New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-02
TROLLEY MEMS TRIAL.
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next one Charles Small. about it. Vigorously
the lawyer pressed the question 10 why Con-
dron had not told the conductor Of the car which
slipped. when he had opportunity. but the
only satisfaction he got was that the witness
had told the next one. Redirect examination by
the Prosecutor showed that a car had crashed
through the gates in the previous December. and
the motorfnan had nc excuse to offer.
Frederick Thorne Henry Wolfe and William
r STICKY. mounted policemen. who were eye
witnesses, described the accident. and told of the
crowded condition of the front platform and the
Efforts Of the mOtorn3n to stop the car.
Professor George G. Som. the chief Of the
State Weather Bureau at the Newark High
School. told in detail of the weather for several
days preceding the accident and on February
10. He Tad made careful examination Of the
tracks for several hundred feet. he declared. and
mad seen no trace of sand or salt. He was posi-
tive that none could have been used. The tracks
were snow covered he said, but this snow on
the tracks had not been disturbed or pushed
there by the thrOngs who came TO the hOr-
ror.
Wayland E. stearns. principal OF the High
School. and William Wiener. the chemistry in
structOr. who for four years has ridden on the
CLftOn-ave. line, also told OF the snow covered
tracks and the crowded platforms. Mr. Wiener
distinctly recalled Peter Brady. the mOtOrman
of the car which was struck. and declared that
he was extremely careful always making the
children leave room enough for him 10 operate
the brakes.
ENGINEER TELLS HIS STORY.
train. told Of the run from South Orange 70 the
scene OF the accident. which he described. He
was followed by oscar Barcliffe the engineer
Of the BernardsviIIe mail When the accident
occurred BarclifTe taken from his cab IN
conscious. He in the hospital for several
weeks after the accident. and is still apparently
an invalid. When he took the stand his hands
travelled constantly to the right side of his
head. as II ne feared an injury was about TO
receive a blow.
Barcline testified TINT he saw the trolley ca,
al preaching when he about one hundred
and fifty feet away from the crossing He
realized from the excited actions OF the children
on the platform that the car was not going 20
stop. BE saw all this in an instant. then applied
the brakes. 1t customary for the trolley
cars run close to the gates before stopping
that the engineers could never be sure that
going 10 stop. 1T used to make our
hair stand straight up he said.
Have you brought suit for $1,000 damages
against the North Jersey Street Railway Com
pany2" asked Ex-Governor Werts.
Il have"
You are not testifying to help your civil suit.
"No. sir. 1 am not" was the reply. given
earnestly.
Alexander P Jacobus. q brushmaker. who saw
the accident. declared that the wheels Of the
front truck OF the heavily laden trolley car were
locked, and slid over the rails
William II. BOwerman, a high school pupil.
who was passenger on the wrecked car. and
badly hurt said that he was standing in.
holding on a strap He thought the motor
man applied the brake about the middle Of the
block
Joseph J. Shapiro also a high school pupil
who on the front platform Of the
trolley car. the side struck by the train, said
there were about twelve persons on the plat
form. When about five yards from the railroad
tracks he forced of the platform. MI.
Werts asked the witness whether he was not
suing for $4,000 damages and whether he did
not testify at the CorOner's inquest that he
Jumped from the car. Shapiro answered that he
didn't remember. and that he wasn't settled
down at that time.
Martin L. Degarve. Mortimer Sayre. Morris
Hauptmann. Carl Ragult. Dorothy Hays. Ma
nette Zehnder and Walter Buerman. all nigh
school pupils who were in the wrecked car. de-
scribed the accident. the crowded car and the
efforts of the motorman and Prosecutor Riker
was about 10 call others when Justice Gum
mere interpoSed. saving that "a the stories all
agreed. If counsel for defendants would cOncede
the correctness Of the testimony much time
would be saved. The lawyers agreed. reserving
the right, however. to dispute conditions testt-
fed to.