Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-03

the overturned engine q few moments after
the accident. According to witness the con-
ductor was weeping, and said It was
shame the police would not allow a con-
ductor to interview his injured engineer.
Mr.. Martin did not know whether the con-
ductor had later been allowed to pass the
police lines.
To rebuff the statement previously made
that Engineer Murphys hair had been
scalded off. Thomas Brickley of the BROTH
erhood of Locomotive Engineers stated on
oath that Murphy's head was very bald.
Even more SO than mine" SAID Mr.. Brick
ley In conclusion, as he exhibited his head.
At this point Attorney Easby-Smith Of
fered to allow the case to rest without ar
gument by the attorneys for either side,
but Attorneys Burke and Bendheim de-
clined the proposition.
Norris Cannon, conductor on the South
ern railway, went on the stand and stated
that he met Conductor Loving near the
scene of the accident shortly after 1t &C.
Cured, and the conductor complained that
p the police would not allow him to go near
the engine.
]. b. Nagel said he saw Conductor Loving
showed back by policeman. He said the
policeman uttered an oath at the time when
Loving claimed he was the conductor of
the train and had right to stay by the
engine.
When the report of The Star closed the
attorneys were celebrating as to the time
when the arguments would begin.
Testimony for Defense.
Considerable testimony was introduced in
behalf of Capt Mathews and Lieut.. Null
hall al the session of the police trial board
Thursday afternoon. Conductor o. w. Low
ing, in charge of the train of which Murphy
was the engineer, was on the stand when
The Stars report closed. After testifying
that Lieut.. Mulhall did not put him back
of the police lines, Attorney EasbySmith
ceased the examination for the defense.
Attorney Bendheim for the prosecution
then took up the cross-examination of the
witness.
The ire of the witness was aroused and
rapid interchange Of words followed
tempt to take down. but the substance Of
the statements of the witness was to the
erect that he knew as much about what
he was talking about as did the lawyers.
Witness was then excused.
Third Man to Reach the Wreck.
Claude s. Terry, an ironworker employed
by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad, testified that he was the
third man on the scene after the wreck.
According to his statement there was
loud report after the engine overturned and
the steam came from the cab in dense vol
umes. He rushed into the steam, he said,
and threw his coat over the head and
shoulders of the engineer so as to protect
him much as possible. He said he work.
ed one of the jacks at the wreck, but that
they were not powerful enough to do any
good. They could not be put under the
cab, the witness stated.
Martin Wiegand of 451 Maryland avenue
told of the good work done by Capt. Ma
thews and Lieut.. Mulhall in charge Of the
police at the scene of the accident. He said
but for their efforts to keep the crowd back
what little good was done would have been
impossible as the crowd was a vertable
crush.
Attorney Easby-Smith announced that the
next session would be held at 2 O'clock this
afternoon. when, he said, he would place the
defendants on the stand.