The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24

anime. and the who les matter exec thss
Bringing In the &Verd ict;E Eoccupted laS
less than an 4 l,olr. u sHaf
Frank Dilnford firenla y ,5 VA sS;t "
first witness call led 81 he cha gave
sa#brief resume of the events lea Inns up
itoS the death;Sor Wright In the mann;
corrohorating the testimony 81 previously
Z SeiVen:a The CHIEF difference be tween q illsS
Testimony and tn at AZ heard ~ vyaIsIss
4irl3 his statement tha tSs$ lie d ID Il Al ;t no.
,.l,ollolng, and that ever tte,rss,l
Ia sound is he was seen to te
how he adder Wa!lksa. Is.
$to tho centre q he co rnce I. ds$sH VIE
Ills sleft hand 8at tempted 70 pick up a he
wire SDhnford $shollt ed look solt a DID
sCaptan Wise /; but a VA was all done So
quickly that lie took 70 granted II tha "A
tho arc, whicl,Snlllst have bee sllas
said. when ~ right first attenlpted Sios sss
pick Up tile wire, was burn ng the se;sss
ond tino when ght fell TO hlsS 81 aS1sS
witness said that Wright @ ut;sf +
tered a sound ana thnt u l,e b hinlsel fssdldls;
all8the 8sholoing, y ght fell back wards.
%"stiff as a log, KS his feet sbenE II laas
to leave the root. u: !s. WI
s,.You think. then that he got an eleos$S
trio shock n asked Coroner = g ut ~
s5s 5s.,Yes, y, the witness answered ssS
" regard to the brok en- wires, Win " ese
said he didn't SEQ any and didn' tz KNOW
Effects Them Seriously. II
i rhcre vas some & question as d to n how
ti,a man nan could fall In a. rIgid Scond ttonis
and Coroner ra VI "a SO ID hat no no = W a tss
s,nent OF going down I'll ID must be. .taksns
With some Iowa 9 Sls so SalmGuiss
$toH observe correct such citin1
I SDunford, ntlnuing, said that y sWrishtis q
had On IS f,remail' s 81 cir. w cit II ghss
5flrst llnnd, cd the WI he "a y a rllssI
under ltEnnd let the wi res sfSf> q lhai
sleeve He didn't know j 6 ths5were Y sue
for tile non-conduction of the sleeve. v atas
Z sxvernr tho question as to- waetn 81 No 4
ROOF was charged. witness Sd Id tha Sh A
asked Wright when hey went 8uAA aal q
4 tbat Wright answered ,'no "a " 'riLh ~
was standing at about the CEN ter OF tlieat
$cornice when he fell. /, /, 1.
Assistant Chief George g. shaw sgWas y
Nt NJ as'la al wItnoss callel. # Witness ss ldss
that he was acting IN the place aof q,
chIef that night. as the chief Was 4. lls.l.8
When lie arrived on he scene troll & -. Il
l,er end OF the town, he mel sone % L
the steamers coming back, and sc ptt aanA
Wise told hin, tha eyerythi Mas sa.ss
right Just then ll..up aks1,
yvrIrht rs returned mp the ladder, yY.t.sesss
then being opposite tile centse ~ III sh'$s
building, Wright got on y nlcsg a,.a aS
vent towards the hre, MS \ rage la oe',s'
toward the north. Z, /. !, y. =. !. .s 4
Just as Wright do y, Y ,s1s,..
heard some one shout lle saw . Y !. asYsasn,
suddenly straighteni up, MS left u, n,sMaR
flung upward. the wire with Sit, ~ q.
fan straight down The ladder. ines
said. was at least five feet from ift,e efss
the wire was. y, H
Wright did not utter a sound ors nov y. "
muscle Witness was asked = =. me 5,hiss Miss 4
fell to the ground With the man, ehiet y 4
shaw replied that 1t did not, ina. ~ ls4s
caught In am overhead wire, danstnB u
there for some time and falling 4, tol$ Ina
wi.ouni later, When It had fallen e Il
the m ground, all vehicles were stopped nHtfsE
Iii At MAS remoy we'd. sSa
Cannot Be Certain, &
4 s.lyhat is your opinion as to oyerhsaa Z;
wires sneetllis your departmsnt qqsssSS 4 SS
toned l)r,, TAYLOR. ~ yS is is TIL
$.very serious, respei,dsa the Ss
eve 20 to places unfamll 70 s ~, nosS
knowing whether We are goN tns sstft - Ss s
q dead Of s live wire vlgss - ssg ~