The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24
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fr. Bira Declares Thas They We're
Pnrsusa Daily by = Paid Detective
Interest Increasing.
Interest in the Maxwell damage suit !,
ncreases, and yesterday aftern DON
he Superior Court room was crow ded |
created In the case,
James Whitehead was called to the
Itnnd after court reconvened.
He resides In Philadelphia. hut on
Day was In this city. and |
going along Clayton
street. At Delaware avenue he no. |
Iced three horsemen going up the |
avenue. and short time afterward |
saw car No. Il strike the horse and |
throw the rider under the wheels. The |
horse was pushed about 80 feet before |
Y regained Its feet. and ran away. !
When the car was brought to stand |
still he saw the body OF man beneath
It. The motorman was of the car and
looking under the car at the same
time. Nothing was brought out In the
cross examination.
George w. Pierce resides on Clayton
street just below Delaware avenue. He
the day Maxwell was
killed and YVES standing IN front OF
his home. He cav the car push the
horse nearly to the corner, and after
1t got on his feet caught the animal
after Ii had run a short distance. After
taking the horse to his stable he re-
turned and saw the body under the
car. The body was mangled. life ex-
tinct. He did not see tho collision,
aud when he first saw the Oar 1t was
moving rapidly. Captain Smith, then
superintendent OF the road. was there.
and Pierce talked TO him about the
accident.
Mr. Bird asked for the conversation
and the witness said. "he expected
such an accident all along as the
DIN cars ran too fast down the HILL"
Mr.. Smith replied, lit can't lie helped.
the brakes refused to work" There
was nothing new brought out In the
crosse. examination.
4 Frank Lindsay was standing at
De lSware avenue and DUPONT street,
on Columbus Day" While he was
standing there some one cried.
there's man killed. md when he
got to Clayton street, the horse was
just getting up. lie did not see the
man. While he was standing at Du.
Pont street, he noticed the mon riding
by.
On cross-examinatlon Mr.. Bradford
asked the witness why no did not call
upon him when sent for. The
witness replied that he had other bust
ness to attend to. but before he could
explain, Mr. Cooper sprang to his foe
'jand said that no had told him not to
go and see the counsel Oh the other
side.
This warmed Mr.. Bradford up and
again taking the floor condemIied MIR.
Cooper, as Il member OF tho bar, for
81 10 f..lI al t.-it 4,
the remark that lie did not think Mr.
Cooper would do such u thing,
BY this time Mr.. Bird was on his
feet. Il can't lot that 60" said he, u 8
y 3ir Cooper sank into his seut. ut was
nothing more than right to keep GU r
witnesses from the defendants. They
have bounded our witnesses ever
slnco NO began these proceedings.
IA paid detective has attempted to
bride them and his carried liquor
: to thsm in order to keep them from
/; testlfying, That is why wo told Lind.
!, say NOT to go near them
4 WELL" spoke up Mr.. Bradford.
> will your honor listen to any such
), stump speech?
n stump speech or not" Mr.. Bird &
u voice rang out yociierousy. Its {,
:, fact, aud you can't deny It."
The courts gavel sounded and ord er
:. WAS again restored.
u henry q. Stern WAS aboard the car
but did not sec the horsemen until the
collision. After ths car stouued lie
u got off and helped take the body from
y beneath the car. The speed OF the
y car was not slackoned after 1t loft
u BroOne street.
70 Miss Cora Miller was then called 10
. the stand. She was one OF the pas.
- sengers upon the cat that killed Max
70 well. She and friend were riding
+ home ahd ut Rodney stree noticed
three men riding up the avenue. The
y car was moving rapidly. 1t was heI
u Impression that the collision occurred
1 IN front OF the houses and that the car
was brought TO standstill lew feet
y from Clayton street. This was after
} she felt the jar attending the COLI.
l. sion. She did not think the speed OF
1.-THE car was slackehed after 1t left
l. brooDe street Nothing new was
', brought out in the cross examination.
u Mary T. Mayne testified thut she
~ was on the car that killed Robert
Maxwell. she did not notice horse
y inen until the accident occurred. She
1t thought that she had never went down
s. that hill SO fast.
~ On cross.examlnatian she said that
!. sho thought that tho car was going
= about as fast as they usually wen
II down that hill.
u John ". Scott testified that he wal
'h ut the car before tho body was TAX en-
!, from under IL. He saw this body taken
u. ont. lie saw Maxwell on horssbu ca
~ about o'clock on the afternoon o
u October II
= Sergeant black testified thai he saw
u the body taken from under the car
and between the car and tho lire plug
AZ lie saw blood.
az Taylor Nipple was recalled and tosti
nv He'd that the car struck the rump @
u the horse and Maxwell was on TIT
ia horse when it was struck.
VI Harry l.. Chapman test HE'D that hi
u place OF business was at Dohwurl
a. avenue and Scott street. lie was u
II. Delaware avenue and DuPonG street
60 at the time OF the accident and say
the car stop. The horse was about
h- opposite the centre OF tho fire plug.
nV Nm. q. Walker testified that ne wa
NJ present when MaXwell's body wa
re taken from under the car.
IA John Wyiie testified that he lives a
'S'tNo. 1913 Delaware avenue. He say
the ear short time after the accident
lie went to the car and saw the bod
ID OF man, Tho car was opposite IT,
On lire plug at Clayton street.
as George Handy testified that he WORK
I'd ed for the Wilmington city Railwa
II. Company on the day of the accident
al Ho did not see the accident, tut wa
nj there soon after IL occurred. The bod
he OF Maxwell WAS under the car. aud tn
Id. latter waH within few feet of Ciayto
n street.
Ii William Powell said that he worke
Tn for tho Wilmington city hallway Com
10, panv nearly two years. lie was not Il
ls their employ now. In his opinion
m he was gong down hill. II no hu
OF orders. he could stop In Ia or 20 var Il
All no altei Wafd eaIu tlat He coulu sto
III 95 or 80 feet. ......
tts William j. Walker. after being II
10. called, said he had broken the colt an
ID. she never SHE'D before ear. Pltrlc
m. j, Lynch, John Maxwell and Josep
W. Maxwell corroborate1 the testimony
to md after the brldle was offered in ey
IS, dence court adjourned.
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