New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-24
TIE BURLINGTON TRAGEDY
sNsIsEER INDICTED FOR MAhSlAUGHIER'
tn. ,ycu, Of the Company Indicted
for Keeping the Property take"
f,om the Dead.

~. prr,;nc ION County Court commenced its session
- Cunt House in Mount Holly, on Tuesday last,
-. po,t. presiding, sssisted by Judges Haywood,
O. stewart and Lippincot.- The following ia
~, If The Grand Jurors
Jos,raAs J. SPENCER, Foreman
jossph ". Allen. william II. sOoy
John Chambers VIM. Y. Ksghn,
Rouf. b. STOKES, Jeei hslhes
John W. y, rimorc. A. K Borden,
Gee Is. Deacon, Jesse X seus,
Samuel stockton ~ u =, 1 pty,
Daniel wills, 1heo u. Philips
nehael Rorsythe, WIN. H. Keller,
Wait Newbold, ChAA j. bstea
VIM H. RidOn, a.,
Judce Potts. in bis charge to the Jury, dweit at
Considerable length upon the late accident on tue
Camden Gnd Amboy Railroad, and reminded the Jury
that IL ras their duty 70 make searching investg4-
ton an whoever ives guilty Of causing the death Of
so many persons should be brought to justice and
severely purished. On Wednesday afternoon, DIR.
HeiDele ca went beoIe the Grand Jury and entered a
conplajrt against the Csnden and Amboy Railroad
Coppyny and charged the conductor, engineer, and
brakeman. of that ain with negligence in Dstgving
an aarm-by blowing the whistle or ringing the bell
at distepce of 300 yards from the crossing, as re-
ouired by the law Of New-Jesey. and continue the
same Until passing over the crossing-therehy coming
in contact with his cam and causing the accient aud
loss life of twenty four persons, and nJurng many
other.
tered against DIR. Heineken by Peter Shreeve one OF
the messengers on that dsy, who resides at Borden
town AID ia relative Of the engineer, Israel Adams,
for the purpose OF introducing reouItihs
On Friday afternoon the testimony on the part o.
Dr Ueueke1 was concluded AMI Adams, the eng lneer,
was required enter into sureties for hn appearance
when luired. Mr.. Robert s Van Rensselaer, super,
intepdaYt of the Camden and Amboy Ralro4o, and
Mr. Mifin Paul Superintendent Of the Moant Holly
Road, were bis sureties in the sum of $4,000.
Yesterday the rebuttipg testimony was gwen IN.
At o. O'Clock the Railroad Company furnished an
extra train and conveyed the Jury to this city for the
purpose Of viewing the ground DIR Helneken desired
to accompany them for the purpose OF poin lng our
his exact portion the road when he last looked up
the railroad TO see If the track clear, but was re-
fused a passage il the train. The Jury we're absent
IA hours and personal inspection OF the grounds
aided the very materially in arriving at their hnal
conclusions.
easurement of the ground showed that the great
speed Of the backing trsin by one blow knocked one
OF Dr. HeDeken horses o distance OF fony-t~o yards
on one side Of the track and the other yards
on the opposite side OF the track Inc conclusion tGey
arrived az wss that the speed the tram was back
ing had Dr. Heneker observed it after the las time
he look ed up the track he would not have had time to
keep clear of it.
Shortly afer seven o'clock p. M. last evening, the
Grand Jury into Court and presented bill for
mnns!sugher against the engineer, Israel Adams.
The reading of the bill was postponed until tomorrow
morning, and the COurt adjourned.
There WAS no bill found against Dr. Helneken, or
against the Railroad Company, except 50 far as the
company may be implicated by the finding of tho bill
against the engineer
The Grand Jury also presented bill against Jabez
Kingd dom, ticket agent at the Burlington Railroad
Depot, who stands charged WITH keeping watch aad
some money the property of MIR. Loveland OF the
firm of Loveland, Greene x Co. OF Illinois, whose
BODY il will be recOllected, romaine1 at the Lycsum
several DAYS unrecOgnzed and was claimed by sew
eral peIsons On the Tuesday night following The &C
cideh Mr.. Greene, one OF tue partners, came on ana
identified the body, and then il was ttat Mr. King
dom made known that he had in his possession
check Oh a New York House for : 900 belonging TO
MIR. IOveasd ana which if produced before would
have led 10 his identification. Air Greene renamed
and made charge before the Grand Jury, but those
gentlemen, it is currently reported, on "Wednesday
last decided not to find bull against Mr. hilSdon N.
ard Mr.. Greene abandoned the idea OF obtaining JUS
tce enc returned home. The indignation of the clti
Gems of Burlington was thoroughly aroused and the
Grand Jury finding public sentiment was so strong
agast their action that the case was agaln brought
before them and the bill subsequently found. Mr..
Jesse X sherman testified before tho Jury that on
the day of the &C, ident he MT LOveands pocket
book Drop from his pocket, and picking no hauded
it, together with the watch, to Mr. hIdgdom.
Charles Williams testified to having witnessed this
transaction
THE INJURED AZ BURLINGTON.
The injured persons nearly all recovered sutii
oienty 10 be removed to their homes. Tnere are stl
rvm0inirg Mrs. Boyce, Mrs NewbOid and dausher
Mr. Pew, the Hon. Mr.. Macluy-all mproving-and
Mr. Daniel q Kane
MI O'Kane is in a critical condition, his right leg
having been fractured near the thigh aud beloT the
knee Toe upper fracture has been dlsocated and re-
set three times On FRIDAY evening" las it a.aiu be-
came displaced and DR. Houston, a celebrated sur
geon Of Philadelphia sent for. He fOGnd It I'M
pOss bic to ADJUST the lnb here, aud consequently Mr.
0Kane will be removed " Philadelphia - morrow,
where the operation will be performed but so long a
time has elapsed since the accident il is fearel II will
be Of 30 avail. Through all this trying ne has
suffered severely but without u'tering one sings com
plant