St. Paul recorder., 1943-04-16
Jury Award Parents
of Child Monkey Bite
Victim Sum of S2,714
HOWELLS WIN $2,714 IN DIS
TRICT COURT FOR MONKEY
BITE

TRICT COURT FOR MONKEY
BITE
A Ramsey county District court
jury returned two verdicts total
ing $2,714 in District court Monday,
April IL, as the outgrowth of an
attack on Norma Jean Howell,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Norman
H. Howell, 953 st. Anthony Ave-,
by monkey in the Como park zoo.
One verdict was for $500 to
compensate Norma Jean for in
juries to her leg and the other YER
dict was for $214 to DR.. Howell to
compensate him for medical ex-
penses.
The suit in court was against
Roland ]. (Jack) Hinshaw, animal
keeper at the zoo. The attack oc-
CURED June 81, 1941, when Norma
Jean, her sister, Joan Meredith,
and her mother, Mrs. Meredith
Howell, were visiting the Como
park zoo. The monkey, named
Johnny, which had escaped from
the monkey island, bit Norma Jean
on the right leg, inflicting two deep
gashes.
One of the witnesses for the
Howells was a policeman's wife
who had been bitten the same morn
ing by the same monkey.
The damage suits growing out
of the attack originally were
against the City of St. Paul and
W. Lamont Kaufman, city park su-
perintendent, as well as Hinshaw.
The actions were dismissed so far
as the city and Kaufman were con-
cerned, however, on grounds that
keeping monkeys was a govern
mental function" by the city. This
ruling was made by Judge Clayton
Parks, before whom the suits
against Hinshaw were tried.
The attorney who represented
the Howells, John Edmund Burke,
announced after the trial that he in
tended to petition the city to pay
the judgments against Hinshaw, be-
cause, in his opinion, the city was
morally bound to take this burden
from the shoulders of its employee
and further added that it had been
done previously in similar cases.
Norma Jean is six years old and
attends first grade at the ]. J. Hill
School. She was in court for four
days with her parents and her re-
markable behavior during the trial
was commented on by Judge Parks
during his address to the jury.
WALTER CRINER DROPS DEAD
Walter Criner, 7S years old, 500
N. Western Ave-, dropped dead at
ITO E. Water st. Thursday, April
8. Criner was a veteran Of four
U. S. wars.
Born in Huntsville, Alabama, T3
years ago, Mr.. Criner had been q
resident Of the city for about forty
years.
Survivors include his wife, Viola
NJ, daughters, Grace and ArquiIls
Criner.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, April IS, at p. M, with Rev.
Clarence T. r. Nelson, pastor Of
Camphor N. E. Church, officiating.
Interment was in the National
cemetery.
Arthur Jeffrey Dies
Arthur Jeffrey, 259 RondO Ave
nue., died Wednesday, April II, at
Ancker hospital. A daughter, Mrs.
Harris Of Youngstown, Ohio, came
to the city to be at his bedside prior
to his death.
Additional survivors include his
widow and another daughter, Miss
Laura Jeffrey.
He was a member of Eureka
Lodge, Masonic order, and Of St
James A. NJ. E. Church.
Funeral arrangements were not
completed at press time.
George McGregor Is
Dead
George McGregOr, 494 Fuller
Avenue, died at Ancker hospital
Monday, April IL. Funeral services
were held Thursday, April Is, st
2 p. m. with Rev. Clarence 7. r
Nelson officiating. Interment was
in Elmhurst cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
G. McGregOr, and other relatives.
Brother Of Locol People
Buried In Chicago
Edward G. Johnigan, of Chicago,
brother Of Mrs. Jas. Burkes and
E. C. Johnigan, both Of Minneapolis,
died last weekend.
Mrs. Burkes went to Chicago to
attend the funeral services.
Willium Fuller Is Dead
William Fuller, 301 Eagle street,
65 years old, who died early last
week, was buried Wednesday, April
7th.
TO ENTER AIR CORPS
Maceo Littlejohn Jr. was notified
this week that he has successfully
passed his mental screening test for
entrance into the Army Air Corps.
While waiting to be called fer his
physical he has enrolled in . Gov