Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-10
FURNISH SURETY
FOR APPEARANCE
Railroad Officials and Employees
Released From Custody.
AWAIT GRAND JURY'S ACTION
Text of Verdict Rendered as the Re-
suit of Inquest.
VIEWS OF MR.. MCFARLAND
Personal Recognizance Accepted in
Several Instances-Five Defend
ants Were Taken to Jail.
VIEWS OF MR.. MCFARLAND

Gentlemen we surrender ourselves
With the foregoing verbal announcement
of their arrival, Train Dispatcher Thomas
F. Dent Assistant Division Operator Will
lam f. McCauley and Tranmaster John w.
Kelly, jr., of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. who, with Engineers Hide
brand and Vermilion, Conductors Hoffmeir
and Neagle and Operator Dutrow, We're held
Jointly responsible for the wreck at Terra
Gotta, D. c.. December 80, by the verdict of
the coroner's jury last night, entered the
office of the United States attorney in the
city hall this morning. prepared to furnish
surety for their appearance when wanted.
The visitors were accompanied by Attor-
ney NJ. J. Colbert. who looked after the
interests of the railroad company during
the inquest. Arrangements We're imme-
diately made by Mr.. Colbert with Assist
ant United States Attorney Harvey Given
concernr~ the bond in each case. No OBJ
lection made to the security demanded
and shortly before noon Messrs. Dent, Kel-
ly and McCauley having gone through only
the formalty of arrest. were again at lib
erty, though pledged to appear whenever
notified by the authorities.
Dent was released on bond in the sum
of $1,000. while Trainmaster Kelly and AS
sistant Division Operator McCauley were
allowed to go on personal recognizance.
Taken to Jail.
Immediately after the conclusion of the
inquest and the announcement of the YER
extra edition of The Star, Engineer Harry
H Hildebrand and Conductor Frank F.
Hoffmeir, who were in charge of the dead
head equipment train No. 2l2o; Engineer
Benjamin l. Nermillion and Conductor Geo
". Neagle of train No G6, and Operator
William II. Dutrow of the Silver Spring sta
ton, who had been he'd to await the cut
come. We're placed under arrest by head
quarters detectives, and they were con-
veyed to Jail in the fourth precinct patrol
wagon.
Attorney Henry Z. Davis representing
Hildebrand and Hoffmeir, was subsequently,
notified by telephone. and about midnight
he completed arrangements to furnish
bonds in the sum of $4,000 for Hldebrand
and 5000 for Hofmeir. The amounts of
the bonds were fixed by Assistant United
States Attorney Given, after consultation
with United States Attorney Baker, who is
still confined to his home as a result of
injuries received in the Terra Gotta wreck,
and HIdebrand and Hoffmeir were ad-
mtted to bail by Justice Barnard. Charles
Shelton and Patrick ]. Collins qualified as
sureties for the engineer while w. w.
Stewart signed the bond for the conductor.
Produced This Morning.
Formal announcement of the verdict of
the coroners jury communicated to
Attorneys Hamilton and Colbert counsel
for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, last
night and they notified Superintendent of
Transportation Galloway and other officials
more, and at the same time promised that
Messrs. Dent, McCauley and Kelly would
be produced in the United States attorneys
office this morning, that it would not be
necessary TO subject them to arrest. Justice
Barnard was not on the bench this morn
ing, but Dent. McCauley and Kelly were
taken into Criminal Court No. and their
bonds were arranged by the clerk of the
court. The United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company of Baltimore furnished
the required $1,000 security for Dents ap-
peaTance.
When the cases of the three officials had
been settled Mr. Given caused Engineer
Nermillion and Conductor Neagle to be
taken into court, and they, like Kelly and
McCauley, were released on personal
recogniZanCe. At the same time Operator
DutrOw. in whom his uncle Rev DR. w
w. Davis Of Baltimore has taken a deep
interest was released in $1,000 bail Geo.
+. Pollock of the General Land Office quail
flying as surety.
Text of Verdict.
The text OF the verdict follows:
District of Columbia, county of Wash
ington:
AN inqulsition taken at No. 10 engine
house in the county aforesaid the LIST,
I'd. 3D., 4th. 9th, eth. Sth, 9th days of
January in the year 1907, before me. ].
Ramsay hewitt coroner of the said county
upon the view OF the body of Theodore /.
King, then and there lying dead. upon the
oaths of Oscar J. Ricketts,, George Mueller,
c. W. Weaver, Andrew J. Sanford, J. w.
Beal and Joseph A. Brady, good and law
full of the said county who, being
sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of AL
mighty God, and charged to inquire when,
where, how and after what manner the said
Theodore !. King came TO his death, do
say upon their oaths that the said Theo-
dore l. King came 10 his death on Sunday,
December 30 1906, at or near Terra Gotta,
In the District of Columbia, near the hour
OF $3.50 pm, from fracture OF the skull
caused 10y an impact between trains No. CO
and extra 2l2U on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad that said impact rear-end col
lision was due directly to the negligent
ton of Operator William NJ. Dutrow in dis
playing an improper signal to the crew of
train 2l20 and We direct that said Dutrow
be held criminally responsible for the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
I'VE also find the following persons re-
sponsible in a lesser degree for the death of
said King, and direct that they be held for
the action of the grand jury:
w. h McCauIey, assistant division oper-
ator, for violation of rule No. 7l3. The
rules OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company for the government of the oper-
ating department which provides that he
shall have charge of dispatchers, tee-
graph operators and linemen on his
division; will direct them with regard to
their duties and see that they understand
them etc, by employing and continuing
in the employ OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company operator in
important signal station inexperienced
and inefficient man in whom proper reli-