The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-18
WANTS DAMAGES
 FOR MONKEY BITE Unique Suit Filed in City Court
 of Birmingham ANIMAL TORE MANS ARM Defense Will Be That Plaintiff Was Cautioned Not to Monkey With the Monk" But Injunction
 Was Disreearded.
ANIMAL TORE MANS ARN

A jury in one of the two divisions of the city court of Birmingham is to de- eide whether or not $1o00 is a just and equitable amount to be paid a man as damages for being bitten by a monkey. Yesterday afternoon in this court George w. Morris filed suit against James Paris claiming of the defendant the aforementioned sum, for an alleged lacer- ation of the flesh on one of his arms. by monkey said to be the property of the defendant to the civil suit.
 The bill as filed was as follows: "The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of $1ooo as damages, that where as on or about the 31st day of April, 1904, plaintiff ayers he went Into defendant 8 place of business. which was in the city of Birmingham. in said state anc coun- ty, and was bitten on his arm by a mon key the defendant had in his place of business Plaintiff ayers that said bite made a bad and dangerous wound from which he has suffered great physical and mental pain and whereas, he had to em- ploy the services of doctor to dress and treat said wound to which he has been at great expense in the loss of time from his business, and in the employment of the services Of said doctor and the medi- cine purchased thereof.
 Monkey History.
 Plaintiff ayers that monkeys belong to the family of wild animals by nature, are mischevous. ferocious and accus- toned to attack and bite mankind if not sufficiently restrained.
 Plaintiff further ayers that defendant owed him the duty to have said monkey sufficiently restrained so as to make him free from the attack of said monkey when he entered defendants said store
 JOHN W. CHAMBLEE,
 Attorney for Plaintiff
 "Plaintiff demands trial by jury of said cause.
 JOHN W. cHAMBLEE,
 Attorney for Plaintlff' Paris Is said to own and operate a sa- loon on First avenue. It Is understood in court circles that his defense in the suit for damages will be something like this.
 Probable Defense.
 Morris enters the saloon and spies the aforementioned monkey. He walks over to the tropical animal and seeks an ac- quaintance. He is warned not to monkey with the monkey but replies, oh, I used to raise monkeys The monk did not dis play a friendly feeling towards Morris and made pass at him. Physicians and Red Cross attaches were summoned a few minutes later" and then the infirm- sry was called up over the phone"
 The monkey could not be found last night, and therefore statement in his behalf Is missing. It Is understood the animal has very few friends in Birming- ham. Late last night Mundy, the pet of the Children's Geological association, who has been appointed consul in Birmingham for the Simian republic, gave out state ment in which he said that he was not aware of the suit now pending. and there- fore had nothing to say. he remarked. however, that he had been informed since arriving in America that the brother-to- the-suit sometimes known as Friday was steerage passenger on the same liner that brought his excellency over to Amer lea from South Africa several months ago.