The Washington herald., 1909-05-07

brakes when within about ten feet Of
Sruder.
He said the horses were walking and
struder waved his hand 10 the motOrman
10 stop the train, and the driver also
pulled away his lead horses The train,
he said, ran about twenty-five feet before
coming TO a stop. and there was TO whis-
tie. bell OF gong sounded.
William Oehlert said the horses were on
a trot and the train was going fast He
also testified that the driver waved his
hand
Wilber Cook also testified to seeing the
accident and Of the driver throwing Up
his hands. He said the car was half a
square away when Struder signsled- He
also said the horses we're walking
Dr. ". NJ Smith. who attended Struder-
testified TO the mans injuries.
Hugh Wiley declared that he witnessed
the accident, and that the train vas
travelling az twenty to twenty-five miles
an hour An attempt TO stop the train.
he said was made after Il was too late
The cars were going al rapid rate. ac-
cordiug 10 James Bolton. He was OF the
opinion that struGer would have had time
% cross IN safety. he thought the train
hrlE rtalt~ o. TIC -c.~N "a NFf~----
ty-fve miles an hour.
AZ. ariiug TO the testimony of Charles
Bradfield. the train was travelling az about
thirty miles an hour
Charles A. Fanner next took the stand
and he said he did not think the train
vas running unusually fast When wit
ness saw the horses he could feel the
spee5 Of the train reduced he estimated
the train was probably going about eight
miles an hou-.
n Y Kelley. moto-nan of the train.
testified that upon seeing the team he
was on the west side OF the street. and
was going at about eight miles an hour.
He az orce sounded his gong and re-
duced his current. The train came 10
s+on about the length OF the motor car.
Charles ". Simpson. conductor OF the
train testified he was IN the car a. the
tina OF the accident and the train vas
going AZ the rate OF six or eight miles
an hour. The train, he said, came 10
stop within half tie length OF motor
car
4 portion OF the inaugural court q
honor used here in the parade held April
a. last was sold to-day 20 the watson
Flarg Company. New York City, for SSl9
Il viii AZ orce be taken 10 New York
The reversing stand has been sold 10
Martin Quinn.
The executive committee il charge OF
the parade has appointed the following
10 audit the accounts OF the parade: G.
L Boothe. c. S. T. Burke, and J. y. Will
Jams.
A committee consisting OF W A Smoot
jr.. A. B. Brockett, P. Won De Westlaken.
J. NJ Hill. z z. Dovnhar, r :. Bar
rett. NJ. p. Greene. 2. J. Par, c. 6 T.
Burke. and " B Suoot was appointed 70
wind I'D the affairs OF the parade Another
meeting will be held al an early date.
when the affairs OF the parade committee
VIII be closed.
The State corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Mount Ida Re
atty Company. incorporated. this city.
with a maximum capital stock Of Sl0o,0o
and a minimum capital OF 5000 The
objects Of the company are 10 conduct
real estate business Oflcers are J. ;
Groves, president; J. R Caton. secretary:
II B. Cation. all OF Alexandra.
Messrs. P. II. Bradshaw, y L Will
hanson, A. J. Butcher. and others. rep
resenting Potomac Lodge, No IS,
Order Of Odd Fellows. viii leave Sat
urday night next for Bristol, Va. TO
attend the annual grand encampment
which viii convene IN that city Monday
next
". s. Nicklin, junior sycamore Of the
State organization OF Red Men. with
staff officers from the degree team OF
seminole Tribe. No. So, this city, last
night instituted 4 council known as
Saneca Council. No. IS. al HeTndOn.
Lcudoun County. The new council
starts out with a membership OF thir-
tytwc.
The Lanston Monotype Machine Com
pany. at its annual meeting to-day, in
the Office OF Col F. I. Smith. reelected
the old board Of directors.