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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
FLAMES AWAKE
KRAUS' FAMILY
Fire, Originating in Kitchen.
Causes Exciting Time While
Department is Working
Save The House
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.

Three hundred dollars damage,
fully covered by Insurance, was done
the residence of Captain William
Kraus, 332 South Fourth street, this
morning at 2 o'clock. The fire orig
mated in the kitchen, presumably
from the stove, and the intense heat
and cracking of the flames awakened
members of the family to their dan
ger.
Several alarms were turned in and
all companies answered. The fire
had gained considerable Roadway,
but by prompt work was kept from
spreading. The kitchen was destroy
ed with all furniture. and is fully
covered by Insurance.
Flames spread to the residence of
Mr.. Oscar Kahn. the lawyer, who re-
sides next door, but only a portion of
the cornice was damaged. His loss
will amount to but a few dollars,
fully covered by insurance.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
PURCHASE JOKER
TO WARN PEOPLE
Proposition of Aldermen to
Place One at Fourth Street
and Broadway to Clear Way
For Department
CHIEF WOOD LIKES THE IDEA

1t Is forethought on Alderman Ed
D. Humans part that fire alarm
Joker" should be placed at Fourth
street and Broadway to warn the
crowds at this corner, When he an
nounced his plan to the aldermen 1t
met with unanimous approval and
his motion that it be referred to the
joint fire and police committee with
power to act was passed.
Paducah is growing rapidly and
since the cars meet at this intersec-
ton it is continually crowded during
the day and the early part OF the
night. Alderman Hannah was par
ticularly struck with the Joker at
Fourth avenue and jefferson street
when he attended the National Plumb
ers' association in Louisville, and he
witnessed a crowded street cleared
before the approach of the fire depart
ment. He informed Fire Chief Wood
of his plan and a letter was written
to a firm, and a gong sufficiently loud
TO be heard several squares. for $3.50
may be purchased. This preparation
will undoubtedly save some ones
lift as it is a dangerous corner to run
at full speed. and with the crowds
given ample warning to clear the
street. several minutes may be saved
by the department in answering the
alarm.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Cemetery Was Located in vi.
entity of Tenth and Madison
Streets Before War. Then
Far Out of Limits of City,
Old Grave Digger Recalls
Fact This Morning
ROUGH, PLAIN box UNCOVERED.

Workmen. digging the trench for
the sewer at Tenth and Madison
streets, unearthed a coffin this morn
ing. Yesterday afternoon about quit
ting time Charlie Tyler, one of the
.workmen struck a box and remarked
he believed he had struck a dead
man. This morning when work was
resumed the coffin was brought to
the surface. The casket was nothing
more than a box of heavy lumber and
in a box with sides and bottom two
inches thick.
Considerable excitement was ere
ated over the find, but on opening
only few bones were found. In
quiry from Bill Lucas. colored,
brought forth the Information that a
cemetery was located there before
the Civil war and when Paducah was
a hamlet Lucas dug graves there
and remembers that when Tenth
street was graded and graveled a
number OF caskets were found by
workmen. As far as could be ascer-
tanned no one has been buried there
since the Civil war.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
CIlY'S WITNESS
MAY NOT APPEAR
RumOr That Boyle Case Will
Not be Tried Tomorrow
Young Man Recognized To Testify
Against Saloonkeeper May
Have Left City.
CASE CALLED FOR MORNING

Rumors are rife on the streets to-
day that one OF the principal witness
es for the prosecution in the case OF
Hugh Boyle, the Fourth street and
Kentucky avenue saloon keeper,
charged with Sunday selling, will be
missing when the case is called in
the police court tomorrow. This case
was continued until tomorrow morn
ing by the defense. At the time the
warrant was sworn out, It was stat
ed that Chief of Police Collins had
examined witnesses and secured a
positive statement from young
man that he purchased liquor in a
room over Boyle's saloon last Sun
day. This was one of the young men.
whom Chief Collins is said to have
seen go up the stairway, leading to
the rooms in question. These witness
es were recognized to appear tomor-
row morning II is said that today Of
ficers of the police department are
inquiring as to the whereabouts on
one of these witnesses.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
ACTS SAMARITAN; GETS WAITS.
Wisconsin Farmer shelters Man,
Woman and Little Ones.

