Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-14
Warrant Issued Charges Dohery With MansIaughter
 Released Under Bonds of $5000
IS EMPHATIC THAT AIR BRAKES DIDN'T WORK
Declares Inquest That He Did All He Could Acci dent-Had Reported at Stamford Engine House That Brakes Were 'No Good'-Ralroad Officials to Have Brakes Tested by Experts-Freman Sustans Engineer.

Stamford. Conn, June 13-Declaring emphatically that the brakes had failed to respond properly, that he had tried to take precautions and had done all he could to avert the accident, Engineer Charles J. Dohsrty of New Haven told dramatic story today at the inquest into the wreck in this city last evening of the ramming of the first section of the New York express by his engine. of the second section on the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad, which resulted in six deaths besides injury to many oth- CTS
 Made Discovery at NorvvaIk.
 He described his trip in detail from Bridgeport down He first discovered that his air brakes were in trouble at Norwalk and because of that fact had applied them sooner than ordinarily and before seeing the distant signal at Stamford. When he found this was set against him. he gave the brakes
 more air and when that did not thing"
 That failing to stop the train, he threw on the emergency brake and ap- piled sand to the rails but could not stop it. That was all l could do' he cried and breaking down completely soooed audibly for several minutes
 Tried to Reverse Engine.
 When asked if he had tried to re- verse his engine he replied that he did, but the heavy lever was stiff and because of an injury to his back which he had on Tuesday. he could m6ve the lever only a few notches. He thought if he could have gotten it over fl might have made things better but did not think it would have averted the collision
 in the midst of the examination of witnesses this afternoon, Coronor John I Pf1nlln ad end <n Benjamin l. Spock of the New Haven road. who was seated in the audience. with the question: '1s it true. MT, Spock, that the wrecked parlor car. the Sky1ark- was buxned?''
 Car Burned by Railroad Officials.
 Mfr. spock replied that it was true. 1'he car lad been ordered burned by officials of the New Haven road. This i was the regular procedure, he added.
 Is it the regular procedure before | hn inquest has been he1d?" asked the | coroner. the car in question is not directly responsible in the accident" and it had not been considered that this was
 Regular Procedure.
 Tn response to further questions by The coroner, Mir. SDock explained that the car belonged to the Pullman coIn- peny, and was wooden car but it was rc Oau11 MfeCko0 when the Ereckers came to remove it they had to tear the superstructure apart ts get 1t off the engine and that as it was simply a mass of wreckage the company officials had ordered it burned up This was simply follow ing the regHisF procedure of all com panies- It was net necessary to wait for permission from the Pullman com- pany. The railroad company. of course. he said. had to bear the ex- pense incurred.
 Fireman Corroborates Engineer.
 The taking of testimony was then resumed. Among the other witnesses called were Fireman Barry Smith of the colliding engine, Thomas Dunn of New fork city. conductor of the sec ond section. and William A. Wilson of New York, baggage master on the 1 second train The testimony of Smith {! was zorro ooraJive of that of Doher- ty as to the aiTbrakes and the efforts l made by the engineer to avoid the l collision Conductor Dunn told in | br1ef of the trip from New Haven and | while he was unwilling to say definite i ly whether or not the brakes were 1 working properly, because he had not l sufhcient technical Knowledge on that l point, he did say it seemed that they l were not responding as they should
 Had Reported Brakes "No Good" Other points in the testimony of the l e1Eineer were that he had been run |! ming freight engine for a year and 1 two months had been d fireman for l about ten years and had not run a | passenger engine regularly until last | Tuesday when he took out the engine | which was in the wreck. On that day | he had reported at the engine house | af Stamford that the brakes were .no l good
 To Resume Hearing Today.
 When the hearing adjourned for the | day the coroner went to the railroad | station to observe how the train i came in today
 The inquest will be resumed to- | morrow The coroner requested that l all the witnesses who had been sum- moned for today be on hand tomorrow. 1 He asked Engineer Doherty to be present if he could.
 Engineer Doherty Arrested.
 Engineer Doherty was arrested to- night. charged with manslaughter. up- on warrant issued by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney F. W. Huxford. Bsil was fixed at s5.00o. which was fuTnisred by John Dillon of New Ha- ven, his brother-in-law. Mir Doherty left for his home in New Haven to- night
 A t the Stamford hospital tonight it Eas reported that all the injured were resting comfortably.