Daily Republican., 1889-12-05
This Mornings Court

Court reconvened this morning at
O'clock with all the judges present.. The
ease Of Mary Wallace We. the Wilmington
q Northern Railroad was resumed, and
the examination OF witnesses for the de-
Tense con inued.
y. l.. Hilles. the chief engineer OF the
Wilmington " Northern Railroad, and
Charles L. ElEell, the assistant engineer,
were examined, and testified 10 the sur
roundings at Madison stree. station.
Samuel Boyle was sworn, and testified
that he was employed as an office boy by
the w. 81 N. Co. In 1886. It was q part
OF his duty to attend TO the mail, aud the
lamps. Ga the night OF the accident he
went 10 Malison street station and
waited until the train came IN. Wbtn
1t arrived he went 10 the baggage car to
get the mail, aud saw one OF the women,
who afterwards fell In the sewer.
lie recognized Mrs. Annie Hunter,
who was standing with small bunch OF
people on the platform. There were at
| asst ten or twelve people that got of the
train. When persons leave the cars
they are Obliged to walt until the train
goes ahead before they can go up Madl-
son street. As to0n as the train moved
the witness took the mail to Madison
street and when he returned the train
had gone.
There WAS no one at the station or in
sight, and alter looking around the wilt.
ness put out the light. Every one had
gone over the crossing before he pu. out
the lights, and after he locked the Office
he extingulshed the outside light. There
was no one in sight. and Immediately
afterwards the witness lett the station TO
90 to the office on Maryland avenue.
When he was part way over the crossing
he heard q woman scream.
He afterwards heard some men call fer
light. At the time tho train came in,
aud when II left, the light at the station
was burning with Its usual brilliancy.
The platform was not only lighted with
this lamp, but there were also lights In
side, which shone through the windows.
making the platform very light. There
were no cars or any other obstru ,tion TO
prevent foot passengers going direct to
Madison street.
About one month after the accident.
Mrs. Annie Hunter said to the witness in
answer to his inquiry that no one was
hurt by tie accident, except an old lady
who had her back injured, but 1t was
nothing serious.
On cr0ss-examinatlon Mr.. Bird brought
out the fact that the father OF the witness
and also his brother, as well as himself
are employed by tho Wilmington s. Nor
thern Railroad Company.
The cross-examiuaLion was searching
and tedious, but failed 10 change the d.
Ioc' testimony In any OF the material
| facts. Tho witness said that after the
train came In he was absent three or iour
minutes, when Mr.. Bird asked him II he
knew how long q minute was.
He replied sixty seconds, when Mr..
Bird handed his watch to the foreman OF
the jury and told The witress to tell lin
when minute had passed.
The foreman gazcd inten.ly at the
watch for what seemed TO be Two minutes
when the witness said now, and the fore
man announced that only twenty seconds
had elapsed.
1t WAS no part Of the witness duties to
show ras engcrs their way from the sta
| ton.
The cross.examinatlon was not finished
until o'clock when court took recess
uut hsli past two o'clock.