.1.,1 I^^ mpsey was the first witness^called. He said he resided at l.lvingstoH.^was a locomotive engineer and ran lateeav^gi r train- Not I Hiid 'J on the Northern Pa^Cite. He was at 1'rickly J'ear Junction at^the tune 1.1 the accident He got orders at^Helena at 7J0 I'- M to go to the junction^and that the freight train had five minutes^ot thi ir time in order to get to the junction^bafetV his train did. As be pasaed ow-r the^knnll lie could see, the freight train on (he^main line of the Wickes bran h. His^train was to go through to M. Paul^and atop at Prickly Pear onU when^(lagged, II trains stop there unless the)^get a clearance, lie had a clearance and^did not have to atop, and was running on^time. Jnai (m tore arriving at the junction^the conductor pulled his air signal to stop^at the station. The signal whs snswefMl^Willi two short blasts ot the whistle so he^would know he was understI
CoatlauiatgMr. Deaiaewy ^aid ^i ^^w
aMB up along the track: 1 applied the^hrakes and slowed down, expecting the^man t^ flag me. He stepped fowl ^it ttie^track mini did not Hag me. 1 saw the green^light at the switch, and could see ftees Um^time that I pitched over the knoll betwei n^the lunation and here. I could see the^freight close to the main line, hut of course^when I saw the green light 1 released the^brakes to let the train pull up^to the depot. 1 saw a man hi^the switch and If the red light^bad been in place of the green^1 would have known that the track was^not eleer. The red light should ha\e u . i,^tbetc under the circuuistanceri. As soon^aa I neared the switch the rays ot the^headlight showed the switch was thrown^for the aide track. At that time DM man^was at the sw itch and another a short ^1 is^tanceulT | told my hr^ m in tojump, who^did so alter some hesitation. Then I shut^otT my engine and Jumped of! and at^out^the time I tell the crash came. '
Hethen told the Jury the condition of^the track and of finding the i Ictlaas.
