The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-31
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~ Jersey People Aroused Because
Judge Says $500 For Baby's
Lost Leg Is Too Much. 7

NEWARK. N. j., March 29-Dor-
NJ McDermott is oniy 8 years old,
70 the tiny cork leg she wears In
nee OF the one that was cut OF by
Newark street car may, fguratively,
used TO kick judge CT the SUI
Gone bench OF the state.
All the union men OF the state. and
GOOD many other people. TOO, are
lining petitions demanding that JUS
no Charles Garrison be removed by
NV. Fort from the supreme court
inch because he said, after jury had
1ven q verdict In Dorothy's favor:
sThis verdict OF $500 is too high.
The Jury did not take into considera'
ION the great Improvement in cork
{ogs."
Mrs. McDermott. Dorothy's mother,
|@nt on the back porch and watched the
hildren playing in the back yard. as
he told the story. Little Dorothy stood
10 20 one side. watching them. too.
1T happened year ago" said Mrs.
EcDermott. Some OF the children
nme running In and shouted out that
Dorothy had been killed under street
nr. Then a man came around the
orner, carrying Dorothy. Her left leg
Vas gone and the doctors hardly saved
or life."
just here little Dorothy came mp
nping and interrupted her mother
Mama, take II of, won't you? 1t
urts me so!'
sBut you must learn-to walk with
reulied the mother .tenderly-
Dqt IT. hurts, mamma" answered
Let me see," said, the mother. She
ut 1own over her baby girl and in
mounent she gave little cry or pity.
WY. It's all red and raw" she said.
Al toke 1t or"
And she unstrapped the wonderful
togk 11mb which the justice, who
volaldn't take $4,000 apiece for-his
Memorable legs. had praised so highly.
q Dorothy hoped away ON one leg 10
~ c1cthcs pole In the middle of the
yard and leaned against that TO watch
me- children jump rope.
She's worn that for months now,
bat Il hurts her yet" said Mrs. Nc
DoEmott. Then she continued her
story: -
we found out that 1t was all the
motornau's fault. He didn't even
o1nokon ehe speed OF the car, and when
~ toOk the case to trial there was no
|1oubt of the .company's guilt ------ =,
~ vms only question OF how much
y little girls leg was worth. Dorothy
- % bright and smart that she was
able TO tell q great deal about the acci-
Dent, md she helped her own case.
"The jury said that she ought 20
have $500, because some day when
<nho had grown to be a woman the
.lous Of her leg would be greater
alliction to her.
eThe street car company took the
case ND to the supreme court. and.
Judge Garrison granted the company
another trial
HE said that cork legs were so well
made these days that $500 was too
much to pay for any human leg.
I'VE had another trial and the jury
found the company guilty again. but
this Jury, because OF what the Judge
luaid, had to cut the verdict down al
most one-haif.,s------------.- ---.--~-.
A Mrs. McDesnett talked We watch-
ga Dorothy trying to jump rope" with
the other girls---Shs Mapped four times
over the rope and. then stopped IT
vns pitiable. The rest Of her body
WAS strong and 1.-THE, but no little girl
no matter how strong she Is, can play
on one leg.
The mother ran out TO fier and rifted
her In her arms There were tears in
her eyes, too. ~-s* ''t-'- ---'@-s-~~
poor little girl. - she said. you're
n TOO tired" ~....,s. -s-s ,s.-. .-.%.-.-ss--
I'm not tired, mamma. but my leg
hurts" said Dorothy. with her arms
'about her mothers neck.