The sun., 1897-03-14
GREES'S OUTSIDE SEEL ETON.
The supplementary Framework OF an AppIican,
for Damages.
From tie 81. Louis Giobs. Democrat.

From the 81. Louis Globs Democrat
KANSAS CITY. March "A man who wears his
skeleton ON the outside testified yesterday in
Judge Gatess court From his waist down al
most every bone in his body has its counterpart
in steel the complex system OF braces and trusscs
and togglc joints serving to control his limbs.
which no says nrc paralyzcd. but concerning
which there Is n difference ot opinion among
medical authorities. some physicians say he Is
simply paralyzcd In order to realize upon certain
accident insurance policies and To give weight
TO his suit against the Metropolitan Street Rail.
way Company for 100000 damages. Ii this be
true, William A. Green ia n realistic actor per
sistcnt and mcthodical. and, in any event, he is
the most picturesque mortal that has appeared
in many u day.
About his waist Green wears II broad leather
corset. Parnllcling his thigh ON the outs side OF
hlstrouscrs is anickol.plaicd iemur, terminating
u, the knee ~ hinge Joint Thence TO the ankle
extends chilled steel tihia. neatly polished and
striped on. the outside II Ike buggy spoke At
ing n system OF minute levers and sprock"t
wheels 10 correspond with the bones OF tho
ankle. The entire cdcyrc Is operated ny means of
n notched bar, by raising or lowering which,
shift ing " this way or that, the defendant s able
10 place his legs at amy required angle 10 his
body, or bend them intcrmcdiatcly and so retain
them. whether sitting or standing, The cOntr
vance is supplemented by ordinary crutchcs.
merely "S wnSss 1 S" he Rad NOR" hHn al"
Ihai Of Charles ii. Inrfee against the TacitiS
Mutual Life Insurance Company to recover an
accident policy OF $3.50 0roon assigned III"
policy 10 Durfcc The company refuses TO pay
lhc amount Of the policy, claiming that, ilrsi
Green's injuries nrc not genuine: and, second
u they, are genuine, lie sought the accident
by which they we're sustained. In support
Of this II urges that Green has during
the last few years, held four accident poli
c!es in one insurance company and two In nn-
other. and has met with accidents under every
one OF them, According TO the company, tho
accidents usually occurred a few days before tho
cNpirat ion Of the policies. IL also alleges that
aitcr the Inst accident, when Green was sup
posed 20 have been stricken with paralysis, pins
were thurst into bis legs by the physicians and
that 10 finched With the pain, and that the mus.
cGs OF the legs twitchCd when the current OF an
electric battery was sent through them.
Tho last accident OF the series occurred on the
afternoon OF July 3, ls9T at Ninth and Walnut
streets. Green fell from u car while attempting
10 board II. He was picked UP and carried home,
apparently unconscious. Al that time he held
accident policies In the Fidelity and Casualty.
tho American OF Louisville and the Pacific Mu-
tuai OF California, the aggregate revenue from
which would have been $40 o day for ffty-two
weeks. Tho American paid, but The other two
protested and were sued by Charles II. Durfee,
TO whom Green had assigned his policies. The
trial OF the suit against the Mutual was begun
yesterday.