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 Hundred
Persons See Him Virtual,,
Cut in Half at Sixtietb
Street Station.


train at the Goth street staio, /.
sisht OF his wife and several hundred r,.
sons this morning ended the en,s,.,
troubles OF John j. Dallas. of l5js No,,.
sd street the former bookkeapsr n,
was being sued for $4,000 by the I,
White Company, jewelers., of Ninth ana
/ Chestnut streets. Dallas fell beneath a.,
train in such a way that both su,c,d.
! and accident theories are tenabe
Dallas and his wife were on their w.v
to Norristown for the second dav ~ 81.
equity suit. They were walking sovt.
along the platform of the Goth street ,,,.
tion of the elevated. As vcs,ho,.,
train drew into the station Dallas ste,ro,
to the edge of the platform ,nd tur,.,
until his back was to the rails. Then h,
toppled over Two cars passed over 1T,
body, virtually cutting him in half
Mrs. Dallas turned just in time to -.
her husbands body dropping over IN.
edge of the platform. The next instar,
the train shot past her. She becams
hysterical and was taken to her hom.
by witnesses. The mutiliated body wa,
taken to the Homeopathic Hospits,
morgue.
FALL SEEMED DELIBERATE.
Men and women who saw Dallas fall
to his death from the eastbound plat.
form say that his fall seemed to have
been deliberately planned. They declare
he gauged the distance carefully so that
his body would fall directly over the far
track where he could not escape the
wheels The heavy train was under
brakes at the time and was slowing up
Owing to it's 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 shrieks
of women witnesses on both platforms
rushed from the train. Traffic was tied
up for some time until a patrol wagon
arrived and the body could be removed
Several women were taken away from
the scene on the verge of collaps.
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
jrwelry office where he had been en-
ployed and embezzIement 1t is be-
lloved that the fear of facing these
criminal charges led him to take his
life. A desire to soften the blow TO his
wife is thought to have made him Try
to make his death look like an acci'
dent.
Judge Aaron l.. Swartz, at NouistoWn
decided at 1850 o'clock to continue the
case against Mr.. Dallas To give time ior
further action. Counsel for Mr. Whlts
intimated that the hearings would go on
and that another defendant would he suo-
stitutcd. The Court was notihed by 'hs
EvEHING LEDGER of Dallas death anu
the fact that his body had been taken 10
Al. IL,
A charge of perjury might have been
lodged against Dallas today had he ap-
peared i'm court, as the result Of state
ments made by him yesterday that were
denied on the witness stand. Even us
own counsel is said To have beer PuzzItu
hy his statement that he had gone over
the books of a business man few dAEs
ago. Tho man in question denied tia'
Dallas had been in his place.
II was learned today that Dallas mo'eu
from Ardmora TO the more modest resi-.
dent in G2d street to reduce expenses d.
the advice of his counsel, after ne naa
declared that ne had no money lie d.s
sold his automobile. Mr.. White te'tlHeu
yesterday that Dallas told him he haa
no money, but he Is said a. have eaiIes
$4,000 life insurance, and nat ne N"'
worth 10000 in addition. -.
Some OF the witnesses from TINS ,H
were on the train that killed Dallas. Nus
Of them continued to NurriStown dltel
traffic was resumed. una ware that NV
man ground TO death under the "Aee''
was Dallas. ,bs
Trunks of evidence We're carried IN ti,s ~.
court today in readiness
the trial Throughout the tral IaHa-
had shown remarkable nerve. ti's 'oun
sci declares that he showed ua'.' ,,J.
nervousness last night, however anu '' IN
lcCasioned some surprise among th'S
close touch with him The man mU+
whom he is said to have bousAt eI
,owdcr 10 blow up the White oill''s We
expected to testify today. TINS, 'l" "a
lear OF a perjury charge, is h'le''U
nave unneryed Dallas. .,... 81, rs.
The equity cast against IaAas an.
cover $50 GA1 he was alleged 10 nav
lezzled was started last sihl"- oil.
.isto,yn. but after one day the ''u, IIy
iourned for the summer IUlH'e"'oia ID
,fter that offers Of settlement were ,.l ,atfs.
,y Dallas and were rejected "s
0IyyNED AUTO OK g2o a WEEK.
Dallas Was "A bookherpcr la the tp',y tlup'Dy
# tba i.ycIry firm I'm Nh" us""'.r.
,e.terday IL was brought out lh3t 4r
,arently on nothing Dut his SH1" So go. In
20 "A week, ne lived in suhrlu""f
,rdnorc and owned an autoh'o"n,,,pins
Nearly every shred of paper con 1,'iias
yid-u,t Of alleged dufalCatlnlS ~ ths
.as bnrn removed from the books VI
ompany. according 10 the leS','u5" ,oIlld
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