The evening world., 1888-08-11
VICTORY AGAIN.
Tns Coupry's Directors Held Be-
Eponitls iy MrA LeTys Death.
They May All Be Indicted for
Manslaughter Now.
Coroner H.s+ensrs jury Backs Up
.Tbs Evening World"

VIA Tz1 ETBy5 wozLD Erst tOok vp
TIE peovIs. Ezh; azt5Est the bobEAil car SIS
t.-z. 4 va e1r7IEcsd uss tie directors ii
TIE eoupsa wee rsspcEslbls for tks dong.
II thar sgp.oJe@s % EZch al erisE; inSs
VIXEN theT ~. ,.sir 1ngsI D;derI TO rnaks
cksEzs. and TLha {: - EscssszrT far tie
driver n turn Ia t4hF "a kis kOrB fH this
pzrpos<. AID a. 1sc1dsEi 0ce-rs like ;hAt
witch rss1laei n the dsz:a II Nh sophia
Dyy. ;Lsy we're .nk only pzrtie@ps erinIaLs
WITH ,ks drvsr IL TIE ege II tie AT and
egzally responsible WITH EELa for the result
II Ia criminal Lsziigsneh- tut iAAi legally.
a. vel a. nGaIly. ;ksy s.ozA bar tie
greatest harden IL ,Las rnspOnnbiliiJ. Il
Was o. this TIA; rs GgEi sas bss@d.
Cgrorsr Nsss@.aer fully agreed With TIE
ErzyuC Wok,D. and Es Investigation
Tza errircEei ;kroe=Ec1t yIth tie i1sz Il
brLgny thIA oct clearly a. the lsiE feature
Ut the caSs.
DESPITE the oLs;Y1c.,yLs ~ which lie Sas
k4-ass4d during the entire p~TOcesdlLgs, srd
which we're PLACED IL ks say by tie Attor-
reys r~yreshn;ing ;Ls railroad company. Il
hss carried u through u a successful cO1clu-
= o.. and hzS tea fully supportEd N bis
,!ess ~ the uEAn NOUS verdict Just TeL-
dsred ~ ths !ury.
Trs inn md tna. the Death Of Mrs Lyy
IL directly s;trbGta,.s TO the sTb EN- iis@f.
Whsrh they strongly cOndemn, and recon-
mend iE abolition by the LSgiElat1re II us
BsIt sesElOn. They also urge that Gov. Hill
call attention 20 the matter III hLs annual
massage. and cl,E@ b declaring ,Lai they
find the Bard Of Directors Of the Twenty
third Street Railway COMPANY responslbLe
for MrE. Lsyy's dezth.
Before Undertaking the inquest aud during
"a progress Coroner MesseMer has teen IN
continual colEuit8t.on with the DIs'llct-
AttO'ney's and Coronation Councils othce.
and hss Art@d in SpiITe accordance VITA TIE
Las. II legal eTGors have been made III the
proceedings they were not made ny the
Coroner AID cannot be attributed 70 him IN
any way.
EecTstary Mclean was also included nth
the dlEectOrs IL the nrst verdict. Tut Col
DsnnisDn tad red b Trit Of prohibition
Sith reference TO that gentleman . few mo-
ueuts bsfDrs. and Coroner AeEsemeT could
not receive the verdict.
This Snt will lie srlu II before Justice
Patterson neat Tue Sday. and tHs directors
vail not H. held IN bail ny the Ccrongr until
the WIT II dlspOssl %, Is II VIII be when the
Coroner makes his return that the rsqulsitlon
il over and hr. Mclean Will not lie troubled
further b. hun.
Although he has. by legal sharp practice.
escaped the CofonsrB Jury. AT. Mclean may
hud that supreme Court justices Will not be
~ free 10 interfere with the action Of the
Grand Jury. which will CONSIDER his case.
Coroner Nesseuer made an exhaustive
charge 10 the jury. The following il d yeI-
batlm report Of II:
You uaye waited the scene OF tue accident,
an: "a, a, the window in Df. Coa'a!es's
mony, be witnessed the runoyer. Or. COsrsies
states to you under oath in a strIighiforward way
that the driver of car NO. G. JiInes Duny, had hls
back towards hls horse ana the deceased at the
time he ran over ncE. hr. Cody has sworn that
mattna chan e ami Ma his back towards Mr.
