The sun., 1891-06-24
nR. DEPEw'S TWO FUNCTIONS
,xrEypANTIN IN TIE CAR STOVE TRIAL
AVID CONSULTING COUNSEL.


uoue, In Mourn,pe sic Behina she
"sv..ithy Defendnnts-Ir the New York
- was violated, who Violated re-
wh.n the Court OF Oyer and Terminsr CON-
- yesterday tho work Of trying tho New
w.s.r Railroad directors for misden,eanor. In
imasinp stoves to be used in the passenger
..s. ~ the road contrary TO the statute. was
go DR.. Chauncey NJ. Dopew sat through
sssrlv all the session. not only as defendant.
~, Al counsel to tho lawyers who are con-
sno,ipe the defence. John nj. Bowers. Henry
~ TAFT Thomas Thatcher. and James W.
Townsend. Jr.
n,,.ctors Robinson. W hseler. Nowbridee. Park.
"a william Rockefeller wero In court. They
..rs doubtless as notable an array OF wealthy
.,,.osd crirnina ais rs ever faced the lar OF .
Nav York court.
District Attorney Nicoll opened the prosecu-
,,on with an address that lasted nearly half an
Sour. and was inaudible beyond the bounds
Al the Jury box. His collar succumbed to the
sumdity and lapped on his shoulders, In re-
..onse to his vehement gestculation. His coll
.,sd servant. who carried the big box contain
,np the papers In tho case. handed him palm
,.sf fan Mr.. Nicoll said that It seemed TO
nave become tho general belief among rail-
road directors that their functions were solely
ornamental They need only moet once year
md divide the earnings. Those directors must
+. taught that their responsibilities were dif-
aren't from those OF the directors o.. private
sornorations They were liahle. oivilly and
sdnninally, for gross negligence.
rss sass n Ms 81
prssidsnt S id CLARK on Say i. 1s90 The ofnce did
moi prior 10 thai nhtnr time; - Mr. N,oo,r.
Sssshhssa Ssss heated. He tnonsIt the INQUIRY should
Tsn = 1iBt Brunt snstaiued the objection.
@ q hi ss S. h e ds sS
fision. the witness said that It was. tho Baker
Ssater system. which he explained "a a coal
SSIc6 9lS h when heated passes up and down the
bsos q pp The
chair for twenty minutes. while the lawyers
Se Collision his car was heated By the Baker
Clarence H. Simmons. who for four years
had charge Of the heating OF nearly all the
trains 9d that ne s
the locomotives. were sent out as an e1per-
mont aiter the passage OF the New York law
and before the accident That experiment
"oi "orrin NJ. .shepherd,, SUPERINTENDENT Of the
SSE 90k dson o hS ha @
heated by steam or not. he did not heat the
cars
intsndent o! the men who placed the heaters in
The cars and fired them. The same system had
not note eauippei for any other system and he mad
sSensiSs pSsH to General Manager futile who ap-
Mr.. futile was recalled and said that he had
moreover TO change the system OF heating. He
its.Iranches. % e and md sold that : majority Of It's
cars never entered the state of New York.
When the trains are on tho tracks OF the HaT-
control and pS,, net the New Haven Haven dirsct9rs
the minutes OF the Board Of directors and a
copy Of the by laws. and Mr.. Nicoll read to the
I liz ire .ps t4 70 hs aSoR Ssf
Tors took steps that proved their eosnizance Of
Mr.. Bowers jumped to his feet with an, OBJ
lection. He thought that whatever was done
Sy Gs. hH da
material. as 1t would clearly show the direc-
the law. The testimony was admitted after q
long argument. bat the minutes Of the meeting
Ws% san1 tssed that
10 KaIjiosd 6onmissioners: William 9; se,-
mOuT. nAllFO6Q commissioner OF COnNeOtlCOt.
testified that he. had conversed with President
Clark and Vice President Reed IN 1889 about a
change In the heating system. Mr.. Clark ap-
peared to think well Of the Baker system.
On motion of Mr.. Bowers Judge Van Brunt
RI ed that Mr.. Seymours evidence affected
William G. Hudson Secretary TO the New
York Railroad Commissioners. told OF notifying
the directors IN 1889 that they wero violating |
the law, and OF President Clark reply that he |
considered steam heating dangerous.
Z. L. Gold and Arthur W. foper. who are In
terested In system for heating cars. testified
that they had tried to induce President Clark
toGo away with the aker system:
~ The court adjourned shortly after 5 O'Clock.
leaving for Europe or Saturday II the case is
concluded, He and DR.. Depew may possibly |
travel by the same steamer.
Among he SPECTATORS In court yesterday tthey |
Eers not audience. Tor ut the distance they sat |
rom the witness stand they could not hear o |
word were four women in deep mourning. !
Who II was said were widows OF the victims of |
the collision OF Feb. 20. |