The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-16
MOT0RMAN RAFFERTY,
CALLED Al INQUIRY
Al tho Mooe's Corners Trolley Accident Hearing Motorman
Tells d the Route and Its Dangerous Points and Gives
Moorman lsuchner Credit Of Being Capable Man. Two
More Witnesses, Brothers Of the First Tell OF Their Ex.
perencss at the Scene on the Night Of June 3.

pany continuously for three years He
worked In the meantime for another COM
pany for a brief time i don't know that
he had had other accidents on the cars
but has the reputation OF being a careful
motorman; never saw him drink any
thing. He was perfectly sober on the
night OF the accident and have heard
him cay nothing abeHt-the cause OF the
accident; have not spoken TO him about
the accident"
Lawyer w. c. Bliss. through Coro-
ner Babcock inquired IL the Crescent
Park route was particularly bad and
bad bad onse Curves % espeeiaily nor FOR a 'Ie person son
who had never been over the route
and he ought TO have instruction, IL
man had been over II once he ought
to know where the curves are"
Previously the witness said that Mo-
torman Leuehner had been over the
aony only short tbat ,im1 Sebner SefTre had
received instructions and don't know
that there are any other bad things
on rr SRe route; there Il slight Mrs eSIgs
Corners, and one at the railroad bridge
just this side OF Riverside.
Tho distance from Crescent park 10
Moore's Corners Is about two miles
and a half 10 three miles and he only
tree which would throw shadow
on the track is at the northwesterly
corner as you go toward the city,
This closed the testimony OF this
witness.
The next witness was John Rafferty,,
who testified substantially as follows.
II reside at 2 Bentley place. Thor j.
ton, and am I'm the finishing depart
ment In the British Hosiery company.
l went on the trolley party 10 Crcs-
cent park on the same car on which
my brother was motorman. on the
return trip, stoop between the seN-
enth and eighth seats facing forward.
The car contained 75 or so passen-
gers, and quite a number OF the pas
sengers stood, while several were on
There were rs or so members in the
party, while others were taken on coming
home. and stopped about four or five
MINUTES for this purpose. The car
made no other stop until II arrived near
Moones Corners
MY car left Crescent Park four or five
minutes past midnight al estimated time.
as the contract was that the party should
leave the park at midnight. Both cars
left at about the same time
II did not see the first car after we
left Crescent Park. ana our car was not
held up by the forward car stopping
think l arrived at Moore's Corners about
1890 a. m. and got out OF the car as soon
as II stopped on the hill l ranfrom
the point where the car stopped but did
not notice the arc light at the corners as
soon as I got out OF the car. The light
wac burning Wnen 4 feacneu the corners
and when / first reached the wrecked car
II was burning brightly; about Ave min
utes later Il went out. and II was started
up again. i remained at the corners until
all the injured were removed.
1T was damp, foggy night. but did
not notice that the car went faster than
the usual speed
The other witness was Martin Raj
ferty. He corroborated the other wit
nesses 10 a large extent The inquest
was then adjourned until Monday.