The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-12
UNDER THE RAILS.
An Unknown Man Horribly Manglod
by q Train or Cars.
The Body - sbapeiess Mass OF Flesh
and Homes The Jurys Verdict.

Yesterday morning, about seven
O'Clock, the maDgled remains OF an un-
known man were found lying under
the Texas Central Railroad bridge
which crosses the Trinity river about
four miles south Of the city. The re-
mains were discovered by section
foreman OF the road, who promptly
notified Mr., Angus, general freight
agent OF the company In this clty,who,
together with Constable Ham Hardin,
repaired 10 the scene to investigate and
discover II possible, the manner and
circumstances by which the unfortu-
nate man met his terrible death.
In their examination before the
jury OF Inquest, impaDneled by Judge
Bnrlord, yesterday afternoon, Messrs.
Angus and Hardin testified substan-
TALLY M follows; Upon repairing to
the scene they discovered the remains
under the bridge, or trestle work. The
head, trunk, heart and legs were all
laying In different places, probably
from two to six feet apart. At the
point where the remains were found,
the bridge was only about ten feet In
height. They were placed on the
first north bound train and brought to
this city and placed In the old freight
depot, where the inquest was held.
The appearance Of the remains, az
viewed by the reporter and others ut
the depot yesterday afternoon, were
frlghtful and CHASTITY In the extreme.
A terrible cut had severed the lower
portion Of the jaw, while another had
completely severed the head from the
body. Another cut had severed the
trunk from the lower portion of the
body, while the heart was torn from
the bosom, and when found was six or
eight feet from any other portion of
the remains.
The name of the deceased could not
bo learned. He was observed to pass
the freight depot of the Texas Central
about five o'clock on the afternoon of
Friday, and was subsequently met by
some laborers mile or two beyond.
He was apparently about thirty-fve
years of age, with black hair, and wore
u mustache and goatee, while the re-
mainder Of his face gave evidence of
being recently shaved A russet-col-
ored leather pocket-book, nearly new,
fifteen dollars and lifty-nve
cents was found in one of the pockets
Of the deceased's pants, while silver
ten-cent piece was found close by.
No papers, save portion of an unin-
telligble letter, which was found stick. I
lug to his blood-stalned breast, were
discovered by which he could be iden-
titled.
After careful examination of the s
remains, and receiving the evidence of
Messrs. Angus and Harding, the jury
returned the following verdict; &
We, the jury, find that the deceased,
whose name Is unknown to US, came {
to his death OH the night of the 10th of
March, 1875, by being run over by u I
train on the Texas Central Railroad, q
about five hundred yards north of the c
Trinity river. e
The manner In which he met his '
Heath will probably always remain a {
Whether 1t was through II
accident, or whether he premeditated y
uicide, is question that will never be u
olved. There is a straight track for a s
nile in either direction from the point r,
where he was killed, and it is but a =,
easonable supposition that had the " "
deceased been of aOund mind and de- a
irous Of saving his life, 1t would have v
'een an easy feat for him to have IL
wung himself of the trestle and drop a. =,
ed to the ground. One theory adj Il
anced is that he had probably been
rinking, and becoming tired and N
ivy in crossing the bridge, had sat 90 90
own to rest and fallen nsleep-a sleep
rom which he never awoke.
Be that as 1t may, after careful in 70
nectlon from the jury, the remnants Mt
all that was mortal of the poor I'M q,
rtunate were taken charge of by the bv
ity Sexton and given Christian In
trial. fo,