The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-13


4 street. Phelps was on the farther side of
the vestibule and had not passed in front
| OF him.
Medical Examiner Perkins detailed the
| autopsy which he made. Death was
| caused by a fracture on the left side
| OF the head resulting In hemorrhage to
the brain.
PASSENGERS STORY.
John O'Garr. a painter. testified that
| he was on the Suburban car which
| Champlin had boarded He saw Champ
| lin and the officer struggle, saw them
| stumble and when they got up the officer
with both hands pushed Champlin to-
ward the open door OF the vestibule
| Champlin had had hold OF the officer with
| both hands and as he was pushed, he,
| Champlin, went OF the car.
For all this witness knew Champlln
may have attempted to escape the offioer
| by jumping off the car. He couidn't say
| that Champiin was pushed on. All he
| knew was that there was push and that
| Champlin fell
Julius B Hallangran another painter,
| testified that he saw neither OF the men
get on the car. His attention was at
racted by hearineg somebody say. "No
you DON'T" or mo you won't" Then
he saw a man learning against the door
and that one officer had hold of him. The
officer stumbled and fell. When the officer
| got up he pushed the man of the car into
| the street The two men did not leave
thecar together, the officer getting of af-
| forwards Champlin was pushed off back
| wards
| In cross examination the witness said
| that Champin did not have hold OF
Phelps Champlin, he said, didn't fall
when the officer did; didn't have any
struggle with the officer. and did LSt
move. His. Champlin's. hands were at
| his side all the time. This was In fact
contradiction OF all the preceding wit
nesses. who saw the men engaged in a
struggle.
SAID MAN PUSHED.
George Devere. a plumber. testified that
he was In the baggage compartment OF
The actions of the other passengers at
tracted his attention. and looking to the
rear vesubule he saw an onicer push
man.
The next he saw both men were In the
street. The man who had been pushed
was on the ground and unconscious.
In cross-examination the witness said
tor. the man and the officer were all
struggling together.
Champlin was standing up and partly
learning against the door as though push
ed against II
At the time that the conductor pulled
the bell Champlin made a break for the
open vestibule door as though trying TO
get off the car His. Champlins. back
was toward the officer
Preceding witnesses testified that
Champlin was facing the officer and was
pushed off backwards.
At this moment, as Champlin was NOV
ing toward the door. the officer pushed
him off. facing outwards. AS Champiin
was pushed off the officer who did the
pushing stepped Off
To this witness It seemed as though
the officer had hold OF Champlin's back
The other witnesses said that Phelps had
hold OF one arm and shoulder.
At no time was Champlin on the left
nesses nena SS had poauey placed champn
TO the left and never on the right side
OF the door.
the car and they were between him and
the. door, none OF them interrupted his
vision.
HE SAW A scuFFLE.
Charles II. Glines. salesman. saw a
scuffle on the rear vestibule.
He saw two men together, each having
a hold on the other.
One was an officer He was working his
way. toward the open door of the ves-
thule.
Then he saw the officer put HIS hands on
the upper part OF the mans arms and
push him out.
The witness couldn't tell which way
the man was facing when he was pushed
Champiln was standing at the left side
OF the door and facing the rear OF the
vestibule when the officer got upon the
car.
The witness saw Champlin break away
from the officer and move toward the
vestibule door
Glines said that at no time did he see
the officer stumble and fall.
Conductor Rogers was recalled TO be
questioned relative to the plan OF the
car vestibule.
He said that the inside car door was
not In the centre, but to the right OF the
centre OF the car. or Z inches from the
top edge Of the iirst step.
The state rested. The defense had
nothing TO offer
thing, save on one point, the witnesses
had varied In the widest possible man.
ner. That one point was that the off-
Ger pushed Champin. IL seemed TO the
court that IL was a proper case 10 send
TO the grand jury and he therefore ad-
judged Phelps probably guilty and held
him for the upper court In 5000. This
surety was furnished.