Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-08
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CASE Oh TRIAL II CIRCUIT count G!
Plaintiff Alleges That She Was Eject.
cd From Train, With Ser Gus Con.
sequences to Her Hesth-Probably
viii Go to Supreme Court.

In the Circuit Court yesterday
judge Clarence W. Robinson began
the hearing of the suit OF Mrs. Agnes
Il. Thornton, of this city, against the
N, rchants 4 Miners Transportation
Company and the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company for $4,000 dam
ages. In her bill for damages the
plaintiff alleges that she purchased
a tickle, at the Newport News once
of the Merchants & Miners Trans
portation Company for Parkersbure.
West Virginia, via baltimore. Nd.
over the steamship line and the Bal
tlmore & Ohio Railroad; that she
was put of the tsain at Washington.
d. C., by the train conductor. ana
that as the result OF the excitement
and humiliation incident to her ejec-
ton from the tain premature child
birth was caused.
This is the frst important civil case
tina, Judge Robinson has heard since
his appointment to the circuit bench
nv the legislature several months ago.
Already i; has developed into one
OF the most strenuous legal battles
that has occurred in the Circuit Court
here in years and. 1t is practically
certain that whatever issthe verdict
returned by The jury the case VIII
go to the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Attorneys c. Aylett Ashby and ].
Winston Read are counsel for the
plaintiff: Attorneys o. d. Bachelor
and Louis c. Phillips are represent
ing the Merchants & Miners Com
pany. and Attorney Hargsry Williams.
OF Winchester. Va. is looking after
the interests of the Baltimore & Ohio
Company.
witnesses Examined.
All OF the witnesses In the case
were heard yesterday. but certain
records of both the defendant COM
panies will be placed in evidence as
soon as court convenes this morn
ing. The argument on the instruc-
tions to the jury probably will con-
sumo considerable time and present
indications are that the case Will
no, be given to the jury until late
this afternoon 49, A..
The witnesses heard for the plain
til Yesterday were Mrs. Thorn.on ana
her husband, DIR. J. Kennedy Corss'
the family physician. and Hill Gar
ter conductor of the train from which
Mrs. Thornton alleges she vas eject
cd The witnesses for the defense
were DR.. Joseph T. Buxton. who aua!-
lied as an expert. DR.. Ross. OF ben
ma Hasset. who attended Mrs. Thorn
ton in the Illness that followed tine
alleged ejectment from the tram HaI
Carter, and II. c. Avery. local agent
OF the Merchants & Miners eoin-
pany.
The tickle, which Mrs. Thornton pnr-
chased hsre was placed In evidence.
I, does no, show that the holder vas
entitled TO 60 20 any particular point
On the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as
none OF the cities named on the
ticket are marked as the termina'
pe;nt TO which the holder OF the
tickle, Is travelling However. reco'as
win he placed in evidence today 10
show that the passengers baggage
was checked to Parkersburg from
Newpcr; News. Z
warren W. street Rs;~sy. -.
Jrdce Robinson has set next THURS
d,v as the date for the commence
men, Of the hearing in the damage
suits Of william A. Warren. admin
isira,or OF the estates Of Powell CON
rad Warren. infant: Mrs W. A.
Warren and daughter. Marian. against
:he Newport News & Old Point Raj
Ssv and Electric Company and the
Citizens Railway Light & Power
Company for damages In The sum
Of s2e!""o.
These suits gres out of the cc!'is'oH
he, ~..r q street car and the WAT
TO, carriage At Wickham avenue an"
Tucn,, -sevcnih street on :ne eScs-
Inc =, S,ep,hrr -. 1897. Powell Con-
RAD Warren was Killed and MIS- wf-
ron I'D her husband and daughter
zero more or loss SERIOUSLY injured.
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n, IN. ty,Ijrr cuurf Yesterday John