Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-09
KILLING OF MOTORMAN LONG.
The Jury After Hearing Many witnesses
AdionrDs for Expert Testimony.

After hearing tho testimony Of thirteen
witneese, concerning the electrician acct
dent. III which hoiOrinan Charles Long vas
killed. Tuesday evening AT the corner oil seventh
aud Decatur streets, Manchester, tho coroner .
'urg crupauellei yesterday norm Dy Ju-uce
James Vi. Perdue adjourned over uAii! o'clock
this afternO,n Il. when oLe or more experts WIZ
~. examined is II the character and condition
Of tho cure on which the car TOOK the leap
that plunged A!r. Long into eternity
Justt,e perdue, acting Tor coroner ingram
VIII Will bis wife l. in Boston, met We .liY AZ
Inc undertaking establishment Of Mr.. b. u.
Wor,is.ef,e' where tho remains were taken
maj after the accident, ana prepared lot
burial After viewing the po0y az tna'
Mace they adjourned - the mayor s-Cuuri j,
,r,,rn where an immense crowd had asscnD!ci
- hcar me developments IN the case. They had
sir.,sy reed the DlsPArCis iuu account Of tho
Taior e. II. Nash, counsel for the strcet-car
company, was present
Mr. sELDgS's VIEWS.
Mr.. Charles Soidcn. superintendent OF tho
- - he n-st witness. who said MIR. Long
al teeu a ulJtOrinsn for sixteen months, anu
nat tho track was out OF ofuer AZ that poii' III
the morning, bat Was fixed IN The AFTERNOON %
ia, D. no know nothing was wrong Win trac n.
kfter Inc n.s1Geut a car WAS run around the
on We Ia see u IL was In order. Ihis one Jump"
the track several times. AiteI~a!us !. was
found tuat rocks were weigeh an tho t.vo, ~,
~ no rail which probably tire" thc car Oh.
Vatnr Seldcu said further That great care niu
peen taken by the management 10 pioNiuo
AGAINST accidents and with this op!ect IA we"
Only experienced and sale men hai pco" ~. ~.
cbsrgc ~ the carr. Mr. Long VAS ono Oh ,ho
nes, men In the companys service III ilcnuionu'
md WAS sent over the road WIN aho,nci iuV'o-
man before being placed ia chaitv vi VIZ -, -
Tnts was his flrst trip alone ana na!or ool.on
thinks IN coming down the iohs RiaIue on 80, !,
.n, IA mad. n characterization and reached
the seyenth-street curve before checking up vi
preparing for tue turn. ..a.;aad IN n f,
Nr t,,ai.ey, the track foreman, tesuucu tiia'
h., axeo the track at that point tuesday aiier-
,,c,n and left the place about ocioch- no
frach Was III perfect order then anu ne ga" -, ~
r...sson II. Several cars had run Oh 81 WIS
point during the day
TIE CONDUCTORS ACCOUNT.
Mr. Ice Mann, the conductor ON the car, was
,h,. neIt witness. lie said the car was running
VIZ n.,al RAJ, ~ speed and had not run on
..reyion.Iy that day. The brake was Ia goou
rider lie saw two rocSr that "oro 'aAo. ..o. n
,ne groove Of the track winch re ,housp' "oio
~. -,.,.u, n throw tho car on. n" prnho was
-, hv the motorman. They were making
,ne round trip ia forty minutes he was On ',io
rear platform when the acciuon' oVe1iioA "''N
ea4 thrown into the CAT -.o.ox,,o, ,es,,ea al
Conductor Blunt and two fnotor.hsn 's 90. .
q. 80 TWO small rocks being removed put oiu hos
think they projected above tho thcAs.
W. A. o. Merritt. who was hardly thirty yeros
from the accident. made the SANE
80, he dta Tuesday night 10 The DisPAiCh man.
60 added that the car wah, III MS opinion'
an an ~, ,w.Iye or fifteen miles an hour
Manager "a lgan. of the toae .'-.,'o, ~
s.ninst which the Iaoiorlnah WAS n.su.a ~ ~
de.tb. said TIE cars had boon luihplnk tno wa. NJ,
a, mat point all during tho oay. ihis nss hos
only tbs case Tuesday but when tbo ears We. :. o
rens drawn by mules II was frequently wy ."sn
10. fhey were ccrailed al the curve anu ran ny
against the factory. -, v,.,.r and
% Mr,.rs. smith Latham, Hammond fisher. anu lo
~ IA f,ontioy who assisted In eAtricstihg tno
~ 49, 90 4, was wedged in 10 tightly that "
,,s,,,r,u n AL 10 be cut away, 0nu on Vno VI ~"
-. rnder tie car were spots Oh Dlooo anu nv.
~ nssr which indicated That this was me POM
,s,s,a Long received bis death-blow. MI nonor
< Adams thought the car had gotten IIoi. =, .
,o,, roI III the motorinsn, who bad 6pphoo 'no
hrase. INT without iessening the speou.
Wiiiiam Davis, u colored man who was pa.,
s.,,ssr on the car thought II WAS running apous
1870 . ,rinute aud the motorman oio no, P"s
-, h,s hys ke untll he reached the curve, onu sno
e., time he sav the deceased he was twis. a
,rs bynke. There was Lady IN INC oAs a.,
him. WHO Jumped out and limpeo up '"o '''
WANT EXPERT EVIDENCE
citv.Rngineer Nelson sa!d the curve nau oo "a
oriv,nally nut down under bis suporvso'', s.a
he Was there Tuesday afternoon "ncs sro srssS
WAS Applied, and II WAS accurate snu VIC - sns
plumb. He thought rock IN the 1870 - =
ran would dcroil the car. but wncn ss IN a
vs,ck suflicisntly small 70 DO thus we.ko~ ~
smsil 4 place vOuia nOt 10 crushed w MO "~sA'
~ the car he sstd be cOuld poe TOLL - .s,..
T'he case was then given 70 ehe july ~ ~.
s<.ne discueion u the matter, oe0aoS ~
Sond NE = hHAs ~ TESTIMONY q ~ ssps