The herald., 1898-12-30
ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES
OF THE SOUTHERN PAA 'lF1C
COMPANY
The Killing of Lille Paine by the
Riverside Motor Is Taken
Into Court

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 29.-The kill
ing of Lille Paine, on October 18th last, by
being ground to death under the wheels OF
the motor, is TO he investigated by the
courts, in a suit for $40, 100 damages, brought
by the mother of the child, Feliciana Pane.
The papers were filed yesterday afternoon,
in which she states that the father OF the
child, John Paine, deserted his family two
years since, and that the girl killed was
years of age, bright, healthy, attectlonate
and obedent child, and by reason OF her
death the plaintiff is deprived of her soci-
ETY., companionship and comfort, and her
future aid and assistance. For this she
claims $4,000, and for the funeral expenses
500.
At the time of the accident the child and
her cousin, a boy about her own age, were
going home from supper at the restaurant
where the mother was at work, Just to the
west OF the motor depot, and made short
cut across the tracks back Of the motor
depot, as they lived on Lower f street. The
motor from Riverside had just unloaded
its passengers, and the conductor gave the
signal to back down the track to make
switch and place the locomotive on the other
end of the train, ready to depart on the
final run for the night There was no light
! in the yard, except Il trltie that came from
| inside the depot through the open door,
and the conductor did not see the child,
who stepped on the track to cross Just as
the train started to back up. The boy was
behind her, but not on the track, and called
70 the girl to come back, but it was too
late, and he ran to the restaurant to tel
the mother. The little girl was dragged
iour hundred feet, and none OF the train
lands Knew of the accident until told of
It, When they went down the track and
found the lifeless body. The coroners jury
brought IN a verdict entirely generating
he railroad company and employees from
blame, but there were one or two witness es
who thought differently, and their testi-
mony is the basis of the suit.
SMALLPOX AND DIPHTHERIA
News was sent in that there were cases of
smallpox in a railroad camp at Dandy. on
the desert, near Needles, and as the county
health officer was unable to attend to if
he sent DIR. Mackechnie out to investigate.
who has returned and states there have been
three deaths III the camp, located about
twelve miles from Danby from the disease.
and two more are very sick and it is thought
they cannot recover. The camp is deserted,
eNcept by the sick and those who remained
10 care tor them, and otherwise there is not
D. man Tor miles around. DR.. Macllechnie
Inouded the state board OF health and DIR.
. i'm OF Los Angeles has gone out today
70 make thorough investigation. 1t IS
feared the fleeing men OF the camn have
: distributed the disease all along the line.
as they were all e2l osed before taking their
'liqht.
Before the return of DR. Hill to Los An
geles he viii he asked to investigate the
! cases OF diphtheria in this city. One child
died from it in a most malignant form, i'm
he family of Joseph Marks, and another
child is very low with it, as is also the
nurse who cared for the sick children
There is no quaantine established as there
are city health officer and a county health
officer who do not work in unison in such
matters. and nothing is being done to pre-
vent the spread OF the disease.
BRENITIES
! James Moreno wa. brought up in the su
: peror court, charged with swapping horse
! without the cunsort OF the owner of tn,
! other animal, and he waived time PLEADED
} rulltY. again waived time, at the urgent 80
e licitation Of the officers. who wanted to ge
him out of the way before the end OF ia,
: poar and asked to be sentenced. He wa
accommodated and sent to San Quentin fg
? three years. On his return to civilization
he will be nearly p years of age Their.
were three applicants for the privilege o
taking the prisoner north, and they sa
around all day until one was selected t,
90, the other two being promised two othe
prisoners, whose sentences have been post
! Gned from time to time Tor this emergency
and three travellers for Sacramento will thu
have their fares paid by the state The 9th
er two prisoners are Juan Hernandez. con
victed two weeks ago Of selling liquor to In
dams. who got one year this morning ar,
/ G. b. Welch. convicted of manslaughter il
he killing of Otto Anderson, who is to b.
sentenced tomorrow.
! a petition for letters of administration