Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-08
c., @. & P. DEFENDANT IN
SUITS GROWING OUT
OF TRAGEDY
TWO WERE KILLED
ESTATES OF VICTIMS AND SUR.
VlVoRS OF ACCIDENT OCCUR.
RING LAST AUGUST NEAR MO
RiARTY HILL FILE RECORD
SUITS IN CIRCUIT COURT.

Damage suits agsrcgating $1,000
were started in the Circuit Court late
way by the members of the McArthur
and Sampson families of River Forest
who figured In an auto tragedy at Mo
riarty hill year ago, when Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas p. Macarthur, prominent
River Forest residents, were killed.
The facilities occurred on Sunday
morning, Aug 81, when as Mr.. and
Mre. Macarthur, their little daughter
Fyorence and their elder daughter
Marjorie and her husband, Thomas
Sampson, were motoring to Starved
Rock for a vacation.
Their Hudson touring car. driven by
Mr.. Macarthur, was struck by west
bound interurban car at the crossing
and was demolished. Mrs. Macarthur
was killed outright. Mr., McArthnr
died short time later. Mr.. Sampson
was badly injured and his wife and her
little sister were slightly injured
II was Gs a result &C this accident
that the yiaduct is being constructed
over Moriarty crossing. bridging the
interurban and Rock Island tracks and
the Illinois and Michigan canal
Five Cases Instituted
The action sgainst tho c., O. & p,
by which the Victims o. the accident
hope to secure damages, was started
in five different damage suits. AttOr-
INl, ,
and Attorneys McD0ugall & Chapman
and H. H. Bayne Of this city represen;
the plaintiffs in each case.
The first was brought by Alexander
Campbell administrator o. the estate
Of Thomas y. Macarthur, deceased. and
0eks $t0OCo damages for his death
The second suit was brought by Mrs.
Marjorie Sampson administrator for
the estate of her mother Mrs Isabella
Macarthur, deceased, and is for Sl0,-
600.
Another suit was brought by Mrs
Marjorie Sampson, asking $4,000 for
personal injuries,
Little Girl Sues.
Mrs. Sampson also has filed a $500
suit for her sister, Florence Macarthur.
next friend. This is said to be for
injuries the child received.
The last of the five suits was
brought by Thomas Sampson. Mr.,
Sampson asks $4,000 for the injuries
he received in the accident.
Only the praecipe3 in all five of the
cases have been filed.
MarseilIes Sewer in Court
The city officials of Marseilles have |
filed a petition in the County Court !
asking to be allowed to levy a special |
assessment to pay the cost Of the con.
struction Of a sanitary sewer on Clark |
street in Marseilles.
$tt,826.94 inheritance Tax.
An inheritance tax of 81 ,S26.94 was |
paid into the county treasury by the |
heirs of the late John C. Ames Of
Streator, who died this spring. Mr.. |
Ames' estate was valued at $2ll ,34067 |
Walter G. Cherry was appointed in |
heritance tax appraiser by the court
He filed his report with County Judg |
Reck yesterday.
Appeal Compensation Award.
To avoid paying compensation
award made by the Illinois Industrial
Commission, the Streator Clay Prod
ucts company this morning took a
writ of certiOrari to the circuit court, |
asking that the claim brought against
it by John Yarnsinsky be heard in
that tribunal. Mr. Yarnsinsky brought !
a compensation claim against the
company for injuries he is alleged to
have received while in their employ. |
On July y, after hearing the case !
the commission handed down a de-
cision awarding the complainant COM 1
pensation of S10.29 week for $40 !
weeks, and S1.40 a week for one
week, after which he was to receive
a pension of $2333 a month for the |
remainder of his life
The company, feeling that they
should not be compelled to pay such
large compensation claim, took an