Ripon, Wis. July ly.-Fred Peter
son. farmer. living three miles north
oi here. is wondering whether It pays
TO be a good samaritan. A man and
woman came to the Peterson farm,
accompanied by five children. rang
ing in age from months to years
They asked shelter for the night. The
vayfarers were given a bountiful sup
per and the children were given
places to sleep in the house, while
the man and wife were allotted to the
barn. The man and woman unos-
|tentatiously departed in the night.
leaving their brood soundly sleeping
in Mr.. Peterson's- beds The chill
dren -cy their parents live in Ger
many and cannot tell who the people
were with whom they travelled
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
JAIL BREAKER Is ARRESTED.
Illinois Man With Three Negroes,
Tunnelcd Way Out of Prison.

Pittsburg. Pa, July III c.
.Farrin, 25 years old, a member of a
wealthy Cairo, ILL.,, family. was ar
rested today while selling a carload
of peaches in the Pittsburg produce
yards. He is wanted in Arcadia. Fla.
for breaking out of the De Soto coun-
ty jail. taking three negroes with
him.
Three years ago Farrin cut a wide
swath at Florida winter resorts, and
lbs said 10 have left several places
without paying his bills. He was ar
rested In Arcadia on February Is
land put In jail. With a piece of iron
bar and pen knife. and the assist
auce of three negroes. he began to
tunnel out of prison. After three
weeks of work they effected their es-
cape into the Everglade swamp,
where they wandered three weeks,
living on roots and lodging aliga-
tors. Finally they emerged near a
railroad The party separated and
Farrin came to Pittsburg and Sc
cured a position with a wholesale
produce house.
Farrin made many friends here
and, he says. is engaged to a Pitts
burg girl who. he fears, will refuse
to marry him now.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
BARRIERS ENJOIN
LICENSE BOARD
Lexington TOnsOrial Artists
Will Ascertain By What
Authority Estate Examiners
Collect From Them
PADUCAH SHOPS HAVE PAID.

Lexington BARRIERS were granted a
temporary order restraining the
Board OF Barber Examiners from i'm
posing and collecting a license tax
yesterday by Judge Watts Parker.
The BARRIERS dubbed together to fight
the case and the suit is brought
against William F. Brown. Walter
Frakes and John Young. members OF
the board by appointment by the gov
ernor. Frakes is a barber in this
city and recently returned from a trip
through the state. but this morning
was the first he had heard Of any
such actioon. He is expecting to re-
ceive notice of the suit today. Ac-
cording to Frakes' statement, about
20 of the BARRIERS in Lexington re-
fused to pay the license last year and
were cited.
Local BARRIERS have all paid the IL
cense for this year and they had
heard nothing of the restraining or
der. They will probably wait to see
the result of the case and not take
immediate action.
The contention of the BARRIERS is
based on three grounds: That the law
Is unconstitutional, inasmuch as it
seeks to impose a license tax on la
Dor; that ten days notice was not
given. as is required by the law, and
that BARRIERS who practiced their
trade three years before the passage
of the act are exempt from its pro-
visions
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
HOT WEATHER DIET KILLS HER
Ice Water, Ham, Cabbage, Ice Cream,
Cucumbers, and Candy.

New York. July 10 Mrs. Marga-
ret Whitaker. SO years Of age. drank
great draughts of ice water as she
canned berries at her house at 1873
West Thirty-second street today.
Then she had ham and cabbage,
sliced cucumbers, and more ice wa
ter for supper. In the evening, with
Nellie, her pet bulldog. she went out
for a stroll and had some ice cream
soda and candy.
She awakened her huaband about
O'Clock. this morning and told him
she was in great pain. He gave her
some whisky and called in DR.. Bar
rett. who had Mrs. Whitaker remov-
ed to Bellevue hospital. There she
died of ptomaine poisoning within
half an hour.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Quieting Down.
TEACHERS ARE
TAKING EXAMINATIONS

This afternoon County Superin-
tendent S. ]. Ellington is holding ex-
aminations for county school teach
ers' certificates and the examinations
will be continued throughout tomor-
rev. Those taking them are Meessrs.
j. W. Hughes, c. Lamb. Claude Shem
well, Clifton Reeves. Clyde Edwards,
Misses Pearl Myles Eta Ware. Ger
tie Nicholson, Gracey Hughes. Urey
Stone and Annabel Acker.
On the third Friday and Saturday
in August the last examinations for
county school teachers certificates
will be held.
Beginning July 22nd the annual
county institute will be held at the
court house, Prof. 7. ]. Coats, in
structor.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Double wedding at Baadana.

