The Cortland Democrat, Friday, November 24, 1899.
CORONER'S VERDICT.
OLNEY P. CHRYSLER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER IN SECOND DEGREE.
Was Arrested on Tuesday—He Waives Examination and Gives Bail in the Sum of $2,000 to Await the Action of the Grand Jury—The Verdict—Attorneys Dougherty & Miller Retained by Defendant.
Olney P. Chrysler, the motorman of the trolley car which was run into by the milk train at the Homer-ave. crossing on the 9th of November, and in which Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy lost their lives, was arrested Tuesday as the result of the verdict arrived at by Coroner F. H. Green. The verdict in full is as follows:
In the matter of the inquest by F. H. Green, coroner, upon the death of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M Kennedy, STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF CORTLAND.
I, F. H. Green, one of the coroners of this county, having inspected the bodies of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy, then and there lying dead, and after taking and hearing the foregoing testimony of witnesses herein, do hereby render my decision as follows:
I decide that the persons killed are Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy; that they came to their deaths in the town of Cortlandville in this county, upon the 9th day of November, 1899; and that the said Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy came to their deaths by reason of and as a result of a collision between a train of the Syracuse, Binghamton & New York Railroad company and an electric car of the Cortland & Homer Traction company at the grade crossing of the said railroads between the villages of Cortland and Homer, in this county, at said time.
And I do further decide that the deaths of Frank M. Newton and Margaret M. Kennedy were occasioned by the culpable and criminal negligence of Olney P. Chrysler, the motorman upon the said electric car, in so far as by this inquisition I have been able to ascertain.
And I do decide that the said killing of the said deceased as the result of the culpable and criminal negligence of the said Olney P. Chrysler as aforesaid, so far as by said inquisition I am able to ascertain, was manslaughter in the second degree.
In witness whereof, I, the said coroner, have to this decision set my hand and seal on the day of the date hereof.
Dated the 21st day of November, 1899.
F. H. GREEN, L. S., Coroner of the County of Cortland.
Soon after the decision of the coroner was made Mr. Chrysler was arrested by Deputy Sheriff John Miller, and upon being taken to the office of District Attorney Duffey he was informed that he could have an examination, or he could waive examination and await the action of the grand jury. He selected Messrs. Dougherty & Miller as his attorneys, and upon their advice be waived examination and was admitted to bail in the sum of $2,000, his bondsmen being Fred M. Briggs of Homer and A. D. Wallace of Cortland.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
It is woeful indeed to see Wall street financiers control the operations of the national treasury.
Representative Suizer of this state is a prominent candidate for minority leader in the House at the coming session.
The fight in Kentucky is likely to be a long one, Goebel seeking the courts to throw out the entire county containing Louisville, which would elect him.
The great Democratic victory in this county on Nov. 7 is still a much used topic of conversation—and congratulation—to us of the long existing minority.
President McKinley can now devote his time to his message, and especially to those paragraphs in which he describes his unbounded love and charity for the Filipinos.
It cost a Republican $10,000 to be elected mayor of Troy. The salary of his term will be $5,000. That is more than Mr. Sands went in the hole to defeat ye editor.
The Administration at Washington no longer disguises its intention of taking part in the ultimate partition of China. Shades of Washington and Jefferson, what new insanity will McKinley develop?
Lost, strayed or stolen, a President, his Cabinet and the National capital. When last heard from was in the Philippines, Any information as to their whereabouts should be addressed to Atkinson, Hoar and Company, Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
The New York chamber of commerce is waging s righteous war on the express companies to compel the latter to pay the revenue tax. It is now in the highest court and looks like a victory for the people at large over the great express monopoly.
The Binghamton Leader flings a hot shot at Gen. Shafter as follows: "The report that General Joubert was killed in action last week may be accepted as indicating that the Boer generals do not swing their hammocks at a safe distance from the enemy's guns."
