The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-12

| was pulling down traDsfer-to 90 to |
lower yard, missed to throw switch, |
so / told my man to take cars to lower |
yard and | would throw switch. Went
back, throWed the switch, came across on
sidewalk, walked as far as 10th street and
met deceased. He had a bundle in bis
hand, and when under the gas light, threw
the bundle in the air. The paper went
one way and brownish shirt'dropped near
him. He picked up shirt, and says:
Hello iansman, where are you goingY
turned and asked him where he was going,
walked on, and paid no more attention to
him.
Hewas staggering along; he could walk,
but anybody could tell he was drunk.
When train No. started up in the even
ing. should Judge it was about 6:14 or 6:l5,
| got on to the coach to ride down towards
home. Was standing on the back end of
the coach close to the door, Gnside) Got
about 100 yards from the depot Union
depot) and heard something groan-and
Immediately a man standing on the out
side of the platform said, You have run
over somebody" My brother was stand
ing behind me. Said to him, go tell
Smith to stop his train, he has run over
somebody" Then started out doors and
went to set up brake, and found it was
set" Jumped off the coach and started
back: found deceased lying inside of the
track (his body, his legs across south rail.
Stayed with the body until removed to
the Union depot baggage room. and then
stayed with deceased until he died. | am
certain deceased is the man.
John B, Cough, aged 80, occupation
engineer. R, l. & z. Ry. Coz
On Monday evening. Nov. IL, 1878,
about FIVE minutes of six (railroad time)
went up In the Office (R. L. u Z. to get
| time. Stayed there until about minutes
after 6. Then Mr.. Smith and L came out
together. Walked down to engine, went
front of the engine to see how the head
light was burning. Went back, got up on
the engine, stood few moments, rung the
bell, got signal to CO. pulled out; in the
course of two or three minutes felt brake
set up. Told my fireman to look out and
see what they wanted. He said they
wanted to stop. When stopped saw par
ties going back with lamp; took lamp
aud walked back to see what was the mat
ter Saw deceased lying on the track. The
deceased is the same parry saw on TIE
track This is all l know about it.
This concluded the testimony, and the
Jury after few minutes deliberation, re-
turned the following verdict:
/ In the matter of the inquisition on the
body Of man supposed to be David Carroll
or Karl, deceased. held at Rock Island,
Ills, on the twelfth day of Nov. 1878
We, the undersigned jurors sworn to in,
qulre of the death of said Carroll or Karl
on oath do find that he came to his death
by being run over by train No. 6, r. l.
2. Ry. Co., Oh Monday about 6:l5 p. H..
and that the death was accidental Further
we find that the Rock Island & Peoria Ry
Co., nor w, Il. Smith. conductor. or the
fireman. or engineer or employees are in NJ
sense to blame for the accident. And sc
the said jurors. upon their oatbs, do say
that the said deceased came to his death
in the manner and form aforesaid: Henry
Hayden, Harry Abel, E. G. Chopper. G
| B. Knox, W, L. Sweeney, I. Il. Gray, G
|, E. Carr, Hugh Conwell, Y. Dauber, S. S
, Hull, B. F. Knox, Saml, Krug.
Deceased was man rather below
medium height, dark complexion, will
dark hair and goatee, and apparently abou
40 years Of age. His remains are in charg
Of Coroner Morris, who hopes to be able t
clear up the mystery surrounding hi
! name aud find his relatives.