Bandana. July 10. Especial "A
double wedding will take place here
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss
Edith Matlock and Mr. Charlie Elan
igan: and Miss Nora Barlow and Mr..
Ernest Nohl will be married. Both
of the brides-to-be are popular young
women of this place and are from
prominent families. Mr.. Flanagan
is connected with the tobacco factory
in La Center and is a hustling young
business man. Mr.. Nohl is a native
OF Tennessee and is a telephone man.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Jumps From Twelfth Floor.

Chicago. July 19.-Henry Berg, a
retired grocer, committed suicide to
day by throwing himself over the
railing on the twelfth floor of the
Chamber of Commerce building. Berg
was a consumptive and had been in
a respondent mood for some time
past He read a story in the morn
ing paper of the suicide last night of
Anna Normoyle who killed herself by
Jumping from the fifteenth floor OF
the Masonic Temple, and 1t is thought
the account gave him the motive for
a quick death.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
CASKET AND HUMAN BONES
EXHUMED BY SEWER DIGGERS
MAN FROM MURRAY
WAS ASSAULTED ON TRAIN.

Mysteriously assaulted while COM
ing to the city last night from MUIR
ray on the Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis railway train, due here at
$40. Henry Campbell, a young man
of Murray. sought the services of a
doctor to have his bleeding and
bruised face dressed He said he
did not know who struck him. Camp
bell was taken to DR. Vernon Blythe's
Office last night by a stranger, who
sympathized with his plight. After
his injuries We're dressed he went in
seach of a hotel.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
TENNESSEE HITS
ST. LOUIS BRIDGE
ROustabouts May be Drowned
as Far as Known
Sudden Squall Sends Well Known
Packet Against Pier, Doing
Much Damage.
BOAT WAS TIED UP AT PADUCAH.

ST. Louis. July 10 Some deck
hands may have lost their lives when
the boat Tennessee was dashed
against the east pier OF the Eais
bridge yesterday afternoon in a
storm. Deck-hands who escaped by
ollnging to the arch framework OF
the bridge and climbing up TO the
railroad track. say they saw several
men knocked overheard.
Two holes were knocked In the
hull. which partially filled with wa
ter before pumps could be put To
work The left side of the texas Of
the boat and 30 feet OF the side
guards were swept away and 1t was
otherwise damaged
No passengers were aboard The
Tennessee was enroute 10 Mound City
10 take freight for Kansas CITY,
when IL was struck by the storm.
about three boat lengths above the
Eads bridge. II had passed under the
bridge between the middle and the
two east piers.
The wind drove the boat over 10
the east shore against the piling OF
the elevator just north Of the bridge
Reboundlng. Il swung out into the
current and was driven broadsideI
against the east pier. All who could
seize the frame work before the boat
swung away did so. As the boat drift
ed from under them some were lefi
hanging down toward the water from
the tubing. but they managed toI
draw themselves up ana gain a foot
ing
After swinging through the span
the boat was driven. now without Al
pilot toward a ferry boat lying just
below the bridge a. the east side. III
struck aud raked the ferry boat, bu
did not drag It from rs moorlngs
Swinging out again into the cur
rent the boat drifted down stream.
The tug Susie Hazard put out from
the west shore. overlook 20 and toRedI
10 IN.
PILOT Burbaach. who WAS IN charge
OF the boat. said he ala not know
many men were aboard. nor whether
any had been drowned
Jack Leonard. the first mate. was
one Of those who went overheard He
was rescued.
Leonard says he was IN the bow Of
the boat when Il struck. lie thought.
81 was going TO sink and jumped
overheard and swan down stream IN
an he was picked up by a tug.
First reports we're TO the effec'|
that the boat had sunk with a s25,.
goo cargo. The newspapers got out
extras to that effect and created ey-
element in the city.
The Tennessee was built for the
st. Louis and Tennessee River Pack
ct company. but was sod year ago
and replaced by the Kentucky. She
is well known here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
WOMAN KILLED IN CHURCH.
Bolt Hits Steeple of Edifice in Bucy-
rus, o., and Strikes Crowd.

