Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-26
LOCAL NEWS.
SHOCKING DEATH.
Killed oa the Railroad.

FATAL RESULT OF cAwNING An AErrFTJFAr
ArI.
LIT r'yht. about ieI check. r,,o -s-,.,
John McGuinness wss run ov by A. en- ne \
the railroad derO, yard. and hts ne "A - cut
nearly entirely OF. killing him instantly. Of
course. The remains were removed ey Sergeant
Pierce and pfhcvr Pes Ster - the Fourth Ward
StatIon, where they rrIna ned dgrins the night
And tins morning Or. Potter. the Coroner. wss
p,'nhea A jury was summoned by Lieutenant
NsS,ss, nss, and having been sworn. viewed the BODY.
anI'.- ,'sa,t IN norrteie cOndition-the entire
t Lcttoh ~, ol the head having bcru taken OF
oown ,s 90 % 'he lower Jaw, one hip laceratel. anl
The following facts were elicis,d NJ tha in
quest Deceased ard lanes C.,,,,,.r Nt,st - ~
mates of the Soldiers Home ~. ..,,.- .u -.
about the CITY Yesterday SnA 90; 70 the .t..t,as
ABOUT O'Clock. to- see Young man OF IN 49,, a
O'Clock train; horh were drinking aDl .t,s -, se
4 saloon near by Tor a tine. neorssea S.sS
Counor about = clock. aud Conitor al NO, -,
I'm sgsin uEtil called on O. reca-niEa his ssa.
botv. Deceased was oulN about - y.a-S n. = =.
snd sinFle. when Conunr was asked /, hshsI
money, he replied that tue man t,ey IA seen
or ON The tram. aa PaNned hss artcsal arm
i"F tIts collars, aid they had been drinking on
hat money.
Nr. q. ". Harding. night regulating condl,-
tor; testified that sisout 10y o'ciorS hs fonui
the body On tie uack, in Ihc dupJ; yard. W.T.
less examined the wheels, an faunl tha
tencer Whrcls 81 the engine which bgaugh, in
tie 10 O'Clock train.) No. 3lS. 3 were boo ~ anl
be leleNed that the deoesS Sed must have gone in
between the cals ard the engine helore the en-
eine commenced backing cat. From the Ap-
Pesrance OF thc track n Appeared tha. she body
had been dragged some distance.
Officer Peaster testified that on eNamina-s
he found portion OF the skall aud brains soma
d'>fsnCe from the body.
The iurv tOund a verdict that the deceased
came to his death about the time mentioned hy
being run over by engine No. 3lS OF the Raltf-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. crushing hts
mead and lscera;ing his ri ght side. aud, further
hat 'he SAID cause OF death was accidental.
The COMMITTEE on the corporation indebted
ness IN Their report q the Councils last NIGHT
reter 10 some eNrayagant expenditures on the
part OF some Of the SchQOl Trustees-the pur-
chsse OF an extra piano, Nc. 10 would have
been well, we think, in justice 10 the Trustees
rad the committee designated the Offenders
Win more precision. We believe that a., '--
inces OF estrsyagance referred to were G. 5..-
nTed 10 one school district-the firSt-and n one
trustee tsince displacedl in tha. district The
grand piano named was ordered by this
trustee without any authority. as a sort OF
show piano; the schools of the Franklin sailding
being already provided with the usual quota OF
pianos allotted 20 each district. We are Satis-
he'd that the trustees retained by Mayor Emery
ana those recently appointed by him are prn-
gent. capable men who should not be held liable
10 any censure Of the kind Indicated.
We are not sorry TO see another abuse cor
rected by Mavor Emery i'm the displacement of
trustees who had used their positions TO secure
NE appointment OF their own children as
teachers.