The evening world., 1907-01-17
Says She Fell Through
Open Trap Door III
the Kitchen.
.ELoNG IN HOSPITAL.
Mr.. .Gcrken Testlfies that the
Cook Helped Him to
Open the, Door


Gerkcn.p cook In 1901. demanded $4,000
damage. sror. IL. temau. ho:==:--c:.se = |.
husband. John Gsrkcn. hotssheepes ssia
self.made millionaire. In ths srpren,.
Court to-day for injuries got By failing
through an open trap-door In the moor
of the eit,A-souae- of tho -Gnrkepa, at
,N,nety-fifth street and Central Park
West.
The case IL on trial before Justice
Bra6y and Jury, and zAlsa Ksily wsa
.hsr own rrst witness. She tssttned aha
had been with tho Gerkens at their
summer house on Lons Island and re-
turnod to the city with them on Dec.
IA Eext day nhe camo, in from Bweep-
Inv thu sidewalk and =valked int the
NOW. wha. h,appenedr' asked Ar
" don't know. 1he last I reneGnber
/ was standing by the Kitchen table. !.
relied the cook.
II oaro to my sensso nlL. Hood
Wright Hospital. There were bsds an
around me. and they told mo Il waa
New Years Day. was we'll enough
TO ioavs the hospital Soma ttmo In
January. But have been In nour
other hospitals since-St Cathnrtnn'a.
tho Massachusetts General Hospital. Ia
Boston; tho Manhattan Clinic, and TIE
Pczt-Graduato Hospital :
Witnesses cofroborats.
Clara f1sas4easssa. maid at =asr-
ksnie- testified that sne saw Julia ly-
ins on the door. bleeding profuseiy
ffotn Bsf haatas. = - -
Charles Jordan. wsaoss swaa. hanging
ourtatus. ana Edward watts. janitof
from acfoss tho street. -cotrotorated the
story. ard ORA. James ogtIvio and
George r. Chase told OF he- treatment
at the hospital. while DR., Howard Fog.
who was summoned to tho house. de-
acrib9d her condition, ~
Mlss kelty said she did not knov
there sFas agy hole in the kitchen floor
Aiiss Henrichacn said the trap was for
.se pafpass OF .inM.rlng e trunks and Tho
s aEIes se r. fsaf .siS siSrs ss ssala
~. =ItE j uIia ne.
en,y ,nss, xnSw asou, ,s M she hele In the fIoor.
wedKed. 70 tight. called iir. -Gerson'
Mr.. NeT3sn W al Obliged to put n
orSSmsseM 70 thnsnsh ansS the ring 70 the door
slssa;; sssT;Fq,ng n,g .o TO- Holm. John
John derken testiiied ths, jH jutia Keitv
moved the kitchen table of tho tran
hat mo.atng ana helped him pry OF
"It was not door on hinges. said
Mr. Garkep. Ind Julia helped me sci
IL up againat the side wall Then /
Gerken lowered the iranks down mt .toa,ns, an :
We had Just come in IRON our country
placo-
II aiia=hAd d.IfsiIfAd thai sIse::sfSssIs5sd
but got nothing after she ieil aSvs into ths
CELLAR.
Mr. Gerken said he paid the bills In
CURED In her treatment at the hospital
and by 80 physician. n
-tus.@ a--tket=lna-Mra-aes.ssH@says:
MIRA. Clara r. GefKsn left her emile
behind when She took the stand. Ths,S
WaH Indignation in her voice and hsp
gestures while she testified. go
she corroeorated her husband, and
,as AftsT :sf ws s.sa had sWsssa s: tse .rans.
+ steea- by- -the- table. aha canan back
and dalibeTatsly walked into the hnIs. Q.
''WhASf Dtunt you scream our. sN,F
stairs 81 demanded Mr. Palmer % s,s, .ae
cfoss-examinatou. f-s'' 80 -
: II they suy 1 .dtsi sIpposa did -
-rcptled- Mrs 5erhen. cnrtlY.-.I don't
know what said" 'I7= - = -
Dr.. kuatin testified that after he
treated Juia he took look at tha hols
IN The floor, II was about TWO by thraS
feet In size and the cover--!t was nor n
door-'was ten inches thick, the moor
part being la argar than the backing, and
1t at=in@o iiasAaKas:= absorbing "a EDr'.
Austin. - n r 80 =
Then he aa!d that Julia Kelley had
aaked him to come and testify for her.
hut he had convinced her he could not
7Aetp her cave. n
Julia under cross-sxam!nation hsd
raid she did not know Or. austin. -.