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admitted, had In a sense charge of the |
car and when any one was Troublesome
the conductor called on the motormnn to
help TO quell 1t. Saw the motorman's
glove on the seat In about the middle OF
the car. The two men went on the car
violently and IL did not look like good
notured wresrle, but like good case OF
damages against the company for putting
any one off a car In that style. Witness
said starr, after the men were on tine car
wanted TO get rid of him. The trouble was
described by the witness In about the
same language as in the direct ex-
animation. IL was the duty OF the motor
man to run the car but he was supposed
to have as much interest in tho com
psny's property ss the witness. starr
had never given up his hold altogether
Oh the defendant.
Or. Wolff testified tnat he visited Starr,
the deceased, about A o'clock Sunday
morping, Novem Der /. Found Starr un-
conscious and in bed. There was no EVIL
dence OF any external violence and tie
examination was as thorough as seemed
called for. He stopped a half hour with
starr and then went away coming back
at O'Clock, but could do nothing and
after going away came back at IL noon
and starr had then peen dead about an
hour. The only question asked by Gen.
erAl Brennan In eros examination wss IL
the deceased died OF concussi on OF the
brain, but the wi,ness was not present
at the post mortem examination ana
copld not answer 1t.
Medical Examiner Dr. Palmer gave the
details Of the post moriem examination
af.er stGting tnat he first saw the body
about II noon on sunday, November ].
Death wss caused by the pressure OF q
clot of blooc on the vein. Injury could
have teen caused by his head striking the
sidewalk.
General Brennan, VINO mas had many q
legal bout with DIR. Palmer let him 60
this time without asking him a question.
Motorman Albert o. Vetter, testified
that be saw the struggle, starr being frst
on top and then Moseley threw Starr.
Heard no conversation. General Bren-
nan asked no questions.
Motorman Martin Dooley, saw the men
struggle and de cribed 1t as had the pre-
vious witnesses. but he on cross-exsmina-
| tion said that he did not see the men go
| of the platform. Did not think there
was anything serious about the affair at
the time. Witness contradicted the testi-
! n,ony of another witness by saying that
| Starr released his hold OF Moseley and
they got together again. The two falls
| occupied not over a minute. Witness was
about is feet from the struggle. Dooley
| was clorely examined by General Brennan
as II the second fall, but could give no
definite Information about it.
| Theodore Williams, colored, testified he
was a passenger on tue same car as Mosa-
| ley, with whom he was acquainted, on
the 1isht OF the trouble. re rode to
South Providence on the reor platform
| until the barn was reached when he get
| of ana started to go home. lie looked
| lack and saw Moseley on the front plat
form and that st rr had hold of him by
the lapel of the coat, and heard Moseley
say, "Let GO of me ard I'll get off," he
saw starr give Moseley quick jerk and
the two men went off the car together,
there wes fell, Moreley going to the
gutter. Starr was on top. The car ran
verv close 10 the crrhing at the place
where the men fell eff the car. Starr and
| Moselev partly rolled after the first fall
and witness heard something strike. Dld
not know whether ii was Starr's head
| or not. Witness was about i've feet from
the struggling men and did not notice
when the two men partly rolled, the
position of their hands,
To General Brennan witness said ht
WIS in n position to see ell that took
place between the m notorman and Moseley
| Ntither man was in position to strike
sny blows after they left the car and II
was one continuous ~rostle. Gould not see
whether Starts striking the sidewaih
was due to bis feet tripping against the
curbing or net.
George Perry, colored, was also pas
fengor on tie car, with Moseley. lie go!
of the car when IL reached the barn snr
started along inurber's avenue. lie
heard ncise of scuflle and looKinI
sronnd. ssw Moseley underneath Starr IA
the gutter. Moreley wss lying on hi
back and the next thing he saw was tbs
| two mtn get halt way NJ, Tool nroun'
a little while and they went down agsi n
| They went aoout halt wsy Gcross the side
walk tie second time they went down.
NitneSs denied 10 Gen. Brennan tha
nc aaw Moseley go of the car and sat'
the men did not separate duriig Tn
trouble and there wss no lime the tw'
men could have ltt 20 Of each ether.
Henry Smith, coored. one of the mel
on the csr said he heard starr tell MCss
ley TO get out OF the car and 90 nom
ana Museley said al am going home bu
you can't put me of tho carr starr tool
a hold of him 10y the lapel OF tho coo
and they went out OF the car togethe
starr going through the door fr't an
then both went of the car together. III
witness told the same story of the pre-
ceedints in ire g1tter as did ttner Wit
n.s,cs and VAS sure Mosely did not pu
his hands on starr until after both me
had fallen from the car.
Conductor Rniues was recalled and sal
; that neither of the men stood up befor
they went ever t5e second time.
Lieutenant Scott testified thnt Mossle
when arrested Gescrib1d the affair, whic
was Just rs the other witnesses had tol
it. Latter on ne had another talk wit
Mosehy hu, did not amount to mach