The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-05-09
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ST. CHARLES BAR.
Heavy Damage Suit on Trial in
EaVette.

Suits against the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, grow
ing out of the accident of November
2, 1912, when Mrs. Fannie &. Harp,
wife of Barton Harp, their two chill
dren, little daughter, Ruth Harp, 4
years old, and an infant son, William
Fl. Harp, months old. and Mrs.
| Harp's sister, Miss Lena Hughes,
were instantly killed at the crossing
of 1.-THE railroad and the Antioch and
Houston pike, near this city. were
called for trial Wednesday in the
Fayette Circuit Court.
The plaintiffs III the four actions ask
for damages aggregating the sum of
| $50, 900.
When the CAKE was called for trial
the defendant asked that all four of
the cases. be tried together on the
ground thAf each suit grew out of the
same accident. The style of tine .feur
suits is as follows: Barton c. Harp,
administrator of Fanny c. Harp, Ruth
| Harp and William Harp vs.. the louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad Cmopany,
and A. H. Hughes, administrator of
| the estate of Lena |. Hughes, VS..
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company.
Mr.. Harp is represented by Allen
e Duncan, Matt S. Walton, of Leg
ington, and Talbot & Whitley, of
Paris. Mr.. Hughes is represented by
George G. Webb. of Lexington, and
Talbot & Whitley. The railroad com
pany is represented by Shelby & Shell
| by, of Lexing ton. r. l.. Northcutt and
Hon. Emmett M. Dickson, of Paris.
On the days preceding the accident
Mrs. Harp and her two little children
went to visit Mrs. Harp's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Hughes, Mr..
Harp being busy at his farm seeding
wheat. The day of the accident Mr..
Harp telephoned his wife he would be
through with his work and asked her
to return.
Accompanied by her sister. Miss
Lena !. Hughes, Mrs. Harp and her
children started in buggy for stop 43
on the Paris and Lexington interur-
ban line for the. purpose of taking the
80 o'clock interurban car for their
home in LeXipgt ton. and as they were
crossing the tracks. of the railroad com
pany were struck by north bound
Louisville and Nashville passenger
train, due in Paris at 3 20. and were
killed.
The engine struck the buggy, demol-
ishing the vehicle and tearing it loose
from the horse. the....animaI escaping
without scratch. The body of Ruth
Harp was picked np near the acct
dent on the left side Of the road, and
the others on the right of the road.
Mrs. Harp and the demolished vehicle
renamed on the cowcatcher of the en-
CINE until the train was almost
brought to standstill None of the
bodies was mutlated and all were
picked up by the crew and brought to
Paris. where Coroner Rudolph Davis
held an inquest, few sdays later.
Mr.. Harp learned of the accident
when he went to meet his family in
Lexington.
The plaintiffs allege the accident was
due 20 the gross negligence of the |
agents and employees of the railroad in |
running the train at an excessive rate
of speed. in not giving timely warn
ing OF the approach of the train and
not providing crossing unobstructed |
by trees.
The defense in its answer alleges the
accident was due to the negIi yence of |
those killed and that the horse for a |
moment stopped as the vehicle was
partly across the track.