Bucyrus, o., July 19.-While
standing in church last evening, talk
ing with the minister and her hus-
band, Mrs. Harry Miller. aged 40
years. was struck dead by lightning.
The bolt hit the steeple on the church
and ran down to the central chande-
lier. Mrs. Miller, surrounded by
friends. stood under the chandelier.
ana the bolt. attracted by her metal
trimmed glasses. descended upon her.
The lightning ran down through the
floor, leaving small hole. No mark
was left upon the victim. but all met
al eyelets in her shoes were torn out
and other metal melted.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
GIRL II SNAkE-BITTEN
But IL RECOVERING NOW

Me'ber. July (SpeeiaD -
While out picking black berries yes
terday afternoon about 1 O'Clock with
a party Of girls. Miss Ettle Rust, the
daughter OF Josh Rust, a wei known
farmer OF this pace. was bitten on
her left foot by a poisonous snake.
Miss Rust had no warning and d.d
not know a snake was near until she
felt a keen pain in her foot. She was
taken home and DR.. Z. r. Davis
dressed the foot. Today il is swollen
but no bad results are anticipated
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Labor Men Score coolie Work.

Racine, Wis, July 19.-The fif-
teenth annual convention of the Wis
consln State Federation of Labor OPP
ened here today as did the first an
nual meeting of the Wisconsin State
Blue Label league. In the annual re-
port of Frederick Brockhausen of
Milwaukee, secretary of the fedora
tion of labor. figures were given
showing dangers of coolie labor and
that Hlndoo and Chinese laborers, as
British subjects, ente srthis country
and by working for a mepe pltrance
undermine conditions of the laboring
classes.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
FIERCE CRITICISM FOR MAN
FROM MARIE CORELLI

London, July 10 This is Marie
Corelli's latest criticism of the other
sex, contained in the Introductory
note of a new volume Of stories:
They have not either the courage
or intelligence to fight the world for
themselves, and, seeing the fierce
heat of competition in every branch
of labor, they gladly sneak behind
woman's petticoats to escape the
general fray
when they have secured the igno-
BILE end OF their ambition they first
run down woman's work and WON
ans privileges, then woman's attain
ments and woman's honor"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
MOB FORMS AT NEW ORLEANS
TO LYNCH BLACK HAND
COURT HOUSE SHOWS
MATRIMONY IN TWO
INDIFFERENT ASPECTS

Front and rear views of tie
county court house show no dif.
ference, yet this old building Is a
veritable DIR. Jekyl and Mr..
Hyde. Over the Sixth street door
an inscription of bliss" might
appropriately be written; while
over the seventh street door the
antonym Of that inscription
should be written, MISERY"
Divorce suits and marriage IL
censes have kept clerks unusu-
ally busy at the court house in
the last two days. The county
clerks Office is on the Sixth
street end, where welded bliss
is found through the marriage
licenses issued. The circuit
clerks office lis at the other end,
where the suits for divorce are
filed. Six marriage licenses have
been issued and three suits for
divorce have been filed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
COREY DOES NOT
NEED MEASLY sum

New York. July "a Wall street
gossip is to the effect that directors
Of the steel corporation will demand
the resignation of President Corey
Corey's business associates estimate
his winnings in recent Wall street
operations from ten to thirty mil
lions. and explain that he does not
care a snap of his fingers for his
100000 a year job.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Harbernia Drain Shot and Killed
By Young Sneak Thief in Chicago

at Gleaves' furniture store. Broadway
The woman was working at the iron
ing board Monday when Walter KEEL
ley, watching his chance. stole her
purse. Threatening arrest the wom-
an started for the door The boy ran
ahead of her and as she was leaving
the house, he began to shoot Two
shots took effect, one in the right
breast and one in the right side. She
lived ten minutes. The boy escaped
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
EMPEROR VI SAYS
He is VERY SORRY

Seoul, Korea, July 10 Emperor
vi Hyoung. formally abdicated Ko-
rean throne at IL O'Clock today He
expressed regret in parting words TO
his people, that the national caiaml-
ties have marked his entire "A years
reign. His decision to transfer the
throne was due to his conviction that
no other means existed of relieving
his country OF distress 1t is uncer-
tain which OF three candidates will
succeed him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19

Cedar Rapids. la, July 19.--Fif-
ty counties of the state are repre-
scented in the annual convention OF
the State sheriff association. which
began here today and continues to-
morrow. The inebriate law OF the
state was denounced as one of the
most harmful freak laws which WAS
ever placed on the statute books.
Warden Barr of the state reformato-
ry at Anamosa detailed the attempts
which are being made at that insti-
tuition to reform instead of punish
wrongdoers.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
2-CENT RATE.

