The Detroit times., 1915-04-24

that the nagman carried q rcd nag.
Nor did he recall his statement that
vallade assisted the woman TO
alight
Mr.. Leete asked Asam II the car
would have had to proceed more
than 10 feet 10 clear the crossing
after the frst stop.
About that" Asam replied.
IL the train was about 1000 feet
away when you gave the signal. a.
you say. there was plenty Of time
for the car 70 clear the crossing,"
Yes, SIR"
Mr.. Leete figured that II would
take eight seconds for the car TO
have cleared the crossing. and
wanted to know n the train could
have gone i.vvo feet In that time.
mo. sir" Asam replied.
"Have you ever figured that out
with Mr.. Leste beforef" asked Mr..
Jasnowski. with q smile.
mo. he has not" Mr.. Leete 70
piled.
Leo M. Butsel. attorney for the D.,
T. q l.. took up the questioning Of
Mr.. Asam and soon had him In
voived In q mass OF contradiction.
from which he tried to extricate
himself By repeating: Il don't un-
derstand."
S"why ala you tell Mr.. Jssnowski
that the Waterman had q red nag;
later. that he had not; later. thar
you couldn't swear whether he had
one or not!" asked Mr.. Butzel.
Assam pondered and finally an
swered: Il don't understand what
you mean"
After series Of simple questions,
to which Asam replied by little
more than . stare. Mr.. Butzel said:
why do you take half q minute
to answer such questions az therei"
II think I have q right TO-" TO
sponded Asam.
Asarh said that when the car
started up the second time. the
train was II the center Of the River
Rouge bridge. 80 feet away. He re-
fused to estimate the distance by
objects In the court room. Accord
ing to the map. Il II about 80 feet
from West JeRerson-Ave. to the CEN
ter OF the bridge.
Fred ]. Sutton. No. les Wander
biit-ave.. towcrman at the D.. T. 4
I. crossing. was called 70 the stand.
He said that he 10 ~ years old.
He became towsrman 1t the West
JeffersonAve. crosisng. March 70.
Previously. he had been . switch
man and brakeman for about four
months. He estimated his service
a. brakeman At i've weeks. He said
that when he was given his position
as towerman. he was not asked n
he had had three months expsri-
ence as Q brakeman. ~ the state
law requires for q hagman on .
train. The law II not specific 90 70
nagmen 1t crossings. but provides
a fine Of s2s for failure to show .
nag.
Sutton said that II takes three
levers 20 operate the derailer from
the West JefYersonave. crossing.
Two OF them govern dersils on the
railroad, the other deraiIs on the
ID. U. r. He said that he knew that
the device was out OF order. He
Ia dtwo fags-one red, signifying
danger: the other green. meaning
caution.
The towcrman testified that a.
the train approached the south end
of the bridge over the Rouge. he
gave the engineer the "highball"-
that Is he waved his green nag TO
signal that he had the right Of way.
After that. he saw the FOREST car
stop, ave or SIX feet from the D., r.
& !. track. The conductor got on
about 10 feet from the track. while
the car was In motion.
WAS that the first time you saw
the car stopf" asked Mr.. Jasnowski
Yes, SIR" Sutton replied.
Did you see anyone get or"
AN aged lady. She followed the
Anyone else!"
mo, SIR"
would II have been possible fos
anyone else TO get on without your
noticef"
Yes, SIR"
Sutton said that he went mp to
Asam, after the conductor had run"
the crossing. and that he II almost
positive" that whom he indicated the
train. Asam said: II see T."
AFTER the car started up. Il