Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
TRAIN ENDS LIFE OR !
DALLAS, $40 CLERK,
SUED FOR $4,000
Wife and Several Hundr.d
Persons See Him Virtuall,,
Cut in Half at Sixt;e,b
Street Station.

ct tie VV'n street station In mn
sight of his wife and several hundred Der.
sons this morning ended the Hr,..,.,
troubles Of John ]. Dallas, of l5Is No.,,.
ozd street the former bookkeeper wA.
was being sued for $4,000 by the r \
White Company jewellers. of Ninth al,
Chestnut streets Dallas fell beneath -.
train in such a way that both su,o,,.
and accident theories are tenabls
Dallas and his wife were on their -.
to Norrstown for the second day Of ,A.
equity suit. They were walking s,ov,,
along the platform of the Goth stree, AZ.
tion of the elevated. AS a vestho,..
train drew into the station Dallas s,euD..
to the edge of the platform and turn,
until his back was to the rails. Then h.
toppled over. Two cars passed ovo. II.
body, virtually cutting him in half
Mrs Dallas turned just In time 10 81.
her husbands body dropping over II.
edge of the platform. The next ins,ar,
the train shot past her. She BEGAN.
hysterical and was taken to her bor,,
by witnesses. The mutliated body was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospitsl
morgue.
FALL SEEMED DELIBERATE. h
Men and women who saw Dallas falr
to his death from the eastbound plat.
form say that his fall seemed to have
been deliberately planned They declar
he gauged the distance carefully so thai
his body would fall directly over the far
track where he could not escape til.
wheels. The heavy train was under
brakes at the time and was slowing up.
Owing to its weight the motorman had
not the slightest chance to prevent the
killing.
Passengers in the first two cars who
felt the bump as the wheels went over
the body and heard the terrified shrieMI
of women witnesses on both platforms
rushed from the train. Traffic was tit|
up for some time until a patrol wagon
ba A
Several women were taken away from
the scene on the verge of collapse.
DALLAS FACED TWO CHARGES
Two different actions were under
way against Dallas, one the equity suit
and the other on criminal charges He
was under a total of 5000 bail on the
charges of attempting TO blow up The
jewery office where he had been EN-
ployed, and embezzlement. 1t is BE-
lieved that the fear of facing thes
criminal charges led him to take hs
life. A desire TO soften the blow to hs
wife is thought to have made him W
to make his death look like an aca'
dent.
Judge Aaron l.. Swartz, at NoFris'o"n'
decided at 1850 O'Clock to continue Inc
case against Mr. Dallas to give time iVl
further action. Counsel for Mr. Whu'
intimated that the hearings would 20 VH'
and thai another defendant woud pe su0
stituted. The Court was notihed oy 'H
EVENING LEDGER of Dallas death anu
the fact that his body had been taAeh
the moreuc OF the Homeopathic Hospital /
A charge of perjury might have oesi
lodged against Dallas today had ne aP
pearcd in court. as the result of state
ments made by him Yesterday that "sI. s.
denied on the witness stand. Even u,
own counsel is said to have been puASN4
hv his statement that he had gone o'u
the books OF a business man rev uss,
ago The man in question dtneu 'A
Dallas had been in his place. .,,
1t was learned today that Dallas now
from Ardmore TO the more modest I'1
dent i'm ed street to reduce expense,
the advice of his counsel after ne a, ha,
declared that he had no money ne IA
sold his automobile Mr.. Mhlte te'uL.s
Yesterday that Dallas told nm ne "a IA
no money, but he is said to nave ta', r,,
$4,000 life insurance, and that he
worth $4,000 in addition. ,- o.,
some of the witnesses from TINS ~, ~
we're ON the train that killed Dallas ME- ME-
of them continued TO Norristowh an ~.
traffic was resumed. unaware lhat u
man ground to death under the ""
was Dallas. ,,a 4, ths E
Trunks of evidence were carried u "a,
Norristown court today IN feauIi'' nsla,
the trial Throughout the trldl -
had shown remarkable nerve us n
sci declares that he showed uaV M,
last night, however 90 s
some surprise among 'h'S sros
close touch with him. The man nm.
whom ne is said 10 have o"uE"l "a,
powder 10 blow up the White oihlr IN
expected to testify today lh.si s,i,ta'sd u
fear of a perjury charge Is
have unneryed Dallas. ,...,.. IN re-
The equity case AGAINST ,'''H I,,a en.
cover $50. 000 he was alleged 70 ~" Xgr
hczZled was started last sIl''7 ,'rt ad.
ristown, but after one Jay u, 'It1,,,,,,diately
ioururd for the summer lIhiHg r,,ds
o.. ,t,,t offcrs Of settlement we're ~
|,y Dallas and were rrJecl'u do
factory ., ,yPFE.
Dallas was a bookkeCper IN the .f,ps
# the iowelry firm In lh' .1,.t ar.
Yesterday il was brought uut ,''rsrs
On nothing Dut his Sl''" - IA
30 a week. he lived In sHmt tNpubt
rdnore and owned an aEtoI'lo 'lit,,,,,p'as
Nearly cyery shred uf paleI mars
evidence uf alleged deta.tl' 90, ~ NJ fhs
laE been removed nom IN. u,4,,,,,,, es
,ompany, according 20 the lT,',s uogl
erday The belief that l''t,''
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