The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-25
500 FOR DAMAGED NOSE
This Resulted from Girl Trying to
Get Her Face Improved.
New York Times \

Elite humphreys. a rather pleasing
looking young woman, was a dress
/ maker who had a voice and consider
able musical talent, Her ambition was
to go on tie stage, but in her own
opinion there was one obstacle in the
way. This was 4 little too much promi-
hence on the tip of her nose. Miss
Humphreys visited Woodbury's derna
t0logical institute and had an opera
ton performed. The result OF this OPP
era ton was an action for $4,000 dam
ages which was on trial all day yes
teTday before Justice Beeknan and a
jury IN the supreme court and resulted
in verdict of 500 in her favor.
Miss Humphreys was the first wit
ness called.
What was your occupation before
you were operated upon?" she was
asked.
I was a dreSsmaker.' ..-
Did you sing any them
oh, yes"
Miss Humphreys then told how she
had sung in a number of concerts and
had finally decided to go on the stage.
I did not consider my nose quite sym
metTicaL' she said, and as I wanted
perfect profile I went TO the defend
ants institute
She explained that her idea was to
have it altered from retrOusse to a reg
ular Roman nose. In October, 1897. she
went TO the archaeological institute
and have the operation performed. Her
claim was that those in charge agreed
for SEQ to give her a genuine Roman
nose, and that there would be no
scar. At the end of six weeks. she
said, her nose had not been benefited.
and, further there was a decided scar.
After she had told all of this her
counsel said:
Now show your nose to the court
and jury"
At this command Miss Humphreys
placed her nose in evidence, although
the stenographer did not stamp the
exhibit, as is usual
why did you have the operation
perfOrmed?"
so as to have a perfect profile"
Were you not satisfied with your ap-
peaTanCe?'
Il was not satisfied with the profile
of my nose"
A number Of photographs of Miss
Humphreys We're offered in evidence to
show that her nose had been changed,
but not for the better, since the opera
ton.
Richard Humphreys, her father, went
on the stand as one Of the witnesses
to identify photographs taken before
the operation. He said he was a jew
eler at S25k Broadway
OF the defense, the surgeon who
performed the operation said that he
was an expert in plastic surgery and
that he had told Miss Humphreys that
there would be scar on the nose.
DR.. Leonard F. Pitkin was then
called as an expert. He said that from
what he had heard of the ease the op-
GRAFTON had been skiIlfully performed.
on Ss-examinatiOn he was asked:
DO you consider that Miss Humph-
reys' nose has a straight profiie?"
4 am no judge Of profiles.'
What would you say about her nose
noW2''
4 would say that it was retrOusse.
tilted up. or pug, SO to speak.
Other witnesses for the defense then
tried 10 show that Miss Humphreys
had a dubious growth on the end of
the nose. and it was this she had re
moved. She went on the stand in re-
buttaI and denied this. declaring that
all she wanted was to have the shape
of her nose corrected so that it would
be more presentabie when she appeared
on the stage.
The jury was out about forty-five
minutes.