The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
WHAT HURT HIM?
That is the Question Which a
Coroner's Jury Was Una
BILE to Solve Yesterday
In the Case of Granville Tut. Who
Was Found by the Side OF
the Track.

The BAzoo of yesterday gave a tull ac-
count of the injury of colOred man by the
name of Tut, who was found in SEMI
unconscious condition by the side OF the
railroad track at late hour Friday night,
with his left foot badly mutiIated, and OF
the subsequent disposition of the unfOrtu-
nate man by the police officers and the
physician who had been called 10 attend
him.
Owing TO the uncomfortable position in
which the wounded man Law, it being i'm
practicable. il not impossible, at that time,
to move him to more pleasant quarters, the
doctor made him as comfortable as posi-
BILE, administering hypodermic injection,
intending to amputate the crushed foot
Yesterday morning as soon as reaction had
taken place. Long before the physician
arrived, however, poor Tut began to
rally from the effects of the NOR
phine administered the night before
and exhibited symptoms of great pain, and
| when DR.. Abel arrived about 9 o'clock
M. yesterday morning he was found to be in
diving condition, and shortly after expired.
DEPUTY Constable Wallace, upon hearing
of the death of Tut, and after consulting
with Coroner Overstreet, at once summoned
a coroner's jury.
The jury after being sworn and viewing
the body, adjourned 10 meet at the ccro-
ner's Office at 2 o'clock p. In. At that
hour the Jury convened and the inquest
| was proceded with. The deputy constable
reported that after a most vigilant search
he had failed to find the engineer or fire.
| man of the switch engine which 1t had
been asserted by some had killed Tut.
The witnesses present were Albert Tevis.
James Redmond and DR.. Abell, aud their
testimony was about in accordance with
the statement published in the BAzOo OF
Yesterday. Albert Tevis testified that at
about 10 o'clock he was aroused by q
woman who was staying all night in his
house, guest of his wife,
and who rushed into his room
and said that some one had fallen off the
train He got up and going to the door
saw an engine standing there. BY the time
he had dressed and left the house, the en-
CINE had gone, and he found Tut lying on
the north side of the track with his head
about one foot from the ties and his feet
down the hill. He asked him how he
came there, and Tut said that he had been
all around town asking for a place to
sleep. He was unsuccessful in finding
lodging, and being tired, sat down on the
track that he was pretty full and soon
went to sleep. Witness said he was not
we'll acquainted with deceased, but when
he came 10 his house Friday evening he
was somewhat under the influence OF
liquor.
The witness then went on to detail the
instructions given him by DIR. Abel Of
the condition of the patient after the doctor
left. up to the time of his death
DR.. Abell testified merely to the fact o
being called to see the de-
ceased between and O'Clock Saturday
morning and of the treatment he had
used. He said that he found the wounded
man in collapsed state when he arrives
at the house, and upon examination If thu
foot, found that amputation would be nee
essary, but that the injured man would
not be able to stand the shock of an opera
ton at that time. He found no hemorrhage
and after administering the necessary IN
: structions to the nurse, and giving q hypO
dermic injection of morphine to the patient
went home, intending TO return yesterday
, morning and amputate the foot.
This was about all of the reliable testi
: mony before the jury, although there wer
some VIII StdUcucutS uduC, AOe uA1oSA S~sA
q that the engineer and fireman Of tn
i switch engine had been heard TO say tina
. they had cut a mans leg of, and one
them said show he hollers; if had re
volver l believe would shoot the cuss; IA
. is only a niger"
1t is not at all probable that any such a
u sertions were ever made, but they were re
ported to Albert Tevis by a couple Q
e iramps, who were prowling around in th
I vicinity where the accident occurred.
There is little doubt but that Tut wa
t killed by switch engine, as several pal
ties had passed the place where he wa
. found living after the arrival OF all train
and the night heing bright moonlight the
would certainly have noticed any one
the track.
The jury not having the testimony
the engineer and firemen of the switch eI
CINE. returned q verdict TO the effect th'
the deceased came to his death from caus'
to the jury unknown.
The coroner's jury consisted OF JOS.
: Green H. n. Knapp, NJ. NJ LamPtol
George Hamel, Jonathan McNutt and
II. Baker.
Slicky's Success.
Sam p Iones better known as "Slicky