The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-25

Daniel scaulan Killed By 40 H., K
4 z. Hand-Car THIS
Morning.

Al . feW minutes before seven o'cloc
this morning Daniel Scsnisn, . section ma
belonging to Edward Daugberty's gsas, y.
killed in the southern PARTON al the n
K. Il T. yards. On which road he vas EN-
ployed. The mea were getting ready "a
the days work, and, At the time. Scanla
was sitting on one end Of the hand-car o.
which they intended taking passage dow
the road, while directly over him vas IN
lever By which the workmen prop-l IN
car. All OF the m~n were standing clos
BY, and some one of The party remarke,
that il Wa time to BE- pulling out. an
. second later the car va showed some ii,
or eight Zee. toward the track.
This cau-ed the lever to work. and i
came down on Scsnlsne head wiih suci
force thst his neck Wa broken.
1t 6ss thought at FIRST that he was no
dangerously hurt, but inside OF twenty
oss"use7 VIZ pun us0 C<S"cu W oSss Ssss
he vas pronounced dead. The nevs sprest
rapidly, and soon quite . crowd had col
lected, among whom vas a daughter and
several female oeighbors Of the deceased
whoee grief knew 40 bounds. The dsugh-
ter, Katie, . young woman of about eight
cen yesns, threw herrelf on the corpse
kissed the cold lips, and her anguish VA
something hesrt-rending TO witness.
Mr.. Seaman had 5sen on the NJ, H. 4
I. road ever aimee its completion, aod be-
fore that Was for number Of years on the
P.c'6c. He was q wido ser, 6fty-fve ye.ns
old. and lived with his daughter 10 one OF
the small houses in the rear Of the Pacific
dispatcher's Office. He ~. we'll known
the city, and is accorded by ell
q chsractef above reprosch.
In the shsence Of DR.. jones, il de-
volsed upon Squire Clark 70 summon q
corouer's jury, and after visiting the scene
Of accident. they adjourned to Clark. Of
fee and heard the following evidence:
THE TESTIMONY.
Ed. DUugherty, s~orn: I am section
foreman. ] sac Dan Seaman killed. The
b snd-car with Whsch We work VAS on the
ground near the track. I told the men Ia
pick up the car and put il on the track.
The deceased s,id then. the WHISTLE Ia.
not yet blown" meaning the seven o'clock
.ko
from SIX TO eight feet, WINE the deceased
vas seated ON one end Of the car. Tie
lever Of the car came down. striking him
nearly on top of the head. He never rpoke
after he was hurt. We were going to the
stock yards 10 handle stse. rails. He lived
perhaps thirty minules.
ED DOrGHEsTY.
Michael Clifford, sworn: I work ON the
section on the NJ, X. 4 +. I know moth.
ing more about this case than Mr.. Dough-
prty told you.
MICHAEL =: CLIFFORD.
mark
J. ID. Hill, sworn: The boss gave me or-
ien 10 put the hand car on the track. We
rollesi il from four To six feet. TIE de-
neased vas seated on the front end of the
car. Hessid, THE whistle has not blown"
The car Waa showed behind, and when ]
looked towards him the lever va on his
head. | think that the lever killed him
Il aouid come down with enflicieot force Ia
aus de,th IN. HYL
John Clifford. sworn: I Was seated on
he rear end Of The car when the bo-s or
Tered ns O. pat the car On the track. !
l. ~ "a
The lever al the car killed him.
JOHN CLIFFORD
John Moore, sworn: l work for Mr.
DAILY On the NJ. KAT. vas seated on
he hand car when the huas said, Put the
ar on the track" The deceass.i s.id,
The whi-tle has not YET blown" meaning
lie seven o'clock whistle. He sss seated
N the car With his feet elevated. There
sere ten ar twelve men in the gang, and
shen they put the car on the track they
lid il in hurry and did not notice the
deceased sitting there. The lever killed
lin. JOHN MOORE.
Tim Clifford, sworn: I sav the deceased
Killed on the hand-car, and when the hand
'ar wss pulled back he fell over to the aide
4 the car. where we picked him up. The
ever Of the ca caused his death.
hrs
TIN x CLIFFORD.
mark.
On the strength Of tine above evidence
he following verdict was returned:
THE VERDICT.
The jury 6od that Daniel Scanlsn came
o his death By having hn neck broken BY
u NJ, K 4 7. handle in the hands Of
be employs Of that road, and further, We
ind that no malice sctusied them, neither
- it done By ENTHUSIASTICALLY acct
|ental.
J. West GOODWIN,
J. A. TRIMsLE,
q. H. Coz,
JNO. GOODRIcH,
w. II. OwEXs,
J. A. FISHER.
The body, after being viewed BY the
jury, was taken in charge BY
riends and removed to the residence in
East Sedslia. The funeral will take piece
o-morrow from the catholic church.
1T sccomplisbes it, object 20 quickly
md 20 satisfactorily that its praises are in
he mouth Of every mosber.-we refer to
Dr.. Bulls Baby Syrup, the remedy for
:hildren's diseases. Sold for Is cents.
-Grooers' paper bags, at J.
West GoodW:n's.
Accidentally Injured.
A carpeuier nas.ed F. C. Pierce hell from
Ehe second ssory through hstchvay Of the
building Of Mr.. Hahn, Second and Ossge,
where be w. working. yesterday afternoon
about five O'Clock, 70 the ground a or.
He s.s seriously injured internally
and vss carried home. DR.. Aaykeld 10