Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-17
tunnel INQUEST Is }
OPENING of Coroner's Inquiry
New York Central Horror.
ADDRESS BY MR.. JER9M:
The District Attorney EspI"in. 4.
the Jury what Its Duti-. r..
and Outlines the seop- u
Present InvesttGation

New YORK. Jan. t. iit' lll'
tbe purpose Of placing the r"~
nv for the death Of seventeen
| I'm the New York Central tunu
fer has been begun in the
courtroom, in the basement
| criminal court building.
Among the many in attendat
District Attorney Jerome. hi
ants, Mr. Rand and Mr., Stub
NJ. Wiskar, the engineer who
the throttle Of the engine Of tlr
Plains train, accompanied 10y
Moss and Oscar A. Campbell. d,
sci, c. c. Paulding of counsc.
New York Central railroad. anl
Der of lawyers representing y.
from the accident, among win
Lincoln G. Bnckus of New r.. .
State Railroad COMMISSIONS
NJ. Baker took a seat on the ben
Coroner Sch0ler. District Attorl,
ome then began his opening
his first address to a jury sine
came district attorney. MI j
aid:
THE sad duty which brings r..
$ the duty which brings mo f..
hief law officer Of the county %.
uties are different.
what Jury Must Decide
ut is your duty to say how tlp..
ms came to their deaths and 70
neither they came to their u.
trough criminal negligence OF
'rson. This is your province a,
III 20 beyond it you yield perrin,
'blic clamor, and you do not Mn.
d the cause of justice.
Mr. Jerome pointed out that .lo
err was concerned merely with
wing victims, determining fhn .
their death and to say wheth.r
me to their deaths through or.m
elect. Incidentally, he said n
luest should develop that SONG
son was crilninally responsive
disaster, ii would be the cur.o
y TO order the arrest of such ppr,
am not seeking to narrow tl, II
your lnqulsitlon." he continue .
Fever great the amount of nu'
llment at present which drmaf
broad and radical action sb5u.f
IN at this time l must point orr.
that on me and on the grand IN
MS county devOlve the duty IF r.
sucll action. 1t is no littIo rim
the life OF seventeen p,r,o
IA be snuffed out in a moment
naie when they were OH their V.
ielr DAILY occupation, and il Is
that calls for such radical i.tf
i"'i prevent such disasters IN n
e out 1t is for me and the u,sg.
anu 'he grand jury to take 81.
coroner then read a list ,f tY
Us and the result of til. DOS.
Ill examination in each casp
Witnesses Heard.
lallon Chief George f., FprrL
t., 'iie llfst men on the scene after
was called as Il IS hes,
stified:
leil we reached the scene. | 5nnl
isi'le OF the rear train bal pca
the rear car of the frour train
'ea leet and had forced Me- ca-
oi the rear car about EXIT o-
I pack into the rear car.
seats and all the poop. ..al
lueezed into the small spa.- l,4
'ne END OF the car next ro tu4
~ - ana the front of the rIslne
= " chop through the roof and
:. Tue car before we could -.
Y OUT
MARSHAL Thomas f. Fare .a,.
~. se'.'''iohy, adding that pa>s4Y.
re " r forced toward the roor
:. !; fire Chief John ], Ca,.,msa
~ - lie said there was 50 musl /
" 'ne wrecked car that il, wsi J
.',A IN 1t, and he cut a bl.c If 1
10 let 1t out.
the testimony was b.t,,. ,ypa /
I "lskar, who sat near his
ira; frank Moss, appeared to be in \
-, |',oi- His head tilted fr 4
, r,. lie stared vaeantly Il, liz +
, ,1ont of him. His eyes So ioa
~ "e' toward the coroner. aad b.
'hed at the u,;tn e.