The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09
INQUEST Being HELD TODAY
Conductor and Motorman of Electr1>
Car Which Struck G. G. schulze
Brought Here to Testify-Few
witnesses to be Heard at Inquest.

Late Tuesday afternoon the mayor
received a telegram communication
from Secretary Geissee of the Wiscon-
sin Railroad Commission announcing
that he had sent telegraphic order
to the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
Railway company directing that COM
pany to at once provide temporary
protection for Salem avenue where G.
G. Schulze met death on Tuesday
morning. If the order reached the
company it did not meet with imme-
diate compliance as the only Waterman
at the crossing this morning was Police
Officer John Breidt of the Kenosha
police force, who patrolled the crossing
and kept watch of the cars. Just af-
ter ten O'Clock this morning, however,
watchmen employed by the company
went on duty. An order must have
been sent out to reduce the speed of
the electric cars in the neighbor-
hood of Kenosha as the police re-
ports show that the cars were coming
into Kenosha and going out today at a
speed not to exceed the fifteen miles
an hour allowed by the state law In
fact the cars were running at much
lower rate of speed.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of T0nsblct9r e. j. sshiting and
Motorman H. f. hewitt, who were in
charge of the car which struck the
Schulze automobile and they are charg-
ed with violating the speed regulations.
The two trainmen came to Keno
sha late Tuesday afternoon but they
were not arrested. After conference
with the attorney for the company.
Peter Fisher, it was announced that the
two trainmen would be present at the
inquest over the remains of Schulze
to be held this afternoon and the men
were released. Tt is understood that
the charge of violating the state law
in regard to the speed of the car will
be taken up later. The trainmen are
said to have made the statement
that the car which struck the Schulze
automobile was running at low rate
of speed.
In his message to the mayor on
Tuesday afternoon Secretary Geisse
asked that the city waive formal no
tees of hearing in regard to the ques-
ton of crossing protection and he was
informed that the city would waive
pretty nearly any kind of red tape in
order to get some protection for the
people of the city. The secretary stat
ed that he had conferred with Commits
sion Walter Alexander who had been
in charge Of the recent hearing in
Kenosha and that the company would
be ordered to put on a temporary flag
man at Salem avenue with the under
standing that formal and permanent
order Of some kind would be issued
later. Several kilograms were sent to
members Of the commission at Madison
and these seem to have in measure
got under the hide of the commission
District Attorney A. L. Drury was
In charge Of the inquest over the BODY
of the victim of the accident when it
was opened at the court house this af-
ternoon. Many witnesses had been
called to testify before the jury, but
the district attorney announced that
but a few Of these witnesses would be
called and it is expected that the hear
ing will be concluded before the day
is over. The district attorney declar-
ed that he did not intend to endanger
any rights of the friends Of Mr..
Schulze by bringing out all of the evi-
dence at hand at a coroner's inquest.
Prominent attorneys of the railway
company were in Kenosha this after
noon for the inquest and it was evil
dent that the attorneys were interested
in the finding of the jury. 1t was
thought possible that there might be
some finding of criminal negligence on
the part of officials of the company
for failure to have crossings properly
protected.
Alderman Goodman of the transpor-
tation committee of the council is bonn
harding the railroad commission for an
official order for protection and the
Kenosha Automobile club has leaped
into the fight and it is seeing to it that
all the facts in regard to the dangers
of Kenosha crossings be brought to the
notice Of the commission.