The evening world., 1888-08-04
STILL TAKING A RECORD.
THE BoBTAIL CARS INTERESTING HISTORY
GROWS FULLER Of EVENTS.
IL Not Only Kills and Mains bv Itself, but
Gives Opportunity for Robbery and
Assauit-Incidents Of Yestcrdav's Com
tinuation Of tho Low Inquest bv Coroner
MESSENGER.

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MESSENGER.
Coroner MESSENGER yesterday exercised his
authority to prevent the badgering Of wit
nesses by the counsel for the Twenty third
Street Railway Company and the consequent
delay in the inquisition into the cause of
death of Mrs. Sophia Levy.
Lawyer Hous insisted that he had q right
to be present and cross-examine witnesses,
but the Coroner told him that while he did
not deny his right to be present, he must de.
eide that he had no other right.
Stating that he had no desire to remain at
the inquest in an ornamental capacity, Mr..
House bowed himself out.
Col. Dennison. who has all along declared
that he represented the corporation, an
nounced that he appeared as counsel for Sec
rotary Mclean, and served writ upon the
Coroner prohibiting him to proceed further
in contempt proceedings against Mclean.
This writ was issued by Supreme Cour JUS
tice Morgan j. O'Brien. and is returnable in
Supreme Court, Chambers. Monday morning.
BY the afidavits on which it was granted
the question was raised whether or not n Cor
oner has the power to require the production
VI pOOhb huu phpcIb, IL IL 1uItuOE Quob-
ton that Mclean is an accused person and
cannot be made to testify against himself by
the production of evidence tending to crimi-
nate him.
The whole case hinges on the Coroner's in
tent to proceed, which does not appear. and
the writ would be dismissed without q decis-
ion on the law should DIR. MESSENGER declare
that he had no intention of further prosecut-
ing the contempt proceedings. 1t Is, how
ever, to be hoped that the question of a Cor
ouer's right to require the production of doc
umentary evidence shall be determined, for
on this right may depend the safety of the
community from murderous assault
Assistant District-Attorney Macedonia will
probably champion Coroner MESSENGERS case
in court.
But two witnesses were examined at yester-
days session, and then an adjournment was
taken to Wednesday next at 8 A. N.
The first witness was Edward T. Cody. of
| BIT West Twenty sixth street, who testified
to hearing Duffy, the driver Of the car which
killed Mrs. Levy. say that he was making
George w. Oesterle, q former driver of q
| Twenty-third street bobtail. wns O witness
| who thought IL strange that more people were
not run over and killed by the. iiggers, he
in the = charity box" in the end of the jig
ger is o., the number OF trips made each day
| being fifteen. -.
The evil of this conductorless system Ia
daily .exempliaed. Tuesday night, Frank
| Templeton, of 461 West Twenty-frst street.
was terribly beaten by Joseph Pine and
| James Lee, two highwaymen, In q Twenty
third street car, the driver being entirely
| oblivious to the ARRAY.
Yesterday. q two-year old ohild was run
over by an Elizabeth. N. j., jigger while the
| driver was making change.
With such q record being daily made by
this terrible nuisance. called q railway system,
it is not to be wondered that there is a popu.
Ter uprising to blot it of the face of the
earth.
Coroner MESSENGER was greatly distressed
yesterday that the necessity for his attending
the Levy inquest prevented his being presen,
at the funeral of his old friend, Eddie
O'Reilly.