The Syracuse Herald is moved to remark that "one of the most solemn humbugs of the day is the publication of the sworn election expenses of candidates for office, defeated and victorious." The Cortland county Democratic nominees are exceptions which prove the rule.
General Shatter, whose fiasco in Cuba a year ago made him the laughing stock of two continents, has just won new distinction by his censorship at San Francisco. A corps commander who has not the pluck to get nearer than five miles of the firing line needs censoring just above the shoulders.
The combined vote of Jones and McLean, the opposition candidates in Ohio, exceeded that of Nash by over 50,000. Yet the Administration feels that a great "victory"* has been gained. But suppose the opposition combines between now and next year and the same votes are cast against the Republicans, will McKinley feel the same way about it when the votes are counted?
The Republicans are sure that the result in Nebraska was due to the personal popularity of Judge Holcomb, the fusion nominee. They are equally sure that the large Jones vote in Ohio was due to the personal popularity of Jones. They attribute the Republican defeat in New York city to the personal unpopularity of Lemuel E. Quigg. But they are very sure that as a whole, the recent elections constitute a remarkable endorsement of President McKinley and his policy!
Move in the Right Direction.
The DEMOCRAT has always favored the election of United States Senators by popular vote, and is pleased to learn the movement is progressing, as is told by the following from an exchange:
"The movement for the popular election of United Stales senators is moving slowly, but it is surely moving. At its last session the legislature of Pennsylvania authorized the appointment of a committee of two senators and three representatives to confer with the legislatures of other states with the view to bringing about the submission of an amendment to the federal constitution for the election of senators and also of president and vice president by popular vote. This committee has just held a meeting in Philadelphia, at which it was announced that communications have been received from the secretaries of state of every state in the Union except Arkansas and that in the western states particularly there is a strong feeling in favor of electing United States senators by popular vote. It was decided to ask other states to send representatives to a conference to be held next spring with the view of adopting a uniform plan of procedure. There is unquestionably a strong sentiment throughout the country in favor of the election of United States senators directly by the people, and the plan suggested in Pennsylvania seems likely to concentrate this sentiment into an extremely effective force."
Women as School Commissioners.
It is noted that several school districts of the state chose women for commissioners at the recent election, and in several other districts women were defeated because they happened to be on the wrong ticket. The number, therefore, of women who were nominated for commissioner was by no means small, and this must be construed as popular recognition of woman's fitness for the position, especially in view of the fact that an increased number of women will fill the place during the coming term.
Cortland county has done its share in extending to woman the tribute of its confidence in her ability to take charge of the schools. In the northern district a woman is about to enter upon what must be predicted as a successful term as school commissioner and the county is to be congratulated upon her election. Perhaps if commissionerships were not needed for the aid they give toward maintaining the strength of party organizations, they would be turned over absolutely to the women, who certainly have shown peculiar and happy fitness for performance of the duties thereof.
Political Notes.
The recent surrounding of Aguinaldo turns out not to have been a glittering success. Neither the Filipino chieftain nor his capital can be found. He must have been somewhere else when he was surrounded.—Binghamton Leader.
While Niagara county went Republican by more than 750 on other candidates, Gurney Spaulding, the Democratic candidate for Sheriff, who is only 27 years old, was elected by 2,000, carrying Lockport City by 947. He is said to be the only Democrat elected to a county office in the western part of the State.—Ex.
In the face of the "great Republican victory" just won by Mr. Hanna in Ohio, it is indeed strange to hear prominent Republican leaders declaring that Hanna's deposition as chairman of the national committee is imperative if Ohio is to be saved for McKinley next year.—Albany Argus.
Willard Saulsbury, the Democratic leader of Wilmington, Del., commenting on the election, said: "John Walter Smith has become a figure of national prominence by reason of his redeeming Maryland for the Democratic party. He is more than a possibility as a Democratic candidate for President in 1904." Mr. Saulsbury believes that should Bryan be elected next year he would serve but one term, as he has expressed himself against more than four years, and that Col. Smith would then be in the lead.—Baltimore Sun.