Levy aud his horse at the time she tnei her sad ana
~untiInely death. Prom ". CostsleA'h testimony
It Is further evident that not only would
, a tlnid, neai,ating, nervous and frightened
woman be run over under the cTcum-
. accident but the most Vi0ilanL atAlwart. subtle,
alert aud agile man. Sue nailed a car gong from
west 10 east with the evident intention OF boarding
the same. Tue compound 0nVeT-cDnnuci1r had
his attention d.y'ried 10 some o,hsf of tue numer'
q oGs snd complieS'e cd duiie, which, ACCORDING tc
Inc rule, OF the Twen,y-tnird street Railroad Com,
psny, W Snom he Is employed, are required o
4 HIN, and consequently di not notice nscsas-f
u aud passed On with his car without stOpplng fol
her. Deceased then attempte 70 walk bscs iron
!, The roadoed Of ine tsliIo.d 70 tne s,ae~aE. Hn
wds Just then paSHlhg on the NORTH sue Of ~
street a. that spot; Sue wen sielped 9ui OF I'M
' leading from east 10 west, whcn the car driven b!
JaInra Dury struck and Killed hsr.
DE. CosiAlss swesrs positively that the d1.er hai
|; plen'y 81 tine 10 put on the brake, and pfeErI
ms car from running over deceased u MS ai'rnt Oh
mad not been he d away from her. You ypuThrIE"
have seen IL ecu. Onstrsted by the cOmb,naiIo
driyer-conductor, VINO should Tosses- more hea
" I tlau inc IHIlfH llult aih MUTE i'ubhiAtH maj Il
octopus 10 attend 10 nB mabiiOld dOiIcs on lha
* road, now quickly one OF tnrse cars can 6 stopped
You nave no doubt convinced yonrscISes tn , IN
unfortunate wDmlu'B NE uDuli have been save
but for the iact I al the driver, In InaklLg cnaBg
-, If some person wtthiu his car, had MS a,'entp
OF Diverted from MS dut es az - driver Wh.c acting d
u, d conductor. But In TINS dual capacity "a drNt
~ anu conductor tnis woman cDuId undoubtedly has
re You msy say deCcased wa. confused under thes
'. circumsdDrea. ask VINO woulI not 81 confuse
NJ II paced Ia a similar posilDhg Ihe InDst EseI
wife !, calm ana collected man would Ne as hell
r. les as child under IKE condition. aud :Ircgn
nj htaBccs IA which pcceAsed iounl hefself lmlII
Of dIAlcly prioT 10 uer death.
THE gEA QUESTION.
now, gentlemen. the question arises: Is not u
ptp death ui ATh. lew an Directly due 70 IA" lAeS"
a, Qua system VI running hobtail cars "laDni q ""
~ ductoT7 IhIs aJstcn ~ q specially p"fIicIon' IN
SIC large ciJ llke ouIs, aud IN one Of i's most cTo"d'
streets IKE I wcnty third street.
This Jury muBt ascertain Tho details cpnneGIi
with the death u tni. woman. Il is not oniy the
rgnl but their duty to investigate all the clrcuI
stances RELAXING v the deitn 10 inat they can d
IN the cause ana reno slbiniy thtreiorr.
!" IL would BE- outrageous n men, vita hayB-cd
In their hair AMI teTuiiZer on iGclr boots, rcprr scu
ing constituencies In schonaTle, cat ,raugu
IA. state AT Albany coulu compel ut 10 BuUin / VIZ
nscesgaTIy dangerous ana deadly machine wni
mOws down The clIlZcnA OF this city and tnelr fal
iles IN these Legislators NOV their RTaAs.
.er. IHat tins system IL I, vigorous 10 life aud lin
~ and that many are killed aud manned bY II Is e.
lne dcnced by the coinpanI's own report 10 tue Ra
dc, road Commissioners, The company certainly d
not magnify these reports against themselves. \
aud Mclean, the Secretary Of the cOmDaII. tezt!n
en- before you that there were about nifty accidents
q wear, that " an average OF one n week.
Counsel, who are gurewd, cunning, aitute me
because the corporation derives enough profit fro
IT, roads 10 employ the abiesI aud most learned
to- cOunsels, reused 10 let you see their cpmpan
record OF accidents, their so-called a cident too
10 Why Because Il would incnmi ate iheir sec
Ar tsry. Are they compelled 10 take this ground
shield their client7 They are 30 frightened wn
asked for mat book that they take refuge 10
SupreIne Court aud get u writ Of resiT Int for
purpose OF " thhOldlng from you lH contents.
CONFESSION OF cULPABILITY.
u,o ,arrs,onmon, NJ the sy.,am undar ,ybI
Hen tins COMPANY operates lls lines Ia The Ino,t Grove
-.-nuhI.nu. ~. 4 L. Oh n IL hnnnI nnInIn 1 ~