The age-herald., 1899-07-13
IT WAS A BIG DAY
 FOR DAMAGE SUITS
Record of the Court Aggre-
 gated $82,000.
TWO WERE: BY WOMEN
Against the Southern, Who Clam They Were Forced to Jump from Trestle-Eugene Couch Sues
 for Malicious Persecution

Eighty-two thousand dollars is the ag- gregate amount of damages asked by seven complainants in as many suits filed in the city and circuit coutrs yesterday against divers individuals and corporations.
 The largest amount asked for was by Mrs. Ellen Herbert, who sues the Southern Railway company for $250oo for injuries all leged to have been >gustained on January 25 last by being knocked or forced to jump from high trestle on the line of the rail- road between Broodside and Cardiff stations.
 Mrs. Herbert alleges in her complaint which was filed in the city court that she was run down by a train without warning and was knocked or forced to jump off of the trestle which was 15O yards long, from which sine sustained injuries which caused partial paralysis and permanent disability.
 In the circuit court. Mrs. Alice Wood ford who was with Mrs. Herbert at the time of the accident has filed suit against the same defendant for 5000 on the same statement of alleged facts, except that her injuries did not cause paralysis
 Eugene Couch sues for 8aO,OoO
 The next largest amounts asked were for $2C,O eco by two complainants.
 Edward Eugene Couch who was arrested In this city in August, 1898, and taken to Sumpter county on the charge of train robbery in connection with the hold-up on the Alabama Great Southern railroad a snort time previous, filed suit in the circuit court for that amount against the South ern Express company and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company as dam ages for alleged malicious prosecution
 The cOmDlai0 allpppS tbat falsely and maliciously arrested at the in- stance of the defendant on a warrant is- sued by w. R. DeLoach, probate judge of Sufnpter county, charging him with train robbery.
 The complainant further alleges that he was arrested on August 12, 1898. and was compelled to remain in foul-smelling and unwholsome prison with common criminals Tor period of thirty-five days, during which time he was deprived of the com forts Of life and was made sick and sore and suffered great mental and physical pain and humilia tion that he was put to great trouble and expense and was prevented from working and earning money, and was published train robber and otherWist compelled to suffer outrage and indignity.
 It is further alleged that the charge be- fore the filling of this suit was judicially investigated and the plaintiff discharged.
 Against Mining Company
 III the clty court a Sult TOT like amount was filed by Moses Huff against the Rob- inson Mining company for injuries alleged to have been sustained on December 9, lS9S, while in the employ of the defendant company as a brakeman.
 The complainant alleges that while in the discharge of his duty as such brakeman he fell between two cars by reason of the negligence of the defendant agent and was so badly injured that one of his legs was amputated.
 George Booth is the plaintiff in a S10000 suit filed against the Sloss Iron and Steel company in the criminal court, in which he alleges that he was a convict in the sucto- dy of, the defendant company from Septem- Der p, 1896, to January 29, 1S99 He further alleges that during a large part of said time he was required to work in cars being loaded with coal and that said coal, which was dumped or dropped into the cars from above, would strike him on the legs and that as a proXimate consequence his legs were badly bruised and injured, causing permanent disability.
 The two remaining suits were for s1,00O each, one of which was filed in the circuit court by Mrs Amanda Little against the Hawkins Lumber company for alleged tres pass and removal of timber from certain lands situated in the southwest quarter of section 25 township F, south range 1. west. The amount is claimed as the penalty inn posed under section 4.137 Of the Alabama code, which it is alleged was violated by the defendant company.
 The seventh and last suit was filed in the city court by John Reynolds against Jacob Davidson for $1, 900 as damages for alleged false arrest on the charge of obtaining goods under false pretences.