Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04


completely stove to pieces and parts
of the wagon were carried over 300
feet
Witness testified that the car was
going at the rate of 20 miles or more
at the time of the accident. There was
a stop" sign at Dudley's Crossing
erected on a post, also another sign.
RAILROAD Crossing" The trees were
thickly leaved out and close together
in the vicinity of the accident. Witness
heard no gong as the car approached.
Witness stated on Characterization
that the car was the regular afternoon
mail car which did not usually ston at
Dudlev's Crossing:
John NJ Dudley of Winthrop Center
testified that he had known Harold
Martin ever since boyhood. Mr.. Mar
tins business was farming and he was
also more or less interested in horses
Mr.. Martin was between So and Sc
years of age at the time of the acct
dent. Mr.. Martin frequently left his
horse at the blacksmith shon and took
an electric car from there. Witness had
known the plaintiff, James O. Stewart
for year or more previous to the
accident. Witness was standing near
the ice house when the accident o.
cured. Saw the car as ii aDproached
Dudl"ys Crossing. The car was No. y,
a four wheeled car. Witness at about
the same time saw a team between two
elm trees. The team when witness first
saw it was 80 feet from the crossing
and contained two men. The horse was
going at the rate of eight or 10 miles
an hour. The electric car was going az
least 20 miles an hour and did not stop
ut the crossing. Witness heard no gong
or bell. There was a Stop sign at the
crossing and some Of the cars slowed
down and others didn't
The horse after the accident ran to the
last of the track and was caught by the
witness. Portions of the wagon were
StrcWcd along the track for 200 or 800
feet. Witness saw the body of Mr..
Martin lying on the track, also saw
Mr. Stewart. The accident occurred ar
about 3.OI in the afternoon Witness on
cross-cNamination stated that the team
was in his sight from the first moment
IL came INTO view until the collision
occurred. Witness was at the south
east corner of the ice house when he,
first caught sight of the electric car.
Witness thought Mr.. Martin was on |
the left hand side of the team when
1t na&Sed Witness did not think either |
team or car slackened speed up to the
moment that both struck. Witness tes- |
tined at the coroncrs inquest that the |
two men appeared to be talking to- |
Gcther Witness wished to change that |
testimony at the present time ard said |
mat it would be impossible to tell |
whether the two men We're talking to-
ecther Or not. The horse was a rangy |
pay PAGER and Mr. Martin was driv-
ing. could not say whether Mr. Stew
arr had his arm out over the wagon |
or not
William ballard Of Manchester tes-
tuned that nc was at Dudley's Crossing
at the blacksmith shop at the time of
the collision between an electric car
ana the team in which Harold Mar
TN and Mr.. Stewart were riding. Wit
ness saw the car strike the team. The
car was going go miles or better"
witness was sitting in his wagon in
front OF the blacksmith shop. Did not
lie ar any gong or bells ring on the
car. Witness hitchcl his horse and
Percy johnson of Winthrop Center,
lZ-y"ar-olI boy. Mas the next witt
ness called. Witness was on the cleo
trlc car on the day that it coIlided with
a team at Dudley's Crossing. Witness
took the car at Underhill station: the
car slowed down. but did not come to
a full stop when he got on No bell was
rlnS at tnderhill Witness GOT into
the car at the forward end. Car did not
stop until it struck the team at Dud
leY'S Crossing. Thetcar was r,,nnino
quite fast as it approached Dud1ev's
Crossing. Witness stated that some
one spoke to him after the collision
and as Il result he went home. The
man who spoke to him was a tall man.
ne was afterwards told that it was the
CONDUCTOR
EdN in X. Packard, II years old. tes-
titled that he took the car at Under.
NIL in company with Percy Johnson. |
w hen ne got on the car there were two
car men on the car up front The tall
tf man Of the two, who was the con-
duItor, was running the car The car
made no stop from Underhill until II |
struck the team at Dudley'S CROSSING
Witness on crOss-eXamination stated |
mat he did not remember whether !, |
gong was sounded on the car or nor |
The plaintiff in the case, James q |
Stewart, who gave his residence as
winthrop and his occupation as n |
salesman, was the next witness. Wiz
ness in company with Harold Martin
started to drive to Dudev's black
smith shop on the afternoon of the
collision. AS they approached Dudlev's
Crossing witness noticed Mr. Martin |
turn and rein his horse Witness hoard |
n" car or gong. The team was going
about eight miles an hour in the iude-
ment Of the witness. Heard Harold
Martin say: "Oh. my God" and then
the car struck the team. Witness was
lldlne at Mr.. Martins invitation and
offered no suggestions in regard TO |
df!VnG Witness and Mr.. Martin were.
talking as they came cut of the Bailey. |
VILE road into the Augusta road |
Court then adjourned until $40 |
NJ Thursday.