The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
TWO KILLED WHEN :
ENGINE is DERAILED


gstown, O., September 24.-ln-
gineer Walter II. johnson of Chicago
Junction. o. and Fireman r. s. Black
wood of Pittsburg were killed tonight
in a wreck of eastbound Baltimore and
Ohio passenger train No. 10 when the
engine Jumped the track in this city
The front of the first baggase coach
also left the rails, but the other l.
coaches remained on the track. The
engine ploughed along the track for
100 feet and then turned over, pinn1ng
the 1wo men underneath. 1t is believed
the pilot on the engine caught on q
cross over lderailing the engine.
Hall. Mr.. May replied that no such re-
port had "officially come to his notice
and that he was unaware that any such
report had been filed.
May Allege Forgery
Suggestion that the Endorsement of the
governors signature on some of the al
Laced camnaign checks was not genuine
came when Thomas NJ. Goodwin. paying
teller of the Farmers Loan & Trust Co.,
of New York. testified that the sigma
ture on the checks of Lyman A. Spaldihs
fo. 800 and Abram |. ElSus for 5000 dis
closed 'sufficient irregularity to warrant
NV investigation before paying it God
win. who without hesitation identified
the Schiff and Morgenthau checks as
having been deposited by Mr.. Sulzer with
his concern, declined at first to express
an opinion on the authenticity of the
Elkus and Spalding checks which We're
deposited with other institutions. HIS
answer was not given until he was asked
directly whether he would have cashed
the checks in question If they had been
presented him for payment.
Goodwin also identified deposit slips OF
William Sulzer with his institution be-
tween September, 1872, and the date OF his
Inauguration.
These were the slips unearthed by the
Frawey committee, which showed that
during that period the governors depos-
| It's amounted approximately to S23'oOO.
| They had not been placed in evidence
| when court adjourned.
| Say They Can Prove Signatures
| Sounsel for the managers declared to-
night that they could easily prove by
other witnesses That the signatures God
| win failed to identify are the COVER
nors.
latitude in the introduction of evidence
! was indicated when he eaid, in answer tc
one objection of counsel:
''It is not the intention Of the presld
Ling Judge, unless directed otherwise by
| the court, to rule out any evidence tha
| the parties lay any stress upon, unless
| it is something plainly immaterial ol
| brings in the names or acts of persons
! who are not parties to the litigation ant
| have no business to be introduced.
| Tie prosecutions counsel plan to dely'
/ deeper into the governors campaign funt
! tomorrow Among the numerous wit
! nesses here to testify are Bird S. Cole
| of Brooklyn, former Judge Conlan Abran
II. Elkls and John Lynn of New York.
| Local managers of the Western Cnioi
! Telegraph company and the Postal Tele
graph company were subpoenaed toda.
to produce all kilograms sent from AM
to the executive mansion or the execu
! tive chamber since June l, including thos
of Mrs. Sulzer, Chester G. Platt. Gov
ernor Suffers secretary John A. Hen
messy, his special Investigator. and Loui
\ A. Sarecky. custodian of his campais
funds