Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-17
Roundhouse Mechanic Noted Doherty's Entry But
 Testihes That They Appeared to be All Right
THOUGHT THE ENGINEER MIGHT BE MISTAKEN
Engineer Doherys 'No Good" Complaint Made Two Days Previous -Brother-inLaw of Doherty Charges That Witness Did Not Answer Until New Haven Roads Attorney Nodded Railroad to Make Test Run Today.

stamford, June 16.-The producing by the railroad company of the Stam- ford roundhouSe workbook containing the entry under date of June 10 by Engineer Charles J. Doherty, that the brakes on his engine, No. 1888, were mo good" a statement by Doherty that he had been told by Travelling Engineer J. F. Carroll on last Tuesday that the gauge cocks of 1888 were out of order and that the brakes did not hold, and a charge by John H. Dillon, brother-in-law of Engineer Doherty. that one of the witnesses had waited for direction from Attorney B. I. Spock of the New Haven road before an swering a question put by the coro- ncr were features of today's inquiry wreck of the Springfield express on the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad
 Coroner Misquoted.
 The coroner prefaced the proceed ings with a few words to the news Hapermen, in which he said he had been TniSquoted on several instances, citing two cases in particular, stated that because of this he had been sub {ected to unmerited censure both in The state and out of it, and hoped the newSpapermen would exercise little mere caution in the future.
 The workhouSe book is a bound vol ume of blanks with spaces for entry by engineers of needed repairs to their engine under different heads. White Doherty had made several entries and directed that certain parts be exam ined, he had not made any entry under ehe head lair brakes" At the bottom of the page. however, he had written +brakes no good" This was under tilc head of other repairs needed" He explained this by saying that he thought the place he had written it would indicate that a general over hauling was necessary.
 Mechanic Thought Brakes All Right.
 Interesting testimony was given ps Joseph J. Cash, a mechanic at the Stamford rOundhouse, who said that while he read the entries made by Doherty he had done nothing with the air brakes. as when he looked at them they appeared all right to him, and he thought Doherty might be mistaken. He said nothing about this when the engineer took 1888 out of the round- house.
 Inquest to Be Resumed Later. The hearing lasted until late in the afternoon. being adjourned subject to the call of the coroner. Tomorrow Coroner Pheian will be a passenger on the train which Is to make test run with the same equipment and engine as that which collided with the first section of the express at Stamford On Wednesday he will attend the in
 
 wreck in Bridgeport, and will proba bly resume his own probe the latter part of the week.
 Doherty's Brother-in-L Law Makes
 Charge.
 During the afternoon John H. Dillon of New Haven brother in-law of En- Eineer Doherty, addressed the coroner charging that during the questioning by that official "Of the light haired rHnfIpT1an of ho AdaT1G press company" the witness had not answered until he had glanced ''at the gentleman on my right, and when the gentleman on my right nodded, the witness answered Yes"
 The reference to "the gentleman on my right" was to MT. Spock of coun- gel for the railroad. The coroner asked Mr. Dillon to furnish him with the put the proper questions to him. The incident created considerable of a stir in the courtroom
 Brake Valve Set at Emergency.
 The coroner took up the question of the disposition of the engine 1888 after the wreck. the point which that official sought to bring out by number of witnesses being as to whether the en- zine moved back under its own power or was lowed George Tappin d smoke inspector for the road, said the engine might have moved under it's own steam if it had had air pressure, but the air gauge showed there was none. He stated that the engine was lowed 10 New Haven by the wrecker after the splintered parRor car Skyfark had been taken off if at Glenbrook-
 B. C. Wilkinson, an engineer, got te the accident between Is and 30 min utes after the wreck. He did not see anyone near the engine. The brake valve. he said. was set at emergency. Hard Work to Thrcw Reversing Lever
 c. F. Risley of this city, who was on the scene soon after the wreck testi- fed to seeing tie engine move under its own power. IS did also Andrew Schlechtwig- Beth agreed that the man in the cab who started the engine had very hard work to throw the re- versing lever and that he had to brace himself to do it They agreed that he was stout. well set up man. but their descriptions diverged at that point, and the efforts of the coroner to dis close the identity of the man were without avail
 Station Agent Aiken of Stamford was recalled to the stand and told of giving orders for clearing away the wreck In answer to questions by the coroner. he estimated that the second section of the Springfield express as it approached the tower at Stamford was running about 45 miles an hour. Would Have Flowed Through Train.
 Engineer Doherty was asked about that by the coroner and he insisted he. . was running between Is and 20 miles an hour. Why. if had been running 45 miles an hour" he exclaimed q would have plowed right through that train"
 In his further testimony Mir Aiken agreed in answer to a question by the coroner that, assuming Doherty ap- piled his brakes some 1,500 feet from the point of the collision that if the train did not stop 1t would indicate some defec. in the brakes. TEST RUN TODAY FROM
 NEW HAVEN TO STAMFORD.