Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-05
Charged by the Coroner with "CrminaIy Causing the
 Death" of One of Wreck Victims
GAVE CONFLICTING TESTIMONY AT INQUEST
Bonds of $5OOO Furnished for Engineer Miller by Brother hood While Flagman Murray Goes to Cel-Miler De- clares He will Clear Himself if Truth Comes Out-In. terstatc Commerce Commission Prepares for Inquiry

New Haven. Conn, Sept. August E. Miller, engineer of the White Noun tain express, and Charles H. Murray, hsgman of the Bar Harbor express, the two trains involved in the fatal North Haven wreck on the New ork, New Haven and Hartford railroad last Tuesday morning, were formally placed under arrest by Coroner Mix late tonight, charged with having "crlminally caused the death of Royal H. Hotchkiss' one of the victims of The disaster. They were both placed in S, 900 bail under a cOroner's war rant effective until 24 hours after the coroner has rendered a verdict in the inquest into the catastrophe, which he began in private today
 Told Conflicting Stories.
 Bau for Miller was furnished by the local Brotherhood of Locomotive En- Eineers and Bremen Friends of Mur- ray who does not belong to any rail road organization, it is said, were making efforts to raise the required sum at a late hour tonight.
 Both men, who have been detained by the coroner tn the county jail since the day of the wreck as material wit uesses. were arrested after they had gwen testimony at night session of the inquest The pair, who it is said have told widely conflicting stories as 10 the causes of the accident, were ex- amlned separately. Miller was the ILSf 70 De LahGn 1NIO custody. lie was brought from the superior court, where the hearing was held, to police headquarters, near by, where the war rant was issued He was there per m1ttcd to call up Treasurer F. B. Gates of the engineers brotherhood, who was quick to arrive with surety.
 Miller Going to Clear Himself"
 Miller though gaunt and nervous, was in a fighting mood They have lalled me a scapegOat," he said. T am no scapegoat- I want to say that have nothing to fear. l am going to clear myself. I have been demoralized by all that has been printed about this wreck. but I don't care as long as the truth comes out. That's all 1 want"
 Miller was served with a subpoena Hs he left the courtroom calling upon him To appear at the inquiry into the wreck to be begun tomorrow by the interstate commerce commission Mur lay was locked in a cell shortly before midnight for lack of a bondsman.
 Injured Still in Critical Condition
 Murray was also served with a sub poena to appear lat the interstate com rnerce hearing 1t was said, but wheth- CT he would be released to the federal authorities in the event of his inabil- 1iy 10 obtain bail tomorrow was a question that had not been settled to- night
 
 Inspector F. A. Howard of the com mission late tonight We had no knowledge that such a step was to be taken \ Ou can say with the approval Of Chief Inspector Belnap that what the coroner or the states attorney may do will have no effect upon our in guiry-''
 Al the hospitals it was reported that the condition If the five most seri- o-sIy injured in the wreck was still critical
 Flagman murray's Version.
 From his cell in the jail tonight Murray talked. to neWspap permen and described his efforts To stop the White Aloun fain express just before il crash ed into the Bar Harbor.
 When our train came to stop he said -'I imIne diarely went back of my own accord to place signals 1 had tDrpedOes. a fusee and a red lantern with me ] had gone back a short dis r-nce. just how far I do not know, when heard our engineer whistle, an uguncing that our train was ready to & ahead At that time l could not have covered the distance required by me rules As a pTecaution, however, thinking that train might be a short distance behind me. I placed two tor rrdoes on the track. I was just about ro light the fUsee and stick it between The rails when l heard the roar Of the s0p-os ching White Mountain express 2 lantern and ran in the direction of the onccminE engine ! had gone but 2 lev steps when it shot by me-
 Asked Company 10 Go His Bonds.
 Murray denied that he WAS standing CT the track throwing stones when the v hite Mountain bore down.
 That vas one of our trairsrrer. who had nothing to do with placing sig nsls@ he said, Murray sent message to the gen. erai ma ge .rof the New Haven to- night asking if the GCrnpa ny would go his bonds
 Private inquest. While Coroner Eli Mix was conduct ing what he termed d private" not secret. inquest to fix the criminal re- Eponsioility. if any for the fatal North Haven wreck on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad last Tuesday morning Chief Inspector Bel nap 0{ the interstate commerce conn., mission prepared the foundation today for the broader inquiry ts bs begun here tomorrow by the federal aHth0ri- ties The inG4zes4 of the coroner held in tfs superior court under pr0faefior of 6 guard of police, continued t1Itf1 late t0nighti@ and more than a score of wit neeSes, nearly all employees of the New HsTSa road, including HlsrnbeFs Of the crews of the two trains involved in the NFeek t1ls White Mountain and Bar Har60T ezpF aSSAS, were examined,
 Engineer and FisgTnar Disagree Engineer Miller who Sas st the tftFOt5is of the White MS8sRfsih t0e6= Elots4e uitsa f plunged iRIS Ehs S6aF ssf ffaa tSSx I4AFt5os killing Ii fessaR= EsFs, usS aoA called as witness Da41 tom gut; HsltlasF was G, H, laakssy. t14e ifi-ksted eEpFess tFala's nsSaaaSs, A reason fSF delaying tkRiE l aAaez1ikssGSsa taH44i 0tlsF eAaidefles had ] sess sAdaes sestEssd afYaEeHf when if ] isssszEA kaSwa tonight that MiiiAF sad Marcy have told dialeFsff stories as Ls t2as Location of the tol'Pedoes wiaiSal ths 1a4E4aaA placed the tracks t9 EsFR the oRFusiaiag W4ltLe MeHR&aiR 1 RxpEsss uilsE the Bar AaEbeF had ha4t= l sd. Inspector BeiBaP said tonight that [ he had beSs ipfeFule5 thad MsE%aS had te<stifad si rsas joint E+el54Faiaar% iR= vsEigstl9R Tuesday b. the coroner, n4rciie gtii5flsS cnzsaHiSS4oR 9las rail-