The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-14
HEAVY VERDICT
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Mrs. Mary 8. Crowder Awarded
Judgment for $4,000
AGAINST SOUTHERN R. R. co
Suit Based on Alleged Personal Injuries.
Several Suits Filed-One Against
waterworks Company-News
About the Courts.

Mrs Mary 3. Crowder was yesterday
awarded judgment for $4,000 against the
Southern Railway company in the city
court for personal injuries received while
a passenger on one of the defendant COM
pany's trains.
On July % of this year Mrs. Crowder was
going from Huntsville to Decatur on
Memphis and Charleston train. In her
complaint she alleged that while the train
was at Madison, a small station between
Huntsville and Decatur she was thrown
from the chair she was occupying by the
heavy jolting of the train, and that In the
fall one of her hips was broken, and that
she sustained other injuries. 1t was al
legged in the complaint that the PLAINTIFF
injuries We're such as would most probably
render her cripple the balance of her life.
A few weeks subsequent to the accident
she brought suit through her attorneys,
N. L. Miller and Lane White, for dam
ages. The case was called and placed on
trial last Monday, with the result above
stated.
Mrs. Crowder was present at the trial OF
the case. She is still on crutches.
AT the conclusion of the trial yesterday
afternoon Smith & Weatherly, who repre-
sented the Southern Railway company
gave notice that an appeal would be taken
to the supreme court.
This is the second largest verdict for
damages ever rendered in Jefferson coun-
ty, the largest having been for $4,000 in a
case tried few years ago.
Mrs. Crowder was for number of years
a resident of Birmingham and lived with
her family at Crowder station, South High
lands. Her husband, J. NJ. Crowder, and
her SON, Arthur C. Crowder conducted an
insurance business with offices in the
Steiner building. Two or three years ago
Mr.. Crowder obtained an interest in a
sawmill at Jackson, Ala, to which place he
and Mrs. Crowder removed.
Ed Sanders yesterday filed suit in the
city court against Thomas Davis for $1,000
damages. The plaintiff alleges that the
defendant had him imprisoned on Decem-
Der 1 on a charge of larceny.
When court adjourned yesterday after
noon the case of the United States Life In
surance company VS.. NJ S. Blanks ct al.
was on trial.
Circuit Court
The Birmingham Water Works company
is defendant in a $1,000 damage suit filed in
the circuit court yesterday wherein j. F.
Kerrigan is plaintiff. The plaintiff who is
a merchant and has store in north
Eighteenth street alleges that on October
II he paid A25 water rent for the months of
October, November and December and that
a few days later an agent of the company
cut off the water from his place. He fur
Their alleges that he had not been able to
get the company to turn the water on
again.
Thomas Watts, by his next friend, filed in
the Bessemer division of the circuit court a
suit for S. 600 against the Bessemer Land
and Improvement company. Watts alleges
that while a driver ON a tram car in a mine
operated by the defendant company he sus-
tanned personal injuries.
The case of Charles F. Enslen, adminis-
traitor of Cora Clark VS. the Southern Rail-
way company was on trial when court adj
journed for the day. Cora Clark, a small
negro girl, was killed by a Southern train
at the North Birmingham trestle on April
Il last.
Criminal Court
john Hawkins was convicted in the crimi-
nal court yesterday on the charge of steal
ing cows.
Berry Coleman pleaded guilty to three
charges of Burglary and grand larceny.
joe Henry entered a plea of guilty to an
Indictment for grand larceny.
Probate Office
A deed was filed with the probate judge
yesterday conveying the mineral, timber
and water rights to 4sO acres of land near
Bessemer from the Bessemer Machine and
Foundry company to the Jenifer Furnace
company, the consideration named being
$4,000 or $50 per acre.