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sci OF lineage, placed al OF the re-
naming race riot cases in the hands
of Hon. James w. BEeen, first as
sistant corporation counsel of Chi
cago, and being one of the most re-
sourceful lawyers in this country and
understanding all of the laws of this
city and the laws of the state Of
Illinois from A to z, and after read
ing many law books of other states,
it did not take Mr.. Breen long to
firmly arrive at the conclusion that
''the city of Chicago was liable to
the survivors Of all those who lost
their lives in this city during the race
riots in 1919"
Affidavit and Resolution Passed by
the City Council, November
%, 1921
In the meantime the following affi-
davit which was brought forth by At
torney A. L. Williams and referred to
the Finance Committee for action.
The affidavit of Mr.. Williams was as
follows:
A. L. Williams, being first duly
sworn, says that he is the attorney
OF record for twenty-one (2l) cases
in the Circuit and Superior Courts of
Cook County for death and serious
personal injury sustained from the
within named causes; that on to-wit:
the 22nd day of June and the 9th,
18th, 10Th and 30th days of July, 1919,
the within causes grew out of the
riots of said dates by persons being
injured or killed as hereinafter shown;
that suits were filed in the amount
of FIVE thousand dollars (S5,000) in
each case under a statute of Illinois
and known as The Suppression of
Mob Violence" which statute is I'M
der the Criminal Code of Illinois be-
ginning at Section $50 S to ESQ w;
that subsequent to the filing of said
suits, this afiant tried three CD of
the said cases in the said Circuit and
| Superior Courts and obtained verdicts
in each case tried, to-wit: Ada Dozier,
widow, VS.. City of Chicago, before
Superior Court Judge Samuel c.
Slough, verdict twenty-three hundred
dollars 2,3O0) from the jury; Carrie
Lovings, widow, VS.. City of Chicago,
in the Circuit Court of Cook County
before Judge Thomas G. Windes, YER
dict thirty-five hundred dollars (S5,-
500 from the jury, and in the case of
James G. Grimes VS.. City of Chicago,
who was permanently blinded in said
riot, verdict FIVE thousand dollars
(S5,OOO).
This afiant AYERS that there is now
pending under his supervision eight
cen (l8) cases as follows:
Circuit Court
B-6278O, Cornelia Baker Cwidow)
VS.. City of Chicago, 5000.
B-6278l, Julia Jackson (widow) VS..
City of Chicago, $1,000.
B-67S3, Augusta Taylor (widow)
VS.. City of Chicago, $4,000.
B-62785, Pearl Mills (widow) VS..
City of Chicago, $1,000.
B-627S6, Lewis c. Henry and wife
(son and wife) VS.. City of Chicago,
IS, 1000.
B-6303l, Ada Banks (mother) VS..
City of Chicago, 5000.
B-63O34, Josephine Dozier (widow)
VS.. City of Chicago, 5000.
B-6303S, Gertrude Crawford ovid
owl VS.. City of Chicago, $1,000.
Superior Court
1926, Lillian Bass (widow) VS..
City of Chicago, 5000.
3S4267, Lila Williams (widow) VS..
City of Chicago, 5000.
3S426S, Mary Sandford (widow and
two children) VS.. City of Chicago,
5000.
3S4269, Robert Taylor (minor SOM
VS.. City of Chicago, $1,000.
3S4270, Attress and Hattie Lee (de-
pendent brother and sister, VS.. City
of Chicago, 5000.
3S404o, Ollie Harris (widow and
one child VS.. City of Chicago, 5000.
3S4050, Celia Robinson (widow and
six children) VS.. City of Chicago,
S, 900.
AL of the above causes are for
deaths of persons killed by mob vio-
lence as aforesaid. The following for
personal injury were:
B-6SSS19, William Stewart VS.. City
of Chicago twas shot through his
body and leg broken).
B-6sS20. Lewis Phillips VS.. City of
Chicago (eye shot out, shot through
head and permanently disabled).
This afiant further AYERS that ali
of the above cases are now pending
and ready for trial in the Circuit and
Superior Courts of Cook County, as
aforesaid, and waiting for the dispo-
sition Of the Council, so as to avoid
dupheity in the trial of same; that
ninety-hve per cent (oSSs) of the
plaintiffs are penniless and without
means to obtain their witnesses AZ
the hearing of the said causes in
order to make cut their cases, and