The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-27
JURY FINDS THE g.
MOTORMAN AT FAULT
Continued From First Page.

G o b the day after the accident
The versions of the various witnesses
correspondent, with a few, minor differ
ences.
The jury would have found the YER
dict rendered had Hoffman only been
examined. He admitted that he had
violated the rule of the company in
not stopping at the corner before
crossing the square, and that he knew
that the fire department had the right
of way.
Hoffman, In explaining why he did
not stop at the crossing, said that the
actions of the people who tried to
warm him to stop engaged his atten-
ton SO completely that he neglected to
turn off the power.
! Where did you make the first stop
after coming entoeSeventh street from
Wabasha street," asked County .Attors
lney Kane. a!s5t PSI Is51As y
FAT Seventh and Franklin" replied
Hoffman.
That is, when you struck the hook
{ r'Yes. ns sT1e 1af'asoa
did you know that there is rule
OF regulation of the company which
crossings, and did you not know that
the intersection of Sixth and, Seventh
streets was one of those crossings2,' s
] Eyes" replica Hoffman. -,z,a
{, sThen why did you not stop" /
because" explained Hoffman, there
were a number of men on the street
waving their hands land gesticulating
in wild manner. was,slooking at
them, and when 1 saw the truck it was
too late"
Did you forget the ruler"
NO.
when did you first see the truck ?"
AS 1T was coming along Sixth street
within short distance of the track"
AT what rate of speed was your car
going when you were coming up Sew
enth street before you saw the truck ~
About eight or ten miles an hour"
What did you do when you saw the
truck approaching the tfadk 2"
Il turned off the power and applied
the brakes"
Did you look in either direction
when you reached the,e5rner? asked
the county attorney. ,.es
Those men were waving their hands
and l was looking at Them
When did you hear the alarm of the
truck?'' set
When the car was entering on Sixth
street." Er
slack up, then, was that7the men were
waving their hands and drew your at
tention from the brake ?114
Yes" ~
You knew that the fire department
had the right of way?" IA
How far did the, car GO after it
struck the hook and ladder truck?"
About two feet"
Hoffman said that he had turned off
the current about the middle of the
block before reaching the corner Of
Sixth and Seventh streets.
Did you set the brake ?" asked one
of the jurymen.
yes"
How fast was the car going when 1t
struck the truck?" asked another Juror.
1t was practically at a standstill,"
answered Hoffman.
Then how do you account for the
fact that the truck was thrown against
a telegraph pole? ?" asked another juror.
I think it was the hind wheel which
struck the front of the car and then
bounded Off"
u. j. Cannon, attorney, who was in
a buggy $50 feet from the accident
when 1t happened, said that the car
had been going at rate of about
about ten feet from the point at which
it struck the truck, and that it then
seemed to slacken. He said that the
motorman seemed to be inactive till
the car was within ten feet of the
truck. He said that the bell on the
truck was ringing SO loudly that he
heard it before he got upon the street.
Peter Andres. baker, 134 West Sixth
street, said that. though he attempted
to warn the motorman, he paid no at
tention and seemed to misunderstood.
He said that the car was going faster
than any passenger car he had ever
seen, but could not specify what its
speed was. He said the car went about
eight or ten feet after having struck
the truck. ~
Other witnesses corrobofated the de-
tails with few deviatfons.
The jurors were: J. 81 Cavanaugh.
foreman; Harry Judson, Frank Shoop,
M. N Wilson. ]. N. Storr and Frank
Bunnell.