, 1874-11-25

LIS namo Ut CharlbB MnttEp~I. ITO nuueiatDnu
doceasad 10 lavo bccl railroad onBinopr. TX
antncd him OIL that point, and ca1io to lilo COLI
ouslon that lso wRa oo1npototit to run dummy
Hat examined thu dummy Hfnco Tho acedont,
md found tho tloccasod lying undor It. Wisnesa
could not liayo rccoEnfzcd him lad Ito not
Examined Tho boiler aud found ali sound except
tho nqioty-yalyo plRe 2-lacll pipo which ..;, l.na
placo from which Btua,n and wator Ind como.
Had examined the track noar tho accident, blt
found nothing wrong wllatavor about It: Could
glyo no cAtluo for tho aorld0it. Tho clianGe IN
tho weathor might have CAUSED The spreadiog Of
tho track.
In answer to u jnror-The Journals Of tho
dummy woro not worn out. Did not think an ILL.,
oroago Of apood would have 4 tendency to cause
tho onglne to feavo tho track. Found the lover
Of The onglno reversed, which Bnowcd that tho
onginoor Ind t,iet to atop tho dummy na boon as
tho running on tho track occurred: The DUN,
mics averaged about 60 pounds Of steam, aud
ran to town, d tliAtnncn Of mlloR, III about IT
minntas.
4. ". Eu11.EsToH,
mnchtntBt and traclt-foromnn Of the Chicago City
iled and fou,d tic track In good o,der; thought
there might bo two or three cauBeB for tho ncsi-
duut Right whero tho ougino loft tho truck
taore was q crossing Of oak-plank., Ills imIsos-
sion waa, that 1t WAS Mt tho cast end Of these
planks that tho car loft tho track; homo hard
substance might have got between tho traok and
tho crosaing, and caused tho throwing of Of
tho track, Auothor cause might hare boon TINT
Mr. Matthews saw Bono obstruction ahead, md
royorBed Ills ongine. This would in oil prona-
bi]ity, II tho tlhin Waa running fast, throw tho
engine off tho track. It waB vol known atnonH
rasiroad-men That Lilo ears frequently. while run"
ming on track partially frozen, hammered con"
siderably.
one Of the passengers testified that he and bis
brother wero the soio passengers Oh TIE duaitnv
car at tho time Of tho accident Ho BaW the
dummy jump tho track, ana then folt tho
oar hS was s On sap nf th Into roet o sof
bis brother. mud the oouduotor were thrown into
tho forward ond Of the cur. They all got out at
1t, aud went to tho dummy whoro they found
tho boy who complained of feeling cold. Wit
ness took him into a house whero ho washed hlB
face. The accident occurred at nbout 10 minutus
past In the morning. A. tho time the dummy was
running ut good ratio OF speed. Tho conductor
did oil he could to got tho hoy ont Of the wreck.
Had examined tho track subsequently,, but found
no obstruction which could hive caused tho
dummy to he thrown from tho track,
testified to finding the DECEASED crushed and
daad bouoath the dummy -hotlor tho chest mud
bead Of deceased wore crushed, aud the bones
Of lis neok wero dialocated,
1T this moment noWH was brought into tho
jury-ruom Of tho death Of the boY Dave Brown,
whom Dr.. Flood gave it as his opinion taas the
Ind died from inhalation Of Htenn, and extensive
scalding.
CHARLES u. HotMEs,
Superintendent Of tho Chicago City Railway
Company, testified that thero waH nothing q
Railway Superintendent druaded DO mitch
~ Tho tlrss frost. It fsoze tho grourd
to tho depth Of m. inch or two, making
an insecure traca. which caused the engauos
to jump in dangerous manner. 1u his opinion
It was prnbahlc that the deceased eugiucer saw
something al,cad on the track which cuuHod hin,
to royerse lB iever. The Company wore a1ltlor-
tzetl by oburter to run AZ faat ab they p'eahea'
Tho conductor mas III charge OF fnreH aid ra,'
acl,gers the engineer IN charge Of running Of
the tinn.
aevoral jurora wanted to know why tho auto-
norton examination OF tho boy Brown had not
boon 1naJo, aud tue Coroner explained TINT al
tho time deputy Pilgrim nlrivod to tako It tue
lad WAS not ablo to give evidence.
THE VERDICT.
This jury thon retired, and, after a prolonged
conAultatiun. cauHed by ao1la Of tho Jurors
! wishing to- bring iu Boruebody guilty Of Mlan
slaughter or criminal negligence but which thoJ
failed to nttompt to prove during tho examina.
effect thnt Charles Lyman Morris cane to lii
death by unavoidable acotdcnt ia tho turning
! over Of Tie dummy engine. and TINT Dawn
| Browns death WIS caused by caroleBsuess ol
| the part OF tho employos Of Tho railway compan'
| in allowing linn to ride Oh tic engine aud thus
IN tho accdent being sealded 40 badly ~ to ca'as'
| bis DEATH 900
| There is no mlstaln that the accident has no
aitled to the small volume OF affection which th1
| 3dyao-paykers foSl toward tho dummy ~ mean
OF travel to aud from the city. Since it begal
running 1t has succeeded in killing no less tia:
his death at tho du1nmy'a whoels aome tvo year
| ago; Godfrey Marks who was killed about fou
| weeka ago, md tho unfortunate Bubjecta q
| yeBtorday'a dieaster.