Chicago. July 10 Central
and western states. which recent
~ enacted two cent rate laws,
will hereafter have the benefit of
interstate rates between all
points In the different states.
The rate became effective last
midnight. 81. Paul. Minneapolis,
Kansas City, and Omaha are
among the first cities 90 enjoy
the new rates. They viii procure
tickets for two cents mile from
today ON.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Wholesale Grocers Adjourn.

Baltimore. Md, July 19.-With
the re-electing of Mr.. ]. A. Van Hoose
OF Birmingham. Ala, to the presi-
dency, following a long. bitter and
debate. in which person
alities were INDUCED in freely, the
sixteenth annual convention of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' associa-
tion was brought to close this af-
'ternoon at O'Clock.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19

Harbernia Drain, colored, 35 years
old. is dead, the result of murder
Gus attack made on her in Chicago
by a young negro, Walter Kelley,
Monday afternoon. She lived only a
few moments after the attack. and
her body was brought to Paducah
this morning at 7:45 O'Clock for
burial. The woman was the wife of
Tom Drain, who for years was porter
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
JANUARY OFT.

Kansas city. July 10.-Wil-
liam January, Of Charles Andcr-
son. a. hc il known here, was
released from the federal prison
nj LeavcnWorth this morning,
and arrived home. January es-
capped from prison after leading
an exemplary life for years. and
was rcarrcstcd and returned.
He was pardoncd by President
Roosevelt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
HANGEn IN EEIIGY.

Findlay. o.. July 10 Glenn
Smith, Of Van Buren,. WIS tarrcd
and feathcrcd and ridden on a
rail and driven half-clad from
town and hanged in efligy by a
mob composed Of almost every
man in the village last night.
The eiiigy was riddled with bull
lets. smiths alleged oficnse was
mistreetmcnt Of small boys.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
GOOD IDEA.

Washington, July I0.-The
navy department has received IA
letter from n Californian, noting
that the government can fine
the Standard oil trust twenty
nine million dollars. aud sug-
costing that the money he used
in constructing five battleships
to be NAMED Rogers, John ID.
Rockefellcy, John Doe, Judge
lands and Millionaire. He
concl Ided, "If these are not
enough nnc John ID. some more"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
GEORGIA VICTIM.

Boston. July i0.--Niidship-
man Cruise died today from in-
iuries received in Mondays eN-
pInsion ON the battlcship
Georgia. Cruise i the tenth or
those In the turet to succumb.
Cruise was born In kentucky and
appoincd TO the navy from Ne
braska.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Little Girl l. Recovering

Sharpe. KY, July 19.-(SpeciaD
The six-year-old daughter of Lloyd
Gaheen. is resting comfortably today,
and recovering from the bite of a
poisonous spider Wednesday night
Her face is badly swollen, but DR..
Eddleman thinks she will soon be
out.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
END PORTUGAL's PEERS HOUSE
Premier Franco Urges Carlos TO
Abolish Upper Chamber.

Madrid, July 10 A special dis
patch received here from Lisbon
says that Premier Franco has recon-
mended to King Carlos that he issue
decree abolishing the present Por-
tuguese house OF peers. substituting
therefor an elected senate. The pre-
mier thus hopes to procure an up
per chamber favorable TO the govern
ment.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
BOTTOM OF LAKE.

Lima, o., July i9.--Entwined
in each others arms in death
struggle. the bodies Of Jarvis Da-
Wis and Miss Docia Nerbryke
were found at the bottom OF
McCullough's lake today. They
went boating last night in
craft. which capsized.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
BIG SHORTAGE FOUND.
In Books of Municipal Court Clerk
at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis. July 19.-Ac-
countants who have been examining
the eity's books and accounts, report
the embezzlement of s29,575 by the
clerk of the municipal court. The
report will be submitted to the coun-
ell finance committee this afternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
HARGIS C.ASE.

Sandy Hook, July i0.-Judge
Moody today refused To grant a
change of venue in the Hargis
ease tn Brcathitt county, as re
duested by the commonwealth.
The Judge said he would use all
resources of the court To COM
peI attendance of the commons
wealth's witnesses. The work
Of securing "a jury is progress
ing.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
Death Turks in Cap Necklace.

Carmi, ILL.,, July 10 Miss Ella
Yates. Is years old, today found a
box of bright dynamite caps and pre-
pared to make a necklace of them.
with a knitting needle she under
took to pierce one. when it exploded,
tearing off her hand and probably ia
tally injuring her.