Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-23
ad threatened to complain against several OF

Mr.. Edacard @. Psiier, called-Has know n
aceuted for eight years, and was q resident OF
me same county and State IN aine, and had
known accused quite intimately an as AN mn
right, pe aceabIe and humane man.
The above witnesses were for the defence
but were examined first in order to allow them
TO leave as urgent business required their
presence elsewhere. Witnesses tor the limited
ta'fs were then called.
EG~osd s. Auee, lad some fifteen years OF
sle, RESUMED that be got on the car at Fift en- h
streei. Al seventh street some news. bows -ot
ont OF another car and got on the car witness
wss on. Witness was standing on the front
raifoim Most of the boys went around 10,
tie rear OF the car, but one OF them stsid ON
tie step, Or the front platform, and had hold
OF tie handles CT the car. He had papers on
ms righ shoulder. and was looking toward the
lrs:r-eanlng back Witness understood the
driver to say lookout boy" in low tone and
the Gllytr at the same time stretched out his
Eand. Some man was standing between the
oey and witness. Witness saw the boy fan
ana tne car then jolted as though il had run
over stone on the track Witness saw the
criSer put the lines in his left hand and stretch
out his right hand, bnt whether it was to save
the Toy CT to push him of, witness could not
loeiiiNe ely say. The boy was etsnding on the
s@p 10 The right of the driver, and had hold of
TIE wires and was learning back, and ne fde-
Se".eo1 S1 might have been dizzy. 1t would
have made witness dizzy TO have stood in that
posiion When the driver spoke 10 the bow he
aociesseo MIN in a very pleasant tone OF voice
ana mere was no evidence of anger or irrita-
W
spoken In loud tone of voice Did NOT see
The driver tonch the boy, but only saw him
ex'tnd MS Tight hand. and witness thinks is
was for the purpose of catching the deceasad
II " illness had been in the position of decaasa6
and II the driver had addressed i'm a similar
tone, lie would have considered il a caution.
Justee thompson here asked Mr.. Gideon
T'sident Of the railroad) If there was not "A
reputation against passengers riding on the
piailOlm, and II conductors and drivers were
rot required 10 preysntit.
rr,l: ia lfIa
latlon OF the railroad company but il wonIa
require regiment of soldiers TO enforce the
Isfulaicn. He mr.. q had to scold the con-
ouc,ors every time lie rode in the cars for this
very thihg. Mr.. Gideon here instanced a case
In point, tthat OF Mr.. Bradley, then presently
mo mad been elected from the car for refusing
10 go insloe, and upon complaint to the COM
pany the action OF the conductor in erecting
MT Bradley had been sustained.
Mr. thompson then asked whether there " as
no. reg ula'ion also limiting the number of
Mr. Gideon replied that the passengers gen.
erally regulated that themselves, and il a:ne,y-
riLe people were on a car, and the one hun
dredth wanted to get on and the condueto-
would Lot stop, there would be a eomplaint
lodged. The company had such complaints
.v.iy day.
NJ =. Chandler. a private in Company F,
I'D Mass. Vols- called-Witness saw q news.
Icy clinging to the right hand side Of the front
platioIm. ne boy was leaning back, and a
hahd was (as 1t looked to witness) pressed
Il.
attracted the hntion OF witness, and he saw
nothing more OF the matter until the boy was
run over He did not see whose han;i it was;
" as towards the boy '
At this stage of the proceedings Justice John
son desired to offer in evidence a documene
written in pencil, and protesting to lie the
aeciaIa1oa OF deceased while in orticulo morris.
