Evening journal., 1894-01-23

Noio bNIuchs DtltcllNt NhuutBiAll bolu
him the object Of the inquest was to
exonerate Allison. He wanted to exoner
ate Allison because he was friend.
Mr.. Bird then paid the coroner's juries
his compliments in no uncertain terms.
Retta Burnieht on the stand.
Rstta Burnight. the prosecuting witness
against DR.. Cameron, in the malpractice
case, was next called. She wore a white
nubia, blue cape and light dress She
presented an attractive appearance and
occasioned much comment.
II first saw Maxwell at Clayton street,
she said. when the horse became fright.
ened IL reared several times and fright
ened me by its goings on. was crossing
Delaware avenue, at Clayton street.
turned up the avenue and was almost
opposite the first house when / saw the
car coming over Rodney street. IL was
moving fast The car did not commence
to 90 slower until it was almost as far
from Maxwell as half way across the court
room, distance Of about thirty feet.
When l saw It strike him | was fright
ened and turned around. crossed the
avenue back Of the car and went home
knew Allison by sight The car was
trimmed with bunting. | do not know
how far the car moved after IL struck
Maxwell"
Blood spurted Near Her Feet.
Mr.. Biggs conducted the cross exami-
nation Under IL she said
II lived at Fourteenth and Clayton
streets. / knew Mr.. Maxwell by sight
The other horses were not with him
when saw him. | don't know whether
they were ahead or behind him. When
next noticed him he was almost op-
posite the two houses. When | crossed
the avenue at Clayton street the car was
Just coming across Rodney street When
| got to the house the horse was rearing
1t continued to rear and plunge until the
car struck IL. The blood spurted near
my feet when the car struck Maxwell
and the horse / didn't pay any attention
to where the car stopped was scared so
badly. l didn't notice the bunting unit
the car got near. / don't know how IL
was fastened and don't know whether
it was waving l suppose If it was
should have noticed it.
Maxwell Was with Him.
John l. Vansant, one Of Maxwell 8
companions, who lives In the Highlands,
testified to meeting Maxwell between
Lincoln and Scott streets, on Delaware
avenue Ripple was with him. The
three pr, ceeded In town to participate in
the parade. He said;
I'VE passed cars and the overhead
bridge, but the horse did not misbehave
IL first began TO rear after 1t crossed to
the north side of the avenue and got Op-
pOsite the east side Of the house nearest
Rodney street It reared first to one
side, then to the other and then upon
the track When IL first commenced "a
rear the car was slightly west Of Rodney
street, but l wouldn't like to say how
far. The car was coming fast come
to town about once a week on the cars
and the car that day was coming as fast
as ever l saw car coming down thai
hill. II had trimmings on the side. NJ
horse became frightened almost i'm
me diately after Maxwslls did II went q
the south side of Delaware avenue aud
little in advance Of Maxwells Afte
Maxwell was struck ! got of and hitche'
my horse to a telegraph pole and wen
back to see what bad become Of M
friend. | think he was struck Opposite
the Wylie house. / did not see the
horse struck. When the car stopped 4
was near the ire-plug, sixteen feet easi
Of Clayton street, or between the tw,
trees just east Of It, a distance of abou
seven feet from the plug. There was M
slackening Of the speed of the car Il
the best Of my knowledge It was about
ninety feet of when the horse leaped OF
the track.
Il think the trimming on the cal
frightened the horses. The car wa
going too fast for public safety.
Mr., Bird Makes a Cemetery.
Judge Cullen-'Is there no ordinanc
regulating the speed Of these carsf
AR Bird-'No sir they can kill any
body in the city as far as the city Is con
cerned They We killed a graveyard ful
now. (Laughter) We will show tba
prior to this accident the rate Of spec,
down this hill was FIVE seconds or thirt,
miles an hour. Since then the speed ha
been reduced.
Knew OF No Golden Eagle Action.
Under cross examination, conducted b
Mr.. Bradford. Mr.. Vansant said he was
member Castle No. 8, Knights of the Col
den Eagle He did not.knowof sny actiol
being taken by the Knights. looking 3
the collection Of testimony ia behalf O
the plaintiff In the case. In answer Z
another question he said that the hors
did not behave badly until the car wa
approaching.
Dead Horse or Wooden Horse"
Mr. Bird said that, according to MI
Bradfords idea, man must ride eitbe
, a dead horse or wooden horse, on an
! street traversed By electric cars.
Mr. Bradford said he wanted to sho'
by Vansant, that Maxwell was warne
not to ride the horse down Delawar
avenue.
Also Denied Certain Statements.
I The witness said he did not war
Maxwell Neither did he hear Hnybod
! elso do it There was nothing TO pr
I vent Maxwell IRON turning back whe
he saw the car coming II it had Occurre
to him He would have had twice u
space by crossing to the southerly sic
q Of Delaware avenue Vansant denie
{ testimony attributed to him when befol
r the coroner's jury, to the effect thI
Maxwell said he would break his colt
Il electric cars or break her neck.
s At 5.45 o'clock court adjourned unit
Is 10 o'clock this morning, Nansant sti
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