The evening world., 1903-09-01

been given to preceding witnesses, de-
velopIrs that 1t was customary for troll
ley conductors to run ahead of the car
to the track to assure safety at the
crossing.
The witness was not asked II the con-
ductor OF the wrecked car went for
ward. but stress was laid on the fact
that the car seemed to be under ontro
and then, after reaching the foot OF The
hill, suddenly shot forwird.
Mny Try to Blame Mortormnn.
This revealed the probable defense
that OF putting all the blame on Patrick
Burns, the motorman.
The cross-exa minatIon drew out in n
dozen ways that the brake seemed to
be working all Fight and holding the car
with the in%sInuation that Burns sud
denly let z, his brake.
Tn Prosecutor drew out In redirect
that the conductor of the fnted car did
not run forward.
Not the First Time.
ibid you ever know a car to run
through the gates at Clifton avenue no
fore?' Prosecutor RIker asked, and
Gateman Condor replied:
"Yes."
When"
There was lead silence in the great
old fashioned courtroom and the reply
was:
ION Dec. s last. Tho Ear was A High
School car. The tracks were in good
condition that day, but the car went
through both gates. \ train was coming,
but It was some distance away
did the conductor of that car get
of and run antnd to see II your tracks
were ~clear?"
NO"
This was the first news the public
had OF the fact that u ear had plunged
through the safety gates at the foot OF
the Clifton AveHpo hill last December.
and II created n sensation,
Prosecutor Riker smiled In triumph.
and tho learned counsel for the trolley
ma gnntcs afrcc,ed Indifference.
raor tried hard to discredit this
evidence, but without effect.
No sand on Snow-CoNcrcd Rails.
Prof. George G. Som, OF the Newark
High School. testified nat ne an the
principal visited the scene Immediately
after tle disaster and found the tracks
covered with snow and no traces OF sand
or salt.
\ remarkable thing about this trial
is the omission by. the lawyers for the
defense of the "objections' and 'cxcop-
tions usually p~unctuating al important
trial. and the failure OF the great law
yers for The maguates to hadser the
witnesses in cr1ss-examinmtlOu.
Most Of the witnesses get off With
only two or three questions from Mr..
Lindabury, though when 1t IL desired
10 get before the Jury some point
ELECTED at the Cor0ncr's inquest hu; not
retold by the witness, cX-Gorcraurl
Werts does the questioning.
children Rodc on Platform.
Prof william Wiener testified that u
common for the "high-School
Special cars 10 he crowded and usual
for eight or ten passengers to ride on
the front platform, II had been so Tor
two or thrce years.
Mr.. %LIndlbury drew out that tho pro-
fessor often rode with the children on
the motCTman's platform; that he dii
not consider 1t dangerous that tho chill
drcn, all fourteen aud fifteen years old,
did not Interfere with the mOtormaH's
movements. and that the motorman was
always careful to keep the children out
of his working room. particularly Pat
who was the motormAH OF the
car.
Pat Buns IVES very particular 10
his gates last bcisps this run down
nh, making the Children stana back out
OF hls reach md testing the braE" he
fore he started, SO as to make sue they
were not IN his way. SAID the pro-
Engineer oscar Rarclift, whose loco,
motive smaahrl tao trolley ear, sal
that he was within seyeHtI-hNe rect or
,,Irol ayeaue whca he first saw the
car and. realizing II was not under
control put on, his afr brakes IN a vain
{ fort to sio2 hts o'p'nc'
SOC " man in the middle OF n group OF
childrrn IN the front platform. There
was great confusion. The car was St.l
in motion 1T the instant OF the collision.
The matorman seemed al HIS brake.
An taLs time I suppose YOU were
verv cool and calm and collected and
took uar.Irliar notice Of all thcsH
things - asked GOV. Wcrts, sargasti-
Il most certainly VAS" rcplict the en-.
gineer. promptly, Eut the Governor
wIS NOR" ~ 'c"ssful On another line.
ara out th0i the engineer hln sued
the uol,Hv conpuay ~" $500 damages,
res,lting from the rr,nsilM
Pupils TcsiI!y.
Testimony was given by several ru-
nils Of tho High School who were on
III" crr whom tho accident occurred
Mart l.. No GavrC orc Of them, hot on
at the renr and mad hren lrldupllv
moved forward II the front. and was
close TO the front door when tho col.
l'siou occurred. nut 10 escaped unhNrt. |
Hc sald the car was more than full
Mortimer SaNre said tn" High School
apecINls' were ALWAYS crowded ~
many as could pot in the roar and hoNc
% tho nl1tfo-ns were ndNIttol Tho
ear. moved down tho hrl AT about =
walk About ATTY fcc' from the or Sc
ina 4 moved s,lN slowcr AMI wher
foot from tho crossing 81,
took. q, ort NJ lid ng motion" aid this
h-'-h, hoy
Moyrls Hickman, who was badly
sfnsnef, testified that NO was tho ONLY
roy VIZ front platform. He did not
see y1nhsI aSssl,o MS9'd tNerN were
out from. this sN$tsen.y InSS u,rSesS;
he s.,od inside the Isr Eats No,
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