The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-23
SUING FOR BIG DAMAGES.
JOHN EDWARD O'sULLIVAN ASKS
FOR $4,000 FOR A LEG.

Ua r@bsUUU TUX a LEU
Says He Was Compelled by a Train
Hand of the Plant System 10 Jump
From "a Moving Train at the Point
of PistOI-A. Question 'as TO
Whether He Had Any Right TO BE
on the Train-Return Day in the
City COurt-A Little Criminal Bust
ness in Both Courts.
The suit of John Edward OSullivan by
his next friend, Jordan +. Brooks, against
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
road for $4,000 damages for personal in
juries, was the most important matter
that attracted the attention OF any of the
courts yesterday.
O'Sulivan is about IS years old. Septem-
Der "A, 1894. while he was riding on
freight train between Bolton and Ander-
son streets as he alleges in the deelara-
ton, while the train was in notion one of
the brakemen or train hands endeavored
to compel him to get down of the train.
This he says he refused to do while the
train was In motion, whereupon the train
hand pulled a pistol and threatened to
shoot if he did not get off. Frightened by
the threat he states he started to jump
off and in doing so fell under the train
where his right leg was so badly crushed
that 1t had to be amputated just above the
ankle. This he says, has disabled him for
life, and under the circumstances under
which he claimed he was forced off the
train, he alleges gross negligence and
claims damages to the extent of $4,000.
The plaintiff is represented by Maj. P.
w. Meldrim and Mr.. T. S. Morgan, Jr..
and the defendant company by Messrs.
Erwin dfrTlfuuor7 z ~.
ant claims O'Sullivan had no right on the
freight train whatever, and that he took
all responsibility in his own hands when
he boarded 1t. Furthermore il is claimed
the company Is not responsible for any ac-
ton of the train hand as the conductor is
the only person authorized to put any
body OF a train. The case was continued
until late In. the evening, but at the time
of adjournment all the testimony had not
been heard. 1t will be taken up again this
morning.
Yesterday was return day in the city
court for the July term, and large num-
Der OF suits on promissory notes, accounts
and other debts We're filed There were
very Few damage suits, the only one of
Importance being that of Thos. S. Rogers,
against the Central of Georgia Railway
Company. Rogers was employed as a ma
chine hand at the Central railroad shops,
aud on April 20, he states while trying to
avoid an injury from a falling sill or heavy
timber, he missed his footing and broke
| his left arm BY the fall. He asks damages
80 t+AS sum "a %4svvVs
The grand jury of the city court return-
| ed the following indictments after its ses-
! sion yesterday afternoon:
Sydney Lilienthal, assaulting and beat
/ ing A. n. O'keefe, June -.
7. w. Harvey, assaulting and beating
| John Peters, April %.
William Bond and Profit Bond were in
| dicted for using opprobrous words to and
| about A. M. Barbee on Jan. IL.
| Morgan Joyce was indicted for the lar
| ceny of gold scarf pin from the house
| of Josephine Houston Dec. H. 1895
| Lymus Green, alias Brown, was indict-
| ed for carrying a concealed weapon.
| The grand jury will meet next Friday
| afternoon at 1 o'clock to receive the re-
! ports from its committees, after which it
| will make up its general presentments.
| These will be made to the court on Mon
| day and that body will then adjourn for
| the term.
]. A Reynolds was tried in the supe-
! rior court on charge of larceny after
| trust, it being claimed that he sold b.
| cycle belonging to J. L. Cunningham and
| appropriated the proceeds to his own use
The defense contended he was a member
pose of the wheel! He was defended by
Mr.. W. f. Slater Up to a late hour last
night the jury, had not agreed. and it looks
Hector Bryan charged with burglary
/ on May 10, OF the house of Rosa Middle
ton, where 1t is alleged he stole a silver
watch and some clothing, pleaded guilty
| to larceny from the house under the value
| of $50, and was sentenced to spend twelve
months on the chain-gang.
The case of Policeman ]. B. York
| charged with exhibiting obscene photo
| graphs, has never been brought to the
attention of the grand jury in either
court, the solicitor general said yesterday
The impression has been created that the
case was taken up and no bill found
No one has yet taken the matter before
that body.
Mr.. Horace A. Crane, guardian of John
Fielder Charlton, minor, reported to the
| superior court in accordance with instruc-
tions he had reinvested money belonging
10 his ward, in six shares of Southern
Bank stock at $l70.25. and twelve shares
of Southwestern railroad stock at 1872 20
making a total of $2,12S.50.
Mr.. Crane, as guardian of Emily w. and
Georgia a. Charlton, was directed to in
vest 2,6O2.l2 in stocks of the Southern
Bank the Southwestern and Augusta and
Savannah railroads and the Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company
| The case of Wise against Mitchell came
up before Judge Falligant yesterday on a
motion for a new trial. The case is a land
| ejectment suit pending in Bryan county
court, and was won by the defendant
| Mitchell. The motion for a new trial was
argued in chambers yes terday by Col r
z. Lester and Mr.. A. G. Wright for the
plaintiff and by Mr.. p. W. Williams for
the defendant Judge Falligant reserved
his decision.