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London, England, 1868-09-25 00:00:00

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THE APEItGELE ACCIDENT,

The amiriiattoik Samuel baton, station-master at
Llandnlas, barged upon the information. of genii
Oripßs with the mantslaughter of Charles Cripze VA' the
20th o tiguat hyA, Was resumed. at Abergele on Atli-
daft"
EdWardssWood appeared on behalf of Crippe, ann
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Mir. Jones f 4 the defendant. tfr. Davies;of
watched the Case on behalf of the breaksmen.

Mr. reVson, assistant-manager of the London ann
North-We tern Railway, stated in the course of his evi-
dence th 9 Rule 0, page 110, which directs that " luggage
trains shall be shunted ten minutes before a passenger
train due," and which has been so often referred to in
the curse of the inquiry, did not apply to the defendant,
but vas drawn up for the guidance of the company's
servants when a train belonging to a foreign corn-
patty was passing over the line. The rule was bound
up with the general instructions, but it was under a
distinct heading, and was so bound up simply to save
the expense of two books. If he had been reported to
have said at the coroner's inquest that the station-master
and brealcsmen were responsible for Rule 0, lie had not
sworn falsely. If he had said so, he had misunderstood
the question. It was competent for the station-master,
upon the arrival of a goods train, to order it to be put
on the siding forthwith. Rule 100, page 37, states that
"every officer of a station is responsible for the faithful
and efficient discharge of the duties devolving upon all
the company's servants at the station." The defendant
was also amenable to Rule 102, which states that " the
foremen on duty at stations are to regulate the goods
trains as they do the passenger trains, and when
trains are out of course to advise each driver
and breaksma'n how long the preceding train has
left, and where it has next to stop." The defendant
is the foreman of the Llandulas station. On the 20th
August the defendant was bound to have the line at the
station cleared for the passage of the mail a sufficient time
before it was due. There is no rule in existence which
specifies a time. Station-masters are responsible for cer-
tain things, whilst a pack of luggage trains is in their
stations ; but breaksmen are responsible for the discharge
of their own particular functions. It is, of course, im-
possible for the station-master, standing upon the
platform, to direct the actions of men shunting a train at
some distance off. If a station-master knows the breaks-
men are leaving waggons upon an incline without properly
breaking them, he is to blame.
Mr. Wood said the next witness he had to call was Mr.
Cawkwell. The evidence to be given by him being, how-
ever, merely formal, having reference to the leasing of th•
Holyhead line to the London and North-Western Railway,
it was admitted by Mr. Jones, and the attendance of Mr.
Cawkwell was dispensed with.
In reply to the inquiry as to whether the breaksmen
were forthcoming, Mr. Davies said he had told the chief
constable that if he would fix a time when he was ready to
receive them into custody upon a charge of manslaughter
they should be forthcoming.
Richard Williams was subsequently called, but did not
appear.