Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-14

Tho Inquest oD " n. Moore.
This morning an inquest vas held At |
! the morgue on the body Of william H.
Moore, Who was found dead alongside |
OF siding on the W. & n. Railroad,
last Thursday morning. Deputy Coro-
ner Smith summoned the following
jurors:
lB. Z. Vandever, H. McIntiro, j. A. |
Collins, c. T. Ardella and William X.
Long, who organized by electins John
Pyle foreman and W. 3. MeNAir secre-
tary. Before commencing the exsmi-
I nation Of witnesses the jury carefully
inspected the body. and found nearly
every bone in the upper par, broken.
W. s. McSAir produced 3 chart, which
he had prepared Of the place where the
man was found, which assisted the
jury very materially III understanding
the testimony Of the witnesses.
| William Dunlap was sworn, and tes-
titled thar he IL condu cJor on shtfter
No. 2, on the W. S n. Railroad on
Wednesday evening there was house
car on the SIDING IN front Of Quigley &
Muliin that had been unloadeu. About
go o'clock, The witpess walked around
to the spot where the man was after
wards found, and seeing the car was
empty moved IL THAI leit the siding
| clean 10 the crossing he then hal
occasion TO put Ave small coal cars on
tho siding, which be left standing there.
Tuey we've baked in with two men
. Oh tue head END; the cars reached to
9uIg.ey's warehouse; the way the cars
we're moved, a small child could have
COS on them in safety. These caGs we're
moved about q. 80 or 3. 40 o'ciock. The
; witness tncuS L; that II the man lad
. teen hurt oy that train he would lave
!. ns.s q niln groau or make some noise.
DAVID W. Street, testified that be d.
q b-atem On No. 2 sitter on The "
x \. Railroad. The OOx Car that v ~
sanding IN frcnt OF QuiR!ey's wac
= moved Ueiore g 20 o'csUCg Before
:. moving tee coal cars to the sidiug, tue
wttn-os went over them witt anor hei
: III ~ anu tnok OF all the orakts
T, The bumpers oi al tue caIs re clos.
4 tosethef al the .ine. and man cOuil
! nrt have got between them; the work
!, VAS al dons, and The vitu.sA With o:hefl
: wens home b, 8 40 o'clock; tie carr " u,
!. moved OF he sizing very s.o~i l.,
did not think ansone could have beei
% ch tie cars when they started tut II /
a possi bic that be might have got OIL
. alfer the cars started.
Ur. Howard Ogle testite. that b
h.a eAau.ined the body OF William Il
Moore, and I, und his shoulder toue
rips aud breast nOns broken the bod
u had the appearance OF having bee
. s4ut, zrd b-tseen tUe cars lie Gid uo
IL Ok he could have heel inJurt Il j
that manner by btailnR, ana Was q
tue opinion thai his death WIS cause
by compression. John +. Harlan tes,
:, nd that 20 Is yard master on the T.
:, | w. x. 3 EaiIruad.
his EesiMouy corroborat,d that c
tdo coniucar ard hrs kesnan IN retei
"a en,e to moving the cars Oh The siding
II iiay mornu z re sAw eOms blood o
a. Il tie frame house d sd n distance OF
T. and some on post at a sd fety gate, AN
~ Oh the duor al uiglty's parehouss.
a Mrs. Fanny W. Moore, the ~ido,
oi he deceased, Sas sworn and tes.lnas
tb'.t lie left ms hume on %odnesda
evening at ten minutes OF seven o'c,ocl
= |: /" se SIX p'cIcca when be cAID0 LON
- from work, ana after he washed hin
:. se.t cut some wood. When lie cam
- from tie &c lar be TOOK a bssket al
U rad lie was gong 10 get some coal {
-, coke shs tea olIn not 10 20, a. 81
a would send the liltle boy in the mon
- ing, but lie repiIed that be w.-s ..irAi
a. tie chi Ii ~Oul take cold. Just b
a. re he It r ed Out the littls cir wi
r.. vas asleep on the settee. woke Up, al
M b. 81 Ler on CHAR and sald b. wou
~ be back IN fifteen minutes.
~ Thomas W ardei tuned that abol
"a 3 O'Clock on Thursday morning. Mr.
Moore came 20 his house, aud sal
:, = that her husband hat gone out I!
night before TO get sumo coal or COX
and that he had NOT returLed
She told the witness that sbe b;
sen been up all night mud she was asra
for something had happened 10 Ii,
en- The witness Went to the Clty Hall, al
of made inquiry, but found that be "
xas not there. he then came back, al
No. upon hearing that taan was dead
the roal went 70 the place and fou
TINT II was Moore
l.. ". Palmer testified that abou,
a.. o'clock on Thursday nor ing he "
IA LUtiti Il that man was lying de
I a,pus tie railrCad, al the foot vi Lioer
j ot street, aud after consulting with NJ
Moore, took the body 70 the norgue
ne tie afternoon the witness with DR.. o,
~. examined The body and found hun
broke ap.
he had considerable experience
EahIltIg dead Durlos ANA ua Qld L
:, -, thlaE : possible fyr aLy cae % ha
>" - been broken up a. ttis man was,
In a1y o'nrr way tnan 10y being Gang
cLcs between TIE cars or By Nrrg hea
TIE bod! failing Oh him. II WGu,d l
q nave been Ios,ioie iJr such lni srjes
ave Le-h Inflicted witu a club,
'''' even slluke Aaui!uer. The body y
II. 50 completely out Of sAape that
re.i. "i.ii-ss was Obliged - tie il down Oh
1tay board 20 Get II IL sta r.
Lion Tbt- ~. rf,e Ia. ,r,.r..ss .x,,,,i-,
aud TIE Jary after siioit cou>ult4ti
,,,a, reu icfeu verdict that the deeca
j q ctIi-e 10 his death from some e..i,.e
Eaown. The reason Tor rendering t
rs verdict, was because there Ras no p
~ ~ tive psoOi that the H.an was caught
n "A SO --n We cars
cssu Tit jucy donated their fees 10
doa, n no is ir d-sjitu-e circaLst
beth c-- aud greatly ne-t- AISLE alce.
NEEDJNfIE nJs