New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26

"ithOoo'N
4he occurrence, evdeavored to s:Op Howell, when
Howell assaulted and violently struck Mr. S. The
accused was held to await the result Of the chd's
injuries.
THE LATE FATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY IL WEST
observation-disclosures Gamble yesterday held an in
quest at the New.York Hospital the body of Eliza
Tenbrook, the little colored girl who run over and
killed by one of the Eighth rail cars, on Mon.
day evening last in West Broadway, near Franklin
street as previously reported in The TRIBUNE. The
evidence adduced is somewhat conflicting in its charac
ter but the Jury deemed i: sufficiently strong to var
rant them in not only censuring the conductor and
driver of the car but TO cause them to be arrested and
put under bonds to answer for their conduct. Coun
Gilman Waugh of the Fifth Ward was standing
where the fatal occurrence took place and appeared
before the Coroner as q witness. The testimony taken
is as follows:
James l.. Waugh, residing at No. 1l2 Franklin
street, Seing sworn, says-About u o'clock on Mon
day evening last l standing on the southwest
corner Of West Broadway and Franklin street, my
attention attracted to the great speed at which
saw an Eighth-avenue railroad coming down from
Canal street; should say the speed at which it was
going would be from ten TO twelve miles an hour;
there was q gentleman standing with me at the time;
my attention turned from the car for second
SO, and l heard this gentleman crying, MY God
look at that !" whereupon l turned around and saw
the car as though 1t jumping some Obstruc-
ton the track the ear kept on at the same rate OF
speed for twenty yards Immediately after this saw
the deceased lying the track in the rear of the car
ran and picked her up and gave her in charge OF
gentleman standing by, and up to the and mr.
rested the driver; two officers came up at the tune,
and ordered them to take him to the Station-House;
l should think, from the rate at which the car was
going, that it would be impossible for anybody to
have got out Of the way in time to escape himself
from the car; did not notice that the driver made
any effort to stop the it was about ten to ftfeen
feet from the sidewalk TO the track; should judge
that the deceased crossing the regular crosswak
when first saw the car, il was about one hundred
yards from where the deceased was injured. -.
William II. Board, residing at No. l5j Frank
street, being sworn says-Abou 81 o'clock on Monday
evening last standing in mont of No. llS West
Broadway; / saw the car No II of the Eighthavcnue
Railroad Company coming down from Canal street. 1t
stopped the Of White street and two ladies
got out, when the car started, and heard the con-
ductor call TO the driver to " hurry up and then
The went faster than il had been going from Canal
TO White street afte the car passed me heard
somebody cry out, and then / saw the deceased
picked up by Councilman Waugh; the ladies were let
out at the south corner of West Broadway.
John ID. Dixon, residing at No. . Beach street, be-
ing sworn says-About q O'Clock Monday evening
last ling the southwest corner of Frank
lin street and West Broadway; / heard somebody
scream, and on looking around saw that an Eighth
avenue Railroad car had passed over deceased saw
her Just the front wheels passed over her the hind
wheels passed over; when saw the car | thought 10
was going at the rate of from six to eight miles an
hour.
ID. c. Vaughan being sworn, says-I reside at No.
ISL Church street the evening above al uded to
was standing on the corner of West Broadway aud
Franklin street; saw the pass over the deceased
in front of the car; the driver went on about 81
feet before he stopped thought the car was going
very fast but did not notice before the deceased was
run
Michael Hayward, residing at the Fifth Ward Ho:
tel being sworn says-l was standing at the corner OF
Franklin street on Monday evening; heard scream
and saw deceased knocked down; the horses and the
passed over her; saw that the drive attempted
TO stop the car he must have been going at the rate
Of eight miles an hour, perhaps more.
James ii. Concklin, residing az No. SO. Vestry
street. being sworn, says-On Monday evening last
was star ding the corner of Franklin and
the car come down. / don't think it was going at
unusual fast rate; / saw the deceased start out
ahead of the horses; some person called ont and de-
ceased stopped moment and then started again; |
cannot say whether che slipped or was knocked down
by the horses; saw the pass over the deceased.
Norman L. Dill, residing at No. us Franklin street
being sworn, says-l was standog on the corner of
Franklin street and West Broadway on Monday even
ing last l saw the car coming along; don't think it
was going at fast rate the driver called to the de-
ceased and made move to stop the car: | saw the
deceased before the car came to the crossing; she
coming fiom the east side of West Broadway.
William Brinckerhof, being sworn, sayS-I reside
at No. l35 Leroy street saw the car when It passed
the hberty-poie on West Broadway; don't think it
going overfour OF five miles an hour did not see
the deceased at all; used 10 drive for the Eighth
avenue Railroad Company.
David Long, residing at No. 39i Bleeeker street,
being sworn, says-I was coming down West Broad
way on an Eighth-avenue railroad ear on Monday
evening last; did not anything Of the occurrence
alluded 70; my first attention was called 10 the fact
by seeing the stop.
James Denne, being sworn, sayS-l drive for the
Eighth-avenue Railroad Company; have been doing
SO for eight days past; have been in the habit of
driving horses bat never drove railroad cars; drove
the ear that run over the deceased; We stopped at
sfrpr 10 - fwOl Ind he
ductor told me 10 hurry up" did not drive faster
than four miles hour | several little children
passing the street broke up the partially,
and though; they had al passed over just then no.
ced the deceased and 3Tied out TO her, and put my
hand the brake she right in front of the horses,
and va knocked down by them.
Marpsret Tenbrook, residing al No. ~ Leonard
street being duly sworn, sayS-i mother of EliZG
Tenbrook now lying dead az the New York Hospital;
ebOut 81 O'Clock Monday evening last deceased left
home 10 GO and play ia the street; she wa. gone
about 1--WE minutes. when went ID search of her;
went down 70 the 81 Leonard street and West
BroadVay where saw Der in the arms OF man |
saw se wa injured and believed that she had been
by Iii nth avenue railroad car; brought
her to the Hospital, she was in dying condition, and
she died in about ~ minutes after brought her here
Councilman Waugh told me that he saw the oeelr'
renee.
Robert Ray, NJ d.. beng sworn. DEF )ses and says
maj re deceasedw9s brought INTO the New: fofk
Hospital on The evening OF jane -, ssfferng from
compound fracture OF IN, pelvs, aud laceIa.ed
woand, opening The abdoai ID she sank rapidly and
u ABOUT b ali al hour after admission she Iii d.
The evidence here closed, ard the Jury, under the
charge OF The Corcne after tlief elaboration rem
der.d the following verdict:
"Tha, Eliza Tsnbrcok the dece IL. d. caDe 10 her
death Nv INJURIES we'd by teug nm over By car
No n OF the Eehtt.sy@npe Railroad "a West Broad
way near Frsukl.n street jane - 1857. pnrrher we
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