People v. Carter

Mr. Presiding Justice McBride

delivered the opinion of the court.

The Eldorado Coal and Mining Company was on and prior to February 19, 1913, engaged in the business of mining coal at or near Eldorado. This coal company had in its employ two mine examiners, John Kay who examined the south part of the mine and Dillie Carter, the defendant, who examined the north part of the mine. At about seven o ’clock of the morning of February 19th, and shortly after some of the men had gone down in the mine to begin their day’s work, an explosion occurred at or near the face of |the third and fourth west…