. The street railway review . inJuly that Mrs. Webb, accompanied by another woman, whowas to be used by her as a witness, left the house. As theyturned onto the sidewalk a man and woman followed closebehind them ; these were the witnesses for the company. Allfour boarded the same car on the Jackson Mound line, but forsome reason the comlitions did not suit and no backs werebroken here. After riding a short distance the four left the car and walked to the Main strei-t line, a car of whicli wasboarded. The car in question is one of the long cars, andalso one of the smoothest riding on the road ;
. The street railway review . inJuly that Mrs. Webb, accompanied by another woman, whowas to be used by her as a witness, left the house. As theyturned onto the sidewalk a man and woman followed closebehind them ; these were the witnesses for the company. Allfour boarded the same car on the Jackson Mound line, but forsome reason the comlitions did not suit and no backs werebroken here. After riding a short distance the four left the car and walked to the Main strei-t line, a car of whicli wasboarded. The car in question is one of the long cars, andalso one of the smoothest riding on the road ; neverthelessas tile car started while Mrs. Webb was yet in the aisle, shefell heavily backward to the floor as if tlirown from her was lifted to the seat, where the sympathy of the pas-sengers was secured by a series of groans and cries whichwere simply heart rending. In response to the conductorsoffer of help she managed to ask for a carriage, but as nonewas available at that point, she was carried in the car until. WILLIAM WEBB. EMMA WEBB, transferred to the first meeting car, going toward the required the services of four men to make the transfer,during which operation she gave evidence of the mostintense agony by continued cries and groans and indicationsof fainting. From the car she was taken into a grocery store where acarriage was summoned and removal made to her advised of the accident, her husband who was atwork, flew into a great rage and declared if any of the com-panys men dared to come near him with an attempt to com-promise the case he would kill them. His feelings so over-came him that he almost wept in speaking of the sufferingsof his wife. The woman had proved a fine actor, and when the com-panys surgeon was called in consultation with Webbs fam-ily physician, it was admitted that there was a spinal diffi-culty, and everything seemed to be working to this on every move of the conspirators was watched,the police were l
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