Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-10-03

| "nloh she now sues to recover sub
stantial damages. Such was the open.
Ing of Judge Carrow.
| Beaton Smith. civil engineer, who
! mad prepared a diagram of the plat.
form, which was produced, was called
| to prove the drawing.
| MRS. Fell took the stand. She said
she resides in Vinelapd, is a school
| teacher, widow. On November 18th
iass she said she started to go from
Vineland to Cape May to attend
teachers institute. When she arrived
In Millville she alighted from the troll
ley train to board the steam train, the
/ conductor calling all aboard Hasten
ing across the platform she stepped in
to a declivity in the planking of ths
| railroad platform, and fell, from
| which she received injuries which laid
her up all winter, and from which she
has not yet completely recovered. The
fall injured her head, neck, shoulder,
arm, hip and knee.
DR.. Theodore A. Erk, teacher of
gynecology in the University of Penn
sylvania, was called and gave the re.
suit of his examinations of Mrs. Fell,
on invitation of DR.. Sawyer, her at.
tending physician, about two weeks
after her injuries were received. His
| belief was that she would ultimately
| recover, but when he could not even
| pproximately tell. The injuries from
which she suffered were not from any
pelvic tendencies.
DR.. Emma M. Richardson, of Cam.
den. was called. She is graduate Of
the Women's S Medical College in PhiIa-
delphia, and practioing physician of
ten years in Camden.
She considered Mrs. FeiI's condition
such that complete recovery was
problematical on account particularly
of her working and not taking the
complete rest which her Injuries made
necessary for ultimate recovery.
DR.. Waldo F. Sawyer described
Mrs. Feil's injuries and declared that
the symptoms indicated shock to the
spinal cord. and with this witness the
plaintiff rested.
The jury in the Hardesty case came
in, returning verdict of $500 for Miss
Hardesty.
Resuming the Fell. Railroad case
Mr.. Bourgeois made a motion for a
n-suit, giving the reason that there
was no negligence whatever on the
part of the railroad company; that
the depression in the platform was for
the transfer of freight and baggage
across the platform. He cited copious
! authorities in support Of his motion.
The motion was strongly opposed by
Judge Carrow, who also cited authori-
ties for his contention.
The motion was refused at his time.
and can be renewed at the close of the
case.
Wednesday Morning.
When Court resumed this morning,
with the trial of the case of Mrs. Fell
against the West Jersey & Seashore
Railroad Company. Mr.. Bourgeois re.
lnewed his motion for a non-suit. .-s,.s .a.ss
The Judge gave quite extended rea-
sons why. in his opinion. the motion
should prevail.
Judge Carrow said be had already
argued against the motion as we'll as
he knew how, and Judge Endioott
said the motion must prevail, so the
motion was granted and the case was
dismissed.
A jury was put in the box to try the
oass of Francis II. Dixey against
Hiram Lively, for damages for in
-juries
7 Herbert O. BARTLETT appeared for the
plaintiff and Ed win f. Miller for
the defendant.
Mr.. Bartlett in opening the case
stated that theA Case was brought by
Dixey, an old Waterman at the Sol
diers' Home in Vineland. for damages
received by him by being knocked
down By Lively and receiving broken
arm. The suit is for $5000 ~
Mr.. Dixey was sworn. He said that
on Intervening of February 2Jth last
he went to the kitchen to demonstrate
with Hiram Lively. she cook of the
Soldiers Home, where he was the
watchmant against the quality of she
food which Lively left for him for his
midnight lunch. When he requested
to be served with food which he could
eat. Lively ordered him from the
kitchen, pushed him, and when he
mildly resented this, Lively, he said.
struck him ON the head and knocked
him down and his wrist was broken.
The old vet. is 85 years old, and had
served in the Marine Corps