Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-27
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

Gratb, who was killed in an accident
at Rose Hill. The inquest was held
in the office of Charles II. Clewell,
funeral director, Sixth and Delaware
streets, by Coroner Frick. assisted by
his undertaken, James I. Chandler.
The jury was composed of Henry W.
Dennison, foreman Charles g. Guyer
OF Wilmington, secretary; Oryid A.
Porter, Thomas Greer, Henry Madden,
William White and William Truitt.
Charles ii. Clewell testified to the
identity OF Mr.. McGrath, and stated
that his neck was broken, chest crushed
and left hip broken.
James b. Moody, motorman of car
| No. 70, stated that he was going at
seven or eight miles per hour when be
| felt the jar and put on the brake, but
! the car lifted forward into tho embank
| ment and tilted over on its side. He
was thrown off by tho impact. After
he felt the first jolt the car ran about
| - yarns.
Conductor Charles +. Lancaster, Jr.,
of the same car, said the accident hap
pened at ). 43 O'Clock. Tuesday even
| ing, and that it was dark. The car was
noG going over eignt miles per hour.
On being questioned he stated that Is
passengers were in the car. The car
seated u and Is we're on the platform.
He had almost daily fought and
quarreled with the men and begged
them go inside TO make rosm for
passengers TO get in and out and some
mad abused him for it while others
claimed they did not like to soil the
clothes of female passengers. He felt
sure that the car was not running at
q high rate of speed, as he had two
stops and q slow down within short
distance OF where the accident occurred.
Matthew Murray, colored, testified
to being on the rear platform alongside
of Mr.. McGrath ana that he jumped
off AZ tho car left the rails lie was on
the platform proper and Mr.. McGrath
was on the step of the car.
George Unger, electrician and chief
inspector, stated that the car had been
inppcted during the night OF the 18th
and morning of the 18th in the barn
and found in good working order. He
then described tho nature of the break
in the aAle. He believed the track at
tho place where the accident occurred
to have been in good shape previous to
the accident
John Iobin testified to the noise Of
the breaking of the axle. his jumping
! off and the oyerturning of the car.
Edward j. Weggenmann stated he
was on the front end of the car on the
. steps when the jolt was felt and the
car left the track, he jumped and fell
and the car topled over and was within
two feet of where he lay upon the
ground. He thought the car was run
J ming at a moderate rate of speed, and
! knew nothing of the rear end, having
jumped upon the front end as it came
towards him near Eden Park.
Oscar ID. Ridings, who vas on the
edge Of the seat spoke OF the jolting
of the car across the ties and rushing
up against the edge of wheat field
and the cuts he received on his right
: wrist and hand and his wrenched hack.
: he stated that he thought an axle oi
steel 3l2 inches in diameter sufficiently
strong to carry the load on the car, but
8 thought too many were on the plat
9 forms and that this caused the real
4 end to tilt the front end and raise the
t wheels off the track. He had no opinion
how far the car ran after the axle
= broke.
$ New Castle, Nov. "a. The arrest o
y Alfred Green, colored, on Saturday wa
$ great surprise to the people of thi
i. city and many believed that a grea
Q mistake had been made. The evidence
|. given by Stephen Guy at hearing
7 before Mayor Boyd places upon Greer
the charge of larceny of brass from tn
u local plant of the National Tube Co.
$ where he has been on night duty a
J. watchman. The brass was of fin
quality, neatly finished and oonsiste'
u of journals and patterns which ha
K been gotten up at great expense. Bras
). worth 30 to 35 cents per pound was sol
1t by Guy to dealer named Harry Seafon
o Eighth and Locust streets, Wilmington
Q for cents per pound.
o When tho case was called hefor
Mayor Boyd, Saturday evening, a
immense throng tilled the Office, th
hallway in the rear and every ayailabl
space OF standing room to hear tn
W trial.
'. State Detectives Francis, Officers job
z f. Sheehy an5 Edward Dalton of th
10 Wilmington police force, with Office
J. Tobin, were present and went into th
10 Jail where Green and Guy we're cor
10 fined. They questioned Green relatiy
it to tho theft and he told OF the removi
it of a man named Cuff to PHILADELPHIA
and claimed that he purchased vast
IF tub from Cuff containing the brasi
IL This caused the officers to smile.
IN The hearing was called after the me
q were taken into the mayors office.
ID Hiram r. Borie Of Philadelphif
,r superintendent of the local plant Of th
A. National Tube Co., and the Alliso
a and Chester plants, was present an
in identified the brass and stated tt
10 value thereof.
Of Attorney Rodney stated that if I'll
q goods were taken by Green it was
" case of larceny as bailee. This WI
at disputed and the man was held in s3(
a. bail for the Court of General Sessions
Tho same bail was required in tt
10 case Of Stephen Guy, charged wit
III receiving stolen goods,
n Officer Sheehy testified to finding tf
8, brass in the junk shop of Harry Seafoi
to Eighth and Locust streets, Wilmington
no and then learning where it came iron
no Attorney A. b. Cooper, who repr
n. sented Guy, oross-auestioned the ofiio,
r. and the latter proved that Guy sold Il
is material.
Ill Harry Seaion identified Guy as IL
man who sold the goods to him an
d, stated the price. He also identitle
to Green as the man who was with Gr
cd when ne sold the brass.
nd Attorney Cooper asked Seafon b
oh business. He replied he was not
lie pawubroker.
to The opinion of Mayor Boyd was give
fl and the friends of the two mer hurri,
lst about to obtain bail. Several offer,
be to enter security, but some of the fir
offers were not accepted, althout
bail was furnished later.
The value of the materials stolen wi
he reach between s3, 900 and 81, 0C0. III
RI articles were secured from two place
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