The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-12

his block when he cannot get the time the
one goes by the next station
IF you had obeyed these two rules.
would this accident have happenedr'
asked Afr 'Chom.
NO. sir" answered tho witness sor-
rowfully. twisting his fingers n~ervously,
Out Of Office.
"Woren't you out Of your Office when
the nRsmnn OF a. cnmo hock and In
formed you OF tho wrockf"
Yes, sir
who was in your omce7'
MY brother"
by whose authority"
turned"
Did you go to the wreckf"
mo. cir"
why not7'
because I didn't feel IKE IT,
DID you feel responsible for itr'
mo. sir"
DID you report the matter to any
official OF the company"
mo. sir"
Did you seek any of the people IN su-
thorty over your
Il did not"
did the engineers Of the two trains
blow for signals when approaching your
staton?'
Yes. SIR"
How did you answer them?~
changed The signal from red 70
white IN their presence"
Mr.. Thorn read rule after rule, and
asked the witness n he was not aware
OF them. In most cases he said he was.
You've heen asked about your salary.
lawyer.
NO sir; I don't set anything extra"
Mr.. Jacobs, tho operator at Iawyers
WIS Epnn1Hn1 nd 100 Awf.H~L a..mrsH.mAr
by Mr.. Thorn. lie denied e1nphatically
that he had ever told Rangoon that No.
IS was by" Lawyers. and said no part
OF II ever got BY.
Mr.. MattoN wiLs recalled. and he adj
mitted that he had asked for the block
Tor 81 before inQuiring as TO the where
aoouts OF 80. which had passed into the
block.
The Wilmer and Evington operators
were recalled. and from them Mr. Thorn
sot their understanding OF the rules To
b that an operator has no right to ask
FOR the block ahead until his block sheet
shows that II IS clear. and the time when
the train ahead passed the next station.
Mr.. l. Clemmer. the day operator at
Rangoon. testified that The had been
with the Southern about eighteen months.
lie is eighteen years OF axe. and gets
so per month. and twenty-five cents
extra when he works his dinner-hOur.
lie testified that he worked for Mattox
on the night previous TO the wreck
from ?. n 70 midnight. and remained
in the Office until g A n. when he went
10 breakfast.
Witness heard nothing over the wire
after he went or duty. except the cali
for the block FOR NO. 80. which was
given by Lawyers He said when he left
the Office for breakfast the brother OF
Mattox came Ga.
Mattox sent lis brother over 10 let
him know Of the wreck, and he came
back TO the office ar cnce-
Mr. Stuart asked the witness many
questions about exchanging work with
his associates, and he said he didn't
mind working eighteen out Of twenty
four hours.
lie said while the tower was only about
ten by twelve, Z was the only place
FOR passengers 90 watt and Rangoon
was flag station for local trains.
Witness was questioned by Mr.. Thorn.
and he admitted that he had advised
Mattox after the wreck to go home. but
he denied that he was attempting 20
shield him.
BrOther on Stand.
Mr.. Robert Mattox. a brother Of the
night operator AT L~-angOon, testified That
he went 10 the tower after Clemlner
LEFT on the morning OF tho wreck.
Witness said ne had been studying tele-
graphy at Rangoon for some time. and
that he had a pretty clear ides of the
block systm.
lie heard his brother ask Lawyers for
the block first 81. and It was given him.
His brother then asked when SO was by"
Lawyers. Lawyers answered, % by" but
did not give the time.
lie said his brother was going to work
for the day operator, but Ae didn't feel
Ike it after the wreck, as he was so
unnerved."
Witness told Mr.. Thorn on further ex-
animation. that he did not tell any one
where his brother was. because 1t was
said there was q mob out for him.
Dispatcher Thornton. who had formerly
testified was recalled, and ne corrobo-
rated the made by the oper-
ator at LAwyers concerning their tele-
graphic communications about No. O..
He had had trouble In getting angoo
and finally the operator there, In an
swer 10 IA question as 70 why ne had let
81 In when q was on tho block said
Lawyer had given him the block.
lie declared he had sent for the day
man TO take charge Of Rangoon because
MattoN was 80 "shaky," he was afraid 70
trust him
Mr.. Albert Farmer was now put on
He wa IN the station at Lawyers the
night OF the wreck He came Up from
Lynchburg on a late train. and spent
the rest OF the night in the station. He
I testified that the operator was awake all
tho while. and seemed attentive TO his
duties
Tho evidence OF this witness was not ma
terial.
When he was excused. a recess was
taken until Sis o'clock p. NJ.
NIGHT SESSION.
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