Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-10-20

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7, tbo coeo Of State VS. Gorvov tho
evidence was completed, arguments present
ed and the case given to tine jury last week
Wednesday. After being ont two hours the
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The
next case called was the first of the three
cases of State against Marcus Rice, Ed
win c. York and John J. stewart
The first Of these was State vs.. Engineer
Marcus Rice of st. Albnus, charged with
the mauslaughtor of James Crcssett o! Bor-
lin in the W lllston disaster on August ~,
the day of the great republican rally, by
the collision Of train M freight, gong
north and number 0o extra lDassenger), go
Ing south 1t is claimed that Hic1 should
have under the circumstances, blown q sig
nal whistle, indicating that his train carried
red flag, also that he should have stopped
and made certain that the freight train mon
knew Of the coming extra
The jury were empaneled, and
the first evidence taken was thut
Of Train Dispatcher MaSiH or 81. AlDan5
and his assistant, NJ. &. Petty, who had
charge OF the wire between ~. Adams ana
RoXbury. Their evidence took the entire
afternoon and evening, and consisted IN
part Of COPIES OF the two kilograms which
started passenger No. 81 aud Its il-fatsd
extra. The one which started 80 the ex
ira from Burlington, was as follows:
ST. ALBANs, Vt, Aug. 80, 1899,
To train 500:
"NIeet No GO train at Essex Junction. s
troin nj Vil,iston. IA train at Richmond
and .,N'' the freight at Jonesyille. Keen
ofr tbo line of No :! Troin No 10 Uore
red flag TO Nontnelier function for Won. -
5.J3 n m O. K MAGIrF.
ALo,,+ % ,yi.,ossss ,voro srl,,o,n,ad in
l.aboif ~ tha cta+, chiae,, train ,nar r,a
co,n.oI fo,. rho Jeron6ont ero Him Sonaco
IIasaito, AMI Y Sronldin,, enj for tha
stotn + virbrr and Stote,s AttorneJ
| C,,,l,,a,,
Tbn fret ,itress colIad Inv tba steta
1,b,,.eo,- ,,,o,,,i,, r,,os l',,,in,o, g,r,,,,a,,
o,g,o,,'o oP tbn REGULAR rng,orc,o. +rai-
rrn,hor 10 n, s,id .t.t Who, +b,,. ,,o+ ~
To1as,ills ho did not bo,r INV, .i.,,,ol ,,,bis,
! tlo NV II v,os tbo c,,aton, ~ tLo train,,o,
| to oi,o tha sicraI by areql,in,, ~, h,, =, mo
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| Ior.o1 +ra san,o ,yho, +he nrosida,,t oe tro
rrsi or INV otbo~ officials wars abosrd
| Ivulior, Graham st,tio, soe,t ot To,os-
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frai,h+ on, Irf+ +boro oltbou,.h Ia, oI,,it
taj +ho+ q vac ris d,+v - I.,,ory I,-,,a,,
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| s.st,nn Agont vy5nIeu Of poIton to.ti6,i
u,+ ho hod rcc,iyod tho oraa, u, hict ,,o.
! +oIecrnrI,ad 70 the freicht NJ bis stctior
| Satan hgent ! II R,+as ~ p,cb,,,o,,I
te.ti6ed that ne teI4crorbed the ST An,ons
Office when ,NI,' passai his station Uo
heard them ask .Ior,,viile if tbo freigbt bod
left there md tton Wiuision If 70 Ind
qone sou,h from there Than tba v,iro,
.tonne6 WORKING and he know tbore ,,os
! troubla
/ After dinner tho first witness o,os 1,.,,,i.
rcor Unrlov or tlo v.raor,j ,.ossor,,.,.
In tbe co,,r.e of tho avor,i,,ction NJ C,,,h
,,,,n said. .,lvbot ,y,s fno Grsf ,,,,, s,I, of
trcin ON. ,HaoGliclt g, "u;nsre ,,aro
vo, ,t tla ti,os.' ,..iu.t cofrc oro,,d tto
cur,o soutb ,f CIorl,s t,itas - ,l,-bo+ ljl
-.o,, do 70 y,or vo,r t,.in ,,Lo,, ,,,,, ..,,,,
trnin ~, orrroach;ng ~ ,,TrisI n .fo, =,
.lyhot did Won do IN stor, vonr trair -,
uprt on tho eir reveys,d the on,;,a ooyo
how e,rd ,nd vbistl.1 r,r H.,
that,s au / couIJ do " H.. -.id
ho ,,.s ,,ci,, ol,o,,t 90 ,,iIos o, ,,.r,,,'
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VIA, ,ra crasb ,,,,- ,.Arto,' ,.l,, i
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