The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-05
THURSDAYS ACCIDENT.
The Coroner RecOnveneS the Jury
I'm the Case.
Further Testimony as to the
Cause of VeaZey's Death

b, Yesterday morning Coroner Overstreet
received the following letter from .'r. W.
ID. Lowry concerning the action taken DY
him and the verdict rendered at the IN
uuest held Thursday on the body OF Chas.
Veazey, killed at the X. < T.,yards Thurs
day morning:
To w. C. Ouerstreet, Coroner Of Psttis county,
Missouri:
DEAR SIk-I most earnestly request you
TO re-convene the coroner's jury and reopen
the inquest on the body of Dir. Neazey.
ask this for the following reasons: The
iury did not hear the evidence OF all OF the
men who witnessed the accident, and l am
sure they have no desire to condemn fel-
low man until fully advised. There were
between fifteen and eighteen men who took
part in putting these trucks upon the car,
and the jury had before them only four.
IL would seem to me that L ought TO have
had a chance to have been heard I'm my
own behalf before / was held responsible
for the sad and terrible accident that hap
pened. do not believe any fair-mlnded
or right-thinking man would say 1t was
lust TO condemn me unheard O. without
full investigation. I'eeply sensible as L
am of the cruel position in which i am
placed by the verdict OF the jury,
and, feeling as i do, that my reputation
among all human and honest mechanics Il
at stake in this matter, and most sOlemnly
assuring you that / am unaware OF any
complaints having been heard by me as to
the danger ut the time from any one there,
again ask you to reopen the case and go
to the very bottom of it and see If l merit
so harsh a Judgment. L have spent my
manhood in Sedalia, and may be pardoned
for saying that my reputation for human
ity, kind and honorable dealing to all, and
especially to the men in my department. is
a. dear as life itself. / may add that i
had no notice of the inquest and did not
know one was held until after the adjourn
ment of the jury.
Trusting ~ou will accede to my reasona-
bic request, / remain your Obedient SER
want, W. ID. LOWRY.
Immediately upon receipt OF the letter
the coroner notified Constable Carnes to re-
call the jury and summons all the witnesse:
| who could be found, and at p. m. the IN
quest reassembled at the circuit cOur
rooms in the presence of large number o
spectators.
Coroner Overstreet presided and Prose
| cutting Attorney Henry Lamm conducted
the cross examInati n of witnesses. Fol
lowing is the main portion of the evidence
given which occupied the entire evening IL
It's taking:
J. A. wILLET.
am car repairer. Thursday mornin,
we were loading trucks on fat car In tn
Tx. d II, yards. We loaded four pair O
trucks, when we came to the fifth We had L
double deck il to get 1t upon the car, W
had to get short pieces. We got the fiji
truck upon the short pieces on the car. 1
was then so high we could hardly reach it
Several men were on the skids behind tn
truck. They braced their fee
on the main skids and wer
pushing on the trucks, in so doing tn
skids slipped back and let the truck drol
down and turn over. Messrs. Neazey ant
Donigan were caught beneath the truck:
| have assisted in double decking truck
this way a good many times. / did no
hear any of the men warn Mr.. Lowry Q
this being an unsafe way to load the truck:
| was pushing at the side OF the truck.
We had ed block and fall this acciden
could not have happened. | always cor
sidered this an unsafe way to load trucks
and took care to keep to one side.
III. HANSON.
Am a car repairer. Thursday we wer
called out to load trucks; We loaded fOu
trucks. Foreman wanted to load two pal
of trucks on top of the trucks on car.
was using a block catching the slack OF tn
truck so the men could catch a new holC
We got the truck up to the deck OF the ca
The two hind wheels were on the end of TN
car Just of the main skids. Charlie
Veazey, Tom Donigan and Ed Sawd
were standing on the cross piece OF tn
main skid showing on the truck with thu
shoulders. and they showed the main ski
from under them; that showed m
: block off and the truck fell over bacl
wards: Veazey and Donigan were eaugh
Never assisted to load trucks this way bt
fore. Have worked in the X. q L. yarC
,, for three wears. / heard some one sa
tEry had better get the block and fall.
do not think the accident could have hal
pened had we the block and fall.
J. R. sUBLETTE,
car repairer, testified substantially as Il
others as t. the work in hand, and COZ
tinued: l helped to double deck trucl
once before. Then we used the block al
> fall. / did not hear any one of the ms
ask Mr.. Lowry to get the block and ia
| chose the outside because | thought
,, was dangerous to get behind the trucks
\ E b. SANDY,
, car repairer. Same testimony as to q
= manner of loading. When the SKI
5 slipped three of us fell. The trucks turn'
: over backward, killing A. c. Eeazey.
! never helped double deck trucks befor
r never saw any double decked before. ID
D not hear any of the men ask Hr. Lowry
9 get the block and fall. After the accide
we got the block and fall and loaded Il
4 tricks. / do not think the accident cOu
r have happened if We had used the bloc
' and fall.
: Z. Rains testified the same as above
: all points.
S CHARLES sCow
n A l.