Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-02-26
HUNT BROTHERS.

friction brake upon it. The brake
worked perfectly. He was testing the
brake and it was for that reason he
was running the car Witness said
that objects can be seen directly in
front of the headlight of the cars for
distance of $50 feet but the curve in
the road at this point threw the light
TO the opposite side from where the
woman was. He said he was keeping
sharp lookout and was on the alert.
George Burch. sworn. Said he was
motorman of car No. 10 that night
and that he was standing in the front
vestibule of the car, to the left of Mr..
Sharp, when the accident occurred.
Mr.. Sharp took charge of the car at
the barn and run it until the accident
happened. Witness said that when
Mrs. Noble was first seen by him she
was running right into the front of
the car, head down. Saw no one else.
IG was about 40 feet below crossing
where woman was first seen. No one
else was in the vestibule of the car
except witness and Mr.. Sharp. There
was no conversation going on and Mr.
Sharp was attending strictly to his
duties. The car was stopped very
suddenly, and said the witness, "No
body could have done more than did
Mr.. Sharp in stopping the car; he
kept very cool and did not get ex-
cited ="
Charles McGalliard testified that
he was conductor that night on car
No. 10. Left Bridgeton at s. 70. Was
not positive that car made dead stop
at upper corner to let DR.. Wainwright
get on. Did not remember the Doctor
getting on. Soon after this he heard
the scream of a woman and jumped
off the car to investigate. The car
stopped very suddenly. The first
thing he saw after getting off the car
was woman running into the Rogers
house. He then noticed an object ly-
ing by the front wheels of the car.
Did not know that the car had struck
anyone when he first got off
DR.. Fred Wainwright said he lived
at Fairton. On the night of the aoci-
dent he had gotten on the car at Con-
nor's corner. Gould not say whether
the car stopped or not when he got
on. Before he was seated, however,
it was stopped SO suddenly that he
was thrown all about the car, his hat
flying out upon the rear platform
Witness saw the body of woman ly-
ing by the front wheels of the car.
Recognized it as Mrs Noble by some-
one striking a match and holding it
to her face. Helped to get body loose
from car. A couch was procured, the
body placed upon it and taken to his
office. 1t was later taken to Cedar
vile, where witness made examina-
tion of the injuries. Beside number
OF broken bones and bruises, the body
was completely disemboweled. In
the opinion of witness the wheels of
the car had passed over the body.
The dirt showed that the body had
been dragged about IA or Is feet.
Enoch Allen under oath said that
he lives at Fairton and on night of
accident was in his place of business,
barber shop near the post office.
Did not see the car coming but heard
it, also heard someone scream. Ran
out and heard some one say, "Oh,
they have killed her. Went up to
where the car was and found that
woman had been killed
E Coates Swing said he was in E.
O. Davis store. Someone came in
and said the trolley had run over a
woman. Went to the place. Witness
afterwards cut notches in the plank