The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-10
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Inc a'"sc e% .r',. o. ~ s,c Jury
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Te inquisition relative to the cause OF death OF VIM
SPENCE and the invcgsos in relation to the occasion
@ INC esii- W ~ ~ ~ ~" ui'''
werc brought toa close on nursaay might the jury hav-
ing engaged upwards Of nine nours in enleavorng
90 agree upon verdict. The following COPY of the
dooumens:-
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Pis-Itat the decea ed came to his death In conse-
cut az bodily injuries received on the occurrence OF
,he eo,liSion betw. the train oil which he was fireman
on its May 70 ht CITY of N,w Yok frm Dov.r Plain. On
the afternoon Of March Tih 1872 and another train of
the ssmc cSmtauy fnam,ly thu New ort and Harlem
,ai,,ns a S,,,tars -, - -" 90, ~ To- ~
New York TO Cro,,n Lulls The latter ram being then
under tho direction and copol Of Aaron jennings the
conductor thereof or rs The cause Of said lah stands
c>pr,.e.d in The testimony Of Or Alexander r. Mott
The meicn crdunt Of dsrea I'd il was caused bv
shock II The nervous ~, n, crs,o,,.,, ,, ~.
bodily injnrics - '-
seconds We ARA hot ,he sai5 .,lt,o,, h.a r,r,,,;
mediate rspsc thc ,,cr ,hl M, ~, 80, - -
7 of rho aid ], INNINGS di srt Trn,, H. s,nnn;n
place or start on AT ,lhas l,ic ~ FORE lis nrnnor
time as shown by the time table with which ,a;,I lem
iss was provid, for III. government which untimev
starting aid place violation CT two distinct leg u
iaicns printed upon the back Il time table each
being in its terms positive and pcrenptory and
leaving nothing whate,,r the discretion or Judgment
vi the conductor but requiring abs oue obeicnco ana
conformity on his part-ihe one OF which Is a general
regulation sppos bic 10 ali stations tine other r,,n
ation made with special exclusive reference to tho
stson ilin MT bridge, the very ,tatin fr which th
said untm,ly starting d take ce he sad two rsgna
,ion. together with another MISC hi RI tina
being regulations Nos ~ ana 2i1-,re nj S,nws -. Oh
all trains will wait nj The sl. var, thev are 10 ,.ss
rther train 30 mnui.~ Mi ,r h, r,,r,,r TINA 70 H..
train sho ud not arry. before viu then prceed an cap
,iosy around an cuty,sr h no rain viii I,aye tha
double track at William. bridge without watnc tbir,v
minutes from the time ,,y aic due there unless H.
,,aine hould ye arrived that should have honr n, s
south Of William lalee 2.d in ali caSos w w tharo
Is room for DON'T u.kc the mi, side
1hirdy1 hat said y,oation Of ,he pcremntor rcru,,
lions aforesaid was c,nnn,tl.d ~ .,i Iennino. ~ an
hour approaching nrhtia and undee c;rcup,
IA most violent which re uds rcd 1t dlfcut
to make time and to die r objects and did conseouent
" make manifest the Ii, ssity II an eyer
and of the utmost srlctng s in conforming To
the regulations furnished h M for his government
Fourthly-1ha III. c ait sand death
70 far ,he NOV nents Of the trains which did
into lsion, lcw-flrst the I'm train
tor the Croton ioIis the one in char,g of said
et Thirty second street at i've O'clock d. and reach
ed viii ia ma S.Gle 1T the regular h ur ut which il was
due Their. namely so p NJ ana there il stopped Sc
cnn mt Tho time of its Starting from nj rv s,ond sra.t
the express train cm ALBANY became due there bu did
sr,. rh alL.ry ire,n VA moi mei nv tha Crot an
Fan ,rs;n ubn., ~ 49, ~ nrocali ~ nm ~ VII
Ijsm,bri.r, con,,anen,iy wnrn I'm lr,,,,,1 Nm 80;
reached Ia, -, ,La .,han,, - =, "a. -, GA
Third wi,I;.mshr no ,,,t,nn :, ra,,,,r ,, so1o'
not on,x of The Cr, er taiis , ~ hpps p,a9o'
Dnver plans train M 80 49, -, ~ n 80 4so " wy
fact inynr;nb,y stopt there mrnvr ,hS 49,, h.h 49, ~
luc ther, M ;r.r'ly IA nm, han, 49,, i IN W.
Ibe Dover pla;ns ,,;a AZ 49,, 49,, ney = ~ :. N.
whilst the t,roon Falls trnn 40 s,nnn;n =. ,f.v,
bridue two trains v,r, thrn INA fron -. ,
ihc Dover Plains train which had became ~. !, "a am ~
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