Evening journal., 1908-04-09
SUNG RAILWAY
FOR BIG DAMAGES
BaIdwinS Want $SO,OOO
From Peoples RaiIwayfOr.
Daughters Suffering
ATTRIBUTE HER DEATH
TO TROLLEY ACCIDENT

Trial Of the cases Of Etta b. Baldwin
and Lewis F. Baldwin. administrator
of Eta b. Baldwin. to recover $50. QUO
damages from the Peoples Railway
Company, was begun in Superior Court
this morning, Waiter IL. Hayes and
George N. Davis for the plaintlm, and
Robert II. Richards and Anthony Hig-
gins for the defendant company. Mr.
Baldwin lives IN Camden. W. The
case promises to be one of the hardest
fought in tie local court for years. IL
grows out Of an accident on the Peo-
ple's line on the night OF August t.,
1e06, when a car in rounding a curve
at Cleveland and Lancaster avenues, az
an alleged excessive rate Of speed
hurled Miss Baldwin. as well as a
number of other passengers, from tho
car. 1t IS contended that Miss Bald
win suffered concnssion OF the brain as
a result of her fall from the car and
that the injuries so affected her general
! health as to leave her an easy SUBJ
| ject Of tuberculosis. from which shs
died about one year later. The action
is TO recover for the pain and suffering
OF Miss Baldwin and the financial loss
suffered by her father by the death Of
his daughter.
Miss Ethel Fl. Baldwin who safd she
was twin sister Of Eta B. Baldwin,
the dead girl. was the first witness FOR
the plaintiff. Miss Baldwin Is a frail
girl Of 10 years. She said her sister
was much larger IN physique than she
and had been healthy 10 until the time
OF the accident Miss Baldwin then
told Of going to Brandywine Springs
on the night In question with COM
pany of girl friends on an excursion
given by the Grand Fraternity, ana Of
the accident which happened while the
excursionists were returning to the
city. The girls rode on the front end Of
the car and as the vehicle turned the
curve at a rapid rate Of speed, several
Of the girls, including her sister, were
thrown from the car Miss Baldwin
said her sister suffered bruises about
the arms and complained Of pains IN
her head Tho injuries were dressed
by DR., II. G. BuclSmasrer. whose guests
the Baldwins were. They returned Ia
their Camden. n. j., home on the fol-
lowing day
Mrs. Mary Buchmaster, who accom-
panied the young people on the event.
ful trolley ride, told Of Miss Baldwin
as well as Miss Mabel Buckmaster and
Miss Katie Eberhardt. being thrown
from the car as it rounded the curve
Witness said the car was moving as
rapidly at the time as car could run
She said Miss Baldwin complained
next day Of pains in her head as a
result of her experience Of the night
] AaHT
Mr.. Richards Mrs BucSniaster said
she was certain that the three personi
named by her had been thrown from
the car.
Dr. II. G. BuclSmaster said he ha,
given Miss Baldwin medical attention
following the accident for bruiset
arms. She complained Of no other In
juries at the time and left the city 70
her home on the following day ap
parently in gooe health.
Miss Mabel BuclSmaster. Mrs. Caro-
line s. Smith, Mrs Ida K Scott ant
Joseph Anderson were other witnessei
. for the plaintiffs. Both Miss Buck
master and Mrs. Scott testified thai
Miss Baldwin was thrown from n,
car which was moving rapidly at th,
time. Mrs. Smith said she was stand.
ing close to the car mctorman at TIT
time and heard him exclaim, MY God
I didn't see the curve"
Trial Of the cases viii be resumed
this afternoon.
Forbes Will Case
Although trial I'm the Forbes vii
case is fixed for Monday. a jury wal
drawn this morning to try the case
The question to be decided is whethe
the paper writing Of Samuel d. Forbes
dated July 80, 1888. is OF is not the las
viii Of Mr.. Forbes. David T. Marve
and Daniel o. Hastings appear for IN,
win contestants and II. H. Ward an,
Howell S. England for the will,