The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-09-11

AiAsut 2 o'clock last sighi . ssn named
Nat Lewis. employed - ~ eagiaees in
Hobsechts mill. vas run over b atrais o.
The Aio> uri Psci6c railroad track between
Wsahiagton Avemue and I.anine street,,
aud killed. Both less were nearly severed
from the body. and death probably super
vened from the slsuck and
Asas % BLOOD.
The man, however, vas quite dad vhea
found, aud Il l. Impossible to State accurate
y the attending circumstances u his death
VIXEN discovered BY brakeman ON the N.
X. & I. train, Who vas walking down the
track to his boarding houae, life WA extinct
although the body was sill warm. He vas
lying acrus The rail With his bead about the
middle If the track and his feet On the out
side Of il OaEcer Murphy Vas called who
1t once summoned assistance and nosi6ed
the corones Of the occurrence. The c0ndi.
tioa Of the Indy lesds 70 the Inference that
he was endeavoring to gent On
PASSING TRAIN
and fell under the wheels. Upon inquiry
The: Bszoo reporter learned that Lewis v.a
married to Belle Siarks, Of this city, July
End, 1877, 1t the residence Of J. ID. Russell
engineer On ". K. & T. near the Gunner Of
Engineer and Indiana slrr<ta By Rev. Mr.. 4
Lesta. His vile yesterday Vas On . visit
70 Otterviile. 1t Vas probably his inten- |
ion to gothere and re her. lndeed he stated
10 much 70 his friends. The .dditional facts
With The accident are developed
q the sutjoined testimony taken BY the
oroner before tie following jury:
r. g. SsaHard, c. Yoprt, n. w. Welsh,
v. F. Ilsenfri,z, A. II. McAlphin, {. c.
abbott.
[. C. Tredick sxOra:
work on the NJ K. 4 T. RR. Icame
o on my train about O'Clock, and vaeo
NJ to nv boarding house With lantern In
and. Found the man lying on the track.
% not knOw the man. The police
'ere then called and the eoroarr
Gifted. I Vas there When the ol6crr AZ
lived. don't know Who the man waa that =,
anne up when ] was at the b0dy. found
be body - the main track Of the Pacific
pad. &C. TREDacK.
Y. r. Boyer arora: q
I Was reading paper in GUMS saloon d
vt night about III O'Clock. The deceased -,
lme in the saloon In an Intoxicated con.
ilioa. He mistook me for Dr.. Cl,rkaon
le asked me my opini0p Of Col. DOiy. q
Drse. Tie man either told ne that be h.d .
len driving D0tys horse. " was going IN
i've the same. He stopped only . short
me and left the szl0oa. / did not know o
" man-don't know that ] ever aaw him
fore. w. F. B0YER. i,
IN Axgkn, srUr~: G
/ work at Hoberechtis mill. know The N
ceased. His name II Nat Lewis. have
.own hin over one month. He vas the g
ginees ut the mill. He has wife ahe IL n
orked yesterday. The deceased has q
oahes who lives At Col. DAys. The de.
aaed told me he was twenty slx years old.
se decessed told me that he Vas going to
lterville TO see his wife last night. A. far q
know the deceased Was not drinking a
IN. John Bll0ux. o.,
'ar!Ss Kiefer ssorR. Il;
I saw the deceaaed in ny salooa 1t ll:3O :,
t night. He seemed 70 be drinking. "
ve him Q little whisky. He went out Of b'
? saloon With Billy Harris. He seemed
have some mouey-the amount cannot .
v-three or four dnllan. ] aav the de- /,
ased in company with Rilly Harris,
hink after midnight, mar Taylor's Jew 90
= si0re nm min Sfneef TheV were ce
ing south. e
fred Grss. s~ora: 81
do not know the name al the deceased. v
Know hi. face. He was in Quinn's saloon D
Out 1880 last right. He took one drink
lie there. did not consider him drunk. "a
lid not nee him after he left the saloon. re
. was 1t the saloon about fifteen minutes ~
lhink he lefs alone. He gave me one =,
0 dollar bill 10 pay for the drinks.
J bartender Al Quinns saloon. q"
~. HaberseoRt, ~ovn. IN
know the deceased. His name Is Nat. 70
Wis. He run my engine ioe two nonehs. u
saw him last between seven aud eight
lock last night be was sobes. never
ew Of his drinking. / gave him four
llan; lie said he wanted % buy s0me
dicine for his mother, who was suck.
VERDICT.
That the deceased came 70 his death by
nc run over BY train On the Pacific
lrosd in the city of Sedalia, between Va