The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-28
STAR CHAMBER
 INQUESTS ARE
 NOW IN VOGUE
Coroner Wilson Continues His Policy of Taking Tes- timony with Press Elk
 cluded.
Expects to Hear ''Very I'm portant Witness This Afternoon in Case of Man Killed by Trolley Car in North Bridgeport Last Evening.

Coroner Clifford B. Wilson held an- other star chamber inquest today. Be-
 hind shut doors he heard testimony
 in the killing of a man by a trolley
 car in upper Main street last night.
 The coroner announced after he had emerged from his sacred enclosure
 that two trolley conductors, Sweeney
 and Clark, and a motorman, Gall, had
 been before hin and testified What
 the nature of their testimony was he
 would not divu1ge. Further announce
 ment by him was to the effect that he
 expected to hear another and very
 important witness this afternoon and
 the chances are that his finding will come tomorrow. Star chamber sessions at a coroner's inquest are new to this polity. It was invariably the custom of the late Judge Doten who filled the position for years prior to his death a and very frequently he was aided by newspapermen who on tip that came from the coroner's office "got busy with the result that the coroner was not -infrequently aided in arriving at a correct solution of the case before him..
 Perhaps Coroner Wilson may decide after he has held down the jobfor a spell that the ends of jusice will be best served by returning to the long established custom of allowing the press to be present when testimony is being taken.
 The inquest today concerned the fol- lowing:
 Jonas Kulikansky, who resided at 369 Main street, jumped from a moving south bound trolley car at the corner of Main and Goodsen streets last ev- ening about nine o'clock, and was run dow and killed by a north bound car. Kulikancky who was about A years of age. had attended an outing at Staed- ler's Park, having boarded, the car at the corner of Main and Goodsell streets, Ku1ikansky's hat blew off. He was seen to dodge under the car. Con ductor John Sweeney pulled the bell As he did so the man jumped back ward. .@ staggered. -- andsssfell 4, to- the ground. A north bound car passed or- CT his body as it lay on the street. As the man jumped Motorman Walter Gall of the north bound car reversed his brakes but it was too late as the crews of both cars raised the car which had passed over the uhfortu- nate mans body, on jacks and extri- cated the body.
 A call was sent in for the anbu- lance but it was not needed as the man was already dead. Medical Ex- aminer Downs viewed the remains and gave permission for the removal to the morgue. Mtorman Gall and Harry Clark of the north bound car were placed under arrest by Patrolmen Ryan and Guilty, but were later released as the Connecticut Co. is surety for their appearance when wanted. MotorInan Gall in statement said that he saw the man jump from the south bound car and fall just as his car struck him. He said that he did all in his power to prevent the accident. A ccording to Dr. Downs death was due to shock or rupture of the intestines., There were also sew eral bones broken as the wheel of the car ran over his hip. The remains were identified at the morgue later in the evening by Michael Kulikansky, 8 brother of the dead man. He was a, 1aborer by trade coming to this about a year ago.