St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-08-05


Warren f. Hoyt, sworn. Am opera
tor at West Canaan; been so four years
on the 18th received telegram from
for Barnes as follows: 81 will
meet you at West Canaan" no other
dispatch from either conductor that day
operator at Canaan asked eff Barnes
was in :" | told him ''no = then receiv-
ed this dispatch; repeated it back he
said 80. X. > sent nothing back ex-
cept to repeat the message l received L
tried to notify Barnes he was moving
from the station when | went out;
was just getting the o. X. from Can
aan as Barnes came in did not write Oft
the dispatch before repeating 1T; run out
As quick as | could did not stop to
write it off; had paper IN my hand :;
it was a blank paper that l caught w to
stop him with saw the brakeman and hal
locd at hun; kept motioning the tram
by waving the paper there was man
on the rear car; he asked if | wanted
the train stopped said did and
he pulled the rope followed after the
train five or six rods; the train Stacked
and Stacked up | don't know as | said
anything; kept motioning; was running :;
there was lady cot Oft; didn't hear
Barnes speak of the signal being turned ;
don't think the train stopped moving 1
work for Mr.. Pcrley; | saw Barnes al
ter the train slackcned up; supposed II
was Barnes could not swear 1t was
Barnes he was looking ahead and mo-
tioning the train to 90 along; did not
call out to him that | know OF then
the train was some way off; nearly
to the upper switch; told lerley OF 'he
dispatch.
George ". Banles, sworn. Have
been conductor on the Northern Rail
road Tor fifteen or sixteen years. Wa,
conductor OH the 18th inst. The leaving
time of my train at White River June,
ton was - 20 had dispatch from
Mr.. Bean before | left as follows
"FRANkLIN, July -.
Come to Enfield on your time to NEE
express train. q. +. BEAN"
| went then and set off on side track
/ then Mr. Fullansbec came to me with ;
| dispatch from Mr.. Shattuck, viz: ''COmt
| to Canaan at 20 to meet No. 10, step
ped along and read it to Mr.. Clark TIN
engineer: Mr. Bean did not get there :
waited eight or nine minutes; | SAID It
Mr. Clark as Bean came III sight ''W
shall have thirteen minutes TO get Il
Canaan in and clear time y
West Canaan stopped square stoE
but quick one, as | felt anxious Il
reach Canaan on the time Mr.. Barne
had gwen me to reach there III the en-
giurer started up quick and got unde
hcadway very quick as we got near III
upper switch | thought the train slack
cncd, stepped ont of the central ca
door. looked back and saw, Us | supPo>
cI. Mr.. Perley he was staining very
near the barrel which had been put OF
standing still, but motioninG with III
hand, living Il signal 10 stop there ml9h
have been another person; think thcr
WAS, but don't know who gave the SIC
nal TO my engineer 10 20 ahead II
Gave her steam iclt that the break
were up back OF me passed s.througI
the car and think sand To the brake
man ''lrt them run = should think Lar
Kin came about that time on I'll
platform, between the two rear cars. an
. SAID, they are motioning for you (
stop. or something of that kind" | sal
T. him. Il have only about , minutes
20 To Canaan and cut stop" | NIGH
nave said. Il know what am about,
or something Of that kind swung my>e
: gu: from the platform OF the car and CAV
the motion 10 go ahead' again:
did not ear the word "mc>Sage" Use
by anybody in any way or shape, neitht
: by Iarkin OF any one else: II after leaN
M station. | see Il signal to stop, Ii
have any time To- spare do II, otherwlS
TO not stop motions TO stop after lcav
. IN stations are quite frequent; 4 zoo
many times III the course Of the year
when Thompson let out the breaks an
I.arkin spoke to me, should think W
were twice the length of the train abov
the upper switch.
The counsel for the defense put upor
, the stand several railroad superintendent
conductors, etc, experts, TO testify III IT
gard to road regulations, the duties {
conductors and engineers in certain case
etc, and their testimony was general
. favorable to Mr.. Barncs's action. Wn
VI. Parker, superintendent OF the liar
lord and Erie X. r., said: ''Ordiuaril,
! having made stop and started AGAR
We should regard signal to stop As III
: important: as an expert. if in NJ
! Barnes place, should have gone on
should have considered that there W;
! plenty of time to deliver a message eve
if somebody had said "A message
= should have thought the message might
for some on con the train and gone on" d.
l.. Todd, superintendent OF the road @
, which the accident occurred, testified :
l g After train has stopped and starte
' again there is no rule, it is left to the o.
ton of the Conductor whether he wi
! stop or not; Mr.. Barnes had good re;
son to suppose there was no trouble III
der the circumstances | don't know "a
should have stopped if l had been rul
ming Barncs's train and had been tol
there was dispatch for me-"
| All we have TO say, if those are Il
: rule, of the road, it is high time the
were changed. If a conductor is exone
ated from all blame in ,Ioing ahead al