Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-06
FISHER IN COURT
Engineer Who Escaped From
 Wreck Under $2.soe Bond.

the New Haven Grays to New Haven last Saturday morning, when 1t col lided with the regular train at Hills siding. was brought before the su- perior court to-day on a bench war rant issued by Judge Silas A. Robin son and remanded till the June term of the court, then to be tried for the manslaughter of William Norton, en- gineer of the regular. Fisher came from New Haven this morning ac- companied by his counsel, Attorney John Elliott. Attorney Samuel A.
 York, Jr, representative of the Amer ican Surety Go. and Oficer Coonan of New Haven, representing Coroner Ell Mix. Before court opened he was
 taken before Judge Robinson and the formality of giving bail by the American Surety Co was gone through with. The amount of bail is S2,500.
 It is said that warrants charging him with the manslaughter of the other men who were killed in the col lision, Charles Carpenter, fireman on the regular, and E. G. Erickson, fire- man on the special. Criminal care lessness and neglect Is charged against Fisher. This morning was the first time since the fatal accident occurred that Fisher has been de- tained by the law and immediately after bail had been given by Attor- ney York, representing the American Surety Co, Fisher was released.
 Fisher is big fellow. His age is about 45 years and his weight about 225 pounds. He gave no statement regarding the accident, or how he got to the home of his friends in Che shire, and 1t is probable that no light will be thrown on his flight from the scene of the collision until the trial takes place next June.
 His counsel. Attorney Elliot, said Fishers injuries were mostly in the muscles. concussion of the brain and general shock. How he was thrown from the pilot he could not explain, but it was his opinion that in the centrifugal force occasioned by the shock of the two engines coming to- gether with such. terrific force. Fisher was whirled through the air, or else the top of the cab was blown of and Fisher went up with 1t. From that point no light has been shed on Fishers movements and no explana- tion that has been accepted by the public has been given for the acci- dent.
 Attorney Elliot stated that when Fisher regained consciousness in the home of his friends in Cheshire he communicated with MT Elliot, who sent word to the coroner where Fish, CT could be found when wanted, or that he would gladly meet the cor oner when able to leave the house.
 Conductor Eaton of the special is yet unable to leave his home, having sustained sprained ankle in the col lision.
 Fisher appeared before Coroner Mix in New Haven last evening, but on account of his physical condition he was permitted to return home. It is now said he will make no state ment before the coroner. In this course he has legal protection on the grounds that he might make some statement that would incriminate and this he is not compelled to do.
 It developed at the hearing before the coroner yesterday that there may be some doubt as to whether or not f ha ut tgp al at LJ;Il', sfdtn f, ,,oo 1lrhtol
 Fireman Erickson's watch stopped at 12:52. The watches of the other men who were killed were going when their bodies were found. From Joseph II. Dunn. assistant superin- tendent of the Naugatuck and Berk- shire divisions. who gave the orders for the operation of the special train, 1t was ascertained that only nine would have been saved by the Grays taking the special from 
 The report that Engineer Fisher. when he found out that he had missed the siding, made a reckless attempt to steal another switch lit- tie further beyond, was proved false when 1t was shown that there are no more switches leading onto the siding for more than mile and half below this point. The Dnly thing left for him to do, when he missed the switch. was to put on brakes with all possible speed and go back over the route until he To- cated the missing switch. This he was attempting to do when the col