New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
A QUEER MOVE By HOEBEk
THE EMPLOYER OF \ GERMAN PRISONER
USED AS THE INTERPRETER.


VISION or THE l.. A. W. NOT SATISFIED
WITH THE VERDICT IN THE CASE
OF MRS C. = HARMON. THE 81
CyCLIST WHO WAS RUN
DOWN AND KILLED.
Isaac b. Potter. the Chief Consul Of the League Of
American Wheemen of this state. made a dscoV-
cry Yesterday which may lead to an investigation
into the workings OF the city department over
which Coroner Hoeber presides II Is declared tnat
at inquest held on Wednesday the president oi
a brewing company allowed to act as inter-
prefer in whore one of his employees was up
before the Coroner for causing the death Oh d
woman bicycle rider by driving over her IN tAe
street
Mrs c. = Harmon was run over and killed by
a brewery wagon at Fifth-ave. and Ninety-siX;h-st.
November 70. The case came up before coroner
Hceber in the Criminal Courts Building, on Nednes-
day and Isaac 4. Potter there 10 represent the
League OF American Wheelmen. The manner III
which the disposed OF did not SUIT MI.
Potter and. while the jury found that the driver
was not responsible. this verdict did not end the
case.
1t seems that the driver. who admitted that ne
had been drinking on the day OF the accident. had
overtaken Mrs Harmon and her escort. an, then
he turned sharply in front OF the cyclists My.
Harmon into Of the horses. and her escort
wagon.
When the case came up before the Coroner OH
Wednesday Mr. Potter dd not like the manner IN
which the interpreter handled MS part OF the case:
He learned Yesterday that h was not the resuiaI =
court interpreter but he was Jonn G. Bacjef' o..
Nc - Bauer-si.. Jersey Cty tag presiden; o. ~ ~.
brewing company which employed the driver ol the
wagon that ran Mrs Harmon.
When seen last night about the case NJ. fottti
spoke with considerable vchcmencc. ant ne cha4-
acerized the entire inquest as outrageous ana one
which ought 10 call for thorough nVeslGatloh.,
4 did not know At the time tndt !. was nJt lile
known ii ! would not have waited until now 10 eA-
pose the matter" said NJ. Potter. -.
II 10 not pretend 10 understand much German,
continued the idwyer-wEee.men, but caught tlr
drift of Wnat was going on. and ! turned aruund 10
Assistant D.strict-AttGrcy Randolph MARITIME, N,
TO make some comment on the case. Inc 'Oroi' .
that ! had a cynical look on my face. ana thAt !
evidently was not satisfied with thr manner IN
asked ne point blank what ! Thought OF tAc matter
and told him without hesitation tndt on nov
Ike il az all. and that though. mucn Of the evil
dence shonld b. thrown out , 90
For instance the Coroner asked the drINeT u
NJ had heard any one say anything about the acct
dent the time it happened; The driver T"-
drive on. that it not his fault that the woman
was run over, that he had seen the woman on 'he
wheel run into wagon.
when askei VINO the man was. where ne llyr.
and other questions of this kind III driver said III
answer 10 each question that hr dld not Know .
that all be knew that il was man VINO sara
such evidence as that could bring him hundreds
OF letters that I had received since the accident
which would ike 10 have pht in cy Iencr AIso ne
whole proceeding "a farce at bHs- III. ciii Is
not vet That the drivers employer SaOuld DE-
allowed 10 act as th~ nterprete: ia, i my opinion
a. rank piece Of business A. ever heard crel-
wheolmen Interested in In" case. ! SHALL see tAai
this matter is not overlooked nor forgotten.