Evening star., 1902-09-04
TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY.
City Council of PittsfeId Will Inves-
tigate Accident.

PTTTSFIH1D. Mass. September with
the excitement which followed the accident
To President Roosevelt in this city yester-
day in great measure abatcd. the citizens
today were discussing the question of re-
sponsibiiity for the occurrence. which on
all sides is considered as having marred the
city'S fame. That a street car should dispute
the right of way with the President of the
United States was extremely discourteous ct
least That the attempt to do this resulted
In fatality ard in the very narrow escape
from death or injury of the President him
self and of the governor of the common
wealth are considered as only adding to the
gravity of the Offense.
It is argued also that the Pittsfeld Street
Railway Company should not have disre-
gdrded the request of the mayor that TO
ears should be run while the President was
In the city. 1t is said that the city govern
IAent takes this view Of the case. At any
rate. at meeting last night committee
OF investigation was appointed including
members OF both branches of the city gov
eminent. with the mayor at the head.
In addition TO dhis body, which will deal
primarily with yesterdays accident the
common council also appointed a committee
To investigate the question of the speed Cf
street cars IN general, and to report CON
cerning how it may be regulated
At the House of Mercy this morning it
was stated that the condition of D. j.
Pratt, the driver Of the Presidents car
llaSF Nd> satisfactory, ana tAdf not ming
had developed to make his recovery seem
less probable than it did last night.
Little Interest in Hearing.
Less interest than was generally expected
was shown in the appearance before tne
district court today Of Motorman Euclid
Madden and Conductor James Kelly. VINO
had charge Of the car that struck he
Presidents carriage yesterday. Not more
than fifty persons were present The case
was not even called. and after a conference
between counsel for the street railway
men and the court il was agreed 10 post
p0ne the matter for two weeks. Bail If
SJ,b1 for Madden and $500 for Kelly MIS-
continued. Former State Representative
VIM Turtle. the legal adviser of the Pitts
field Street Railway Company, appeared
Tor lnr defendants. The presiding judge
was Joseph Tucker, preSideu mt Of the street
railway company. Had a hearing been
had he probably would have given place 20
an associate. Ii is believed that two weeks
htnCe another postpOnement will be grant
ed and that the preliminaries and action BY
the grand jury, if the case should come
before it. Will take up so much time that
actual trial will not be reached before
January.
The funeral arrangements of VIM. Cra:E
TIL Presidents guard. who was killed yes
tercay. have not yet been completed
Mexican Paper Praises President.
MEXICO CITY. September 4-EI Diaro
de- Haogar OF this city an oId-fashioued
liberal organ, praises President Roosevelt
and commends his getting about the United
States and meeting fellow countrymen face
to face. He presents himself it saws. to
the people as the exponent of grand demo-
cratic ideas and in every speech gives an
account Of his stewardship. The paper aIsn
praises the action OF the United States in
giving genuine freedom to Cuba