The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17
ASKS $4,000.
Mrs. Sullivan Says She
Was Run Over and Hurt.
Seeks Heavy Damages From
the Kenyon Company.
Witness for Defense Says She Was
Drunk and Fell on Street.


van against the John J. Kenyon Manu-
featuring Company Of Central Falls,
which took place before Judge Wilbur
and a jury this morning proved an inter.
esting one. Mrs Sullivan sued TO recover
5000 for personal injuries received as she
claimed by reason of being run over by
the wheels OF large wagon driven by an
employe OF the defendant company.
Some OF the witnesses for the latter were
very certain that the plaintiff was drunk
and fell off the ourDing in trying &c bal
ance herself and n big board she was
carrying and that the wheels Of the wagon
did not come within five feet of her.
Some Of the witnesses were very diffuse
in their statements and the cross-exami-
nation 10y plaintiffs counsel produced
some amusing answers
Mrs. Sullivan's story was that on No
VEN ber D. 1896, she stood with "a friend
on the..curbing on North Main street
Pawtucket, when one Of the defendant S
heavy teams came around the corner
of .Japonica street and struck her, knock
ing her down and running over her and
breaking four ribs and otherwise injuring
her.
Officer Whipple Of the Central Falls po-
lice force was called as witness for tho
plaintiff and testified ttat when the de-
fendant's team came around the corner
he was talking to Officer Nemitz OF the
Pawtucket police force and the defend
ants team, when IL came around the cor
ner, was going very slowly.
Officer Nemitz' testimony was TO the
effect that the team of the defendant was
driven very slowly and he said he ran To
the woman's assistance when she was
knocked down and asked her IL she did
pot want the ambulance, and her reply
was no. she wanted To be taken home
In ina on
Gen. Brennan got into the habit of both
talking at the same time and as the wit
ness was describing that 10 was his GUS
tom Co always look after teams going
along the highway and Mr.. Brennan was
talking about something else Judge
your honor" said the officer, lone at a
time" OF course the judges remark re-
ferred TO the very laudable rule OF the
court that but one person shall speak ut a
time. but the witness thought IL referred
to how many teams .he looked after at one
time.
Charles L. Collins who said he sat at
his desk in his Office at the corner OF
Japonica and North Main streets, said
the .plaintiff was drunk and lost her
balance In carrying the plank, ana that
the slowly driven team CT the defendants
did not come within five feet of Mrs.
sullivan. The details of the affair as seen
by the witness were SO humorous bnat
Court Stenographer Farnell had serious
fears that his supply of note books would
be exhausted.
Another witness for the defendant was
named Page. He Tsaw the affair, he said,
from the window of Hyde's liquor
saloon across the street. and W as sure the
wagon did not strike Mrs. Sullivan. On
cross-examjnation witness had TO linger
a long time in the saloon again for every
detail had TO be explained To Gen. Bren-
nan. and the court had TO end the exami-
nation of the doings therein. though Gen.
Brennan said it was an alluring place, at
least FOR witness as he had spent over
three quarters of an hour there
John McKenna, the driver Of the team,
said he drove the team very carefully on
that day.
4 Brennan & Holland were attorneys for
the PLANTING and James H. jerks attor-
ney for the defendant.
DIR. Remington, who attended Mrs.
sullivan Immediately after the accident.
said IL was very improbable that her
injuries resulted from her falling down
on the plank she was carrying, and said
he believed they were caused by the
wheels of wagon.