The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-05
Members Of Coronor's Jury Want
to Again Hear Man iu Charge
Of Ill-Fated Train Before
Rendering Decision
STAPLET0N PLACED
ON STAND AGAIN
Doctors Give Testimony About Or
ders Taken From Person Of
Powell; Supt. Rupert
and Others Hear

AT yesterdays afternoon session of
the coroner's jury, in the investigation
Of the Agawam wreck on the morning
OF October 10, Engineer Stapleton OF
train No sS, was recalled. On re-
examination Stapleton testified that
he had been a locomotive engineer for
10 years; that he had been an employ
OF the Rock Island railway for fifteen
years; that it was an engineers duty
TO fulfin the letter of his orders until
those orders were carried out, super
ceded or annulled; that it was a habit
OF enginemen to carry the orders in
their pockets until the clothes went to
the laundry or the cleaners; that the
conductor kept file of his orders;
that the paper on which the orders
we're written was the property of the
railway company; that the railway
company could demand the orders OF
the engineer: that there was no rule
which said the company had a right
to the orders after the requirements
Of the same had been carried out; that
in Gaze an engineer lost HIS orders he
coulG get copy from each station
called for in the orders; that the
orders were received at each station
affected by them; questioned by Su-
pcrintendent Rupert, witness said
that sometimes orders were sent In,
upon demand Of company for inspec-
ton; that he remembered of such
cases: that he knew OF one time within
the past few years that orders we're
called for to be turned in TO the com
pany; that he understood the railway
company had the right to demand
orders, but that he would have the |
right to retain copy of those orders |
Questioned by Colonel O'Nell, said the |
paper on which the orders we're writ |
ten belonged to the company; that II |
he met with an accident through error
OF orders he would give the orders up
to railway company II called for; that
he would seek to protect himself
Questioned by Superintendent Rupert
witness said he would consider his
orders as being the property OF the
railway company.
Dr. LIvermore testified that he was
local surgeon for the Rock Island
railway; that he saw Engineer Powell
after he had been removed TO the san.
itarium; that he saw Powelrs orders:
that he first saw orders when they
we're lying on the table in the x-ray I
room: that he didn't know how many
orders there were; that he couldn't
positively identify the orders; that he
had glanced over the orders; that he
didn't know how many pieces of paper
there were making up the list OF
orders taken from Powell's pocket
that he couldn't identify the orders,
"but this is the wording Of the orders I
read" answering when one Of orders
was read to him) that he remembered
cards we're with the orders; that the
papers were not pinned together when
he saw them; that he didn't know who
got them from the table; that he didn't
know the time of day the orders were
taken; that it must have been that
day" (the day of the wreck; that the
papers we're not dry; that he told the
bookkeeper at the hospital to take care
OF the orders; that she, the book
keeper, put them in an envelope and
put the envelope in the safe; that Mr..
10y Of the claim department of the
railway company came in and witness
told him about the orders, and stated
to Loy that he did not know what to
do with them and asked had he better
keep them: that he didn't know who
took them from Powells pocket; that
they were on the table in the x-ray
room When witness first saw them:
that he didn't make careful exam
nation OF the papers; that he gave
them to the hookkeeper before Pow
ell's niece and other representatives
of Powell's family came to see about
the orders; that DR.. G. Lyle Smith |
Il IL. th~f