Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-02-25 | Page 2 | Grosscup Pleads "Not Guilty"to the Negligence Charge

GROSSCUP PLEADS I NOT GUILTY TO THE NEGLIGENCE CHARGE CHARLESTON Ill Feb 25 Judge 25 Judge Peter S. S Grosscup presiding Judge Judg of oC the United Slates States Circuit court at Chicago with ith seven other othor directors officers and Illinois Traction employees of ot tho the Central Control before company was arraigned yesterday Judge M. M V. wr V. V Thompson In th the Col Colts Coles 8 County Circuit court on charges charge of oC criminal crim crini- I inal negligence and manslaughter ter The defendants arraigned with Jud Judge e Grosscup were wre Arthur W. W Underwood Francis S. S Peabody end and Marshal W. W I Sampson all of or Chicago and all directors tHree tHree- 1 tors of or th the company President ent E. E A. A PoU Potter r. r Chicago Supt Fr Frfd d M. M Moore Charleston and Motormen nen B. B F F. McClara 1 and Charles Bolls BoUs Charleston The 61 eight ht men were onera Indicted d as a Q result of oC the interurban collision one mile mila west of or Charleston on the tho Charleston t Mattoon Mattoon Mat Mat- toon Interurban line on August SO iO 0 1307 1907 A h loaded heavily Io ed passenger car bound for tor Charleston with visitors to tho the county fair Calr crashed crash d into a n h heavy express S car on ona ona a a. steep grade Eighteen persons were ere km killed d and three fifty injured In the col col- col- col Helen All the accused d pleaded not guilty Formal motion to quash lh the Indictments was as made In each ca case e. e