The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-02

A Nan Cut In Two BY Q Train Of
Cars.

Last Sedalla VaS the ecene u q horrible
accident Lest night, in which man By TN
name Of Edward Jones v.s run over and
killed BY . construction train. The trsiE
vas backing across Engineer street crossing
when Jones started to 60 scross the track
but v.s knocked down and run over, the
engine and too cars passing over him, lit
orally cutting him in tvo. His face Va
horribly mutilated and portions Of his en-
trails were scattered on the ground.
Marshal Kelly and Coroner Evans wers
notified Of What had happened, and ii
once proceeded tn East Sedalis. hsd the re
mains put in a wagon and taken tn Welsh
Bros'. coffin shop, where jury vas sum.
moned and an inquest held. The follow
ing are the names Of the gentlemen com-
prising the jury:
NJ. NJ. hampton, Foreman. n. w. Welsh,
Jno. W. Conner, II. Boyer, II. II. Worth
ington AMI O. F Harris.
The subjoined is the evidence elected in
NBsW " JUG uSSsn VI s"e v"sVsso"~se
man:
Edmarj Gum, ssor1-I don't know the de-
erased. Myself and another man we're sit.
ting On . bench together. when We saw the
engine b.ckirg down and the man starting
To 90 acruss the track. Started to halo To the
man, but did not have time before the engine
struck him then halloed To the engineer,
Who stopped the engine. Heard that his
name Was Edward Jones. II vas not the
switch engine, and did not have headlight
The man did not have . satchel. ! am =
railroad man; I am not working nov, but
have worked in the Pacific shops at St.
Louie. There we're several cam attached
To the engine. The bell Of the engine MAS
ringing. EDWARD CAI..
Lareaee Citon ,arorn-Idon' know much
.bout the man; he US talking to me about
a minute before he started IN 20 acrxs the
track. His attention seemed To have been
sttr.cted by the Missouri Pacific switch en-
CINE, and he did not zee the other engine
when il backed down ON him. Ne and an
other man we're sitting down when We saw
him s,art acro-s the track. The man that
vas sitting beside me said he thought the
man was killed. I answered, gusss not. /"
We then walked down and saw tie mans
hat living in the middle Of the track. The
man had told me that he was from Houston,
Texas, and tina, he had eight cars Of cattle,
which had gone on to st Louis. He also
said he had q brother living about four
miles rorth Of the grsveya rd- II vas not q
construction train; il was an NJ, X. 4 T..
freight train. am . railroad man, hut
am not working on the road. He was sober
when talked to him; he told me he had
Just had his supper at the Mechanics Hotel.
Don't know whether the bell OF the engine
was ringing or mot; the he'll of the Missouri
Pacific engine wss ringing. Don't know the
engineer, but Blythe Was the conductor.
LAWRENCE T. ,roN.
II H. Wostkington, swora.-I wss coming
down the track yesterday about IL o'clock,
Shen he met me and asked me il lived
here; I told him did. Seeing = stone
hammer on my shoulder, he asked me il ]
IA. a stone mason; 1 told him I Was. He
then said he wss also . stone mason. and
asked me II there Was much business doing
here; I told him there Wa very little doing.
He said he Was from Houston, Texas. He
did not tell me anything else. He had on .
new hat and the pants and other articles oil
apparel Loo ed like those of deceased.
II. II. WoRrHIN6rON.
The jury, having heard al the evidence
returned verdict to the effect that the de-
ceased came to his death by being run ove'
BY an engine on the N. X. 4 T. Railway
on the Engineer street crossing. in East
Sedalis, on the evening Of the 18th Of
March. at about half-past seven o'clock
The unfortunate man vsso Of Irish descent
about forsy-6ve yean old. Eve feet si1
inches high, and weighs about one hundred
and forty pounds. He was dressed plainly
but substantially. Nothing to indicate
Who he Vas or where he came from VA
found upon his person; about sl.50 VA
found in small leather pocketbook in on,
Of his pants pockets. He will probably b
buried at the expense Of the county.