Daily Republican., 1879-08-18
SECOND EDITION.
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.
The Evidenee-The Verdict Of the
Jury.

Jury.
In Saturdays REPUBLICAN brief &C.
count was given of the death of Daniel
McKesver, the watchman at Barlow's
bridge, on the Delaware R. R., = short
distance from Townsend. Coroner Butz
left this city on the 9.l5 train accom-
panied by Detective Legg. Upon their
arrival at Townsend, they found that
Deputy Coroner J. C. Wilson had en-
pan-lled jury. The following is the
evidence in the case:
Wm. Wright sworn:-I know the
dead man as Daniel McKeever; he board
ed with me for breakfast and on Sunday
all day, he was at my house last night
and left about five minutes to nine; he
was to have called me at o'clock, but
failed to do so; about o'clock went
after hiW to come to his breakfast and
found him dead about four or FIVE feet
from the track on the north end of Bar
lows bridge east side of the traik; he
was laying on his stomach when l saw
him.
Kate Wright sworn Mr.. McKeever
left our house about 5 minutes to
O'Clock last night. Isaw no signs of
any struggle.
Nicholas Barlow sworn Il went with
William Wright to the place where the
dead man laid | noticed dry place
about two feet off the track which look
ed as if the man had been sitting there
during the rain.
Charles Tatem sworn Il know the
man, his name is Daniel McKeever; he
was bridge watchman for the Railroad
company he is married man and
resides over Eleventh street bridge,
Wilmington, Del; he is an Irishman
about 40 years of age.
G.. Z. White swmn-Saw the man
lying on his stomach dead; looked as if
train had struck him; took his pistol
from him. ;the pistol is side shooter two
chambers was empty, one chamber had
powder but no ball in it; his coat was
turned up so that the pistol wss show
ing. us Il.
Alfred Warren, sworn:-About FIVE
o'clock this morning William Wright
came up the road by my house he told
me the bridgeman was dead; | went
down to see him; Mr.. Porter was with
me; his hat was down the bank; did
not find his umbrella; did not hear
any train blow.
Kutisoff Wright sworn-Did not hear
any train blow; did MT know anything
was the matter; heard the man was
killed. did not hear it until 6 o'clock
this morning.
| Chas. Tatem, re-. .called-I was on duty
at the upper bridge all night; did not
hear a train blow at the lower bridge;
do not think l could have heard it if it
had as it was stormiDg all the morning
The Jury after hearing the evidence
rendered the following verdict" That
the said Daniel McKeever came to his
ara,ll By being struck on the head by
t South bound train on the Delaware
r Railroad hetween the hours Of IL
! o'c!o K, midn ght, and 5 clock, Il. M.
} on the 4u,h i. st., at Barlo~'s Brdge.'
Coron Butz arrived in this city
with the body on Saturday afternoon at
4 90. The body was taken in charge by
undertaken Mite hell and conveyed to tho
residence of the deceased No. 1852 Heald
street, East Wilmington. Deceased
leaves wife but no children.
The funeral will take place to morrow
ternoon a. 2 o'clock. The body will
be inferred in the Wilmington and
Brandywina Cemetery. Deceased is the
first man killed since the new Bene-
fetal Association has been started, a
full account of the establishment OF
which was first announced in the Re
PUBLICAN several weeks ago, and his
wife will receive $500 as provided by
the laws of the association.