St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-10
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WAS ANYONE TO BLAME?

C,roner mn Holds Inquest Upon the
Remains Of john GrObrr, Killed Jy tIie
Cars.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Hill i'm
panelled jury and conducted an inquest
upon the remains OF John Grober, Killed by
a Chicago, Milwaukee * ST. Paul Short Line
train Thursday night.
The remains were identified by j. C..
Huber aud Chas. K. Pinger.
Chas. W. OTIS, the engineer on locomotive
No. 227, which run over the deceased testi-
fled that he was coming into the city near
the corner Of Fourth street and Eleventh ave-
nue. south, when tue engine struck man,
who stepped upon tue track directlylu front
of the locomotive. The man seemed to have
bis hands in his pockets. The train was
running not to exceed twelve miles an hour
slower than usual. The train met a freight
train on the opposite truck; my fireman was
ringing the bell; reversed engine and stop
ped as quickly as possible.
Charles KRAFT, the fireman testified to sub
stautially the same.
Bernard Darling, q foreman Of the
night yard testified that he stood
on the top OF freight car
at the time OF the accident; he thought the
passenger train was running at about twelve
miles an hour.
Patrick Murphy, a switchmsn, saw the man
standing on tue track in front of the passrn-
ger train and shouted at him aud he got off;
saw ladies aud shouted at them also; at the
same time man stepped upon the track
right in front OF the passenger train and the
engine struck him; the bell was ringing.
Catharine Bdrty testified that she saw the
deceased killed by the short line train :;
Grober was with her and they were ON their
way 10 church; she saw freight train on
one track and her son, who was switchman,
saiI there comes another train; Grnber was
little in advance and stepped upon the
track in front OF the incoming passenger
train and was struck by the engine.
Otto. the sou, testified 10 nearly the same
as did the mother.
VIM. HunksOu was near by when the ac-
cidcnt occurred; he saw no Waterman but
could have seen one had there been any; he
heard a transfer man csll 20 some one TO get
of the track.
Owen Eastward testified that there was no
Waterman at the track at the time OF the &C
ct;ent
DR.. Spring testified 10 making a post
mortem examination OF the body and that
death resulted from shock.
". a. Hensey, assistant special agent Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee * St Paul railroad,
testified that ne employed all fagmen and
waichmen. Since tue Ist OF April Hagmeu
work from $50 in the morning
until ESQ O'Clock at night, except
at street railway crossing. Flagmen begin
work al 8 80 a. N. aud work until IL O'Clock
at night. After November |, at ali cross
ings save where street cars cross tue railway
tracks, the hours OF the hsgmen are from
7:l5 a. N. until o O'Clock p. N. No hIgman
was on duty at the crossing where the ac-
cideut occurred at the tirae which Il took
place. No street cars cross at the point
where the accident occurred
The Jury brought in a verdict 10 the effect
that the deceased failed to exercise ordinary
discretion in crossing the track aud that the
railway company vas olamable Tor falling to
keep aagmeu On duty nights aud for running
trains 4rr-'ss streets II faster rate OF speed
than the law allows.