The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-29
LAMONTE'S ACCIDENT.
The Identity of the Dead Man
Not Revea ed.
He was Killed by West Bound
Freight No. GO.
No One to Blame for His Untimely
Emo but Himself.

Mention was made in Thursdays BAzoo
of the kill ng OF an unknown man by the
cars rear Lamonte on Wednesday night.
The particulars as given at the time were
meagre ard incorrect, as is proven BY the
following evidence taken before Coroner
Oyerstreet at an Inquest held on the body
at Lamonte yesterday:
j. NJ. Buckley, engineer of west bound
freight train No. SO, with engine No. S14,
was first called, and testified as follows:
Last Wednesday morning about IL
o'clock / was running a train between
Dresden and Lamonte, when within about
three quarters OF a mile OF Lamonte, and
about twenty car lengths Of my engine,
saw a man sitting upright on the north
side of the track on the end OF tie. When
about ten car lengths from the engine the
fir man rarg the bell at kept ringing it
until We got 81 close that l thought he was
rot irg TO g Up. l called for brakes.
The hrem IN said
"OH GoDP'
has that man not got up yes? A sec nj
after thst l struck him. stopped the
train: the man Was dead. When we got
back 10 him We picked him no and put
him on the train and took him 10 La
monte"
]. E. Marks, fireman for Buckley, testi-
fed:
Goa the 23d day of September, between
Dresden and LamOnte, about IL O'Clock,
saw a man sitting on the end of cross tie.
About ten car lengths from the man,
should Judge, rang thu bell, ard continues
10 ling it until | got so near | could not
see the man from my side OF the engine.
The engineer called for brakes. | asked
him il that M IN had not got up. We stop
ped the traia and found that The man wss
dead. We put him On the train and took
him to Lamonte.
DIR. Gardner, dentist, said: Last Wed.
nesday morning / was on the train De-
tween Dresden and Lamonte. L did not
see deceased until the engineer called Tor
brakes. looked out of the window on the
north side of the train and saw msn SIT
ting on a tie ahead Of the engine. He
looked as If he was
MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO GET Up,
and turned facing the engine Just before
the engine ruek him he looked as II ne
was in a stopping position with both hands
on the rail, ard his face turned toward the
engine. When We got back to the man he
was still breathing, end bre athed for
short time after we got him on the train.
He lived probably ten minutes after the
train struck him. 1t was quite q distance
from the man when the engineer called for
brakes. The train was running slow when
the engine struck deceased.
Mr., Vaughn, a farmer, testified:
"Lsst Wednesday morning deceased came
to my house few minutes before be was.
killed. He asked for drink Oh
water and / gave him a cup and he went
to the we'll to get drink. He asked me II
I wanted any chores done. He then went
to the railroad and sat down upon the end
of tie. I live about one hundred yards
from the railroad track. He was sitting
perfectly straight. / heard the engine oelA
ringing. The train was in sight when de-
cea ed sat down upon the track"
Ihis ciosed The evidence before the jury.
The deceased was about so years OF sge,
rather low and heavy set, and appeared TO
be of Irish extraction. He was dressed In
laboring garb, and had on his person moth
ing by which be could be Identified. Inc
Jury, after very short deliberation, re-
turned q verdict as follows:
We the Jury find that the unknown de-
ceased came to his death bv being struck
by Missouri Pacific engine No. SO. 20 one
being responsible for his death.
Signed w. G. OvERsTREET,
Coroner.
J. w. Baldwin,
Foreman.
w. c. MAUs,
w. T. FILES,
A. GRESHAM,
ID. MCNAIR,
o. P. HARRIS,
Jurymen.
, The remains were inferred yesterday a.
Lamoute, and doubtless the identity oil tne
victim will remain undiscovered until the
end OF time.