The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-18
WANTED $4,000
FOR INJURIES
Clinic Exhibit In Plot to MuIct
Railroad Company.
INJURIES OF LONG STANDING.
Was Hurt In a Railroad Yard Is Years
Ago, But Based Action on a Slight
Accident In 1901.

New York. Dec. 1s.-Through the testi-
mony of five distinguished physicians
one OF whom. DR.. Alexander Lambert, il
the physician for President Roosevelt
family. former Assistant Corporation
Counsel Luke ID. Stapleton. representing
the Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany. revealed In the supreme court yes
day afternoon what he declared was a
plot OF William E. Kelly TO obtain $4,000
from the company. through physical in
frmties which enabled him to earn
money as an exhibit at hospital clinics.
Counsel for the company said last night
that the case would be laid before the
grand jury.
When the revelations were made Judge
Marean declared the case was saturated
with fraud. and Jacob NJ. Bierbaum law
yer for the plaintiff. declared he would
have nothing further to do with IL.
Kelly, who Is well known as the finest
clinic exhibit OF hysteria major the ply
sicians OF this city know. escaped from
the court room when he saw enter we'll
known physicians. who had often lec-
tured on his case.
Kelly Is Is years old and lives In Sec
ond avenue. Fifteen years ago he was
injured in the freight yards at Fifty
ninth street and Eleventh avenue, and
developed hysteria major As a result
he became afflicted with double vision.
hysterical tremors and paralysis. His
lower limbs were crippled, and he pre-
sented an appearance that was fear COM
pelling.
His physician In 1889 was DR.. Lambert
and he was so remarkable a subject OF
the nervous disease that the doctor used
him as a paid exhibit in the clinics. He
has. according to the revelations made
In court yesterday, been an exhibit since
that time In the Roosevelt, Bellevue, the
City hospital and the Long Island Medi-
cal college.
KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR.
He was knocked down by car April s,
street. DR.. f. w. Brown took him to the
Roosevelt hospital in an ambulance, and
the r. mar, man wa; dischsrsed the game day
or his representatives did. and retained
poiitan Street Railway company for
BrooRs He IN aesed ss supreme he hSd Seen
dragged by the car. that his skull was |
fractured and his legs lacerated. As |
result ne alleged. he was suffering from |
were his stock in trade as an exhibit
so serious was the case that company 1
asked John q. Benning. head OF its In |
ter his personal attention. Mr.. Benning /
spent weeks upon the matter. A few |
days ago he learned that Kelly had been |
the various doctors. who knew the man |
well.
He had several hysterical convulsions In |
mpsy se nsa mssSn sSS, K He15y
until the accident. DR.. Graeme NJ |
and DR. Samuel A. Bruckhauss |
testified that the accident. as described, |
duce the conditions In which Kelly was |
suffering.
SEES HIS ACCUsERs.
When the plaintifr rested, DIR. Theodore
Nj. Abbott, DR. Lambert. DR. Frederick 4
Peterson. DIR. James r Gorton, DR. Ha- |
ven Emerson and DR.. John II. Bleu enter
signs of distress and declared he would |
not remain I'm the court room, and had to |
be ,rSar carried outside He did not re.>,;
@ rRen said Hf he wos po, the
by the testimony of distinguished physi.
clans, and called Or. Lambert. who at
Tended Theodore Roosevelt, Jr,.,. at Gro
Ton. He said Kelly was an old patient
II his. He had first met him in 1889. he
,ald, when ne was on the house stan OF
and related the circumstances
4 clinic exhibit for years. He ccnsid.
sred him the finest exhibit of hysteria
major.
Or. Gorton. house physician at Belle
yue, stated that Kelly had offered him |
800 not To tell what he knew about him |
The other physicians testified 10 having |
ong known the plaintiff as an exhibit OF |
lysteria major.
Policeman Michaels. who reported the
accident, swore THAT II was trirng aud |
hat he had been offered s25 TO give "a |
forable testimony for Kelly
II have been surprised by these reve-
ations." said Mr. Birnbaum. II did |
Tot prepare this case and was forced into
he trial of H. ! shall have nothing
more 10 do with it."
Mr.. Staploton said he did not want |
ion-suit that he desired the case to go
o the jury. lie called John ". Jarvis
Who had seen the accident 10 testify |
hat Kelly was simply knocked down by
me end OF the fender and got up and |
walked afterward.
Bert Hanson who had been associated |
With MIR. Birnbausi. said; Il can afford |
o stand up for any mans rights"
Can you when his rights are so mixed |
~ with an effort TO defraud the court?'
Isked Judge Marean.
II can stand UP for the rights Of anv |
nan" exclaimed Hanson
oh all right" said Judge Marean II
hall adjourn the case until morning
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