The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-03
TIE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD CASUALTY.
Csrsner's Inquest Upon the Bsdy Of Wiliis nj
benton Verdict ~ trcid~at1i Death--Ths
CerporRtiaa Not Crnsured. Ac.

Csrsner's Inquest Upon the Bsdy Of William
Benton--verdirt ~ trcid~atni Death--The
CerporRtieH Not Crnsured. Ac.
An inquest Was held At Two J. u. yesterday at The
Twenty. second precinct station house the body Of
William Benton, nagsnan IN The employ Of the Hudson
River Railroad Company who was over by locomo.
tive and killed Thursday last, a, the OF Forty
eighth and Eleventh avenue Tue matter cxused
great excitement In Tie ne gEborhood The engineer
. man named George Best, who in charge OF tho
engine at the time the accident happened, has oeen
under arrest the day after the During
the invest, cation good many Of the employees Of the
Hudson River Railroad Company. Of the de-
ceased and many other persons who eyinced great
ferest 10 the proccedugs, present The following
Ia the tesfimsny o. the witnesses sxarsined.-
TssIWovy c. n nfr.
christopher II. Ellis, being sworn, said he lived a No
40J Snth avenue on Thufday, ihf 9Th Of -epts nher
aboni r. w., he was sitting In bis oniee 1T No 05s
accident By Sergeant Murphy ealing 70 The engineer 20
stop. be looked over and deceased uner The hind
wheel y the locomotive bni cold no, tel bow ne sos
here the locomotive loing very slew Al he time
r,srsoay ~ offlJs
Sergeant John surrhy. u the twenty second police
pfscinci sad that rh0rsdsy AT rnoon, aioat r.
H. he wss standing al the door of the noaae 40 s60
Eleventh. avenue. when be attention sa- called 70 ths
deceased by seeing him on The railroad lfscs o. tho
tune engine was backing down and pushing him
along he Immediately 10 the side ~ tho engine
aud attempted 10 give tho engineer the alarm 10
the afNul envy lft1Y bailNeiAb ~ tNN
Time: ,ns ergnser Apparently I'D not hear lin sier
he nr4t deceased he seemed - he lying sIaigbt
The track and he Sa being p'socd az The say
Iorty.eghth street AZ about tie scutbeFn ege
~ the street lac stopped way, ard the wheel
pass9d him; after that The engine Immediately
stopped, he cond ros say how deceased s2t nlo the
pssson IN which b. him be aglsaI1nir be
iace he line the engine had no alta he'd, and
gulng AZ the tine 81 abopi the Ordinary sfrd ~
horse he could sas Wheeler he engses boil
ringing the time alter ihc 1scns lated.
there srcfntd b. considerable cvrtciant among he
engine aud hen ~ . fgo station tpIae. bat bs
d. no. DO so lie arrested hna he nst sftAng whie At
work
rmrss0Sr % fs,Ncs rogr
Francis Bade, VINO keeps hoe stofe Al No az
Fleeeuth avenue yad he outside hs Do =, between
three aud fosr ron thursday essa a. LAST wien "
- "a engine without backing DOM the iracl he
eAs tie deccaxcc, whom ~ ras arq.asnttd with Ang
kner 70 b. fagman on me track abasi tnen'y iito
fcei below The CINE he haa Tag 10 hs hand but he
ia say whether he raised j. or no.s IN way
he fel Go~n When tEe cn-ine wHs fl0*e 70 lin, hc
thought he must have fallen on -" tfAek = he nal yiH
legs; here werv the sng Nc. wtish waa
gnlng sbou, the gpeed ~ the city hoEsp cars bet c
cord not what they doing, sfier deterssd fJ
he was showed along - b. sheld ihlnk Aposi half
biock heard some halloolnx bat 90 not know no
shovedi decsased IL knsw % te sober, indasrlou.
he tboarn, he faced no before as felt, and
thai he had tine while nar ~ ~ tho tlDie.
TESTIMONY - NtrNsv ntN*ne.
Ne vas sitting a; ne bhek ~ fhe engine; ~hen they
the eHgne and noticed 4 knggx Iln down; he ffsa
hn q. Iffeih stree vi On ~ was or The track wtsn
hs ~ I'm az .econd me y q. ~. wA. az RI
HIN 10 The back and thrc~ him forward ihs engineer
Va. ~ he time rnging he se srd tryiag The saier
be hsD,ed tho ri ner when ~ STOPPED the sngln.
agon a. be could be down fFpie a. tie ua4e
e TvrisoST ~ rsnisgeH.
WIisu hllrsth, loeoinoiv. engnsrf, :ad--f There
vas down GRADE eomrg iron Fly second street, n
"a engae ~sa SONG ~ The rae y bore car creed IL
wcad 20 Ascat ~ p set lergth. before aolid -
flucM there tvAges asf#ebed. hf they fessue
tne eAsn's raetd. Whic ~ thought better I'D ~