Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-03
THE INQUEST.
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How fast were you running when
you reached the road:"
About eight miles an hour"
When you started the car after
stopping two poles back how much
power did you have on?"
Three points and then turned it
| right oft again."
Did sou ask to take control of the
caro-
NO, sir, didn't
| Attorney Heath: Mr. Spear, how
did you happen to take the motorman's
Llace:"
He asked me to-"
Can YOU give any reason why he
did this?'
mo, sir, l can't"
Mr.. Heath questioned further as to
| the use of power. Did not make dead
stop, but had the car under control at
the second pole from the highway This
was about 200 feet from the road
AT what point We're you when you
first saw Mr.. MARTINI"
| About here, Indicating on the
c!iGrt, 80 feet from the Travelled road
Where was he when you saw him ?"
He was coming toward the track,
and about the same distance, l should
say"
How fast We're they drving?"
Driving pretty fast eight or 10
| miles an hour, | should say"
There's no airbralle on that car, is
| tl:ere?''
No"
so that the only way YOU had of
stopping the car was by putting the
1 brake ON by hand?"
Yes"
Did YOU reverse the power?"
There wasn't any power on
How far do you think you ovcrran
H he crossing?"
about 200 feet"
4 Questioned by Attorney Hildreth the
Witne IS Sala that he released the brake
| when he struck the crossing.
Had that crossing ever been
brought TO your attention on account
Of anything before?"
NO, sir; not that I remember"
What time of the day was this? ?"
sos
Whit was the weather."
"A fair day"
"Mild?"
Yes"
Did you stop the car or the motor
mani"
He set the brake
do you remember whether the gong
vas rung"?"
Yes, sir; it was"
so that one foot would be engaged
and both hands, in running the car at
this time"
Yes"
''Do you remember how many times
the gong was rung?'
"Quite a few"
! How many?"
"Fifteen or 20 tines
4 Questioned by one Of the Jury he
said that Stewart and Martin appar-
4 emily did not see the car
i "Thcy didn't see us more than tn,
length of their team away
4 Joseph O. King was motorman of tho
! car Oh Oct. u. Left Augusta at 2.13 Re
leased the car to the conductor at 3.02
\ ''Wny did you do that"
> 81 was sick; | am now"
King said that Dulac. a motorman
was on the car The witness had beer
on the rc ad since May 4. 1908 He wa.
4 n spare man; had no regular run
Spear almost stopped the car two pole
II back from the highway at Dudley:
1 crossing and started again. "He pu
on three points. We always use three
II points to start a car"
How fast did you think you were
n going down across there p
Il should say about five miles an
II hour
'Whcrc was the team when you frs
! saw it. Mr.. King
81 should say about 10 feet from thu
trave led road. and we were about tn,
l same distance"
Mr.. Hidreth asked where Dulac wa.
l at the time.
II 'He was in the vestibule part of TIL
D time. but | do not know when he came
" on"
4 was he in the vestibule at the tim
4 OF the accidcrt?"
\ 81 don't know.
4 The witness testified as to his poo
Al health since going to France in 1900.
WHAT made you give up the car tina
I day."
D. Il was sick; almost faintins away"
n The witness did not see either MAJ
thrown from the carriage.
1 II shut my eyes and I said. M,
a God