Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-12-19

\ car was broken To pieces; think it wa
somewhere from Is 10 20 minutes past
clock when the engine struck the car
4 MIR. Robbins was an employee OF The
company, the same us |. Ne were going
around very sharp curve at the time o
tho accident When we stopped TO memo
the track, before we entered the curve
could see, perhaps. three .fourihs of Il
mile back; think looked ut that time,
but saw nothing. After jumped from
the hand car saw the body of Robbins
on the right hand side OF the tack,
in the ditch; Robbins was then dead.
ones. -What killed him? AnS.-Don't
know suppose the engine; did not ex'
anime him much, went and saw that he
was dead one leg was cut off near the
top, the other below the knee; think the
brains were pretty much stove out.
ID. NJ. Morgan, called by State, testi-
fed Reside in Bryants Pond; was
trackman in employ OF defendant Co., lst
day of last August; was on the hand
car nj the time of accident; think il hap,
pened about 20 minutes past o'clock.
! (Witness corroborated substantially the
I testimony of Bryant.
1 Lawson {. Bryant, called by State, teS-
titled Was in the employ of def. Co.,
let day OF last August -swiichman at
Bryant's Pond; az engine passed there
q minutes past six TINT morning; no.
ticed my watch at the time.
George c. Cobb, called by State, testi-
fed Reside in Portland; was running
engine the first day of last August, from
Portland. Maine. to Gorham, n II. am
employee oi G. I. X. Il. Co.. the ACCT
dent took place about Ia miles West OF
BIyanl'S Pond; WAS running the engine
that caused the accident; WAS agoing al
the rate OF 70 miles an hour; when we
stopped alter striking The hand.car, it
WAS % minutes past 6 O'Clock; stopped
between thirty and forty rods from where
we hit the hand car; saw the men on the
hand. car perhaps ten rods before the en-
zine struck them; do not know whether
reversed my engine first, OF whiStled
first; was then returning To Gorham to
have the engine repaired. was expect
ei to return from Portland to Gorham u
soon A. could, using due caution; left
Portland about % minutes OF in the
morning did not give any notice to
these men ON the hand-car by telegraph :;
in was not ms business 20 do so. At the
time OF the accident, fireman was put
ting wood into fire box; one of the men
jumped clear from the hand car; one
partly jumped OF. One oil the men.
Swan. appeared TO bc crtanglcd; saw
Robbins, and noticed he did not get off;
theE all appeared to be STOPPING down.
QueS-ls not . miles an hour around
a enrve OF that description. q high rate
Of speed 4us.-No, Sir it is for
heavy loaded freight trains; il is not for
passenger trains; did not cor slider it was
Tor this engine. whislled at the begin
min, or ,hs cn,.yo-s,,,,o 100 or15o rods
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know that The section men were upon
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