The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13

district court room. East Providence. be-
fore Coroner Harmon s. Babcock
In today's session three witnesses were
summoned: Charles M. dodgers. Daniel
Hogan and Martin Hasan. all of Thorn
ton.
There are still a number OF very impor-
tant witnesses 10 be examined. among
them being Edward @. Brennan, Angelo
Geronica, Gustave Guertin and William
w Luther.
The first witness called today was
Charles NJ. Rogers, who testified substan-
tially as follows:
81 am "A years of age and reside on Po-
casset street, Thornton; occupation, re-
sceiving clerk. was passenger on the car
(which was wrecked on June and should
4udge there were between 80 and 100 per
hons on the car. The seats were all filled,
some being on the running board and
Vome between the seats. The car was
crowded and / should Judge there were
4bout 10 passengers on the running board
eRnd about Is passengers were standing
between the seats; there were 10 seats,
ION some OF them there were six and on
BONE seven passengers.
THE seats were facing each other; one
running board was down and the other
Mas up; the one on the left hand side was
1own and the other up This is with ref
Srence to the position OF the car as IL was
Sgoing toward Providence. the right hand
Side being toward the gutter I'm the street.
II was on about the seventh seat. fac
ing the motorman. We left Crescent Park
about 1906 a. m. and the accident oc-
Surred about 1925 a. m. When we left
Crescent Park looked at my watch.
The accident was timed by a lady who
toccupied the seat with me and set her
5watch by mine just before we left Thorn
BON.
I'VE proceeded at about the same rate
tof speed from Crescent Park up to the
hime when the accident occurred at
fMoore's corners. which is situated at the
foot OF the hill. The speed OF the car
down the hill. however. increased perhaps
one or two miles per hour Just before the
accident. ! was knocked of my seat by
ths lurch OF the car; the motorman, tried
70 reverse the car.
The hill Is about the same grade the
whole extent. but Il is gradual and not
steep; don't know whether the motor
man tried TO apply the brakes; the Hill
ts so gradual that horses trot up II.
II did not see the electric light until
J got out OF the car and don't know
whether or not the light was burning:
Think the light Illuminated a radius OF 20
yards. and II remained In this condition
! don't know that the motorman was
talking with any passengers on the front
seat. II was foggy and dark going down
from home and we hoped that II wouldn't
rain. and IL was about the same coming
back
The lights / saw were arc lights: could
see them about rs yards; they were bum
ing with full power.
THE fog was no denser at Crescent
Park than II was at the time OF the acct
dent. The car made no stops except at the
car barn where IL stopped two or three
minutes
1T stopped on account OF passengers
VINO wanted to get on the car; about IL
persons not members OF the company got
on.
The ground was pretty damp and es-
pecially the grass. did not hear the mo-
torman say anything Just before the ac-
cident. he afterwards came up to me and
eaid: Don't blame me for the accident,
1t was not my faultv
He was crying.
Il don't know whether he was familiar
with this route or not; he was perfectly
eober al Crescent Park and when ne went
20 take the car I saw him about II D. m
end he was sober then. did not see him
drink any wine, beers OF other liquors at
Crescent Park
The electric light at Moore's Corners
Is situated on the right hand side coming
from Crescent Park: and Is hung from an
srm. The arm extends about two feet and
half towards the centre OF the street
Warren avenue: and about the centre "
the junction OF Warren and Pawtucket
avenues. did not notice any street sign
Gt the corner
The light was about eight yards above
the street. l rmained at the scene OF the
accident about two hours: the other
chartered trolley car passed over this
curve about / ominutes after the aeci.
dent"
Tho overturning OF the car killed Ave
persons whom knew Alice r Franklin,
Enrico Gamboni, Ethel Whitley John
Schneider and Bertha NJ. Kelley
"Enrico Gamboni was on the run
ming board talking with two girls: Miss
Franklin was in the same seat on which
] sat. The arm OF the electric light ex-
tended over the rails / was the third
passenger on the seventh seat"
This closed the testimony OF this wit
ness
Martin Horan was the next witness
who testified as follows:
Il am 2l years OF age reside at Wal |
nut street Thornton. and work AT 80
Borden street, Providence / was on the
overturned car and sat In the last inside
seat. facing the motorman.
Mary Burns. 2s5 North Main street.
Providence. Charles Norton OF Providence
and others also sat on the seat with me
sat on the third seat on the right-hand
side. coming from Crescent Park we
left the park about ~ O'clock but aid not
look al my watch. The accident occurred
about 20 minutes past II o'clock. accord
Ing TO what gentleman said who was
there. don't recollect that the car
stopped al the Riverside car barn. "a we
were talking so busily that | did not
notice The car from Crescent Park
ran at a medium speed; Il ran M about
the same speed all the way.
'Moore's corners is at the foot of a bW
and the car maintained its average speed
going down the hill; could not see what
the motorman did from where I sat and
don't know whether he shut of the brake |
before the accident ! could not see The
electric car at the corner
The night was damp and foRRy an
pretty dark and did not notice the elec- |
trio light until ! came out OF the car
Then suddenly the light started: the
light did not burn until 10 was kicked |
and after that IL burned brightly: bu. !
u had 20 be kicked several times be
fore II burned continuously.
Il remained at the scene OF the &C.
eident about four hours The elec
trio light was situated az the juno