I he declaration Is as follows =" Frank Davis
Delpg sworn, deposes and says that he was 20
ing low ard The depot 70 sell his papers He
eol on the rear OF the car and passed through
IN. npo chol hs,~
was going 10 the depot TO sell his papers''
MS declaration was however, not admitted
as evidence, as Justice johnson acknowledged
mat ne had not, before taking it, impressed the
Toy with the idea that he was in the pain OF
death Justice j. further said that the boy
could not tell who pushed hum Oft, but said 1t
The testimony for the United States here
ciostG, and Mr. Thomas Jecell a clerk in the
namk,ng. Gar. z, mouse OF Rittenhouse, FAINT & 90,
iaob mat ne assisted in carrying the wounded
boy lhto Giiman's drug store. He asked the
roy IL ne was pushed off the car, and he re-
piled Yes" The boy was then asked IN il
was the driver, and in a most decided and en-
pEahc manner he said it was not Witness
W as as sSnsnea the boy was in condition TO
Dr. ~. A. Chtlde, surgeon of the 10th YER
mont volunteers, who was present when the
ACCIDENT occurred, and examined the Condition
OF Ire boy, corroborated the testimony giyen
}. question. ~
Ar. Pad Kraft. Of this city, who was on the
frcnt platform Of the car at the time Of The
accident, testified that deceased was .tandtn1
by his side, and he saw the driver put ont his
hand as If to rescue him. A moment after
Wat Wahos inc BOY ieii, and witness exclaimed,
''oh, my God, the boy is killed. The driver
appeared interested, and said he hoped not.
Witness dces not think the driver touched the
10y when he reached ont his hand. The driver
boy vas falling.
. Josiah Langley, who was also on the car. sesti.
nee mat ne saw the boy try TO get up, and the
driver said, lookout, sonny, Won might fan
there" He saw no one push the bow OF
Copf. j. H. Reynolds testified to the amiable
and humane character of Dingley, having
him as adjutant Of the sth regiment
NJ aine volunteers.
In ans wer TO question, Mr.. Charles E. HaY-
,'eGn lthe Cfticer who so faithfully watched
over the boy) stated that Mr.. Gideon came to
him and appeared much interested il the case,
and told him HI to spare no pains or expense
10 have the boy properly cared for, and to have
him properly buried il he died, and that the
railroad company would remunerate for ali
expenses, and would spare no efforts to bring
any OF their employees to Justice who might be
proven guilty OF causing the boys death.
CIactr fe.dal testified that he arrested Ding
ley and that the latter appeared much grieyed
al 'Ee result, and SAID il was an entirely un-
iyoidsble aceident-he (Dingley) claiming 70
be entirely innocent OF having anything TO do
The testimony having clearly exonerated the
accused. he V as at cnce release d, and in q few
departed from the Jail, accompanied
by his wife and friends
POLICE REPoRTs.-Secoas Precinct-wm,T
Collins, selling liquor unlicensed: fined 500;
.isc, bnying pistols knowing them to be stolen
bail Tor court. VIM. Dankin, suspicion; dis
missed
Tnird Preeinet.-Pat Hagerty, disorderly; dis
missed. Lucy Coakiy, forestalling the market
fined S3.f4. Jesse Hoochett, disorderly; fined
S.62. John Lane, Dr.; fined $3.50.
Fourth Precinci.-Nancy McG Guire, ,disorderly;
lined S3. J. H. Aulick. creating nuisance; dis
missed. Mary Hilbus, John Hilbus, Martin
and Margaret Renahan, threats; bail
for peace. VIM. Chism, larceny; dismissed.
james Shields, do; do. Jacob Jerdon, threats;
bail for peace. Mathew McGrath, vagrancy;
iEed SI.S0
.Sizth Precinct-Thomss Sears, creating nui-
;ance; So. Henry Whelan, violating market
reg ulations; dismissed. Ann Tracy, drunk;
-. Isaac Coultner, drunk and disorderly; do.
Henry Gordon, do; S3. John Reed, drunk;
liz missed.
Tenth P7eciRct-J. L. Harris and Jno Woods,
arcfDy; dismissed. Jas. johnson, drunk and
iisorGerly; do. ID. w. Merrill, disordeIly; dis
aissed. MichI Power, DO; military. Joseph
Yard and Jas. T. Adams, do; dismissed. Geo.
Willis, profanity; 1884. II. B. Raymond, do;
Fannie Tapley, DRINK; do. Oath