The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

Crack that we had forgotten about H.
and he said that Mocks car had gore,
and we could do nothing now.
How about this finger signal? You
hold up enc finger, meaning n car 20
come. etc. Don't you think that IS
very bad Systems asked Mr.. Mackey-
Yes. ] always have thought So,
did you ever tell Mr.. Hubbeil. or
Mr.. Garrett. or Mr.. Hinchman that the
signal system should be changed
NO, II wasn't any OF my business.
Use ANY Speed Needed.
How about the speed on this line?
Are there any regulations or orders
about speed?"
mo, We generally use any speed re-
qulred TO make the time"
Should Jesse Thomas, who was
breaking in as a conductor, have said
anything to Mock
NO. he was not responsible. IL was
my place and the place Of the motor
man. have never forgotten before
Robert Crack, the motorman adiiAtted
that he had heard Downs order, but IN
sisted that IL was tho conductors place
TO remember and give the information
TO the car going in the opposite uirec-
ton. Sometimes 1 give the orders, put
not always 1t is the conductors duty
Whenever / give the signal II IS just De-
cause ] fear he might forget H.
He explained the finger signals, stat
ing, however, that In holdlng up ms
finger ne would always say one more
coming" as he passed. Motormen very
seldom held up the finger without say
ing something also. he explained.
any God, Bob, Forgot"
After we passed Clarendon" he con-
tinued, lat Farlee, Morgan came up to
nv platform and said, My God, Bob.
g
following us ! just said, Well III be
-.' Then Morgan said, 1 guess
Downs will get over the top of the hill
anyway and Mock will see him 1t was
TOO late then for us 70 do any good
Crack said that Clarendon was very
important point. but that there was no
telephone there. He had sometimes used
private phone In Suites store 10 ask
about cars.
County Monitor. testified that he had
examined the car (NO. So and that II
was badly crushed and the posts were
we'll rotted out.
supervising architects office IN Wash
ington. who said he had often made a
practice OF counting people on cars. eSti-
mated the crowd on car No y at from
eighty TO one hundred people The seats
and aisles were packed" ne said.
Car Old and Decaylng.
Attorney General Crandal Mackey tes-
tilted TO being with Warning when he
died. and as 70 the nature OF his wounds.
He said that he had also examined car
No. 81 and that It was old and in decay
ing condition.
Conductor Dewey. IN charge Of car No.
IS. which was wrecked. said there were
possibly ffty-five 10 sixty people on IL.
About thiTty-five 10 forty, he said, could
get seats. He had received no orders
from Crack or Morgan that Downs was
following with a carload Of rails. on
crOss-examination he admitted that all
OF the passengers could not have
crowded in the car and that some were
on the platforms. Had never had in
structions as 10 speed or as 10 not per-
hitting people on platforms.
At the conclusion Of DeWeys test-
mony the jury retired, returning the YER
dict IN less than ten minutes. The jury
was composed Of F. W. Graham, CT
BallstOn, real estate agent foreman. J.
Kennedy Campbell. real estate man
BallstOn; William Ball, contractor. Clar-
| endOn; Arthur J. Porter, contractor,
| BallstOn; A c. Mertens. contractor
/ ClareRdon; William II Suite. merchant
! and postmaster, Bellaire.
Suits May Be Filed.
| Among the attorneys seen at the in
/ quest who declined to state. however
whom they were representing, were At
| torneys Collins and Palmer, Of Vienna
| Moncure. of Alexandria Court House
/ Garner Of Falls Church. One or tn,
| attorneys announced after the Inquest
! that unless compromise was offered nc
| would file suits aggreEating 800. OOl
/ within the next few days
! No attorneys FOR the railroad were
present. The company retains Moore
/ Barber & Keith. OF Fairfax. as counsel