The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-24
morning.

The bruised and broken bodies of
young Walter Holbrook and John Ker-
rigan have been laid to rest the first
heart-rending effects of the terrible ca
lamity have worn away; prayers have
assembled on high for the repose of the
souls of the dead. streaming eyes have
been staunched, reason has taken the
place of blind grief, and justice now
demands an explanation from the TAX
ers of those innocent lives.
The investigation has begun.
The directors of the Worcester and
Suburban started it, but it will not end
with them. The law has already taken
a part in the action, and is to carry 1t
| to the bitter end. And behind the ser
wants of the law stand the public; the
| justice loving, all-powerful public
clamoring not for q partial investiga-
| ton, not for the examination by one OF
possibly two men, but a thorough, a
complete investigation of many men of
a system, of the street car service of
| Worcester, and Of the state, If need be.
| Let the investigation be an invest
| igation," is the cry of the public EFF
there is wrong let 1t be brought to light
not in the doings of two men alone, but
in the doings of all concerned in the
workings of a system. Those who have
done no wrong have naught to fear.
Let us have an investigation"
That is the cry of the people and in
as much as the people must be and
generally are heard, the 'investiga-
ton" of the Leicester street ear aoci-
dent gives promise of being in reality
more of an investigation" than any
l,rof =, ,ed fNfx N1as Cfa IN
star chamber session in the Office Of
the Worcester and Suburban Street
Railway. 1t is fast coming to be a
case of the Investigator investigated,
and Motorman Thomas Hiney and Con-
ductor Michael Calvin under arrest in
Spencer with a. charge of manslaughter
hanging over their heads, realize this
no more keenly than 10 the officials of
the company and the employees now
running over the bloo1-stained road to
Leicester.
The public is simply determined to
get at the real facts behind that ter
rible tragedy at the foot of Leicester
hill. No CLOSING over OF the hard
facts with thin veneer of technical
tiles will do. The sacrifice of two men
will not do. The facts are wanted and
the facts must be Forthcoming. Secrecy
in matters concerning loss of life and
the poorest kind of policy, and the Of
ficials of the Worcester and Suburban
are already beginning to realize this
fact. 1t is safe to say that a COM
plete and exhaustive statement of the
facts in this particular case and a re-
ply to criticisms Of the system en-
ployed on the road will be forthcoming
shortly.
The legal phase Of the developments
la CO. nj
clusively in yesterdays Spy were car
ried out yesterday and Motorman
Thomas Hiney and Conductor Michael
Calvin were placed under arrest and
furnished $4,000 bonds to appear for ar
raignment in the central district court
this morning. Yesterday morning a
meeting was held between District At
torney Herbert L. Parker and District
Attorney elect lockwood Hoar in Mr.
Parker's office. The situation was dis
cussed thoroughly. aad it was agreed
that immediate action was necessary
It was settled that the duty devolved
upon Mr.. Parker to take the official
steps in the affair, and accordingly he
communicated with State Detective
Murray, who was out of town yester-
day and had that official swear out the
warrants.
President Watson and the other off,
were acquainted with the developments
in the case, and taking Inspector
O'Day with him. Detective Murray
started for Spencer. where Hiney and
Calvin live. The officers arrived there
about 420 o'clock and were met by
Chief of Police George F. McKenna.
They went to the respective homes Of
Calvin on Bell street and Hiney on
Crown street and finding them both in,
placed them under arrest. Calvin was
i'll, suffering from his injuries received
in the accident and his attending ply
stefan did not think that he had better
be taken TO the city.
The prisoners both took their arrest |
calmly and in fact had been expecting
such a development since their exam |
ination in this city Thursday. They had |
very little to say beyond declaring as
they did in the hearing that they be- |
lieved they had acted within their
rights They stated that they could get