The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-26
FIFTH EDITION.
THE MAXWELL CASE.
wi,no..e. Who Saw tho Animal Fran.


hour which ls tho regular rate OF
speed. but he had run a car from
Rising Sun. at the rate OF ten miles
an hour. Ho had never operated a car
there as high as fifteen miles an hour.
william johnson was called. He
was acquainted with Robert Maxwell
and had seen him half dozen times
riding tho horse. The last time was
about week before the accident when
he was driving down Baneroft's road.
lie considered the animal unbroken.
The animal praDced but Maxwell was
able TO manage 1t from the impression
he received at the time. Mr.. Bird
cross-exnmined the witness. He had
owned sour-year-old horse but never
rode 1t.
He said the horse was never broken
"You traded It, knowing It to DO
worthless to some one else for a good
horse2"
81 did. The man to whom sold 1t
thought he could break tho animal"
Then you arc not an expert in hand
ling horsesr
hadn't am not
. The conversation caused laughter
which had to b, suppressed by the
courts gaveI.
John L. Rodgers was acquaint cd
with Maxwell. and had seen min ri d.
Ing the colt. On one occasion he sa W
him riding at Seventeenth and Unto q
streets, and the horee was prancing.
You've seen many horse prance.
haven't you"
Yes sir"
IL am obliged to you for coming"
said MIR. Bird. as the witness left the
stand.
ThomasJ. Harrington " employ ed
by the railway company. Shortly be-
fore the accident he saw the horseman
Just west OF the Il. a. O. Il. II. bridge,
There was car standing at DUPONT
street at which Maxwells horse
pranced. HiDple and Vansant had to
drive ahead and walt until Maxwell
got his horse ahead of the car, About
three minutes later Maxwell mot his
death.
The witness had attended to horses
all his life and knew broken horse
from one that was not After getting
ahead OF tho car and passing the COM
| pany's Office tho animal continued
prancing on tho track. After the
/ horse got of the track it behaved we'll.
1 he could not say how far the car and
horse were apart when he last saw the
horse. lie saw the body before 1t was
taken off the horse and saw blood
| streais reuchinE up the track twsnty-
live feet. lie did not see any pieces OF
liesh OF clothes on the track.
| Cross examination. lie was to Sig
nal cars that afternoon. He knew
neither Nipple nor NaEsant. He knew
! Maxwell was riding sorrel horse. He
had seen the horse bs;ore Maxwell
bought him from MIR. Walker. He had
known Maxwell and had aeen tho
i horse ptanclng under the bridge and
| was positive Of the statement. Tho
distance from the car to the curb In
+! front OF III drug store Is as feet, and
between tho O points tho horse con.
tinued to prance At the cor ner were
| Nipple and Nansant waiting for Max.
well to cpmes up. The horse
stopped prancing after 1t passed the
corner OF Clayton street.
Mrs. Hannah Speakman OF No 1901
! West Fourteenth street, was called.
/, She eau sue the Avonne from the rear
OF her homo and on Columbia Day
saw three men riding along the ave-
nue..
Cross examination. she did not know
| Maxwell nor the others. she could
not positively say that he horse Max.
Well whs riding was the ons which was
lutsbehaving .
John ". Wright was called. He Is
q motornqu in tho employ of the
4 company. On Columbian bay he saw
the horsetnen coming under tho
| bridge whure "A ear was standing,
| Maxw"ll's horse frightened at the car
! and SHE'D to the side OF the street.
When Maxwell passed the car tho
horse became quiet, lie did not fol.
| low the animal up the street, but
minute after it had PASSED him he
/ klled."
On croas examination he said he was
/ standing opposite tho car shed, but
4 did not rainembpr OF seeing Harring-
i ION. The sparks ilying from the wire
4 while going uudW tho bridge might
| possibly frighten a horse, but ha never
SAW one until that duy.
Mr.. Bind asked the witness II he was
4 acquainted with horses, aud he replied
/ all his life,
/ "Where were you bred ?"
4 Down IN Kent county"
That's pretty good stock down
there replied Mr.. Bird.
1 would you want to take your
sweetheart driving behind that horseg'
40, slr."
The conversation continued when
| Nh Biggs objected.
1 ~ s, yon always squsll when be-
| gin to pinch you" Paid MIR. Bird, the
audience enjoying tho remark.
| 'Nould YOU DO afraid TO ride that
! horse wheniilteen feJt from the Carp
J Il don't know. | havarlIden horses
which frightened Suddenly" He
i would have applied tho brakes whom
he ltrsl saw tho horse mlsbehavlng.
| Chhrles H. Pyle saw Maxwell as he
rode 10y tho Logan House. The wit.
ness was standing in front of the car
Shed. There WAS a car standing under
/ tue bridge ana at which tho colt SHE'D
into the gutter on the north eide of
] the avenue. When he last saw the
1 horsenen they vera about In front of
tho compuuy's oilce. Car No. Al was
there about 100 feet vest OF Broome
street.
Erby z. Davis resided at No. 1903 w.
Fourteenth street the day OF tho aoci.
don't. He saw a Rocse pranolng on
tue avenue, but did not know the
Rider. On cFoss-exHmination he said
he was not Interested with the COM
papy in the sult
Patrick Flalcrty was acquainted
Maxwell. lie saw him twice on Col.
umbus day.
The animal SHE'D onca while passln q
beneath the bridge, and lust bero 70
the accident saw tho horseman rid ing
up the avenue nnd the horse jumping
III front OF the car.
Court thcn adjourned.
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