The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-02

.rIslzsas ssls1Iaass -
b nov whether ihe driver oneekei az hls
hOmf3 NilrI Tho Horidrnti was iunklng 90 llit
lnyi aNp Nah iylng on ne Bfpnna ln JfNNH
fun street, bleeding.
Jacob Wagner swarm 10 70 inefihhlll ~
Dallas duiug uuRIlnah Garner -lhiH hhn Iti-
iulsnn ffftHis- D0fs nul NnnW 600 hoy Wlp
wis kllfa was WnlklnR in hls stare. hn-
lWrrn -eFtn and rigAi pnlnfN A. Mp alulr
day November Mi lhli heard - nOisr HlNp-
pen % OnH ni lnp lfnnl Q0nihi tNW lhr 1lhr
nihHH passlpR q llnlN nOHh ~ baum n
AfHuiih cnruiE BulnB up y n lsnl tNtfl
nnd Aimr u phWtdi % boy 1lnB ph lNf
mound nppnlHuty dead,
saW tllt hpdy ~ ile hpg under lln ulnnlr
lua hs n went along ~ was HN YulNAlA Nnne
was ~ mat between lp nnd ne 10Y, Wlllph
prevented my seeing hin, 1 heard some
hnise, do not know Whal " Wls plAilpt
Identity the prisoner ~ ne lflYel ~ lls
Ia u fasi trOt, ana something hpplllrl 10 No
tho matter ia mont and lhry were bnlnH
checked W., They Went only u low loot he'
fare pasFillg oyer NE Boy .....,..
Ar this IN tho olly pl Dallas county Of
Dallas, state nf IhAAhl on ~ about rlhlil
a, ~ RlYember p, lHl
Win, lin, hWOri-l was standing in Tie
rear OF ullmnun a cas- there about u va,
Monday moinlngi Apyelnbtl N, M lnpilg
out Oi q window on The east hldpi near lhe
bua coming "a Main street. saw llf leah
horses slllke ihe boy ~ they were turning
up Jefferson street, about four 1891 nom no
corner, and the team Rhd bus ran over llllni
henri some one hollow about the limri do
MOI know who ~ was on what was hAlli !
found the buy lying On The ground w Jellrl.
street DlNedlnB nTuluarly nom nm hthui !
moved nin Ont OF Ills blood ~ WhA amer
wards moved Oulnf tho street, tho boy slfng'
lied over nnd died Just after moved mini
tho nus was going 40 hsl llOli lle bus
paHsnd Gloss 10 ne corner hbuul rlBhlttl
lnGhrsi d1rR not linOWhnl Gulill not Identify
the dgygG nll tbs i0uk place ~ pnllgs'
II, n, Niphulai RWOfn-LlYr Ia nhlihN hlii
"a pnliornanI docs nat know lho hnyi on
Monday muinlug Wis standing on tho Hlulu
side OF Maln street ana SAN thu olnnlhua
COMING nearly Ia front Of WILLIAMS y bloh,i
heard hOllnWing near baum y krauilhi ran
tharei i0und the omnibus hld run over the
bnyi arrested tha driver ala not stop a. "a
amino the hOyi saw hH was hletllnHi knew
nothing ~ the driver but W "urufBei' !
