Daily national Republican., 1863-07-21
LOCAL AFEAIRS.,

A HxAlf1NDINo BcDU.-Yesterday AFTER
inoops Abous so'eAssk, most lamsntable accident
occurred near the corner Of seventh street and
iPsnasy,vania ayenue., A newsboy nAnsd Frank
DSvis, agsd about ten years, was run Quar- by ear
No. ! and horribly mutilated. lie was taken 10
the drug store Of 2. Gilman, which waa nearby, and
sytty assistauce was rendered the lfetle sufferer
by the clerks Of the establishment, especially by
Asssrs. Daniel Koib aad los. D. FrAnzoaL Ths
boy llnssrsi throughout The night writing In Ne
ne.. ..sessaseay' .ad ara M. -o'Prias shout
isslkms nat The boy entered the rear end OF .hs
canS ~ pssssd through to che front platform from
winch he wa. pssssd while the ear was In motion.
The BOY Ssll on the track, and the heavy wheels
ran over him, eruihink Ms right leg, iSaeturins
his led haaA breaking 10 several places his right
ara, ESD sevsrias ths big toe from hts right foot,
which hung on merely BY the cuticle. lfs =, :.
psstors Muller and May were In Attsndsnee, and
prs<isrsdsvsry nssessary attention. These excel.
lent physicians thought that amputation Of the
right hmb was necessary to save life. The boy,
owsver, did not possess sufficient strength to un-
dssso thu spasat'oa. Dr.. May called several tinss
yaaSlag The aight and twice this morning, to see
the condition Of the sufferer. ' '' r-r,.
patrolman Pendeil arrested John Guelocks, the
conc s6or, I'D Janes Disgisy, ths driver. They
wess taken before Justice John X. Johnson, who
disnisssd the conductor upon the testimony OF .
passsAsst nA,asd Fitshush, who stated that the
conductor Was inside the car collecting fares At
! the stns Of the accident. 20 .' 'A. 80 >.
ne aritsr was conmitted to iail, to await the
results of the injuries. The boy having died this
morning from the wounds, ths driver, Dlngisy,
will havs atrlsl tomorrow afternoon, at+ o'clock,
at the once Of Justice Johnson. Rebutting testt
| mony will then be produced. We understand that
Messrs bradley and Utsrmehle will appear In de-
fence OF the driver. The boy, as soon as he wa
l 4. -
tiee Johnson, and replied that "atslI man pushed
him from the cais!' Tbs boy soon afterwards
swooned and could answer NO questions, Mar
cotics being administered, he recoy cred sui Client
4 ly, In about two hours, to hold 3 conversation
when DR.. Miller notified Justice Johnson, who ii
also deputy coroner
The deposition taken by the coroner was witnesf
ed by rr. Miller, and 10 ~ follows; Prank Davi,
being duly sworn according to law, deposes an.
says that he going to the depot for the purpose
OF selling his papers. He got on the Of car No
g, and passed through to the mont platform, wheI
somebody pushed him OFF the car, and It ran owe
4 him."
Coroner Johnson took the following evidence OF
the ante-mortem examination;
Lieut.. Col. c. y. Smith, In command at Caml
kiartindAe, stated that he witnessed the fall Of tn
boy, and said that 1t was caused by the inhumani
~ Of some person the front platform Of the car
l.
stated that the tall man holding the reins ejecte
the boy from the platform. '"-l' y
William Parker, James Nslly, and George Hsr
is substantially corroborated the testimony Of III
shove named witness. rn-.. IS . iu-
The boys mother lives In Georgetown. HI
father Is an orderly sergeant In New York regl
ment that was engaged at Gettysburg, and he ha
not been heard from since the battle. ..
As soon AS these circumstances were mad
knowp, = subscription was opened at MIR. Gilman
store and $3.50 soon collected -.. .
Mrs. Davis was soon notified Of the accident, an
, hsstensd to the store. She could not endure tn
sgoniling cries Of her own child, who contribute
90 much to her support, and she instaptly tainted
She went home 1t the request OF the physloiani
but repaired to the store early this morning, whe
she was recognized BY her dying boy. Abou
twenty minutes before his death the boy said
{" Mother, am dying," These were hislast word
The boy was an energetic little fellow, an
eyinced the greatest fortitude and heroism durin
his suffering. He was with the Army the Pott
mac In It's seven days eampsign on the Peninsula
! No inquest was held over his body this morninl
9 Coroner Johnson deemed II unnecessary, since n
. mystery attended his death. ,I,
Much praise 10 due TO Chas. +, Harrigan, Of u
: Metropolitan Police, who stayed with the bo
from the time OF the accident 10 his DEATH Round
3 man Keeley and Patrolmen Pendcl and Birch d
. everything In their power TO anelioraie the cond
tion OF tho sufferer. Drs. Gilman, miller and Ma
: were extremely kind, and rendeted every nece
' sary assistance.
0 The funeral will take place this afternoon, at
a O'Clock, from the establishmsnt OF J. W. Plan
:, undertAksrI The CONN is made Of walnut, VII
y silver mouptngs, sad ~ lined withnanpel, ~
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