Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-04
Mcn WIN Have Able Counsel.

morrow morning on the charge of man
slaughter.
Men VIII Have Able Counsel.
II is expected that Attorney William
Turtle. counsel for tho pittsfield Railway
COMPANY. will represent them. 1t Is like
ly that the case will be continued for a
week or more. and In the meantime an
,,1nucst will be arranged for. The de-
.cnse probably will present no evidence.
and the men Will be held for the grand
jury.
George and Hugh Craig, of Holyoke,
Mass. brothers OF William Craig. the
yic.iua of the accident, arrived here to-
sight and arc in consultation with the
authorities. 1t has been decided TO take
the body to Chicago for interment. that
city being Crais's home. and the brothers
probably will start West with the body
tomorrow evening.
THE MoToRMAN'S STORY
Euclid Madden. the motorman. in tell
Ing his story. says that the car was NO.
.. which had motors Of 6o-horse power
The car is not fitted with air-brakcs.
On account of the presidential exercises.
he says that the running schedules on
all lines of the companys streets were
destroyed. AS he passed over the railway
bridge. about $50 400 feet from the
scene OF the accident, he says he shut Oft
the power and put on the brakes. the car
Ihen being on down grade lie SaYs
there were teams on both sides OF the
track and he was exercising every care
10 avoid an accident. In his opinion the
ear was not running over eight miles an
hoIH. He received no warning to stop.
md did not see the mounted men or Gov
ernp Crane waving their hands to come
10 q ,standstill.
THE HORSES TURNED SHORT.
According TO Maddens story there was
plenty of room for the Presidents car
riagr to pass on the west side of the troll
ley track. and he would have had plenty
of time to have passed the President
carriage before the turn was made to The
cast side of the road. He said that the
leading horses We're turned short across
the track He could not tell just how
the car struck the carriage. but he says
he reversed the power and went Tor the
brake just as quickly as possible when
he saw the horses turn on the track lie
said 1t was dusty. and with difficulty ne
saw what was going on.
Eye witnesses say the President was
calm and collected. and deplored the deatl
of Craig He WAS the most faithful man
/ ever knew said he. My children fair
ly vorshipped him.
CRAIG,s LAST WORDS.
When Craig saw the impending danger
mi iI1at A collision would not be. averied.
he was heard TO say "Gh. my God" and
then he was hurled through the air and
fell under the car wheels.
When the President got out of the
wreck. he asked the motorman: Why
were you running your like that:'
which brought only tho response: Be
cause ] had the right of way
The President said that when he saw
the car coming at such terrific speed he
felt that all in the carriage would surely
be Killed
PRESIDENT CENSURED MOTORMAN
According to another story. the Presi-
dent was stunned for but second ana.
spri1ging to his feet. walked back abou,
fifteen yards TO where the trolley had
stopped and told The motnrman that I'M
less the car had gotten beyond his con-
troll which did not seem possible, in view
of the way il had stopped: he had COM
Inft1ed act of criminal reclllessness
which had resulted in the death of at
least one man
officials of the road deny that the
motorman was Instructed TO run through
without stopping, and say the car was
not running at a high rate Of speed.