome ex-
planned 10 the jury that he saw the doc
tor walking briskly one day with his
crutches under his arm and when the
doctor saw that he was not alone in the
neighborhood he quickly resumed the
use Of his clutches. They also intro
duced evidence to show that the doctor
had drawn about 500 from the accident
insurance company. They laid great
stress on the fact that the doctor never
had an accident policy until about
been injured.
There were great many doctors pres
ent to give their version of the case and
the cause and extent of the damages.
The evidence of one physician was go
ing pretty strong against the city and
the attorneys for the city tried to break
its force by showing that this doctor
was the gentleman who recommended
the payment of $500 to the man tanning
who was such a professional damage
swindler. tanning came here some
time ago with what is known as a great
graft that he used successfully In
swindling cities. He had a trick by
which he could unjoint himself with
ease and pleasure. He went and found
a piece Of defective sidewalk and he
didn't do a thing but throw his hip out
of joint and then fail on the defective
spot where he was found in great
agony. The doctor was called and he
set the hip joint but the doggone hip
wouldn't stay set. Tom Wilson was
then city attorney, and after consulta-
ton with doctors and councilmen and
everybody it was decided that the best
thing that could be done was to pay
tanning $500 as a compromise. They
gave him check for S50Gand then drew
a long breath and thanked their stars
that they did not to pay him $1,000 |
When Lanning had the money in his |
pocket he twisted and squeezed himself !
a little and his hip joint resolved itself !
INTO place. He then went TO Guthrie |
md the next day picked out defective |
spot on the sidewalk again and threw |
MS hip out again.
This is the story the attorneys for the
city recite TO prove that doctors can be
easily imposed upon.
The case of DR.. Parr will end today.