Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-30

Tie evidence taken in regard to the
causes of the accident was precisely SINH
lar TO that taken at the inquest over the
body of MIR. Fritz, and the only evidence
of Importance relating TO Pollitt's case in
particular was that Walter Laokey, engi-
neer of the New York express, which
struck the other train, testified that he
helped in getting out the wounded, and
saw the deceased, George Pollitt. That he
was still alive then, and was fastened In
the wreck by piece of iron, which held
down one OF his legs. That this leg was
crushed 40 nearly off that It was only held
together by a narrow strip of skin and
flesh, apparently about an inch wide and
an eighth of an inch thick. The other part
Of the leg was held down by an iron rod,
an Inch and a-half thick, and they tried to
cut of the rod and could not, whoreupon
Il passenger the witness took ~ be sur
geon came up, and taking q very small
pen knife from bis pocket cut of the main
strip Of flesh and enabled them to move
the body from the traln
Mr.. Crawford, q Juror, who questioned
the witness on this matter, stated thai
there was a report current that the leg OF
the deceased had been cut off by an axe.
rhe witness said there was no truth In
this, that the cutting was done by very
small knife, and though an axe was used
10 break In the side of the car he did moi
see II struck near the deceas' d.
The jury, after hearing all the evidence,
rendered a verdict precisely similar to
that given In the cise OF Mr.. Fritz, that
the deceased came TO his death through
the accident in question, and that the acci-
dent was caused by or through the 10
competency or neglect of Anthony Rue"
The other verdict should also have been
stated so, instead of incOmpetency and
neglect" rs was printed.
The only witness examined last night
not examined at the first inquest, was the
fireman of the North bound train and he
threw no new light on the subject.
IL also came out in the evidence, that
the fireman of the New York Express
train jumped oil his engine before ii struck
the Philadelphia train, b It the engineer
testified that he could have been Of no
further use to him.
FURTHER TESTIMONY WHICH MAY EXON
ERATE RUE-INDICAT1oNs THAT THE NEW
YORK EXPRESS TRAIN WAS RESPONSIBLE
A correspondent, entirely di-interested,
save as all meu are interested that Justice
shall be dose, and gentleman for whose
Judgment we have the veiv highest re-
spect, has Just Informed lis in a private
letter of facts bearing on the recent fatal
accident near Eler,lie, and which were
not ELECTED at the Cororel's inquest,
which 20 toward eXonerating Mr.. Rue
from the blame of that terrible affair.
Passengers who got oil tho Inflated
train at Ellersie declare that the New
York express train came ahead with una
bated speed until it wss almost on top of
NJ IL q
Thomas Ferris, VIM. Mi ldltt0n and Abra-
ham Powell were the passengers in ques
tion and tley waited 10 see the express
train stopped by the signalmnn.
They heard i whistle down brakes before
rounding the curve, and as the engine
hove in sight Daniels swung his light
vigorously. The Express engineer blew
continuously as If TO clear the track, and
il was not until he was almost on top of
Daniels that he appeared TO reverse his
engine. After passing Daniels (wh0 only
sprang from the track as the engine was
almost on him) the engine jumped for
ward as though it had taken steam again.
The gentlemen noticed no sparks fly
from the rails, as would have been the
case with the engine reversed and brakes
hard down.
Again, after leaving Chester, Rue sat
alongside Ferris, with his watch in his
hand, carefully noting tue time, and seeing
that they were keeping we'll ahead Of the
other train.
Our informant further says that it was
perfectly reasonable for Rae to suppose
that his engineer slowed up after
leaving Bellyu,, TO cralle him to
stop az Ellsr-lir, an declaI,s TINT
had be warael the Passengers TO sprirg
from the train after he discovered the loss
of steam they would have inevitably
jumped in the way Of the north bound
express.
The facts will justify a much fuller in.
ycsiigation Of the matter by the COron .r's
j0ry than has yet been had.