The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30 00:00:00

A MAN KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.

On :4uorlay morning the inhabits, ts iifour town were
alarmed Ist ch. neves that Harry Cart formerly ostler
!row n lintel yard, but lai tsrly
employe at Sun,
winder Newtoo, had bee., fantod quip, on ibis
d
railway between tie °ridge over tile sp,iie snit tie
bridge apeuning the hisheray ;eading to Winsborne
The Females of decamped were found by a young man
walking down the line, and he at onee gave an alarm
and procured enlist Inc., when the mutilated remains
were 4...uvared up the line to the Hallway Hotel

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On the body of Harry Carter was held on Monday
at the Railway Hotel. Blandford, before Mr. W. H.
Atkinson (0 wooer) and a jury, of whom Mr. S. J.
Burpitt was foreman. Alter viewing the body, which
lay in • atachhottee on the hotel premises, the
following evidence warn adduced :
l'horna. Detrital!. • railway p ,rter, stationed at
Illantiford, tail : I know Itce...ed I het law him
alive in the c wriage tto S4uriay t• , shout 10.30.
I t him a ticket for Sturmin.t.tr Newton. fie
gave me • shilling, and told me to bring him back 3ii.
I saw him in the train, and headed the t'cleet to lain
when in the train. I went up the line. and signalled
to the driver to shunt back the train, which he did far
enough to get into the siding for four waggons. The
ermine then went into the siding, and picked the
waggons up; then it came out, and the engine took
water. Then it came back to the train, coupled up_,
and the guard gave the signal for "Right away." I
had to get • parcel into the same train, so I ran on to
the platform to put it in. As the train ism running
out rather sharp I handed the guard the parcel. The
guard, Fred Carter, shouted out ' T. • man for Star.
initiator has fallen out, or got out, and is down the
line. The train went on without It .ppitig. I ran
and put up my starting signal, and took my
hand-lamp and ran buck about 150 yards
beyond where the end of the train was. I
went under the two arches of the bridge leading to
Lengtort-rowl, but could see nothing, then looked into
the ditch, thinking he might have fallen there. The
signalman looked on the railway, and th.n said "lie's
sot here; the guard mu.t have been joking, as I saw
• man in the same compartment as that man was In."
I said "That warn • man foe Stabridge." I shut.d
out "Harry—Harry Carter" three tines—ln answer
to question The train was 30 waggon. long, and the
anti wax jest beyond the Lome signal. One train left
for Wimborne about haltotoor agter that. I did not
notice that he was at all the worm for !1g0... —ln &n-
-ewer to a daughterdn-law, witness nett he did not
tell herbs was drunk. I told the guard to look out to
the pawnor for Sturminster Newton when be go.
there. After some evasive answers t several user-
tions, the witness at last admitted he told the girl
Carter was drank, for which the Coroner censured
him.
Charles Jackson, crossing-keeper at the Milldown
Crossing, depowd—l was going home to my house at
Shiding.tonn by the lost tr.in on Satorday evening.
I saw deoeased in the carriage. I fir.t saw him come
on the platform. I did not notice anything particular
about him. I did not see him get into the earrirg-.,
but saw him there. I saw llawfall tike him his
ticket and change. I did nt speak to him.—ln
&comer to the Coroner : I did not see he was the
worm for liquor.—ln answer to an inarte..tor (watchirg
the case for the railway company) : He was sitting in
an upright position. I got into the train, and shortly
afterwards thought I heard something on the off wide
of the train. 110 .ked out and saw a person walking
backwards and forwards by the train, but I am not
cntain it was Carter. I was in the brake van ;the
deceased wes in the first compartment of the carriage
in front.—ln answer to • juror : The end of the train
was close to home eignal, about four yards below the
bridge spanning East-street.—ln annwer to the in.
'vector : The per,on I saw was not in the train when
it dart .d. After the train passed she man I saw him
turn back and c sue towards the etation. I watched
anti saw him fall after the train lad slatted. Ile was
walking in the direction of the station. I told the
guard of this when be got in, and he -booted out to
Dewfall se we passed the etation.—ln answer to •
relative he said : I did not know Harry Carter
'spelt. lon y knew him by seeing Dewfall take the
ticket to him. I ant the guard both shouted to
DewleJl. The ma fell mar ke telegraph POO-.