The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-16

raj paces broken and the left foot smashed psess
tered in ali ddseuons Here was . broken leg, While
there lay part OF hand some other portion OF that
human fr'De 10 .h'ch life and spirit beamed niouts
ago The band that writes this description OF most
horrible death gathered the scattered brains aud
msDgled limos, placed them plank and assisted to
rather hoyribe suicide occurred about three hundred
yards north east Of the depot The body lies at the de-
pot awaiting the inquest
= At twenty minutes past three o'clock p M. James P.
Huntington Esq Coroner empannsed and swore In the
following gentlemen as the
JURY.
VIM. Ramsay, Foreman
W. E. Barton. Jesse Haaton.
Jpo Hopkins. Conrad Roth.
The jury ve~ed the body Of the deceased, and then
Henry Sears vas drst called, and said-I
out with night. stopped With me at the same
bouse; his name was Franklin Gray: don't know his
exactly but think him forty or forty two years. he
avop. kept by Mr. Foreman left there this morning,
should jusge, about half past eight or, nine
o'clock; knew him TO be lsboring under depres-
sion Of spirits for the last ten days ; yesterday
be appeared perfectly and well. far az could
during The latter part Of the evening" however he said
be not we'll and retired about half past nine
or HIM ns an e ~ thu ns
pesraDce very much detected found it impossible
to hold conversation With hun; he replied in monosy-
bes to any remarks made, in most detected tone on
asking him how he felt he he far from we'll and
could not CO. he had anticipated on fishing excar
SION have him al various times for the last four
weeks introduced to him four or five weeks
ago sld any with him ill yester-
day he American. Vugoisn don't thok he fol-
lowed any business atterly he lived independent
property he had wife only; shs is now on visit TO
Trsr els Smith sec-nd wituess-I am an engineer on
the New York aud New Haven railroad; | was on the
road this morning. the engine of the express traa
It left Canal ,trse New York at O'Clock this morniny
st New Rochelle; he bet the tracks and about
three hundred yards 'front.' be appeared BE- standing
looking right al the train thought from the position he
stood in there necessity TO blow the whistle;
he stood still be would be SAFE he stood there until the
pipe of the engine hid him from my vew after passing
the spot then locked round the side he on to sea
If could see him; saw nothing of him; whistled to
brake stopped anc backed The train the man lay
on the MIDDLE of the track, dead and very much
mapgled Mr. Hoyt and several persons then came and
went on this was alb ut twelve minutes past a. NJ.
GeoIgeW Hbbs, thrd Witness next called, He
sad:-l was brakeman and the same train With
Francis II. Smith, this morning; saw the man bs wixt
the tracks 1t was the same mao DO doubt he stood STILL
be looking towards the train he appear
ed to be Dearet to the track that our train was on
thought hi would be 10 danger if he stood still can't
say positively that the engine would hit him.
By juror was about $50 yards from where he
stood whom frst saw HIM.
To the Cor onerI on him to see THAT he
going to do he stood in that postion until our engae
got within length of him; be then appeared TO be
greatly frustrated and hove himself right ACROSS the
track in front OF the engine not see him again till
the train broke and backed he was then dead, and
Meancthep Hcyt-I attend at the depot at New Ro.
chee and here when the express train was going
East this morning; the standing bet wsen the
tracks he about three hundred yards east OF the
depot he stood there till the train got nearly opposite to
him, thought he jumped as thought right 10 trout
Of the engine after the train passed looked to try If
could any one standing; say something laying on
the side Of the ack like Shirt went up there
mediatey what the side of the track prove
to be the deceased.
Dr. Peter Moaton testified that he had examined the
body of the deceased and had doubt that he KILL
ed by being crushed by the train
of cars on the New ork and New Haven Railroad.
VERDICT.
The jury returned their verdict that he TO his
death by his voluntary act in throwing himself
across the track n front Of the engine chile the train
was under full Roadway.
ARTICLES FOUND on HIS PERSON.
Several receipts bills and prOmissory notes-some
dated back 1s47 and lS4S, with some OF more
recent dafe-weIe found his person; also, gold
watch broken gold chain, and SIG so in cash. Ali
these were taken chsIge of by the Coroner.
Our thanks due TO James p Huntingdon Esq, the
Coroner and Mr. Hoyt the gentlemsny station mas
New Rochelle depot for tina facilities they afford
ed in getting the particulars Of this melancholy Ca
tastrophe.