The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-06
rhe Ti.n.vsIIe eIaurbter.


i VIII be remembered that q verdict was
found by the coroner's jury which held an
upon tho bodies, Of the vic
tins of the recent railroad slsugh-
ter at TitusvIIle, censuring the di-
rectors and employees of the road for neg
lect to furnish suitable accommodations,
and for carelessness. A second jury, sit
ting upon the body of E. Steele Green,
who died after the first inquest was held,
have found q much seyerer verdict the es-
sential portion Of which we give below; +,
The jury do say upon their oaths, thst
the above named person came to his death
from severe injuries caused by the collision
of an express passenger train with an extra
freight train on the Oil Greek Railroad, at
the township of Oil Creek, in the county,
aforesaid, which collision was caused by
the culpable negligence of Joseph Funk,
engineer, and Patrick Carey, conductor, as
by the evidence shown, said Funk and
Carey having the control of the Aforesaid
extra freight train, and having neglected
TO properly flag the line when the SAID ex-
press passenger train was then andJTtleEe
| due and approaching. And fnrther, tnat
the evidence shows that the President and
directorslof said Oil Creek Road are Grim
inally liable for the killing Of the said 3.
Steele Greene by refusing and neglectiDg
to furnish reasonable and ordinary accom-
mediation for passengers travelling over
said road, and particularly, as in egidence
shown, that said <. Steele Greene was
compelled toistand on the platfermsefia
passenger car, where be was crushed
and injured and came to his death BY the
| collision as before described, which v o I'D
not have happened but forythe refusal and
neglect Of the said president and directors
ofItbe said Oil Creek Railroad aforesaid to
comply with the r~tqnisJnons Tor resEun,
able and ordinary accommodation q by
the, conductors and superintendent of the
said Oil Greek Railroad, at different times
for the passengers travelling over said
road and we, the jury aforesaid, therefore
request the Coroner to issue his warrant
for the apprehension and trial of said 10.
seph Funk and Patrick Carey, together
with the president, directors and mana
gers of the ssid Oil Creek Railroad, who,
by their culpsble negligence as proved by
the evidence, have caused the death Of said
DECEASED z. Steele Greene. We further
find, from the evidence, facts and infor.
mstion which have come before this jury,
that the equipment of the Oh Creek Bail
road, its insufficient passenger aeeommo-
dAtion, inability to bring the passenger
cars and baggage to a platform, want Of
facilities for loading or unfolding freight
creates unnecessary risk, loss of time ano
property, all of which evils a reasonable
outlay would remedy, and be not only true
economy but tend to ave life and limb, a.
well as property.
On the verdict the Titusville Herald
comments as follows: l gsr 5aa -1sr,-
The second inquest developed the gross
and hsgrant negligence of the company IN
this regard SO palpably and pointedly thai
the jury would have been guilty of an IN
psrdonable dereliction of their sworn duty
hsd they not in view of the testimony be
fore them of Greene's anxiety and inability
to obtain a seat in the cars, solemnly held
that st least this one mans death would
never have happened had not the Presi
dent ind Directors of the Oh Greek Rail
road refused and neglected to provide sum
Gent cars for passengers. N.l4 pr
It further appears that those officers hGt
been appealed to repeatedly BIZ the SuperfT
tendcnt and the conductor to supply mon,
cars. This exculpates these subordinstes
while it imposes q fearful responsibility
upon those high officials who direct snC
control the affairs of this corporation.
Nor did the moral courage of the jury
stop half way in the discharge of their in
vidiousduty; but with 8 firmness that can
not be too highly commended, they follow
ed out the legitimate consequences OF thei
conclusions of fact and demanded of tn,
Coroner that he issue his warrant for tn,
apprehension. and trial Of the President
Directors and Managers of the Oil Creel
Railroad, as well as of Joseph Funk, tn,
engineer, and Patrick Carey, the conduc
tor of the freight train. 7r. =
The jury also condemn, in emphatic
tarms-tha Eapf of facilities on this road il
loading and 0hfosufhS
H8aseessaryr ink. loss Of time and property
o judgment in which the entire community
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