Daily globe., 1883-08-08
TIE coRoNER's INQUEST.

TIE CORONERS INQUEST.
Continuation Of fhc Inquest at2,On tIse Bod
deS OF Mrs. 3h0a,1eu and Little Girt-The
F!.d Not Yet.
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the cor
oner's jury assembled at Warmers under
taking rooms, and resumed the inquest re-
specting the death of Mrs. Anthony Thom-
ley and little child, killed By the cars on
Sunday.
Before taking testimony the jury visited
the scene of the accident on the railroad,
SO as to have clearer understanding of
the evidence.
CHARLES Y. PHILLIPS
was the first witness sworn.
He testified: Am an upholsterer;
at 9:45 Sunday morning 1 was in
my room on Fourth street, where the rail
way crosses it, between Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues south; my attention was
called towards the track by crowd look,
ing towards an engine which had stopped;
saw woman and child; also a car ap-
preaching them apparently on ''fy"
switch; saw the child struck by the wheels
of the car; and the woman by the car at
the same time; the woman held a parasol,
which few away when she was struck; the
car did not appear to have brakeman,
although there might have been one; no
fagman on the crossing; the little girl
was about twenty-five feet from the
sidewalk when [ first saw her;
| by measuring on the inner rail, the child
was five and the woman eight feet from
the walk when they were struck; I was
about the width Of the street from the &C.
cident,
| EMMA LOUIS
sworn, testified: I was at the scene of the
accident on my way to church; saw the
car coming from the south and then turn
and go back again, but heard no bell ring
1 was standing on the side toward Third
street; saw the fly switch; the car that ran
over the woman and child.
EDWARD LOUIS
testified: I was on Tenth avenue and
Fourth street crossing at the time of acci-
dent; saw cars go north and the bell was
ringing, but the Car and engine came bach
very fast, and then the
BELL WAS NOT RINGING.
saw the woman and child about nine
feet from the walk and am certain the
bell was not ringing; I saw the woman
and child struck by the car, but turned ny
head away.
PETER KLUNG
. testified: I Was at Fourth street south Il
} company with the persons killed, anG
about three feet behind them; they were
near the sidewalk which runs down
| III ~, fAo ~
two from the walk when the car strucl
them; the engine was switching a car; i
went north and then came back; Mrs
ThomIey and child were walking on tn
track that the engine was coming on; whel
she saw the engine coming she ran from
that to the track upon which the cal
was coming, and the! brakeman calle'
to her; the car was very near and she
reached for the child; both were inside tn
rails; car struck her and thel
the child; was four or five feet distant
: did not hear the bell ring or whistle;
? only heard man cry out; he was on tn
r ground at the side of the car; saw no on
7 on the car; heard no one call from tn
/ engine; the car stopped three feet belo7
7 the scene Of the accident.
JOSEPH FoUCH
testified: was on the tracks at the seen
of the accident; saw lady with a girl; th
woman turned toward the side track; wa
e about sixty feet distant; saw switch er
gine across the Fourth avenue crossing
v coming toward the party; I heard som
one cry out; saw the car separat
n from the engine; the engine passed be
tween me and the lady. but when it ha
passed I saw the woman fall. backward
. and the little girl beside her; four whee
passed over her; saw brakeman on th
S car; he was standing looking over the en-
of the car at the, woman and girl whe
/ they were struck; the tracks have bee
used as a public thoroughfare; there
# one notice on Fourth street prohibitin
r walking on the track, and 1 think there al
two at The Twelfth avenue crossing.
:e Adjourned until o'clock this afternoon
e when NJ. Thomley will testify.