Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-02
ANOTHER RAILWAY VICTIM.
The Second Runaway from Tope-
ka, Kansas, Killed Within
Six Months.

Another victim was added to the
long list of those whose lives have
been lost on the railroads here, ut
+ o'clock Monday morning. Cater
was the name of unfortunate, and
he lost his life by falling under the
wheels of Wabash freight near
Thompson this morning, while
beating his way. He was brought
to this city and at 6 o'clock died in
baggase-room at the Union Depot.
His lower limbs were amptuated
before dissolution.
The victim was only u boy-be-
tween sixteen and eighteen years of
age. His home was in Topeka,
Kansas. The queer part OF it is,
this is the second boy from Topeka
to lose his life under the cars in
this city in six months.
H INQEUsT.
AT the Coroner's inquest, held
this afternoon over the body of the
dead boy,no Few facts were brought
out. The testimony showed young
Cater had come to his death by his
own carelessness. The verdict of
the jury is as follows:
We, the jury, who were summon
ed by the coroner to hold an inquest
upon the body of a young man
killed by the ears of the Wabash
Western railroad, near Thompson,
after viewing the body and hearing
the evidence, find that his name is
B. I. Cater, and that his home is
Topeka, kas., 1928 Kansas Ave,
and that he came to his death by
accident, and that from the evil
dence before the jury there is no
blame attached to the railroad or
tram men.
&. F. ToMLINsoN,
foreman.
W. II. H. LEE.
T. \. JONES.
JNo. RosERERRY.
Il. +. CAPPELL.
Boz HAGAN.
y WORD FROM HIS MOTHER.
4 Telegram was received this al
ternoon from young Caters mother.
She instructed the authorities to
enclose the body properly i'll a
coffin and send it to Topeka.
A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE.
Only a few months ago Willie
Murine, the young son of win
dowed mother, whose home was
in Topeka, Kansas, was killed by
the ears of Il west bound train in
this city. His lower limbs were
amputated close to the body short
" after the accident. The shock
was two much for him and he never
rallied. The case Of young Cater
is almost exactly like that one.
His limbs taken off at about
the same place and he only lived
Il short time. He was gong West
at the time of the accident, return
ing to his home in Topeka, where
his mother, Mrs. NJ. b. Carter,
lives at 1923 Kansas Avenue. He
was a runaway, like Murine, but
was not a "tough." His clothing
was clean and of good material.
He did not talk or look like apo
fessional dead-bcat. Mrs. Cater
was notified of her sons injury at
4 O'Clock this morning and at $50
a telegram announcing the boys
death was sent.
Talk about crops" said a lead
ing farmer of the vicinity of Wor-
cester to-day Il never SAY the
equal of this year. Without an
other drop of rain, our crop Of corn
will be larger than | ever saw III
this county and I've been II resi-
dent of Audrain and adjoining
counties for twenty-five years. The
oats crop is also the largest | ever
saw in this section. With Francis
for Governor, Cleveland for Presi-
dent, and such crops, what more
can an Audrain farmer ask?"
An $1,000 fire i'll Fulton early
Tuesday, wiped out several
stores in the principal part of
town, on the square. Lit Mead