National Republican., 1873-12-29
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QUEST AND VERDICT.
Coroner Patterson saturday held an inquestoh
the body Of william wauerholder, the man whc
was ran over by locomotive Of the Baltimore anu
Potomac railroad Friday afternoon, and VINO u',o
NON the effects Of his INJURIES which e9nsis,ou asa ~
and anLier, The indue,t was held at the firstpre.
einot police station, where the leli9.'nY mry wv.
summoned simon Jossphi, a. pafss Il
CiSrvos, i. Wright, t. W, Wright, ohs,s aed'
dpe sm Msrr' sna Sc SsS; a., S,nsrs n,ss,..
sworn, who te.llGed that he was called 70 see the
deceased; nttrihuied his death TO the nervous
Of ~ breath witness Judged that he had been
dfinking hut ho could not state positively that
deecasod vas into ycated, x.,,u,,
al c2i Virginia avenue; he saw The man q lev
minutes before the accident on the corner o. sey.
IKE ,iHe smsS ass' ss,,nT ama o Hrans Wines did not
see the car when u struck him.
David kellett testined to being on the streci
nS va, % psssns siso 70 Rearing iSs srssssman call
to him and warn him away. Tbs man paid 10 ~.
was n safe across @ at iiat time, uniil he ssy him
struck by The corner Of the car and thrown down.
The brasssman ssaaed 70 tne ses,mes, 10 XIII XIII
wheels OF the engine had passed over him, The
carr were not going unusually msf
w6otssiirI ~ hat ,ne braEesman gave the signal
for stopping, and he at once stopped INC sng.ne,
and did not see the man until after tho cars
Wm. simpson. brakeman, te,.hod that he
with his eolRborers were engaged IN bachhs
down some cars INTO the yard, when he hs sSm ths
wRl twenty feet from the track; he did not heed
witness, but continued on, whom witness pnt the
On and .,epgd tbs engine s 2, 'Vg9 .s sbs he
fell. Witness tried to catch hold Of him, but
failed to reach him; witness grabbed him and
hin. Tho train raj by ths time stepped; witness goi
/ two pocket handkerchief aud tied them around
tie mans leg, and took him 10 MT. Dn Barry
Dr. Riley, but he was not at home, and daiierwards
Dr. Hammeit was found. who attended him.
THIS wtness was eross-s.amlned and an an,weied si y
have have ~ se, % cai ef Ike Ike WAY way. kIsr the signal wa,
given the cars stepped In going their length; lu
Toned al this point; swi.ehuan was stationed
, there 10 change the switches, but never taw an,
fssMan there. Jhe man staggered when he up
Herman YlssSs, testified ,ha, he had examined
the body and idontincd n as that Of Mf. Mlii,an
| Waterholder, cigar maker by trade, who ha.
street, sSsa ne has vic nj and .is Or seven esdrsI
Lying IN Ale1andria, Val hcwa' spre''y 'hari
Frederick Pluers subs,autiated the above
Mr.. L. l. DuBarry, rupcrintendcnt Of the road
trstihed he had refused The request o. many g
tho citizens 70 oprinTlng the bells and had onl,
Of bells their very best safeguard better than a
the watehmen they could employ, as the bell,
| can bo heard q long distaneci . switehinan wa
| constantly employed OF the point where The aeel
dent happened, but there 10 no hagmani me law
requires nagnian at street crossings, but this Y
not street orossing the trains pass over the side
| walk In going into The yard, however he thongh,
the life of this man might have been saved u bel
| ringing was permitted.
The ease was then given 10 the jnry, who re
| turned the following verdict:
| That the said WIN. watterholder died al SO
| o'clock D. m. on the 10th day oi December, at the
once Of the superintendent VI the Bsltitnofe
Potomac Railroad Company, In the city OF Wath
run over BY q ear at the point where the railroad
| track crosses the sidewalk entering the car rare
| irum sixth street: and we further Ind that TIT
| brakrsnan and engineer did all In their power u
| prevent the accident.
| Tho body OF the deceased was then turned oyo
| to MIR. Henry Lee, undertaken. who prepared !
| for burial. Deceased did not live with his family
| but boarded at No. l62i Sixth street northwest.