The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-10
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c The suit of Mrs. Anna NJ Reed, of Dor
dentown, VS.. the Camden and Trenton
Z Railway Company, was tried in the Cir
cult court before Judge Endicott, Oh
Thursday, and failing to agree upon
verdict the jury remained out all night.
The complainant was represented by A
T. Ashton. of Philadelphia, and William
Early. Of Camden. Edward Walker, Of
. Trenton, appeared for the defence.
In opening the case counsel said that
{ on June 18. 1904, Mrs. Reed had been to
Trenton and was returning home between
8 and Q o'clock in the evening. She sig
nailed the conductor to let her off at
Ward street, but the car passed on, and
did not stop until it reached Green street.
As she was about to step off, the car
started forward by signal from the con-
ductor, and at an unusual rate of speed.
Mrs. Reed was thrown violently to the
! ground and rendered unconscious. She
struck with such force that there were
hemorrhages from her mouth, nose and
ears. Later she was driven home, where
she was bedfast for three weeks and there
after confined to the house for six weeks.
For two years the woman has suffered
much pain In her body and she is practi-
lcally ruined for life, nervousness, dizzi-
ness, loss of strength and frequent crying
spells resulting from her injuries. She is
unable to properly perform her domestic
duties as a wife, and it would be shown
by the best medical testimony that can be
secured in Philadelphia that Mrs. Reed is
practically incurable 1--WE will ask for
such sum of money as you should think
she should have in order to compensate
her for her present condition of health,
said counsel, land we ask for another sum
to reimburse the husband for what he has
and will in the future have to spend for
his wife as a result of this accident"
| Anna NJ. Reed was the first witness
She was seated in the rear of the car two
seats from the smoking compartment She
gave the conductor signal to let her OH.
He rang the bell and the car stopped. She
walked to the rear platform, and just as
she was about to put her foot ON the step,
the car started with jerk and threw her.
When she regained consciousness Mrs.
Reed found herself at home and in bed,
with cut on the back part of her head.
She has lost the hearing of her right ear,
has no use of her left hand, has dizzy and
fainting spells She can't properly attend
to her household duties or perform hard
work. She has no strength and suffers
from her back, which she struck in the
fall At the present time she suffers from
her head, back and right side. While
setting the table dishes will fall from her
hands. Previous to the accident her health |
was good and she did all the work, in
Guiding the washing and ironing.
On cross examination Mrs. Reed said |
she did not employ a servant girl.
DR.. Alfred Gordon, of Philadelphia, |
who graduated from medical colleges at |
Paris and Switzerland, and who is now an |
instructor at the Jefferson Medical Col |
lege, was called upon to make an exami-
nation of Mrs. Reed last Thursday. He
tested her for power in the arms and there
was a difference in the grip of the hands. |
She could stand better on the left side. To |
find out the condition of sensation, the |
end to her arms and legs, and he found
marked difference in some portions of the
body. In some places there was hardly |
any response. At other points the pin was
inserted quite deep into the tissues and
there was no pain. With the corner of
handkerchief he touched the white of both
eyes and the lids remained open. In test
ing the visual field he found the right eye
affected, as was also the spine and breast. |
1t was the opinion of witness that Mrs.
Reed may never recover. Her treatment
for recovery, however, would be contne-
ment In bed for at least four months with |
good nurse and daily massage but in
spite of this her condition might remain
permanent.
DR.. Francis D. Patterson, an instructor
of surgery at the Jefferson Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia. examined Mrs. Reed
on December %, 1905. He found her to-
tally deaf in the right ear. She suffered
from lumbago and nervousness as the re-
suit of her injuries, and there was loss
of sensation.
DR.. /. G. Leedom saw Mrs. Reed on the
night of the accident in DR.. O'Brien's
office, the latter not being at home. She
was unconscious, bleeding, and there were
several wounds. There were decorations
on the back of the head, arm and leg |
Witness examined Mrs. Reed in Deem
Der, 1905, and he found her in an exceed
ingly nervous condition. Her eyes and
throat were insensible to the touch. She
complained of pains in the back and she
was very sensitive along the spine.
DR.. O'Brien was called to treat Mrs. |
Reed. He saw her about 11.S0 that night
and she had regained consciousness. She
was in a state of collapse. Witness has
been treating her ever since the accident. |
His bill amounts to about s170, none of
which has been paid.
Mrs. Caroline Gorton, nurse, lives
across the street from Mrs. Reed Wit |
ness was with her night and day for three
weeks and about nine weeks in all. Her
bill of 800 has not been paid. Mrs Reed
complained Of intense pains through the
temple. There was almost constant vom
iting of blood for nearly a week. Her
sufferings were acute for long time.
Samuel T. Bunting, farmer, saw sew
eral gentlemen get off after the car had
been stopped. There were two conduct
ors. One of them rang the bell just as
Mrs Reed was about to get off and she
was thrown. THAT lady had right to
stay on the car" said the conductor.
Eyes, and you had right to let her get
off, " retorted the witness. Mrs. Reed was
put back on the car and taken to the Office
of Dr. O'Brien.
OF all the passengers in the car Mrs.
Cauley was the only one to testify for the
complainant. She sat in the same seat
with Mrs Reed, and when the latter got
up the car came to a standstill. Witness
did not see Mrs Reed after she left her
seat.
Charles II. Read, one of the complain
ants. is machinist, having employment
at Trenton His wife was all right pre-
vious to the accident, now she is practi
cally no use for anything. He lost much
time seeing that things were going all
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