Daily Republican., 1890-06-18
THAT nEuxLscss DRIVING.
statemeut Of Joseph Green, Driver Of
the wsshipgssn Fire Company.

ssasement Of Jospph Green. Driver Of
the wsshipgssa Fire Company.
Joseph ot..u, driver Of tn. Washing.
ton engine. called At the REPUBLICAN,
Office this morning. and 10 contradiction
Of the statement Of Charles Evans, driver
Of the truck, said:
'In Evans' statement in yesterdays
paper he charges me with threatening
him, and says hays said I would Kill
him or his horses. never made such q
| threat, but have bssn afraid many times
that be would run Into me and cause q
smash.up. am not afraid Of him killing
me, because will always look ont for
mysell TIE night he struck the Reliance
hose carriage, the members Of that com
pany went to the Delaware to SEQ about
the accident, whsn he eaid he did not
Know It was the Reliance carriage. He
| II he bad known II was not the w ashy
carriage he would not have struck II.
| am told that In responding to the fire on
Sunday evening. when the truck was on
French street between. Front and Second,
the lines we're lying loose on the horses'
backs and kvans WAS using the whip.
The men on the truck were yelling at the
driver: Go ahead, Charlie, cut him of. )
'When was diving down French
street took the left side Of the street, u
any sensible driver would have done to
make the turn ut Front strset. I had the
right Of way. did not take the right
hand track up Front street. pulled on
the left hand track aud kept on it until |
reached Market ssrees I did not hear
him call me. would not pay the least
attention to any one whom am driving
to . IRE. He said hs was about ten or
fifteen fset ahead OF me whom he orosssd
tho railroad track. He was Not. lie
was In front Of Gsorxs W. Stones ware
house when I crossed the track, and I
turn ct Guthrie's roAd, When started
to make the turn his horses rushed In
alongsids Of the front wheels Of the en-
gine. saw could not make the turn
without causing terrible accident, 90 l
turned my hoFses out tho caussway and
gave him tho entire road. Had / been
driving the com pany's old engine could
| not have pulled out, and the accident
would have been serious one and several
lives would have bAen lost
ION December 81, of the past year, in
responding 10 an alarm at Front and
esarles strestA was going out Front
street In the osr track. He came after
me, aud a. soon % he passed me b,
deliberately ran into one Of my horse'
aide, and the wheel oi the truck passes
over its foot. Had the wheel struc ck th
horses foot an inch higher up he wonlt
have thrown 1t 10 the ground and killed
1t. About one year ago he ran into our
carriage in going to Hre at Fourth and
Bridge streets, aud the men standing or
the rear step Of the carriage were com.
pelied to jump on the hose rack to escap'
Many other Incidents were related bJ
Mr.. Green where It was shown sha
Evans. when IN responding to an alarm
of 6rr, endeavored 10 gutter soth tn
Washy engine and carriage.
]. Potter, . stranger In this city, whit
10 stopping at the European Hotel, saw
He said he expected 10 see tho men OF
the engine killed, and mover Witnessed Q
more daring and reckless piece Of drIv
ing. The driver Of tho truck, he said
should bs censured. The driver Of th
steamer. he said, used every precautiol
to avert an accident, which would haYl
been terrible in its results. The d..
OF the truck had NO control OF the hSfses
He was driving at . terrible gait, and
how le missed striking the engine b,
could not understand.
Joseph p. Goldsborough, clerk at the
European Hotel, witnessed the scene al
Front and French s.rests and corrol.
Grated the statement Of Mr.. Potter.
Jones Guthrie, proprietor Of the works
at the Office Of which tue horse met III
death, said the driver Of the truck should
be arrested Tor cruelty to animals. HI
/ pufh 2 q IA nlt
In driving as Evans was he would b.
arrested and severely punished. He In
tended to compel the Delaware Truck
Company to repair the damaged office
and pay all expense. If they refused t,
repair the = ffice he will have the worl
done and compel the company to stant
| the dnmag