The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-05-22

over the street, the ground, and so
far as | could see, | could find no evil
dence that the front wheels had been
materially moved and the rear end
of the wagon had evidently, been
thrown around. / didn't hear the mo-
torman call because the door was
closed. The car must have been thirty
feet from the dray when he put the
brake on. l am one of the officers
of the street railway company. The
car struck the wagon right behind the
front wheel, throwing the rear end
of the wagon around. There is no
emergency brake or anything of that
kind on the car.
Colonel George w. Mead, testified:
was standing on the steps in front
of Mr.. CrandalPs jewelry store look
ing southwark. The continuous ring
ing of the bell attracted my atten-
ton to the approaching of the car. The
team and dray were approaching the
street car tracks, the ringing of the
bell, apparently not attracting his at
tention. To me, he seemed to be
asleep, or in dazed condition, look
ing for no danger or anything else
Ole o. Grue, c. B. Scovill and Clar-
ence Mattison were other witnesses
who told about the same story.
Paul Kohlar, conductor on car No. Z,
testified: l was coming up towards
Hickory street. l didn't know there
was anything the. matter. A man ask
ed ) me which was the nearest place
to get off at Neilsen's green house,
and | !. told him Marshall street. I
noticed the gong was ringing pretty
heavy, but didn't pay. much attention
to that, but heard the motorman holler.
| saw the. team right in. front of the
car.
Albert Besser, the motorman on car
No., Z, told this story: As l came
drifting up towards Hickory street
with my car No. Z, with no power on
her, ringing my gong loudly and look
ing. for. passengers on both sides of
the street, when I came near the First
National bank | noticed a team going
south. l rung my gong again and
they finally made turn right across
the street. l hollered as loud as l
could and set my brake.
Mr.. Hammett inquired:
Now, gentlemen, + may be out of or
der, and if l am you may stop me-
Now, there is motorman supposed to
be in control of his car. Now, gentle
men, isn't he in control of his car?
What did he boiler for? Isn't he in
control Of his. car? tpa
{lWitness: Then | struck the wagon
That is ailoI know about lit. = The car
was: moving by its, own force.gsI had
shut the power off Yin the middle of the
blocks We werel running on time, and
Icdidnt I speed her.gup because we
would get l9ver,the switch too quick. !
How far did YOU go after you put
on the brakeg" was asked.
ANSWER, y f'' should judge about
eight feet.
Right on top of the wagon before
you put on the hbrake2 81
Answer Practically that: Ash hi2
@sWhen," did you first see him asked
County Attorney Plymat. pecga>e lac
Fl Saw him first when he made the
turn to come on Front estreet.s { ry.s
Did you, isaylf that YOU did not
have to look out "for people asleep on
the street? .gyeD aftu.g egs nfSol
co.Na did mot say that.
How much experience have you had?
l. learned this spring in March at
Winona. / was there week We run
been running regularly since | have
been here.
Didn't you look before you got with
in ten feet of him to see whether he
was going to cross the track or
whether there was danger of col
lision?
|. I had my eyes on both sides of the.
street. i saw him when he made the
turn from Hickory. but l had my.
brake on when | was about ten feet
away from him. =. a
Why didn't you set it sooner?.
Wasn't you afraid of a collision until
you got within ten feet of him?
= l was, by the way it looked.
Couldn't you stop that car in ten
feet? .a. ..,.
Well, it would depend upon the rails.
Is that the way you run your car
by chance on stopping within ten
feet?
No.
As matter of fact, you. couldn't
stop that car when it is drifting at
ten feet, can you?
Can you stop that car within ten
feet?
Sometimes we will slide?
How short distance can you stop
the car?
Don't know how long it would take
me.
How far was you away when you
thought. there was going to be col.
lision? ,,
About ten feet. 3
Mr.. Hammett: You say the car was
drifting uphill. Therefore, the car could
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