Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-17
WITNESS HAS F|GUREs
CONCEALED IN HIS HAND
Plainly Written in IndeIibIe Ink
They Are Discovered by
LittIeton.
HE is QUICKLY EXCUSED
Prosecution OF Mrs. PeIrs Suit
Against Long Island Railroad
Scores Heavily by Showing That
First Five Cars Were UnliRhted.
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| Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, June 16.-John S. de
! MOTT or Cedarhurst. L. l., stoIid in an
pearancc and litigious Of disposition.
qualified as All expert On airbrakes
! and tests of speed' to-day at the trial
on Long Island City OF Mrs. S. Osrood
feiis suit against the Long Island Rail
roar for s25o,ooo for the death Of her
husband In Il collision near Long Beach
On tho night Of August 8. 1913.
On direct examination he had testi
hea mat seVen-car train going thirty
i,,i!es an hour could be stopped within
-'' ieet. long-drawn-out- cross-ex
animation at the hands of Martin W,
l.ittlcton. for the railroad. hor, shau"n
nm somewhat on all facts save his
figures. ms
FIGURES ARE FOUND
ON PALM OF HIS HaSD
Suddeniy the lawyer leaped forward
'hi'i within few feet Of the witness
and demanded suddenly:
ifold up your left hand.'
Reluctantly. the iishing-face axno-,
raised his hand and on the palm
paihiH writton in indelible ink-w,s
Il string of figures headed by tho nota.
ton: "30-255" ''o'"-
were those the figures you have
neen giving us?" Mr. Littleton shot AZ
the witness. '"o' at
Yes sir" meekly replied tho
hitherto belligerent De Mott.
Inc tattoed expert is excused" said
iLi,tletoh' soto vocc, amid gale of
Despite this coup, however Mrs
relfs lawyer. former Justice Aneust,,s
van Wyck, scored many points during
me day. He showed by the testimony
or three unimpeached witnesses-ons
~ whom was Arthur w. Kelly. brother
OF Eueenia kelly-that the first Ave
or the seven cars on the death. dealinr
train were unlighted
Inc railroad attorneys bitterly fought
thiS testimony. for 1T tended to show
.ifat the road was negligent and that
Mr. Pell thought that the sixth cor-
me nrst lighted one-was the first car
OF the train. This justified the ,utnist
III believing that he could easily mass
inc crossing before the train.
Inc lavish manner in which the Pells
ii'ed was brought out in the testi-
mony of Mrs. Pell and her attractive
httle stepdauehter. Isabella. fourteen
years old. Mrs. Pell. who at ono time
during the day seemed near coIlanse
as she listened to the tragic details of
nor husbands dcatll-said that her
husbands income varied from $40, 900
10. $4,000 year. She gave this
schedule OF her household expenses
ana her husbands gifts to her:
Her Wheatley Hills home at West
bury, $4,000; for household expenses.
per year $1,000; for gowns per year,
from $4,000 to $4,000: for n yearly trim
TO Europe, $1,000; a grand piano. 1000.
string OF pearls. $4,000: diamond
pin and sapphire ring, $4,000; diamond
brooch pin and set OF gold toilet arti-
cles. $3.50; specially made set of fur
nfture for her bedroom. $1,000
In addition she had her own car.
two saddle horses, and often won't TO
expensive hotels at Naragansett, Sara
toga and the mountains
GIRL HAD $3.50 MONTHLY
FOH SPENDING MONEY
Pretty little Isabella, who was in
deep mourning, except for n fun of
white lace at the neck of her black
gown, said that her father maintained
her in private schools at Il cost OF $3.50
n year, and gave her $3.50 a month
for spending money.
Mrs. Pcll said her husband was n
careful driver and was accustomed TO
automobiles
Arthur w. Kelly, n square-set young
man with pompadour and much as
surance of manner. said that he Is now
acting as secretary for his brother
in-law, Frank Gould. He said he was
riding in n machine that was near the
fatal crossing. lie saw the train
when It stopped. and 1t had but two
cars lighted. He was positive that the
lighted cars were the last two
G. f. Caravan, telegraph operator,
and Joseph j. belong, chauffeur,
bore out Kelly's story.
Mr.. Littleton tonight at his home
denied reports that tho tragedy would
he re-enacted for the benefit of the
jury.