Evening journal., 1900-03-12
.KNOPF'S SUIT
FOR GAMAGEES
Plaintiff Was Run Down By a P.
W. & B. X. r. Train and
Was Permanently Injured.
ALLEGATIONS OF. PLAINTIFF

TRAIN SAID TO HAVE BEEN RUN
MING THROUGH THE CITY At
FROM TWENTY TO THIRTY
MILES AN HoUR-AccIDENT oc-
CURED IN JUNE. 1898.
In Superior Court today a suit for
damages was begun by Jacob lInopf
against the r., W. q B. Railroad Com
pany. The plaintiff was represented
by william s. Hilies and Robert II.
Richards. Andrew G.. Gray and Herbert
VI. Ward appeared as the defendants
counsel. A special jury which will try
the ease Is composed as follows: Benja-
min Gregg. Caleb n. Price. Edward
Graves. Alonzo S. Whittock, William
Janyer. Hcrvey Walker. Joseph III.
Caleb, William II. Steel, George Wig
gins, Edward Woodward, Alfred B.
Moore and Charles jefferson.
The plaintiii, Jacob Knopf, a5 Mr.
Hilles explained 10 the jury, Is an ig-
norant Dutchman. lie Is a baker and
about o'clock on the morning OF
June g. 1898, while delivering bread in
the northeastern section of the city,
his wagon was struck by a train at
Landlith station. He was thrown out
and his back was injured. From these
injuries the plaintiff has since suffered
and is unable to do any work. He is
required 10 employ a man TO do the
work which he formerly did. The
amount of damages was left with the
jury.
The plaintiff alleges negligence on
part OF the defendant company, rum
ming a train at q higher rate Of speed
than the city ordinances permit, and
that a train of cars obstructed the view
OF the track, and that the train was
approaching a crossing without the
proper caution. The train is alleged to
have been running between twenty and
thirty miles an hour.
William b. Carswell the first wit
ness explained a chart of the place
where the accident occurred.
Jacob Knopf, the plaintiff, was
swbrn on the five books OF Moses. He
testified that he had been delivering
! bread on the morning of the accident.
| Before approaching the railroad cross
ing he stopped twice and listened for a
/ train but did not hear any. He could
/ not see to the south because OF several
cars that obstructed the view. KnOpf
did not see the train until he had got
ten on the track Then 10 was too late
10 escape. The wagon was struck and
he was thrown out. He was injured in
the back. DR.. Jones, the witness said.
! had pumped blood from the wound in
his back at nine different times. Wit
ness said he could not do lifting and
had TO have step made
lower on the new wagon in
place of the one demolished in the ac-
cident. In order that he could get in
/ and out without suffering pain. Knopf
was strong and healthy before the ac-
cident.
In cross-examination Mr.. Gray asked
the question:
How did You get out Of the wagon
on the day of the accident?"
4 "I dunno" witness replied.
The answer caused a ripple Of laugh
ter and the witness in an emphatic way
added: That's the truth. ! don't
know"
David J. Wingfeld exhibited photo
graphs Of the point at which the acci-
dent occurred.
Dr. John J. Jones testified that Knopf
would be partially disabled perma-
nently. He had relieved the injury in
| Kncpfs back Of blood on nine occa-
sicns The first time he took away
fourteen and a-half ounces of blood.
and smaller quantities on succeeding
occasions. Had the blood been allow
ed to remain blood poisoning would
probably have set in.
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