The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-16
SCI0T0-L0MAS CASE.
A SYNOPSIS of rAe TESTIMONY.
rAs Relative Position OF the Boats at the Time
OF the Collision = Ths Evldsnes OF Two
Witnesses whO were On the Lomas.
GOthInE Inportaat Brought 0ut.


/ Correspondence 9f hs IHtetII0sIe6.
PARkERsBURG, July l4.-The hearing OF
testimony in the scioto.Lomas case was re-
sumed this morning. The first witness
called was VIM. Owens. He was camped
out on the Virginia side Of the river at
Gross Creek; could see the scieto; she was
on the Virginia side Of the river, about l50
or 200 yards from shore; she was going
straight up the river, nearest to the Vir-
ginia shore as long as saw her. On cross
examination he was asked II he did not see
the Little Anna come mp and turn around
right in front Of his camp. He answered,
saying that he did not see the Little Anna;
helped to take some out Of the river.
VIM. Leonard testified substantially to
the same as that Of the preceding witness.
Mason W. Burt: Was firing of rockets
and Roman candles about eight o'clock in
the evening; saw the Lomas and heard her
whistle snce when above his house; did not
see or hear the Scioto; heard no other
whistles; did not see the Scioto until he
went down to where the accident occurred.
At this point the counsel got into little
sauabble over the towhead and the placing
of 1t by the surveyor on the map which,
after lew remarks In reference to their
own towheads, was amicably.adiusted.
James G. Smith-Was ut Mr.. Burt's
house seeing the fireworks that were being
put oil there, when the Lomas came in
sight. She was above Mr.. B1rt's house
about Mingo furnace, when he first saw
hert beard her blew one blast when about
Mingo furnace; did not see Scioto nor hear
boat answer at all; Mr.. Burt and witness
had measured from where they thought
the Lomas first whistied to the place OF &C.
cident and found 1t to be over 700 yards.
Mr.. Chas. r. Shreye was on the Lomas; !;
heard her give one signal when she was
above the house where the fireworks were,
did not see any boat below until Lomas
blew; was standing close to the smoke
stack on the boiler deck; saw Scioto on
Virginia side very considerably TO our left;
she was about one.third OF the distance from
Virginia shore; about one.half the time had
elapsed from time OF first signal to time oil
the collision when Scioto answered with
two blasts; her answer was from one and
half to two minutes after our signal we
were ont.third OF distance closer when
Scioto answered and she was half way
across river when she blew; the scioto
was all the time to our lett, but she
seemed 10 change her course and come di-
rectly toward the Lomas after she blew two
blasts; about fiv9seconds before the collis-
ion occurred she seemed to change her
course, before that tilAe Ii seemed that we
would strike bow to bow. Just before
collision saw water boiling up in front OF
Scioto's bow, but don't know whether she
had stopped or not.
The noon recess was then taken, after
which the question was raised rs to wheth'
er customs or rules should govern the &C.
tions Of pilots. Judge Ferguson argued
that rules in every instance must govern;
that that was what rules were made for
and pilots must abide by them. Mr..
Dovener replied, denying the position,
taken by Judge Ferguson, and claimed
that In the government OF pilots custom
Is the supreme law and asserted that he
could substantiate it by the decisions Of
the United States Supreme Court and
every Circuit Court OF the United States.
The question will be fully argued on Mon
day morning.
Mr.. DRENsESs STORY.
The examination was there continued
with Ross T. J. Drennen on the stand as
follows: Was aboard OF Lomas; got on at
Martins Ferry and went to steubenville.
It was frolic gotten up by Capt. Engle-
bright; paid Rnglebright my share, which
was 81 Us; heard boat We were on whistle
first, once; saw boat coming up river seven
or eight hundred yards below; guess 1t waa
Scioto; she was on West Virginia side, two,
thirds OF way from Ohio shore; saw plainly
as was standing at front OF boat; she ap-
peared little off to the left; don't know
where Lomas was when she blew; heard
two blasts from Scioto; didn't notice her
position when she blew; she came over
near the Ohio shore; Lomas was nearer Ohio
shore and kept that course; Scioto came
nearer Ohio shore; after Scloto blew two
whistles she came right TO Us and then
turned teward West Virginia shore; think
We kept straight course down river, possibly
nearer Ohio shore; between one whistle Of
Lomas aud two whistles OF Scioto from
one To one and 8 bali minutes elapsed;
speed OF Lomas was Gheckedj could not tell
about Scioto, they came together very rap,
idly, / thought our boat was going the
faster. On cross examination he stated.
Don't think the Lomas was going as fast as
the current; saw persons jump after the
collision, don't know po9ltipp OF Lomas
when she answered with two Whistles did
| not know Lomas' position in the river;
don't think there was much Of q shock on
our boat, didn't bold % anything; nothing
was hurt about onr boat; corner Of Lomas
struck Scletc: could not tell which boat
came with greatest force. -.
Mrs. Eliza. j. Smith, Wellsyille, o. My
husbaad's was E. P. Smith aud Ellis,
Frank, CLARENCE and Lotte. children, were
on boat II was not on ibe boa'; never saw
them alive since they went Oh boat saw
dead bodies Of my husband and osdeat son,
Ellis; the little girl had light curly hair
linen dresS, and red stockings On croes.
examination said; Tney were not my
children, we're by .ty hGsbaud's fist wife.
VIM. II. Ewipg.-Assisled In recovering
body OF Mr.. Smith saw, altogether, seven
dead bodies.
A number OF witnesSes were permitted
to 90 home alter agreeing TO come back
when wanted at their own eKpsnkp.
ParAr,sbarg Notcs.
PARxERspv4a. July l4.-"B'!ly" Brown,
the news man, Is in Chicago taking in a
vacation and lake breezes at the same time,
Moses Jones, on trial yesterday for steal.
ing chickens, was found guilty and will 30
10 MoundBviic as soon as sentenced
Rolla Evans, whose trial began last night
and was argued to-day IN the Circuit Court,
was found guilty Of the rape with which
he was charged. The Jury, fortunately for
Rolls, named the penitrptiaFy. thus
swing lis neck. The law places the length
Of sentence at not Iess than seven nor
mors than twenty year, ID. the discretion