Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-13

he was : ready to return. A car
manned by Conductor A. w. Martin
and Motorman Tom Sexton got to
Northfield about 2:30, Conductor A.
w. Martin telephoned to me from
Northfield switch. The telephone
service wasn't disarranged at any
time. 1 don't know whether the car
loaded with stones was ready to be
| moved when Earl Martin got to
Northfield.
Notified of Wreck.
about 2:50 Conductor A. w.
Spurgeon called me up from Seasons
switch and notified me of the wreck.
.'Car No. could have passed
safely with the regular car at Sea-
sons switch had they been on time.
Schedule time for car to be at Sea-
sons switch was 2:40. Conductor
| Spurgeon on Car had no orders to
call me up from any of the telephone
stations. When a car arrives at a
switch and another car, which should
be passed there has not arrived, the
conductor is supposed to call me up,
in reference to why such car has not
arrived"
Mr.. Welker was then excused un-
til Friday morning.
Brakeman Testified.
John E. Kelly was called. He
lives at Cuyahoga Falls: was a
brakeman on the car run by Motor
man Earl Martin.
Kelly's orders were received from
Martin and were in harmony with
those given Martin by Train Dis
patcher Welker.
Kelly remembered that car IS had
followed the regular north-bound car
to Houser's cut. There few changes
were made preparatory to cOntinu-
ing the trip to Northfield. AT Sea-
sons switch Earl Martin tried to get
the dispatcher's Office. Something
occurred to deter his action, and he
said, We'll, Kelly, we'll go on to
Northfield and I'll telephone from
there
when we got to Northfield we
then headed the car north and got
the stone car ahead of us. L think
there were either six or seven cars
loaded with stone standing on the
siding. We got one of those cars.
II did not notice whether Martin
telephoned from the Northfield sta
tion.
1--WE left Northfield a very few
minutes after we had arrived there.
We passed a car at Town line switch.
We didn't telephone from Town line
switch. We passed car about a
mile south of Town line switch, but
it is double-tracked along there. No
one along the line told us that we
were running ahead of time, or that
there was any danger ahead.
when l first saw car No. 5, north
bound, it was about three-fourths of
mile north of Seasons switch.
Waved Signal.
1--WE We're only short distance
apart, and both cars were running
fast. [ waved signal to Martin
and closing the brake down 1 Jump
ed off the car
Kelly was then excused until Fri
day morning.
Recalled
Manager was Beilstein recalled and
testified that Martin had been dis
charged once for not picking up the
mail and inattention to business.
DIR. Lee Bill of Cuyahoga Falls,
was called. He described his being
called to the scene of the wreck and
his assistance in the treatment of
the injured.
Inquest adjourned until Friday
morning at o'clock.
Coroner Leberman was assisted at
the inquest by Prosecuting Attorney
r. NJ. Wanamaker. w. w. Herrick
Esq. of Cleveland, attorney for the
A., B. & c. line, was present to repre-
sent that company. The law firm of
Allen & Cobbs of Akron are also
counsel for the railway company.
Mr.. c. S. Cobbs was present at the
inquest.
Testimony from Drs. w. G. Jacobs,
H. H. Jacobs and T. c. Parks will
IikaIy ha heard Friday p,orpinp