Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-20
t Silver Spring." the United states at

at Silver Spring." the United States at
torney asked.
II did" Lishtfoot replied
And what did he say
"A white light
What else occurred?
II asked him what the white light
meant. and he said & clear track
asked him what signal he received at
Takoma and Hildebrand declared he
didn't see any.
White Light at Silver Spring.
William Dutrow. operator 1t Silver
Spring December 80 last. was one OF
the most Important witnesses fer the
government in rebuttal. He declared
he had given the white target to train
TO and to extra 2I2o in turn The
signal pole is about six feet from the
window of the block station. and wit
ness said he not only threw the signal
lever but saw the white light. At
o'clock witness said, he hung. :: green
lantern on the pole. The three station
sreen-were lighted by John Trundle.
the helper at the station. and placed on
the floor of the Office beneath TIE ticket
window.
On cross-eXamiRation- Dutrow denied
having admitted train No. IS into the
block at Kensington later the night of
the wreck while wrecking train was
standing opposite his office. Witness said
he might have told Kens:ngton that the
wreck train was standing at his station.
Dutrow was examined at length regard
ing his length of service as an operator.
and he said he had served as substitute
at several offices along the road before
going to Silver Spring three or four days
before the wreck.
Lighted the Lanterns.
John Trundie stated he had lighted the
lanterns and placed them inside the sta
ii cosl hac fI,o
signals given by Dutrow to both trains.
and the three lanterns were on the door
when the trains passed.
Frank Hewitt. postmaster at Silver
Spring, reached the station and saw Du-
trow at TAO o'clock. This was before
news of the accident had been received.
and Hewitt saw the three lanterns on
the floor. Some time late. probably be-
tween z O'Clock and 7:30 O'Clock. witness
saw Dutrow hand out the green lantern.
This phase of the rebuttal was offered
to show 1t would have been impossible for
Dutrow to have displayed the. double
green.'' as testified by the accused train
crew
Detective Alpha Parham identified a
series of statements made to himself and
Detective o'Brien by the train crew The
detectives testimony. however. was strick-
en- from record. because of his statement
that he could not have remembered the
actual questions and answers without
copies.
Recess was taken at 1890 o'clock until
1:15 O'Clock.
Agreed on Story.
Assistant United States Attorney James
NJ Proctor was summoned to the stand
al the opening of the afternoon session.
Asked whether he remembered a CONVEX
sation with Engineer Vermillion and Mr..
Crawford in the United States attorneys
Office. and whether or not Vermillion at
that time seid he received a white light
and not a double green in passing Silver
Spring. Mr.. Proctor replied afirmatively.
AMI added that Vermillion had made the
statement indicated regarding the Silver
Spring signal.
Did or did not Mr.. Vermillion on that
occasion say that the crews of the trains
got together Immediately after the wreck
and fxed up the story about the double
green at Silver SPRING." United States
Attorney Baker asked.
He did the witness replied
Did or did YOU not call his attention to
the fact that he had committed perjury"
''Vermillion said there was a fellowship
between engineers, and that was the rea-
son he swore falsely"
Testimony in detail identical with that
of Mr. Proctor was given by Assistant
United States Attorney Harvey Given.
This evidence was admitted into the
case only after most strenuous objection
by counsel for the defense.