The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-19
RAIN OF DAMAGE SUITS
BIG DEMANDS FOR MONEY MADE IN
THE LOCAL COURTS.
James and Arthur Reed VIII Sue for
S6O,OOO-Big Estate Disposed OF
-Other Court Gases.

Two damage suits containing some rather
unusual allegations and demanding an ag-
gregate of $4,000 damages, will be filed by
Attorney George w. Calvin against the
Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago & st. Louis
Railway Company. The plaintiffs are
James and Arthur Reed, father ard son.
The suits grew out OF an accident which
happened to Arthur Reed, who is fourteen
years old. On April last he was struck by
Big Four train and so badly injured that
he lost his right arm and two fingers OF
his left hand. The accident happened while
he was trying to get out of the way of a
north-bound train. between the Washing
ton and Market street crossings. 1t Is al
legged that between these crossings very
narrow path lies along the railway tracks.
On one side of the tracks is a stone wall
built along the bank of Pogue's run. On
the other side there are buildings very
close to the track and part of the way
there is a high board fence. 1t is alleged
that young Reed was walking in this path
when he saw train coming at high
speed He felt that his only means of es-
cape was to run for the mouth of an alley,
o short distance ahead. He started to run.
supposing of course that the train would
slow up when his danger was discovered.
1t is averred that the train came on at the
rate of twenty miles an hour and he was
caught and injured as above described.
Young Reed is suing for $4,000 damages
and his father demands $4,000.
William Edward Mcclure brought suit
against the Indianapolis Union Railway
Company for $4,000 damages. He says he
was employed as an assistant in the bag
gage rooms at the Union Station and al
leges that Jan. 25, 1900, a truck loaded
with trunks that he was pushing ran into
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had been removed but was covered with a
loose plank, upsetting the load, which, he
says. weighed 2,3O0 pounds. upon him. He
alleges that his spine was injured and that
his disableDent is permanent.
Samuel Strobe made the Central Union
Telephone Company defendant in a $4,000
damage suit for injuries alleged to have
been received in a runaway, for which he
says the company is responsible. He al
leges that as he, with his wife and daugh-
| ter, was driving home on Kentucky ave-
nue., Dec. 10, 1899, trash was thrown out
of a manhole. where men were working
on the companys conduits, which fright
ened the team. He was THROWN out, and
says his leg was broken. his heel was
mashed and he was otherwise injured.
| Fannie Wilson sued the Indianapolis
street Railway Company for 5000 dam
ages She alleges that in attempting to
| alight from a North Indianapolis car at
| Indiana and Capitol avenues, April "a, the
car gave sudden lurch while she was
| standing on the step, throwing her to the
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| manent.
| James o'NeaI brought suit against the
city of Indianapolis for 5000 damages.
| He asserts that he took the competitive
examination for member of the fire de-
| partment under civil service rules Aug. J.,
| 1894. and was appointed to place on
| merit. He says he thought the position
/ would be permanent and gave up all other
business. He alleges that Nov. % 1896, he
! was discharged without a trial and for
4 purposes unknown to him, since which
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| except at odd times, when employed as
] a common laborer and then at common
laborer's prices. The pay he was to re-
| ceive as member of the fire department
| was -. day, and he demands full pay
| UP to the present time.
The Indianapolis Street-railway Company
| was made defendant in another suit by
| Jacob Meyer for $1,000 damages. He al
| leges that as he was driving across Col
l lege avenue at Fifteenth street, May s,
| with load of logs, he was struck by q
| car. He says his wagon was demolished
and that the logs in falling on him disabled
| him.
Austin Roberts and Otis Roberts, of the
firm of Roberts & Roberts, cattle buyers,
| sued the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
| st. Louis Railway Company for $500 dam
| ages. They allege that they had a con-
tract with the company TO ship cattle from
| different parts of the State to Chicago, by
way of indianapolis, with the privilege OF
| stopping them at Indianapolis If they so
| decided 1t is asserted that eighteen head
of cattle were shipped from Pendleton
| which were to have been left at Indian
| apolis, but were run through to Chicago.
1t Is set out that the cattle were not sent
to any commission firm there, for which
| reason they were unloaded in a bad pen
| and went until o'clock the next day be-
| fore they received food. 1t is alleged that
| the cattle looked "stale" when sold and
| had to be sacrificed for much less than
they would have brought had they been
| sold in Indianapolis.
| The aggregate demand in the suits above
| mentioned reaches $104 1879.