The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-21
DEFENSE WANTED
JUROR WITHDRAWN


carefully and that they did everything
In their power to stop 1t and prevent
| the collision which, II Is charged,
caused the injury of the plaintiff.
1t was contended by Mr. Jessup that
Martins case Is durable and to prove
| this they would put on the stand
Professor Dana, one Of the greatest
living authorities on nervous diseases,
to show that IL he receives proper
treatment he will recover In six months
or year.
The deposition of Alexander Cope
land, of Carbondale, the engineer OF
the train, was the first evidence heard.
1t was read by Mr.. Jessup. Mr..
Copeland was injured last week and Is
unable to leave his home. He said
that as he approached the crossing
from Green Ridge he saw the white
Dall displayed. which gave him the
right to pass the crossing. AS he got
closer to the crossing he looked again
and saw the red ball displayed and
made every effort to stop the train
and avoid the collision.
After his train came to a stop Mar
tin came up to him and said IL he
wanted any evidence as to the man.
ner in which the train was run from
Olyphant to the point where the wreck
occurred to call upon him.
FIREMAN ON THE STAND.
Lyman Reil, the fireman of the en-
gne, testified that the white signal
was the first one displayed and that
it was afterwards changed to red,
which was notice to them to keep off
the crossing. Engineer Copeland at
once applied the emergency air brakes
but was unable to stop the train in
the space he had to do 1t in. The
train was going at about its usual
rate of speed on that day. He thought
it was going at about the rate of
twenty-five miles an hour. To the
best of his recollection the train was
about on time that day.
H. o. Knapp, the conductor of the
train, testified to hearing the signal
for the crossing given and following
this heard the emergency brakes APP
piled. He knew something was wrong
and braced himself in a seat until the
collision was over. He thought the
train was going about twenty-five or
twenty eight miles an hour before the
brakes We're applied. After the acci-
dent he met Martin and the latter
told him his hip was hurt. Witness
was looking at a mark on Martins
neck and the latter said That's a
birthmark. I'm not hurt there"
Burritt Brownell. the baggagemaster
of the train. described the accident as
it felt to him and was followed by
William Thomas, brakeman, who
was sitting in the smoking car at the
time. He got out through window
and saw that the signal ball was
white. About three minutes later the
red ball was substituted for it and
later on the white ball went up again
He called the attention of Engineer
Copeland to this juggling with the
signals.
BRAKEMAN COURTRIGHT.
Nelson Courtright, a brakeman on
the passenger train, was on the plat
form between the last two cars at the
time Of the accident. He heard the
signal for the crossing given and felt
the emergency brakes applied. He
saw no one thrown from their seats
by the accident. Before the emer-
gency brakes We're applied he thought
the train was going at rate of about
twenty-five miles an hour.
Martin Crippen. the claim agent of
the company, was at the scene of the
accident few minutes after the acci-
dent occurred. He went up from Car
bon street and saw the ball was white.
AS he got close to the scene of the
wreck he saw that the ball had been
changed to red. He did not observe
any further change in tAe signal.
On cross-eXaminatiOn he said that
| when he first saw the white signal dis
played he was LOO feet from the Dia-
! mond crossing. About two hours after
the wreck he met Michael Reddington.
the signal man who is in charge of
the crossing. He denied having said
to him: "Reddington, why didn't you
put up both balls when you saw an
accident had occurred so that we
could charge it to both companies"
w. T.. Anderson testified that he was
| at the wreck few minutes after IL
occurred. He saw the white signal
displayed as he approached the cross
ing. and as he got close to 1t heard
| the rattle of chains and saw that the
ved ball was being raised. Mr.. An
Go: son is a civil engineer and as he
WAS leaving the stand he was asked
| on cross ca Aamination'
"WEat company are you employed
| by, Mr.. Anderson"
MIR. PALMER PROTESTED.
| Delaware and Hudson" was the
reply. This caused a litter in the
court room, and Mr.. Palmer, Of coun-
J sci for the defense, addressing the