The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-15
Certain in Suburban
Case.
TOWN OF LEICESTER
To Proceed on Same Lines
as Accused Men.

The end Of the legal fight gruwfna
out Of the Leicester street car fatality
Is by no means In sight.
With Judge Utfey's report upon the
inquest in all the lower courts have
to do with the case Is completed and
both sides are now preparing for the
battle royal to come in the upper court.
That the fight will be fierce onas
there is no doubt.
None Of the determination to push II
through to the finish on the part al
the defense has been lost in the time
which has elapsed since the prelirni-
nary hearing. Messrs. Sullivan a
OConnell. counsel for Calvin and
Kinney are stin confident Of being abfa
to secure the kindly handing Of their
clients In the superior court, and thay
win leave no stone unturned to show
that the defendants In the case are not
the ones really responsible for the ter
rfhie accident.
Working with them and practically
along the same lines. Blackmer 81
vaughan are busy preparing the case
or the town of Leicester. The investi-
cation begun some time ago by the
town has convinced the counsel for the
town that they are warranted in going
ahead with their side OF the case. and
they are prepared to put up vigor-
Gus tight. Just what the outcome of
1t all WILL be. ts Of course conjecturaI
at this tffne but 1t Is fact that before
the dnal decision In the case ie given
py the courts, a determined effort on
the part of both counsel for the defense
and for the town. TO fix the blame for
road. will be made.
The course the town viii take in the
ana1r Is now practically settled upon.
and definite action on their part NAV
soon be hooked for.
The investigation started by the town
is now practically completed. and de-
velopments may soon be looked for.
Chairman Smith of the board of Sc
lectmen Is more fully convinced than
ever before that the town is warranted
IN Its action, and although he will dis
close none Of the essential points Of the
selectmen's case, he states that thew
will put up a. hot fight. .,'~-.
Yesterday afternoon the regular
monthly meeting OF the board az se-
iectmen was held and at that time
the matter Of pushing the case against
the Worcester and Suburban was thor
ou8hly discussed and plans perfected
Tor carrying the action to successful
issue When seen after the meeting.
however the selectmen declined to state
what action il any, had been decided
upon. Chairman Smith said, however.
am still Of the opinion that the en-
tire responsibility for the accident IL on
other men than CALVIN and Hiney.
The investigation conducted by the Sc
lectmcn Of Leicester is practically
closed, and when 1t Is made public the
blame will be placed where It belongs,
In the meantime the matter Is wholly
In the hands OF Messrs. Blaclrnnar q
Vaughan, the counsel for the town.
Let all wait patiently and In good
time am confident the guilty WIN be
exposed"
Beyond this statement, Mr.. Smith
would say nothing for publication. as
sorting that the matter was in the
hands of the towns counsel and he
could not interfere with their work.
Mr.. OConnen Of the firm Of Sullivan
q OConnell, was seen yesterday by 4.
Spy man. He stated thai nothing new
had developed in the case as far as
the defense Is concerned Asked IL the
position Of the defense bad been al
tered In any respect Stree the hearing.
Mr.. O'Connefl replied emphaticallx,
mot IN the least