The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-23
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accident, and that he was not on the
roof at the time, but that Mr.. Frank
Dunford was. He stood aside. g5
Policeman George T.. AGREE was the
next witness. He said that she was on
duty and was standing at the corner Of
Third and Broad Streets He went as
quickly as possible to- the scene. The
ladder hadn't been put up when he arr
placed, he saw Wright on the roof. He
heard Wright Scream "Oh!' and then
saw him fall. He was standing pretty
close. and at once ran to him and picked
him up He didn't know whether he
was dead, but thought he. breathed. He
carried him into No 61o East Broad.
did you see any electric display?"
asked the coroner. III 53
Yes, 1t must have BEEN back from
the edge Of the roof"
5"How did you know that 1t was an
electrical display"
"Bya the wires and the reflection"
He was asked how he could tell wheth-R
er it was an electric display, and replied
that he had been to too many fires.
He saw that the wires were crossed
after they fell from the house, but didn't
know whether Wright had clutched any
thing in his fall. Mr.. H. r, Pollard,
city attorney. asked him whether Wright
had been the first to ascend the ladder.
Witness didn't know. But he saw Wright
go up the ladder and get off on the
roof. .#t
Fell Thirty Feet.
He saw the light from a distance. and
thought 1t was an arc and that the wires
were crossed. The wires We're crossed
IN the middle Of the street after they
had fallen, but he didn't know whether
they were telephone or telegraph wires.
Wright was in falling position when
know whether he sprang from the, roof.
He was the first to get to the side OF
the stricken man.. He didn't think he
moved. nor could he tell whether the
shock or the fall killed him. Answering
Coroner Taylor. he said that Wright fell
about thirty feet He didn't know
whether he had a uniform on.
Coroner Tayor then asked him II he
knew he cut the wires. lie did not,
and then answering another question,
he said that he had never soon the dead
man take drink.
Mr.. Waller Morton. of tho Jury: When
were the wires crossed?''
II saw 1t some time afterwards. Tho
size OF the wire looked as II 1t were
insulated
Mr. Jacob p. Angel was called. He
y
Broad Streets.
4 Asked to tell what he knew. the Wit
ness said that 1t was an Arc" explain
ing that ha distinguished between an
are light and ordinary fire by the >'sput-
terIpg" which ha saw on this occasion.
Wright was called TO 80 up with hand
chemical apparatus, and the witness held
the ladder, He heard Wright utter MI
xclamation-something like tho ono he
always uaes at home-looked up and saw
him falling. He was not In position
to see anything on the roof Wright
did not have rubber gloves II n
Witness was called on to describe the
kind Of night, lie said that there was
an electrical storm and heavy rain.
The acting chief put him guard over
the body. and he did not know who cut
the wires.
Wright fell nat nthIs back from tho
roof.
In answer TO query from Mr.. Nor
ton, he said that Wright could not have
been trying to get on the ladder wnen
he fell, a, ,.gS
Captain Wise Testlfieg,
Captain Otto y. Wise, Of the Fire De-
par,ment. was called. He snjd that the
alarm van turned in at II :23 r. NJ. from
Box ~ He sent Wright up the ladder
and told him 10 bo careful MT, Gull
lett Of the Fire Department who had
been sent mp, said The line wrct on the
roof had 10 he cut. and vent back for