Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-07

II is Run Deer BY an Express Wagon-Aueqed
Reckless Drirtng-1he Coroner's Inquest.
A shocking scene was witnessed yesterday AZ
ternoon, between and 6 O'Clock, on G, near Az
street. Frederick Royce, q child about six
years old, son of Mr.. Silas Boyce, proprietor of
IN eating house on Pennsylvania avenue, was
in company with other children, running across
the street at q point few yards west Of the Me-
uepolitan Church, when one Of Knox's express
wagons came laundering along at rapid rate,
kknocking down little Boyce and passing over
otherwise, both internally and externally, to
such an extent that, having been carried i'm
mediately to his fathers residence, near by, he
survived only few minutes. The wagon was
driven by H. Smith Winter, and the occurrence
was witnessed by Assistant District Attorney
Harrington, who was standing near at the time,
rant was Issued issued SV Justice D. K 's Smith .nd
placed in the hands Of officer Larrabee. who
overlook Winter at;the post Office, where he was
taken into custody and taken to the seventh
precinct station. At half-past nine O'Clock he
was bI ought before Coroner w. W. Potter. at
the once Of Justice Smith, when he remanded
him to the custody OF Lieut.. Kelly for his ap-
pearance at the inquest this morning. Mrs.
Justice Smith with other ladies in the neighbor-
hood, rendered assistance in taking charge of
the little sufferer and ministering to its wants.
The child lived but few minutes after lt WIS
taken into the house Of its parents.
This morning, about eleven O'Clock, Coroner
Potter appeared at the Kimmell House, where
the inquest was held, the following jury being
Bacon, John Ball, James Cassiday, John f.
Havenner, Francis King, p. Fleming, w. T..
Tinker, A. T. Lakenan, T. Kirby, and 4. b.
Sturgis.
After the jnry was sworn, the evidence of Mr..
5. p. Brown was taken, who testified that he
was standing ct the steps of house 467 street,
when he noticed that number of children were
playing on the street. He heard a scream, and
on looking saw one OF the children under the
horses feet, belonging to one of knox's express
wagons, the wheels of which passed over him.
The driver looked around, but did not stop; he
was driving at rapid rate. The wagon was
filled with mail bags. Witness ran after the
driver and ordered him to stop, telling him that
he had ran over the boy. The driver kept on,
and he demanded of him the second time to
stop or he would have him arrested. He hauled
up and said he was not to blame-that the chill
dren were firing of frecrackers. He then
turned around his horses and drove back to the
house, and Immediately started on his way with
out Inquiring into the condition of the boy. He
was driving at the rate of ten miles an hour
and witness thought he must have seen the chill
dren If he had been looking. Witness did not
hear any explosion OF crackers; the horses did
not seem to be frightened, and the driver had
no dihculty in stopping them when he hauled
Frank Carroll, testified. that he is employed
at the Woodbine House; about six O'Clock, Mr..
has ran Witness went ont sSS
saw girl had picked up the child, and he
looked it to its mother, who received it from
. MN az ned dGor ne saw wagon come up the
start of again. Children had been playing
about there all the evening.
Isaac Robertson corrob0rated the preceding
evidence. He heard the driver say that the
children were firing of crackers and caused lis
horses to turn aside and that he could not help it,
Witness heard no crackers fired OF.
Oficer L. ID. Larrabee testified as to the arrest
Dr. w. f. Hartigan testified that he made a
post morton examination of the boy. The
shock and laceration was sufficient to produce
DR.. Thos. F. Maury testified that the cause of
death was from the combined effect Of the shock
caused by the crushing, and hemorIhage which
William b. Atkinson testified that he attends
to the letter mail at the House OF Representa-
tives. He was on the mail wagon between and
AZ and c streets one Of the childrenlit . devil
chaser; 1t flew out under the horses feet and
then back on the pavement; the children all
tried to hold them, and some one cried out that
q child had been run over. The man said
"uriver, stop your horses, you have run over
sSs me- sonn ne drrysr ssd ne could not stop
drove up towards the boy. A c0lored man had
him In his arms. The team was not going fast
until the horses became frightened, The driver
run under the hind wheel. There was no one in
front Of the team. The wagon was about the
middle Of the street. The children were in the
k1ts0A VI on thC PotcIncut- nc u1s KNOWN MT.
Winter for about six or eight months.
The evidence here closed, and in a short time
the jury returned the following verdict: That
the cause Of the death Of Frederick Boyce was
laceraton Of the liver and internal hemorrhage,
caused by being crushed under the wheels OF a
wagon loaded with United States mail and
driven by Henry Smith Winters; further, that
the horses driven by Aforesaid became unman-
ageable by reason Of fright ct . piece of fire.
works known as q devil chaser and the jury
attach no blame to the aforesaid driver"
Winters was at the request Of Mr.. X. Harring
ton taken to the court-house and delivered to
the Marshal. Mr.. H. brought the case to the
notice of Judge Humphreys, holding the Grim
NAL Court, and asked that bail be taken. He
had read the evidence, and was satisfied that
he offence was not higher than granddaughter,
md was therefore bailable. Judge Humphreys
,emarked that he was satisfied to consider the
'ase one Of manslaughter. He took occasion to
emark upon the habit Of fast driving, which
hould be stopped, and while complimenting our
,olice force in detecting crimes and recovering
tolen goods, he would say that he would be
ylad to see them more vigflant in stopping fast
irving and such offences. The prisoner was
smanded.