The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-03

few OF my passengers saw the car coming,
and half got out Many had to be told to
get out. Don't know whether the deceased
was on my car or not. Did not see him
until he was dead. Saw driver of No. IL
jump of about eight feet from my car, and
fall. J. =. Justise, who had his arm skinned
on No. II. got on my car. Ny horses have
often been frightened by the locomotives,
but I've never had any serious accident.
have driven seven years. The passengers got
out Of my car quietly. The switch is usually
placed by the driver.
James B. Wade testified [ live at the
corner Of Fifth and Baker streets. / was
standing at the corner Of Seventh and Broad
when the runaway took place, and saw the
horse turned to one side. lie appeared to
be rather quiet at that time, but had evil
IDENTIFY been frightened. Saw the big engine
and tender standing between Sixth and
Seventh streets. The small engine was
coming out Of the yard with three cars.
The street-car was fifteen steps from the
corner of Broad and Seventh streets, and
ten yards from the train. The horse was
started by the trace becoming caught and
the car running on him. Don't think he
would have run away but for the car striking
him. The driver seemed to do all he could
to stop the horse. was about twenty yards
off and opposite the car. l am not con-
nected with any railroad company in any
way. Don't think No. Il missed No. more
shan foot. Saw lady fall over on the left
of the track. Did not see deceased jump
out Of either car.
William II. Clemmitt deposed: The body
is that Of my brother, Thomas Clemmitt. He
was nearly forty-eight years old, and leaves
a wife and four children. He was coach
trimmer by trade, but had been for some
wears engaged in making mattresses. He
was born in Norfolk, but had resided in
Richmond for forty-four years.
Major +. d. I. Myers, superintendent OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac railroad, deposed Was standing in
my office door on the corner of Eighth and
Broad streets this afternoon saw street
car in motion and the horse kicking-hrSt
saw it twenty yards above Seventh street
felt no alarm, because / saw the driver with
one hand on the break and the other on the
rcnS. Presently | saw he had lost control
of the horse, and the horse stretched blm-
self for Il run. This was about opposite
Sauer's saloon. ! saw another street car
was about to meet this one; that the driver
OF No. II jumped Off, and that No. was
rapidy detected from its track, and No. IL
seemed to craze it. At the same instant 4
lady lcaped FROM No. II. and ran towards
her. Some other person got TO her nrst, ana
then ! saw the body Of Il man lying Ill lne
track. over which no. II had passed.
James Hays (colorcd), driver Off furniture
wagon. testified that he saw the deceased get
Off Of 10. car and attempt to stop the rum
away horse attached to No. II. In doing SO
he was knocked down, and the right-hand
wheel OF No. II passed over his head. Wit
ness also saw lady jump out OF no. IL car.
Was standing on north side of Broad be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets.
The Verdict.
The iury then retired, and, after a pro-
longed absence, (at halt-past O'Clock tins
morning) rendered the following verdict:
city Of Richmond, TO acit:
An inquisition taken at S13 west MAN
street, in said city, on the I'd day of Septem
ber, 1873. before me, w. III. Taylor, Coroner.
upon the view of the body of Thomas Glenn
mitt, there lying dead. The jurors sworn to
INQUIRE when, how, and by what means the
said Thomas Clemmitt came to bis de;lth,
upon their oath do say that he came to his
death on the I'd day of september, 1873, by
being accidentally run over by a street-car
of tie Richmond Street Railway Company.
The morse of which car having been fright
ened by passing train of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany; becoming unmanageable and render,
ing the brake of said car ineffective. ana
they are of opinion that the driver of said
car is in no degree blamable for the accl-
dent but that the Richmond Street Railway
Company is to some extent censurable for
allowing horse, known to he very unsafe,
in the vicinity of locomotive, to be used
along Il route SO perilous to life as Broad
street is made by the presence of the Ken
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road.
In tnct;n,nn1, ". hnrnnf the said Coroner and