Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-22
DEATH OF J.ANDREWS.
An Inquest Held Yesterday
Afternoon.
KNOCKED DOWN BY A CAR.
Testimony of Large Number Of
Witnesses-Adjonrned Till
To-Day.
KNOCKED DOWN BY A CAR

In-IlnV
An inouest was held Yesterday at Gar.
ra4, 4 Ns,t1ks,s oarlors ON the BODY Of
re'' q Ne''eNos p'''0''
an ola Mexican war Feseieii "A"''e oo""
Andrews, who died at his late residence
No. 10 Upper Main street, this city, on
e. T.. No Inv, con,or,sed.
SUBWAY
Messrs. L. ,. smith, Charies Nor'hcrai''
George II. Mcclellan, A. j. furrey, I.
cnddv rboo. summerland. - Rock. |
sn ~ ~ = p,own The ;nona.t
MI anu
was under the supervision OF Ooron@
Nc ISarland, insisted by his clerk, Mr..
Franz oaklev
-. - AZ.
Inc hrse WITNESS was WIS ~ . my
Cracker, sister'in-law OF deceased
She atated that he was born in West
v,.,,;,ia and .aa aoed 81 veara last
ns'' ~
july was married, leaving ms VIII" sn ~
this city: had been IN goOa hoa''i ~
a man OF ms age iiau nau soue slou
Bile IN MS ieit eye ior me pASs yea.
Hearing was very good ,or man
OF his years. was OF sooer naois
Witness has not seen MN ior paS' ioui
weeks. ~ CT
Inc next WITNESS was 2
clerk in the grocery store on =. " uueI'
zero, residing at ~ Nor',i pam Ssreo
aged 10 years. ne s.a.eu , snas ne nno"
deceased. one any IN 'he ia''., pas VI
last week, l think ABOUT VI 10Y NJ,
was in tine store wnere ! w1ra, mne ~,
heard some one calling OUT, came gu.
and saw deceased on enessaui. ,. s.i ee'
lying under street cur VI .no ivy ~,
X. line. Inc driver passeu oyer h'',,
without stopping After passing over
him the driver stopped ior aoou' one 9r
Two MINUTES anu 'nen NV" nv s',s
~. s.'s's ua 70 ,ho man wban he
was about four or five feet from the
crossing. | also heard August Bernal
shouting Tn him to atop the car. The |
| Last | saw of him four or five men were
carving him home. The whole |
length Of the car passed over him
before stopping. | think the driver
tried TO stop the car before. | saw him
try TO stoo the car. Can't say if he tried |
TO set the brake. Two wheels on one
side of the car pissed over his foot. No
other portion of his body showed any
wounds. / think his head was under the
car He was fat man, and as the car
went over him it was raised from the
track. When got out of the store the
car was passing over him. | saw the
driver irving to hold his horses. / did
not pay much attention to the driver.
The driver shouted when he was four or
five feet off. He fell towards the side Of
s,r,et opposite our store. He used
cane hnt walk ed pretty well for his age. |
Ne could walk fast when he wanted to
nass a car or oet ont of the way. 1
never Jaw him run, He could see
nret,v we'll The horses were going
pretty fast-running.
BENITo +. VALE
Wa. the next witness. He is also a
c,arL for Guerrero and about same age
a. laat witness. Resides at No. 1892
Rnena Vista street He stated that one
dav iast week-Thursdav- 4:3O
or saw deceased coming up the
straa, to,yarda the store. The car was
gong nm the street towards the depot,
I'd Pa was about q feet from deceased.
who was CROSSING the street to our store,
Some one from Inc car was shouting at
him He was knocked down by the
ho,.sos fH;s Testimony ms to the acct. |
Jent d;d NOT differ materially from that
os Last ,y;tnessl The car was not going
var, s.st~ahont At its usual rate, The
horses we've ,rottinp. The calling from
tbe car wos what attracted nv attention.
NJ ~ Lnow that no maid apy attention
to the calling. Do not know il he heard
- haard h As soon MS the horses
st,ucL him the driver tried to stop.
Eron, where he was when | first saw
hin, AZ not think the driver could stop
the car before fine horse struc him.
:, ,,v,
Here took the stand lie mas known
deceased for some years. witness was
on the corner opposite Guerrero store,
and watched the car come run" Vno
corner' oa" ueoeL -. tr,,;a,, ~
oarna. oo,ti,o on 10 the crossing when | |
a. -, Ia, MA not not;ce anvone
ali from car wanted to call out NV. |
saIf. 7 ao,,Id not do II / did not notice |
~ d,.;uor 10 not know whether he
- a., ston The car was stopped and
thro,., from Tho track THE driver cot
a ~ = 49,, s,a,. tba accident with the
r. IL b;s hand and looked under the
o .nes 90 - go e II vas off the traok. we
,San " ,;cL al the old man up and took
him home. | do not know where the |
car struck him. saw blood on his face,
but do not know where 1t came from. l
heard the car coming, but l did not hear
the driver say anything. Deceased was
walking at his usual gait, but did not
seem to notice the car. There was
one-horse car going in the same direc
ton and nearly abreast the two-horse