It is told that J. Morrisey Gray, Democratic candidate for Register of Brooklyn, an office worth $60,000 a year, was defeated by the opposition and political shrewdness of his sister, Mrs. Della McGarry, a widow whose brilliant planning enabled her husband to become a millionaire and a power in Brooklyn politics. Gray rose in politics by his sister's influence, then earned her enmity by adhering to her enemies, and she is credited with having spent $50,000 and unlimited personal effort by which 7,500 votes were changed against him.—Ex.
One peculiarity of the recent election is the large number of women elected school commissioners, nearly all of whom were Democratic nominees. In the list are Miss Cobb of Cortland county, Miss Davis of Oneida, Miss Bebra of Lewis, Miss Worster of Herkimer, Miss Sweetland of Tompkins, Miss Cooper of Madison and Miss McLennan, sister of Judge McLennan of the Appellate Court of Cattaraugus. Bishop Huntington's daughter was re-elected to the Syracuse board of education, being the candidate of both parties, and the Socialists and Prohibitionists had women candidates. Mrs. Montgomery's triumphant election emphasizes this sentiment at Rochester.—Repository Messenger.
HERE AND THERE.
The Memorial Baptist church is receiving a coat of paint.
Cortlandville grange will initiate several new members next Monday evening.
Nineteen new members have been received into the Memorial Baptist church, by baptism and by letter, within the past two months.
The students of the Cortland Business Institute will enjoy themselves this evening by a social. Dancing will be indulged in and refreshments will be served.
Will not some kind-hearted subscriber who is in arrears bring us a load of good hay? We will turn part on subscription and pay cash for the balance.
The annual report of the Cortland hospital association for the year ending Sept. 30, shows total receipts of $4,189.31 and expenditures amounting to $4,173.65.
The divorce proceeding of Myron E. Bingham against Lettia Bingham has just been decided in favor of plaintiff, the referee holding that the divorce in both actions was valid.
Attorney W. D. Tuttle recovered a verdict against N. H. Winter, Tuesday, before Justice Harrington and a jury, for legal services. The action was brought to recover $110, and the jury awarded $95.
The Stevenson block, corner of Elm and Pomeroy-st., was sold last Friday on a judgment in favor of the Onondaga County Savings bank amounting to $4,451.05. The bank bid the property in for $3,500.
A special communication of Cortlandville lodge, No. 170. F. & A. M., will be held in their rooms Tuesday evening next, Nov. 28, at 7:30 o'clock, when the first degree will be worked. A largo attendance is desired.
The DEMOCRAT will next week resume its series of historical sketches of neighboring towns. The subject is McLean. These will now be continued each week till every settlement in this vicinity has been written up.
William Reagan of Truxton has purchased the stock and fixtures of D. Crandall and is now the only barber in that village. Mr. Reagan's shop is well equipped and he enjoys the reputation of being a first class workman.
The Gillette Skirt company has bought the old Cortland Corset company's building in Miller-st. and will take possession April 1 next. The building will be fitted up especially for the Skirt company's business, which will be conducted there entire after that date.
The Sportsmen's club of Cortland received Monday afternoon one thousand one-year old trout, which were placed in the streams in this locality Tuesday. They came from the Pleasant Valley hatchery, near Bath, and another shipment is expected in the near future.
Contractors Gillett, Hayes & Gillett have nearly completed the road across the head of Otisco lake, the work on which was originally begun several years ago, and revived the past summer under the direction of the above firm. The road, which is a great necessity and which has already been used by teams, will have a substantial sloping wall on each side, the foundation being fifty feet wide and the roadway twenty feet, the depth being ten feet. About twenty-five men have been employed in constructing the road under this last contract, and its completion will be of great value to the people residing in that locality.
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