Identity THIS man llhe prisoner uuoEsu SCI
gplj ~ the driver OF the OMNIBUS ~ lhe Tine
uf The nucldpnti arrested him, do not know
tho boy or his homci have heard mat hA
nnmu was Jumoh Parsons a III ihiAhnppruui
la DALAI, The driver was dflylng IN u laht
tr0p
David II, AunltOn, of sherman, TeYaa,
HWuln was IN the omnibus az the Time NJ
the HpOdrnti saw the hoy struck by the
lcudcru bleuat chain aud lull tho huh 80 over
what Thought was lho boy, DOT out uud
ing between I'VE ANA six miles an hour lnc
boy was about four ieet lrum the horses
whom | nrat heard the driver hpllo the
horses were moving away nom hlln, Tie
boy, had hu moved ~ llin flghli would not
have bron struck by the nus or homua,
saw the driver put his foot down uu thu
| brake when lao como 10 NE corner Iholu
was nu enurt on the part of the driver tu
| stop when h1 MlW the boy, the omnibus
WA stopped twelve or llllleon lcol beyond
| the body OF the hOy, | should Judge
| Mr.. W, l., Allcr owner of the omnibus line
sw0ru Rcsldus Ia Dallas haa tho manage
monL of the omnibus line HIS vile owns II
| leil tho san IuclnlO, went 10 tile CoNmupull'
| tam, took In pAAspngoM, started up Main VI
| the Commercial, ~ u moderate trUt ana Ia
| turning the corner OF Jefferson, ! heard the
driver call uut, "louk thtrc or take care
| thom,h aud Htw u boy IN the act OF erOMiup
JoiulsOn, about scYeh ~ niho loel ron W,
side wink, next 10 ltrauitk, WITH his hnnd IN
| his pocket and n TN bucket ON his arm, gO'
| Ing toward Ollmnnn n Goa on the Olhri
side. The lead horses were making lholi
| swing around on the crossing the bOy WA
| from four 10 flve feet from the horses, ~ II ht
| was going To run around In mont, he coins
| towards them, the horses swinging around
towlrd9 Iin, YhlrN caused tho collision
| the boy threw up las amt the hulAoS shout
der striking him On tho shoulder
| the boy still trying TO get around him, wheu
| the horse striking him throw him against
the hrogsl chain which threw MIN down. til,
| dIlNoI Iulhlhh MP we nus lAhhlnR over hllh
| / irlt the iaT Jumped on, ana ran 10 him
| the driver pat ms loot on the break aS coon
| AK he followed nook OUT" the drivers nam,
Is George SGgc, (lerc tie prisoner wa
| ldentiilcu9 lac was not intoNlcalodi he wa
not driving at n moderate lrO,i not rs lNs
ns usual; he checked the omnibus from tn,
spe cd II was going and pulled the leaders
away from the boy, hut the breust -chnin o
| the Wheel.llulse caught MINI the nus stop
ned a few steps from where the boy was; ia,
| a Il MT a "A B.. lNtf.
whilO on tho box; " the boy mad made TN,
same effort back ward MS Forward, he wOlu,
not have been struck; ne was trying 10 run
around them; II he had stopped he woul,
have escaped; the driver Is me safest Nnt
carefullaL hGyei he has been IN my employ
since July last
Nh. Hays, agent Missouri, Kansas nm,
Texas railway, SwOru-lliS testimony was II
substance what that OF the other passenger
in the omnibus was.
The Jury brought In u verdict To the eflac
that James Parsons came TO his death from
the effects of having been driven over by tn,
omnibus, of which George Seigel was tn,
driver, and then adjourned TO nine O'CLOCK
yesterday morning.
The following is the decision of the coro
ner's jury,
DALLAS, TEXAS, November 30, 1874,
We, the jury of inquest TO sit and try til,
cause of the death of james Parsons agel
about fourteen, say that we be believe tn,
said Parsons, from the evidence, came TO hi
death by being run over by an omnibus
driven by George Seigel,
(Slgned) W. Il. CABEIL,
Mayor, and ex onicio justice of the peace
and acting coroner.
W. W. ROSS,
Il. IL. KENDALL,
II. III. HALL,
W. A. RAY,
MITCH GRAY.
Seigel was placed under bond of
thousand dollars, to answer at tn
next term Of the court.
During the examination he SCENE,
to be much moved and troubled b,
this unfortunate accident. His appear
ance is honest and prepossessing, an,
there was nothing of the reckless bra
vado or ruiilan about him. The HER
AID desired simply rigid investiga
ton into this matter and strict iustic
to he done.