The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-22

STREET CAR CA1AM1TY.-A Too Year
Oh Child Run 0pr and Klled.-Ieeter.
day morning about 10 o'clock an infant man
daughter Of Thomas Conner, VINO hyes
on Alley B, between 22d and 80 slfeets,
was run over and almost Instantly killed
BY street car on Main street, at the Esd
sireet erossinr. The wheels passed over
the lower Of The childs body, cutting II
almost IN Two. The child vas carried 70
tbe house Of Mr. Conner, where 1t died
shont thirty minutes afterwards, and
Iustice Wheeler having been notified,
SImmoned a jury and held an inquest.
TIE following gentlemen composed the
Jury: G. G. Murdock, John g. Reister,
George Allen, Neil Conway, Thomas A.
Reed, W. H. Robinson, Louis Delbrugge,
Edward Oshe, Louis Roth, VIM. A. Pat.
ton, VIM. Chew and BENZ. Brockett.
Frank Mead, the driver Of the car No.
y, appeared before the jury and testified
that as be was driving up Main street,
near the ed street crossing, one Of his
mules suddenly shied and splashed some
mud into his 1.-THE driyer's) eyes. As he
put his hand to his face 10 clear his eyes
Of the mud be heard some one call, and
Immediately turned the brake andstopped
The car, when he received the first intima.
tion OF the accident. The car was stopped
within eight feet from where the child
was run over. he was driving rather
slower than usual Of the time Of the acct.
dent. -
Mr.. John Wilson was the only person
who saw the accident. Mr.. Wilson testi-
fed that he was in the vicinity Of Main
and 23d streets at the time, and Just be.
fore the car came up noticed the child
playing In the'gut.er on the side Of Main
street. A moment afterwards he looked
towards the car and saw the hind wheels
passing over the childs body. The
superstition was that the child had
ran forward into the street as the car ap.
preached, and in some way fell under the
wheels. ~
The other witnesses before the jury
were Maj. james W. Sweeney, Ed. Bran.
non, John Donovan, George Birch and
DR.. A. G. Conley. The evidence Of these
gentlemen was substantially the same as
that already given. The jury, after con.
Sullation, returned the following verdict:
"An inquisition taken at the dwelling
house Of Thos. Conner, Of the city Of
Wheeling, on the 2lst day Of November,
1875, before james Wheeler, Justice Of
the district Of Centre, in the said county,
upon the view Of the body Of Ellen Conner,
there lying dead; The Jurors sworn to
inquire when, how, and by what means
the said Ellen Conner came to her death,
upon their oath do say, that Ellen Co.
mer came to her death by being run over
by street car No. !, driven BY Frank
Mead. In testimony whereof, the said
Justice Of the Peace and jurors hereto set
their hands," ..,.l
Mead, the driver, thereupon surren.
dered himself to the authorities, and
asked for an investigation Of his case.
The examination was postponed until 8
p. NJ, Mead giving bail in the sum Of ST.
900 for his appearance at that hour. At
the time appointed he was promptly on
hand with Messrs. Caldwell & Caldwell
as his attorneys. Mr.. Cracraft appeared
for the prosecution. The evidence failed
to show any negligence whatever on the
part Of the driver, and Prosecuting At
torney Cracraft stated to the Court that
he saw no reason why the prisoner should
be held. The defendant was accordingly
discharged from custody. ..