The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-05


animation OF witnesses Ia the damage
suit OF W. q. Martlh. vs. the B. & P. Hsli-
road Company was begun. Arcblteot
William b. Cnrswbll explained chart I
made OF the Concord crossing the scsne
OF the accident. He said one standing on
the crossing could see up the truck $50
feet.
Ono hundred feet up the pike a driver
could see locomotive within the range OF
the seventh telegraph pole. which was 98S
feet above tho crossing. There Is cut on
the road at the point which reaches an
elevation OF eleven feet.
W. O. Martin was sworn. On Sunday,
April 10. 1898. he hired to Edward Lyttle
horse valued at ti69 and a carriage YALE
ued nt $3.50, He learned of the aocldent
which resulted In the death OF LYtsle and
Mise Carpenter and the Injury 10 the
horse. At the tin Q MIR. Martin cont to
MIR. Bird bill Ok Se5 for damages to The
horse. The total amount Of damage sus-
tanned was Sli5.
Newton Taylor was In the employ of
W. O. Martin at tho time OF the accident
and hired the horae to Lytsle. After tho
accident the animal SHE'D at crossing and
was worry timld wien near a railroad.
Frank Sanders, colored, who was also
employed by Mr.. Martin on the day OF
the accident. but who Is at present With
out position. te4tiiled to assisting Tay-
lor 10 picking UP the remnants Of tho
wreck.
Wnen Mr.. CnErpnman naudeu the VII.
ness over TO Mr.. Bird he told Hun he had
no questions to ash him and with the
command ''go and get work" Frank left
the stand.
George Garrett testified to being out
driving with Mrs Sallie Legg Mr.. Denny
and Mrs, oiard, the latter, two Of Phila'
uelphia, on Sunday, April 10. 1893. At
Perry's Tavern they met Lyttle and Miss
Carpenter. who were riding In buggy.
They LETT the hotel together and were
within sight OF each other all tho way
down tho pike. Tne witness was driving
ahead Of Lyttle and when he was within
teams length from the track the watch,
man appeared.
At the Tina he did not hear train After
he had crossed Ne hoard Miss Carpenter
scream and saw Lyttls's horse fall In q
gutter along the road. The train was
Blue Line express and was going at q
rapid rate OF spesd.
At the time Ut the accident the witness
could sec Us far up the railroad as the
seventh telegraph pole when eta point
within 100 feet from the cossing.
On tho cross examination by Mr.. Bird
the witness said one would have to be
within u short distance OF the crossing
before he could See the light OF locomo-
tive. On the right Of the accident the
witness was not looking for train, there
foro had never listened for 1t.
lie did not hear whistle nor bell. He
admitted that before reaching tho GROSS.
Ing Mrs. Legg said something about tine
lights, but could not remember stating
before the curoRer jury In that connec4
ton that he said there was no danger be-
cause tho rod WINS not displayed.
On the re- direct examination the witness
remembered remarktng to Mrs. Eegg that
there was no danger when the green llRhe
was displayed. -
John Barron, trainmas.er OF the Phi Ia
delphla division of the b. & o. Railroad,
was sworn. The train which struck the
Lyttle cnrrlageleft Philadelphia on that
night at 9lS O'Clock. being thirtesn min.
utes behind time. and arrived here at 2. 80.
twelve minutes behind time. 1he train
stopped at Chester one minute. reaching
there at 9.35 O'Clock. The distance fro NJ
Philadelphia I'd this city by the ROAD 10 $751;
miles.
The speed OF a locomotive 10 reduced
at Carrcroft which Is three miles and 0
half from thu city. The time 10 elk
minutes. The train was not the fastest on
the road.
On the CROSS examination Mr.. Barron
said the train was moving at its usual
rate OF speed.
Mrs. Sarah u. Lsgg was sworn and cor.
roborated the testimony OF Mr.. Garrett
concerning the drive and the accident
which terminated 1t. Her recollection OF
the conversation about the lights was thar
Mr. Denny had said there arc green
lights, | think there Is danger" Garrett
replied mo, rod means DANGER
sha w0s on the stand when the usual
noon recess was taken.