Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-29

As medical examiner, Dr. Michael H.
 Scanlon made a more thorough inves- tigation into the circumstances of the Bradford railroad disaster, than any other individual. It commenced all most immediately after the collision
 that resulted in the death of five per
 sons. He interviewed the towermen, the engineer and firnnn of the Gilt
 Edge express as we'll as those in charge of the local train, and obtained his | information first hand: It is therefore very peculiar, that the unusual hap pened, and he was not summoned to testify at the coroner's inquest, the
 joint investigation of the interstate
 commerce and public utilities con- mission, or even the special grand jury
 that returned indictments for man.
 slaughter against Charles H. Mans field, engineer of the Gilt Edge ex-
 press train.
 It Is understood that this unusual
 proceeding will be fully explained when Engineer Mansfield's case comes
 to trial in the superior court, and when the medical examiner may be summoned as witness for the de-
 fence, It has been arranged to have Engineer Mansfield appear in the su- perfor court at West Kingston, next
 Monday morning, and make plea to
 the indictments.
 Coroner Everett A, Kingsley, of
 Westerly, has completed his inquest
 with the assistance Of Third Assistant Attorney General Otis, but the testi- mony was not all transcribed from
 stenographic notes and signed by all
 the witnesses until Friday. The cor
 oner will probably have his report
 complete and ready to file with the clerk of the superior court for Wash
 ington county by next Monday. the
 same day on which Engineer Mansfield
 will be arraigned under the indict-
 ments. He will plead not guilty and will furnish tho bonds of S5,000 for his appearance In the superior court when the cases against him are as-
 signed for trial.
 The expiration Of the term present.
 ed by army regulations to prescribe
 assertion of a soldier, was reached
 Friday, in the ease of Sergeant Scott, of Captain Cristy's company at Fort Wright. and his comrades believe that
 If he is living he will report for duty
 within twenty-four hours and give a
 satisfactory explanation of his over time absence. If he does not aD- pear. they are 10th to believe that
 he has deserted, and will be inclined
 to believe more than ever that he died in the railroad wreck at Brad ford. The medical examiner, assisted by the chief of police has made dili- gent, but unsuccessful effort to find something that might possibly lead to Identification.
 Thursday evening 9 soldier in uni | form voluntarily informed Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown, that Ser geant Scott had reported for duty at 1 tort Wright and this information was | conveyed to Medical Examiner Sean l lon. He telephoned Fort Wright and was informed that if Sergeant Scott had been seen alive since the Brad 1 ford wreck he had not reported for | duty at the military post.
 1 John R. Wilcox, sheriff of Washing
 ton. county, has recovered an eight | cylinder Cadillac automobile stolen at l Waterbury last Wednesday night The | automobile reached Hope Valley. with l a young man, age about 30, the only 1 occupant, Thursday night. He made 1 several unsuccessful efforts to get l sasoline,. so that he could drive the 1 ear to Providence. Then probably | fearing detection he went away, IeaV- i ing the automobile. At 10 o'clock. | Sheriff Wilcox was informed at his home in Mantle of the circumstances 1 connected with the automobile and he l proceeded at once to Hope Valley. He l made close examination of the car 1 and was notified that it belonged to Henry F. Chace of Waterbury. The l sheriff communicated with MT. Chace | and then ascertained that the automo- i pue was taken from Waterbury We'd | nesday night. The sheriff will return 1 the car to it's owner in Waterbury on | Saturday.
 The sheriff has a fairly good de- 1 scription of the young fellow who stcle the automobile, and learned that
 he purchased a railroad ticket at Car l olina for New London.
 The superior court for Washinqtor | county, Judge Stearns presidiru. re-
 convened at Westerly Friday. and a i jury was impanelled as follows for | the trial of the case of Symos against
 McNeil: John w. Shippee. Henry A,
 Potter, Percy A. Blanchard. of South 1 kingstown; Martin Haggerty, Samuel Rawlings, of Richmond; Herbert E Knight of Exeter; Emory I. Edwards