The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-27
Denies That He Wrecked
Train at Bolton
WRITES A LETTER BACK
Couldn't Get Justice from the Witnesses,
He DecIares--He Calls Blair viii
Iain--Arraigned in Canada. He
Pleads Not Guilty.


+. AIcCabe, under arrest at Montreal,
under suspician, as Central Vermont sta
tiop agent at Bolton, Of misplacing a
switch on the night of January 26,
and causing the wreck Of the New Eng
land States Limited. The statement
was made before McCabe was arrested
at Bedford, Que, late Saturday night
showing that he intended to 30 to Ok
lahoma, and i given verbatim, AZ fol
lows:
On january 26, 1906, / attended 70
all Of my duties IN the usual manner.
AS soon AZ No. "a train arrived i re-
ported IL 10 the dispatcher, and asked
ii there was any help on No for them,
and was advised that this train, "a,
would have 10 wait at Bolton for NO.
5. AS soon as No. arrived, which was
sos D. M. No. 94 left at $50 p. M,
going to Waterbury for No. 10 and no.
2, believe.
4 waited on No. 8 and went to the
post office with The mail, then going TO
the north switch with the lamp. IL
must have been $40 or 5.22. AZ soon
as | returned / got the mail for No. 10
train. After the departure Of No. 10
train / lighted the south switch lamp
and carried 1t by a wire bale to the
south switch, and placed the same IN
proper position on the switch staff. The
switch appeared to be locked. and was
in proper position for trains going north
to keep on the main line.
Louis Blair, q young villain, arrived
that evening on No. 10, and walked
with me as far as the public crossing
at the south end Of the yard; waiting
there for me while / placed the light
on the switch, but not at my request.
then walked with him as far as Mr..
George =. Morse's, where | made a
stop of about five minutes, going from
there to my own home, ate what sup
per wanted. and hurried back to the
station, leaving my home at about 6ii5
or 6;20; cannot say Just exact time.
Blair, when | came out of my home,
stood In the road OF was walking slowly;
as it was dark spoke to him, more
10 find out who it was than to request
his coinpany; however, he came with
me to the station and was III the station
when the wreck occurred.
Ny switch lamps we're both in poor
condition On the north switch used
lamp that was sent me either the
last Of September or early in November.
and had to wire in one of the lenses
with steel wire. This lamp ! sent to
st. Adams for repairs after the wreck,
and as the company didn't send me i
new lamp that evening ! used my train
order signal lamp on the north switch
| by removing small coating from the
top Of switch staff, 50 the same would
set in the proper position.
II have had all that time since last
September or the early part Of Novem.
Der, three switch lamps at the Bolton
station. In so much as / wired for
switch lock and received new switch
lamp, and the old switch lamp has been
lying at the south switch; this Il the
one the train men refer to in their ties.
timony.
Il have not made any talk with Blair
about the switch lamps further than
TO ask him if he did make the state.
Inent that be put mp the north switch
lamp, and his reply was that he never
said any such thing. States ATTORNEY
Sherman has been at Blair's every day
mostly, and, ! am informed, assisted
Blair in his testimony so as TO inerim.
mate me; perhaps this is an honorable
course for Sherman, but it does not an.
pear SO 70 me. never offered Blai,
or his mother any money OF requested
them. to testify in my favor.
This switch lamp, with wire bale
was forwarded to me BY the superin.
tendent Of transportation, Mi. Mullins
IN all is original condition as used III,
night Of the wreck, and there were ma
any changes made by me in any manner
1t has appeared to me all along thai
the commissioners have been unfair Wiz
mei why did they not call tho fou,
witnesses that saw the north switcI
lamp burning at the time I claim. NM
why did they care so much 10 give Ell.
dence against me and none 10 Offset
tbemg
Mrs. Niece testified that sbe -,
Blair put up switch lamps for me; thi,
Is lie, and, further, she lied wher
she stated that she and my peopl,
were ON friendly terms, because We ar.
not, in 50 much as she has been 70
quested not to call, and she Is consid
cred more or less insane.
But she could not get mixed nm tb;.
question, and fully understands switct
lamps, as she is Of very eoncenfi,,,
mind, and can tell YOU ANYTIME ~
might think to ask her: ne woglds y \,
so stimulated BY smile. =
II did not leave because tho,.1,.
| myself guilty Of any offense K NAV
simply because with the eans ~ th;a,.
that sherman brought IN Il wo HI I,
impossible TO obtain anything ike ius
4 When Supt Soule was on Tho sta,l
giving out the testimony thai ~ Nv
asked me 70 resign, why did he not
testify that had requested him u ,,a no
transfer at Bolton and allnw ~, ~, y
enter the telegraph Department sa,, !,
three o. four months ago. n
received any reply to this letter ama Y
certainly have not and never hove IN,
any grievance with the railroad XIV
pany officials, and do not th,nL s .tl.
they nave ever had any with III ing
4 bought the oil which I nsed +, ~.
switch lamp from Tracy < Hasaa w
Mr. Laurie Of the Central Vernon, = \,
road company was unable NJ enx .ai
the station on account az No, hn ,nisi
any OF cana az 81. AIbans alt ,i,sl "
nad previously sent the chn l'esi
nad not bought oil with ,rV o,,., w,
there s4nitld ma 49, - uAH money