Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
SCOTTY WANTS
100000 DAMAGES
SAYS HE WILL FILE SUIT
AGAINST CITY
Asserts His Auto Was Wrecked In
Open Sewer In Street and VIII
Employ Counsel to Begin
Proceedings

"scotty" will file suit Monday against
the city to recover $4,000 damages fol
injuries sustained as a result of the
accident in which he and three Others
were hurt near the Buena Vista bridge
last Monday night.
"Scotty" was able to hobble around
yesterday by using crutches, and he
rented an automobile which carried him
TO the scene of the accident.
"Lookee therel" exclaimed "Scotty,'
as his eyes were directed toward the
ditch into which his auto crashed Mon
day night. "a freight train couldn't
pull through there. It's a wonder any
Of us are alive"
After he had spent several minutes
in examining the open sewer at the
point where the accident occurred he
re-entered the auto and was driven
back to Rol Kings establishment, where
he made known his intense desire to
add to his untold wealth by abstracting
$4,000 pin money from the city because
of the presence of the open sewer in
the street.
Scott says he proposes to employ the
ablest of counsel and has begun gath
ering evidence upon which he expects
to prove his right to the fifty thousand.
Offended by Bond Action
The sewer into which "Scotty's" auto
crashed Monday night is probably f1f-
teen feet long and two feet wide. The
sewer is built of wood and is covered
over with dirt for considerable dis
tance, but the drain of the sewer is a
small gutter at the edge of the car
tracks and Is open.
Examination revealed that the tracks
OF the auto had not been obliterated
and the course taken by the machine Is
yet distinct. One corner of the wooden
box used for a sewer is split and shows
the point of contact with the auto wheel.
The rock wall beyond the car tracks
also shows signs of it's connection with
the accident, several pieces of rock be-
ing gouged from position where the
auto struck
The Death valley man is especially
offended at the necessity of giving a
$3.50 cash bond for his appearance at
trial November Il, when only one
tenth this amount was required of the
driver of the auto Keno, and this is
one reason for the joy given Scotty by
the prospect of drawing a substantial
sum from the city treaSurey.
scotty in Dead Earnest
''I will sue them for $50,000 damages
and will give every cent of 1t to charity
but I intend to make the city pay for
my injuries and for failing to observe
it's own laws in regard to keeping the
streets and highways in repair" said
the Death valley mystery last night
after he returned from his trip of in
spection of the scene of accident.
''I will employ the best firm of at
tOrneys in Southern California and file
suit Monday. The city Is so anxious to
get hold of my money on a charge of
violating the speed ordinance that it
gives me pleasure to know that have
1t on them 100 ways" he said.
"Scotty" says it is not to be Won
dered at that he couldn't make any
records for time between Pasadena and
Los Angeles when he had to jump
across ravines and bitches in the road.
''Scotty" walks with much difficulty,
using pair of crutches to aid him,
and experiences considerable pain
throughout his body at the slightest
effort at moving about