The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-26
THIRD EDITION.
|UIv. THE TALK OF THE TOWN !!
ne says the Car Wa. within rish.
(, Fect orthe IIorsp waen 1t sh led.

he says the Car Was within Fisht
Z. Feet of the IIorss when It ,sh led.
Motormnn Allison was again put on
tho stand wiian court opened yester
day afternoon.
cross examined by Mr.. Bird, the
witness sald that Mr.. Maxwells horse
was quiet whvn lao (Ahison) first saw
him and remained quiet until he was
within eight feet OF the car. The
witness shut off the current. The car
WdH running from six to eight miles
an hour. The window OF the car was
not broken by the shock but by COLI
sion with the horse. After tho enill-,
Sion the car ran about two cars leng this
before he could stop 1t. This witnessI
sumped OH the car and stood under a.
tree after tho oar stopped. The wit
neBs was subjected TO a severe cross.
examination as to the behavior OF the
horse. He eaid the animal afte5 1t had
passed Clayton street WAS acting all
right The horses were coming along
In kind OF half ard half gait. Hell
afterwards said they wero In right
brisk walk. AIR. Bird had Engineer
Comfy to measure OF eight foet and
nsked witness to say that that was tho
dfstano ut which the horse jumped in
front of the ear.
Mr.. Bird made point showing that
The witness had said that the ear ran
u car length md half before tho car
was stopped, and that this distance
was thirty six feet The witness said
he did not remember saying before
the coroncrs jury that the horse was
o hall square away. and was frac.l
uous and frightened. He saw the
place where they were. He would re-
mn has IhsNr al n al 4
that he tainted after the accident MIR.
pannenhower took him to tue office.
He remembered strengthening up the
brake on tho car. He did not know
that he bad any other object In
straighten ny Tie brake than to get
OIL tie car. fe had been suspended
from duty for week for upsetting a
buggy on delaware avenue
Alfred A. Dannenhower is employed
ms track layer by the Wilmington
City Railway Company. He was on
the cat the day OF the accident and was
riding on the front OF the car with the
motormen. He first saw the horse
when the car was on the west side of
Rodney street. The iiorsemen at this
time we're on the west side OF Clayton
etreet. The car was running abont
seven or eight miles an hour. One of
tho horses seemed to be reDfing aud
prancing around. The motorman
put on the right hand brake
when the horses were crossing Clay.
ton street. After crossing Clayton
street Maxwell turned his horse across
the track and rode up between the two
lines OF track. The horse quieted
down and the motUTman took the
brakes of again. When within from
eight to twelve foot OF the car the AMI
mai began to prance and jumped or
the track. The motormap made al
effort to put on the brake. The wit
ness could not tell whether he sue
decided or failed. When the horse
Jumped on tho track the car could uot
have been more than live or six feel
from the ANNUAL. To the bast OF thu
witness Judgment the car ran car
length or car length and half aftel
the horse was struck.
Cross-examlned by Mr. Bird. witness
did not know whether the car moved
again after At stopped or not. lIe did
not wait to see Maxwelrs body takei
out. He went away. He did not know
there was going 10 be an accident
when tie horse reared. He noticed the
brick houses when the Car passed. II,
could rot tell why he noticed then
but lie saw them. 1t was his impress
sion that the car struck the horse on
the rump. lie did not know whether
tho horse was pushed, dragged or
rolled along under the car.
THR CONDUCTOR TELLS HIS STORY.
Jamss L. Jones testified that he was
conductor OF car No II at tho time OF
tbs accident They had on about thirty
passengers on the trip
The car stopped on the west side o
Rodney street to let W oman got Of
the cur, At that ting there wer
nhnIIt iiftnan In
He remember ed that the car slacllene,
its speed about one third OF the wa,
between Rodney street and between
the latter street ami Clayton stree,
he did not think the speed was in
creased after that. The collision tool
place opposite the 10 nth tree above
Clayton street. Before the collision
he noticed the brakes being Iut OF
hard. Tho car only ran from threa Ia
live feet after the brakes wore nut on
AS near us no could remember tho Gu
ran about car length and half o
Two car lengths after the collision
The car stopped at tho second tree
Wi iOh 10 ne first tree east or the tir
plug. When the collision took plac
che car was running at the rate o
seven OF eight miles Gil hour.
hr. Cooper cruss eXa min ID the wit
ness.
AthAA - ~ Ii lNlA - "a AAlllthElbI u
tho Rising Sta lluc. no testified that h
knew robert $. Maxwell lie had SEQ
him a number of tlineS riding nj
mare in tho vicinity OF electric ears
Not more than Saek before tho ace
dent he saw Maxwell on the hurse a
BancrUft's la Z. The car was no
more than thirty 81 forty yards frou
the mare and she seemed to be yer
much afraid Tho horse Jumped u
and tried to get away from tho cal
The horse was afraid There WAS mott
Ing to frighten It but the electric car
Another time ho met the horse on Del
aware avenue ard lie horse acted il
thu same way. He did not 8 re the AZ
cidsnt. but he was at the car sefor
Maxwells body VIVA taken out. II
saw the evidences OF body hayin
been dragged on the track. 70 tn
best of ls Judgment the marks e,
tended along the track Tor twenty.tiv
OF Thirty feet.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock n
morning.