The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-09-02

train, described how it hit the trolley
car William Wiener, an instructor in
the High School, testified that Brady,
the motorman of the trolley car, was
always careful to keep the school chill
dren out of his way on the front plat
form of his ear, so that they should
not interfere with his handling of the
controller and the brake.
Oscar Barcliffe, the engineer of the
Lackawanna train who was hurt in the
accident, told of the trip to Newark, as
his conductor had before him. He had
some difficulty with snow on the tracks
on the morning of February 10, he said.
Snow got on the brake shoes and pre-
vented friction as it always does in snow
storms.
Before coming to the Clifton avenue
crossing" he said, in telling his story of
the accident, Il had to pass signal eighty
eight, and there it was necessary to
reduction in speed, so that the train
was little slower. As 1 got to the
crossing | saw the car going toward the
tracks, and by the looks of the children
on the platform l could see that it wasn't
going to stop at the gates. turned
everything l could to stop the train, and
threw on the emergency brake This
was about seyenty-fve or a hundred feet
from the crossing. The car was then
going at the rate of about three miles
an hour. saw the children and the
motorman in the ,car when they were
about two or three feet away from me.
The man was leaning backward against
one of the children.Y
Cross-examined by Mr.. Werts, the wit
ness said he was not making up the
time he was behind at Roseville, for the
reason that there was train ahead of
him working the signals against him.
you've brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against the North Jersey Street
Railway Company as a result of this ac-
cident, haven't you?s asked Mr.. Werts.
''That comes out Of the accident said
the witness affirmatively.
''Of course you're not testifying here to
help your suit" said counsel.
mo, SIR" said the. witness, with
smile.
The witness was excused for the noon
adjournment, and went back to his home
in Gladstone this afternoon. He still
looks very shaky, and an attendant is
with. His right arm is said to be para
tlyzed, and he has not yet regained his
strength.
Prosecutor Riker said just before the,
beginning of the afternoon session that
he expected to conclude the testimony of
the State Sometime this afternoon,
concluded by the end of the week. Coun-
sci for the defense were not prepared to
say how long it would take them to put
in their case or how many witnesses they
would call.
When Edward G. Kempf had finished
his explanation of the map of the scene
of the accident yesterday afternoon, the
first of the relatives of victims of the
catastrophe was called to the stand. She
was Mrs Minnie NJ Horle, a sister of
Ernestina Miller, and was in deep mourn
inging.
Mrs. Horle testified that Ernestina was
her youngest sister and lived next door to
her at No. IA Paramount avenue.
"When did you first see your sister af-
ter the accident?" asked Prosecutor Rik-
er.
81 never saw her after that" she said,
simply.
did you see something belonging to
her?" asked Mr.. Riker gently.
''Her clothes and earrings. They were
at the morgue."
The witness said that the body of her
sister had been brought to her fathers
house. and that she mad attended the
feneral there and the burial in Fairmount
Cemetery.
eve admit that Ernestina Miller was
killed in the accident" put in Mr.. linda
bury at this point, and Mr.. .Riker changed
his line of questioning. The witness said
that ner sister was fifteen years and ten
months old, and was pupil at the High
School,
There had been some confusion when
MI Aiuudpuly Spoht, anu CuitI JuStlcc
Gummere here asked the stenographer if
he had noted the admission on the part
of the defence. He said that he had
not
1T is admitted by the Defence" said
the Chief Justice s'that .Ernestina Mil
Ter was killed at the Clifton avenue
crossing on the morning of the 10Th of
February, 1908.
"And,' added Mr.. Lindabury, shat she
was riding as q passenger on car of
the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany, and that she. was killed by col
lision of that car with train on the
Lackawanna .aRilroad"
James Kay, the letter-carrier, whose
route, at the time of the accident, in
cluded Clifton avenue, and who saw the
trolley car as it crashed into the engine
of the Bernardsville express, was next
called. 1t appeared from his testimony
in direct and cross-examination that he
was somewhat in doubt as to the condi-
tion of the tracks as regards the snow
upon them at the time of the accident
* Kay began his story by telling how he
<-sr.cI l l.xu