Daily Republican., 1878-12-07
FIRST EDITION
Our COUNTY COURT,
Harley q. Browns trial Continued
The Prisoners Defet,ce--W he
raaceountabIe for his Acfians--
The Opinion of the s0r8ner's


Nav Castle, Dec. g. 1878.
The proceedings Of Court snhscqueu
to those published Yesterday are as fol
,0ws
Conductor Philips recalled; sa,
saorge Babes alive at West Philadel
pAia, next saw him lying IN the dittl
ri ht opposite the baggage ear door
lie was lying crosswise of the ditch
south Of the engine and north Of tn
t-nder. They were about 10 or II ftte
apmrt hA laid between the two Th'
engine was standing en the wheels witt
the front end up the bank. The cal
aa- all broken UP; saw the roof OF i
above Mr. Babes, not far from his head
The enginr and express car belonged f,
the F. W. * B. one express, one postal
an baggage, belonged to the Pennsvl
glnia railroad the slpepcrs belonged Il
llltnan Palace company one Of the
aggagc ears was marked to Baltimore
Potomac road. W en saw Georst
Bales at Philadelphia | gaya him The
me and the word to 50.
william II, Harley, Jr., sworn;-I
sag at the scene Of the disaster, living
dfrr; was about $50 yards from thp
pct; vas sitting on the porch aud
uy attention was attracted to the sud
"a -toppa4c Of the southern aXpresS
escape Of steam and the crash.
,n to the spot and saw the wreck. The
cid ne run into the bank ana va.
Fird there mp to tlr.smoke stack III,
her cars were wrecked a2 already
flhad Saw the body Of the ansi
IF, nj | WAS about 10 lump into the
aror "a for a HIGHT when troA up.
.he iFdg cleared away i portion
t. srrk and ionnd II was The an
a- La calling for help, Air. Loes-
tan and aafi II was the conductor.
fer m.' tine Conductor Phillips who
la.t ne1p take dispatch 70 Iluw,11.
II hta YES mad started, Hint sne
81 ttrawn aHF#ber- ar8Hi. lived
.as 81 aHf side %. tba trark.
William lrea, svoH.-Am in tie
.ovar tan Philadelphia, W.mior-
ana Gal.mma Raihoa3 Company
maes Nba lI- tr nf azt hr: it
ah ia t. HHa #a a1t 4 5trs.
.h4. ,hrrcbat aeeg a wreck aud
trtoot"e. 7 ma Drs napor.
G.'.e ,h8rlar. aut D-tn, if
h6uJ tn minute IF twelve o.
aae4 en reached tha seeua; saw
Hiip- wd be told me of Mr.
. went fer Brown AID t5nnd
ID lie station; had a iaW wars
0jm. and tad him Ia 1a dgan to
ffan. would have TO fully inrcy-
the disaster, We star ed, AMI
su, tnapuc,lipu how be- cam tb ra
Il hat he lad been in hester
IA xt4r ed ~ ,aalk nome 10 Wi
'1u; after coming tn Cirpmout he
man whom he arked what time
uNt train for Wilmington would
d: finding that hr had 40 mur4
on his hands he thought he would
fl. vi. far as he could,
ID was while going down the track F.
be found the tir. he drscribri to F.
aow hc tDHrd the tie. It was jam T.
in 50 that he couldn't rrmov" it. +
ajin trying to move tho obstruction
heard til" wHlstI" Of the approaching
o aud h" started to signal. | told /
m nat he had better not say any. .
og about the affair; that it wonldn't'
FIl if he told the passengers as much .
ar had me. told him to stay in
car aWd il anybody asked him
ul it not to say anything but keep
NrtIy quiet. | took him to the train
had come up in and placed him in
ugr Of deputy Crane McCaf'reys
.' we got to Wilmington placed
IN the city cells.
VILLAIN II. Taggart, sworn: Am 4
aI officer Of th" ?. W. X B. road,
'.ri despatch from Mr. Kcuury.
vt t, Mr.. Kenuey's at Ridley Parkt
h." told me to 20 to Wilmington and
IA tt was said before the jury.
U til" iDforNation got there went
ID. hrgg and asked him to put ne
mnlunica on with the pIi.oner. He
20 and with Detective Franklin
at 10 the City Hall Mr. Brown was
mt out in private room.
It TO him, ~ feel satisfied that
re In terrible position what
"O ou tell me let it be nothing but I
ruth. This is fearful thing. Your l.
!. ii daugcr.' He burst into tears. /
j. MIR. Brown, upon your man v
j. dear up this mystery. The evi- i
points directly to You as being
mJivInuaI who placed the obstruc- /
on the track. Did you do it2 If \
you say il the truth it will re- |
bI 10 your credit, but il what you II
untrue it will be the worst Il
ID YOUR manhood | ask you, did you ?
' He said, eyes. | did" said 'c
i1 Brown, "you are not bad man.
". is not a bad feature on your q
tnance." called the attention
|r. Franklin and Mr.. Legg to the q
anl both assentca to what | said. il
all 'ao" is not indicative Of anything V,
d. What induced you to do such
r"o act :" | asked. Mr.. Brown an fl,
ret, 81 was out Of employment ; ca
We family | thought | might Sc tr
e the appreciation of the company W
get position | thought that by to
Ing this obstruction on the track bt
Stopping this accommodation train, he
make known to the conductor that
re- was such an obstruction there, af
q. the railroad company might think tn
M1ritorious action, and give me a
'oon, as vas anxious to get one on B'
road. W,
asked him of his knowledge of the
''h"rn express train. He said he al
|o have any knowledge Of it being
ne road; that the object was to II;
Y the accommodation train which he AT
[.| "onld shortly arrive; be knew it av
''a stop at Claymont and he would ba