The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-02

NOW that an aged. comparatively IL
terate man, paid S25 per month.
being blamed for the negligence
vhich caused the accident am
~ defending this man only
NOW that II is hard IN these days
= prosperity to get one 10 hold such
y important position FOR S35 per
nonth."
The gate-tender Is Valentine show
naki, OF No. 345 Superior-st Il
Ras announced early Monday morn
Ing, after Assistant Prosecutor Rob
bFt T. Speed had conducted an OK
ANIMATION OF witnesses which be
rnn at 8 O'Clock In the morning, that
DAowinski would be charged With
)nvoluntary mapslaughter in conuec-
hon with the catastrophe.
The following members OF the
rain and street car crews were held
~ witnesses:
Robert o'Keefe. No 81 Guilloz-st.,
conductor of the switching crew:
Alsx Clishe, No SIS Fifteenth-sr,
eOnductor OF the street car. and VIII
|tam j. Carter. No. 104S TweItth-st.,
notorman OF the street car.
Gstemsr ls Questioned.
GbewinskI. according 10 Mr. Speed.
has told conflicting stories, most OF
1hich do not agree WITH any others
S1ven TO the prosecutor. but in adfi-
Hon appear utterly Impossible.
why didn't you lower the gates %
mas one of the first questions 0rcd
II him.
In a faltering. helpless manner
ME aged gate Waterman tried 10 OK
|plain that two westbound cars, IN
|rlu6ing No. 1925. the one which was
|Etrcck, approached the crossing IN
|oulck succession he had lowered
Ind then raired the gates for the
0rst one, and before he could lower
hem again. he said, No. 1925 stared
b cross.
Several witnesses have given IN
lprmaiion TO the prosecuting atior.
new that showinski. az O'Clock
Dunday night, was asleep n his IT.
" booth, and that a passenger train
looming into the city had stopped at
HE Forestave. crossing. While the
.ongineer footed the whistle until the
cate Waterman was awakened
Hhowinski, according 10 Speed. is
ENABLE to give positive Information
about ether important angles OF the
Investigation. At first he said he
had seen lights on the freight train.
land later he couuadicted himself,
ncording TO the assistant prosecutor.
He also contradicted himself when
asked whether he had heard the bell
~ the freight train.
Statements Disagree.
All other witnesses examined by
upeed. including the crew Of The
street car. are positive in their as
oertions that there were no other
&freet ears neor the crossing at the
lme OF the accident
The crew OF the train and street
. enr differ over whether there were
1lGhts on the freight train and
| whether the bell Of the locomotive
Uas ringing O'Keefe. the Grand
Trunk conductor. and Henry GiSsou.
TO. s. Grayling-aye., engineer of the
xain, asserted that there was-1 red
lRht on the FIRST freight car~-the
locomotive had a string OF cars in
font OF Il and two behind it. They
also stated that two white lights
xsre being swung from The top Of
/ he train and that the locomotive
oell was being sounded
Clishe and Carter Of the y. L. r..
declared they saw no lights and
lard no bell ClIsho swung In the
1orailer, he said, after scanning the
Racks. and listening for any sound
u an approaching train
CoroneF Roihacher announced
MONDAY vnorninS that he would hold
~ Inquest within the next few days
Ne could not give any definite date.
There has been negligence some
|Uhcre." he said some employe
Drobably viii be made TO suffer. a.
-11e same time. We should keep In
It'd that the Forest.ave crossing
~ has been known as q death