Evening journal., 1894-01-23

Mr. Bird-"Had you been examined by
either Of counsel or Detective Vsnds.
gring
Vansant-'I don't know that l was
examined met MIR. Bradford for about
ten minutes
Mr.. Bird-'1s your son reading law
with Mr. Bradfordi'
Vansant-''No, not yot, bat expects
to 4"
MIR. Bird" "Inasmuch as they have |
laid grounds for attacking your charac
ter were you not, AS matter OF fact. |
the candidate from Christians hundred |
Tor the last Legislature?"
Vansant--"Yes. sir.
Mr. Bhd-"You have no interest 10 |
this suit3'
Vansant--'No. sir. "
Mr. Biggs-"On what ticket did be
run3'
! Mr. BIrd-"On the Republican ticket
and was defeated. / don't know that
that is any disgrace
Mr. Bggs-"No, don't know that It
isg'
Mr.. Bhd-"I don't think that your
colleague thinks 1t is any disgrace.
daughter
Mr.. Bird asked for the production Of
the bride OF Maxwell's horse, but it.was
refused unless certain conditions accom-
panied It's production
Luhhy Rattle, belgian block cutter
for the BrsDdywine Granite Company,
was the next witness. He said:
The Speed OF the Car.
II was on the car that killed
Maxwell boarded It at Fifth and
Market streets When we passed =
} ttle over Rodney street. noticed that
'lue horse reared when opposite the house
bnd came down on the track. / was
staudmg on the step Of the car. and Il
was running faster than / ever came
down the hill. We were about half
way down the bin. when the horse
whirled around on the track The shock
broke the windows Of the car. Judge
the car ran City or sixty feet after
Il struck Naxwell and the horse IL
I stopped opposite the fire plug.
Mr Bird asked how fast he thought
the car was going
Mr. Biggs objected sayiug 70 was a
matter Of judgment and that the witness
WAS lot an expert The objection was
overruled aud the witness pat the speed
OF about twenty miles an hour
Mr.. Blggs conducted the cross exami-
nation Under II Rattle said:
When | first saw the horse it was not
cutting up. BE jumped on the track
when the car was about half wFy down
60 the two houses | watched him closely
and never took my eyes of Of him
Rattle as "A Lounger.
Rattle had an inclination TO Lounge on
the side OF the witness box. The court
asked him several times TO stand up aud
tb attorneys had to repeat the request
several times
Another Passengers Statement.
William F. Johnson, butcher Ia Sec
lond street market took the car at Third
and market streets. When Maxwell Z
horse reared on the track, the car was
from fifty TO seventy-hves fleet away. The
horse Jumped on the track mid
way between the two houses
The car was about hall
way between Rodney street and the point
of collision. The horse was frightened
He did not see any change in the speed
Of the car until the horse was struck on
the rump. The car WAS Jared. but b,
did not know whether any windows were
broken. The car ran from fifty TO sixty
feet after It struck the horse. He saw
the man was under the car and started
to help get the body cut. but there wer'
so many around be could not do any
thing. he noticed the brakes One wa
partly on and the other was straight up
Any Horse Would Have Been FrIshtene'
b Johnson-'I don't know that the hors
was acting like young colt Most an.
horse would have been frightened Ol
such q day as that-there was so mucl
commotion. When / first saw him h
was between the two tracks. He crossed
TO the north eide and started down ia
track towards the car don't think he eve
r left the track fully until he was struck
would not like 70 say positively that ther
was no slackening OF the speed Of tn
car as l was not paying much attentio
TO It. jumped of the car on the north sid
g expecting to see the man knocked of th
! track on that side When / found tina
, he was not / started to run after the car
According to the map l suppose the ca
was eighty or ninety feet from the hors
when It plunged on the track but
r won't make IL anything for | didn
4. measure IT, make It half way betwee
4 Rodney street and the point at whic
the horse was struck
She Saw the killing.
"a Miss Sophia Marvel testified that sh
II lived at No 1915 Delaware avenue on o.
!. tober 81, 1892, and saw the accident Sh
was standing at the front second-stoI