The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
DOUGHBRTT'S own FAULT.
He Walked Before the
Motor and 1t Killed Him
The Drivers Grief.

Coroner w. N. Parsiow began last
evening in Roberis's saloon, under
Library Hail. the Inquest touching the
Killing of Samuel B. Dougherty by a
trolley car on May 9. The jury, who
were sworn in on May II, were:-William
j.. Bramball, forsman: Henry Berg /.
Madison Hunt. William Miller. George
R. Boddingtou, John G. Blackwell.
George A. Thompson, henry Clemens
| Samuel ID. Gochner, John Leonard aud
Fred Eckhardt. Michael LEM wa ex-
cused from duty on account of the death
Of his wife,
The first witness was Frank Peppard of
No. 224 Belmont avenue, the conductor
in charge of the car that Mr.. Dougherty
left Just before the accident. He said he
was on the down trip aud his car was
three minutes behind time. The mot or
mau of his Car was John Hart, who AS
/ teaching anotherA man. Dopgherty
boarded his car at the stables. Wien he
paid his fare he asked to be let out at the
paint works on Fremont street. The
aud he got off. He had a cane
and appeared to be rather feeble. The
car weut ahead. aud he started for the
| paint works. In order to reach them he
had to cross the up track. When the
down car mad gone about three car
lengths, the up car passed it. sumo boys
shouted to Nj. Dousherty, but he did not
heed them.
A JUMP AND ASTOP.
The cars were about a hundred feet
apart when the up CIR could be seen TO
suddenly give a jump and then stop. Il
| stopped my car" said the witness, land
| told the motor man That u man had been
| killed. | then ran pack, and, looking uD-
der the Car, | saw that he was dead.
Policeman Smith, who was on my car.
told me to report the matter at The ferry.
l did so, but in the meantime he had tele-
phoned. Some of the men from the ferry
went. back on my car. Dougherty was
still lying under the car when my Gar got
back. They had to raise the car to get
him out"
FAST TIME.
Witness said the cars were expected to
make the down trip Ia fourteen minutes
and the mp trip in fifteen minutes He
thought the distance about two miles.
II time is lost, they make 1t up by not
staying SO long at the ferry. He didn't
see Mr.. Deugherty struck. II there are
no wagons or anything in the way, the
cars can make extra fast time from the
trestle 10 Brunswick street. The motor
men have a printed book of rules for ring
Jug and other things. The driver OF the
up car rang his gong.
D H WHEELS.
The next witness was 1hotnas Smell, the
conductor OF the car which ran over
Dougherty. All he knew about the acct
dent was that he raug the bell for The car
to stop at Fremont street, and before 1t
stopped, it gave 4 lmp. He tiumped off
and saw a man under. the motor. There
were about fourteen people In the car.
The motor mans name is NJ. G. Mccoy.
He has held the position since the troileys
started. tie WASN'T the regular driver of
the car; the regular driver was sick.
Mary Fitzpatrick, OF No. 135 Fremont
street, testified that she SAW Dougherty
on the down car as she was standing Oh
the stoep of her house. He got OF the
Car and walked around behind 1t. When
he saw the uptown car coming he tried
TO draw back. He made a grab az if TO
catch the railing of the car as if to avoid
being run over, but it was of no avail.
He was struck in the side and carried
past Fremont street. The car was two
lengths below the cross ing. The cars go
very fast at this point and fire.
guently carry passengers beyond the
corner.
THE MoToRMAN's GRIEF.
Policeman Archibald A. Smith told
about Dougherty being struck. When
he saw the car jump be ran back aud
saw Dougherty's head sucking out from
under the nlotor. The iiotoemaa was
hanging over the Dashboard crying NJ
God, My God" He noticed that the car
Drtkt was SnuU Ous Il0 aohoh ouO
driver how it occurred aud he said:-
.'rhe old gent got off a down
town car and walked around
the rear and right III front of my motor.
l did all in my power TO STOP the car. /
yelled aud put on the brake. iiut he was
too close 10 me-. Smith placed the con-
ductor aud motOruan under arrest. He
sent some railroad employees for I jack
and a gang of men. We then went to
the paint works and telephoned to
Police Headquarters that "A man had been
killed by a motor. He waited until the
motor was lacked up and tire body was
placed III the morgue wagon. a
Dougherby stood still in the middle O.
the track. The car was going at q fair
rate of speed.
He didu't think the car could have been
slowed up in time to stop thu accident.
He thought that cars could be stopped
within eight. or ten feet. Also that II the
driver had seen Dougherty he would have
stopped.
The inquest was adjourned until We'd
nesday night.