Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-13
now WIN. GOLWAY WAS KILLED.
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Onerso Jury To-day.

Coroner Patterson teid an inquest to-day over
the remains OF VIM Golway, who vas killed Mon
day evening by being struck By . train on the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, on L street,
near 1&th street southeast. The inquest was held
In the back parlor OF Nj. Goways residence, els
9Th street southwest The Jurors were John
Smoot, Frank p. Weller, Harry Meader, Samuel
Bieoer, Joshua J. Green and B. BENJAMIN Earn
shaw.
party consisting OF himself and wife, Miss Katie
shelton, Miss Mamie shelton and Miss Birdie
Grimes.
The FIRST witness examined was Miss Mamie
shelton She said she was In a field picking daisies
when she saw the party starting cross the rail-
road Track II was beyond the tunnel ana near
tne tunnel and he she ala MOE hear or se
the train or hear any whistle blow. After
the train struck Mr.. Golway it went way
The witness said that 1t was not the case Is pub
nsned, That Mr.. Goiway went upon the track 70
rescue e., won MSman. Her aunt MSS Kate shelton,
rushed TO save Mr.. Conway, and In her fright fell
on the other track. Her failing, the witness SAID
Birdie Grimes testified that she heard some one
say cross The track. They were chasing each
0ther 10 play and started TO cross the track TO go
hao crossed, and the other three members OF the
party were on the other side OF the track. Then
MI. Golway started across and was struck by the
train witness did not hear the train or see &c
until II was right In front OF her. They were near
lne curve Sne heard no whistle or bell She did
not think MrGolway saw the train before attempt
ing TO cross, as none u the Others did.
Miss hattie Shelton Is III, and was unable TO at-
Dillare II. Bovine, conductor OF the train, testi-
NED that he heard the engineer blow the warning
signal ana the train stopped In about the lengl a
train was cas- OF the warehouse, the curve. The
witnes. said they had not reached the tunnel when
the train stopped. Some Of the passengers jumped
DOlOre
heard the whistle blow rirst, he said, at The
Ing about square east OF The point where the
blow the whistle at all such Crossings
When the whistle first sounded they were run
hour. Witness thought that at the point where
they picked the body up the train could be seen
tor more than distance or 300 feet. The accident
about speed at that point that witness knew or.
The coroner said there was general order made
oy tne District commissioners some time ago linn
lung the speed OF trains within the city limits 10
IL miles an hour.
The witness thought a person standing where
MI. GolWay was found could see around the curve.
Root. Booth, the engineer OF the train, testified
that coming around the curve he saw the p rty.
One lady went over and another with gentleman
remained on the north-bound side. He started
over and then went back, and then started over
again when the engine was nearly upon him.
Then he was struck. Ii he had remained when he
went back instead OF starting over again he would
have been safe. The witness blew his whistle
when he saw the man start back. He was about
and held on TO the whistle at the same time. The
engineer said the bell was ringing constantly
from the time the train lett the Eastern Branch
bridge until the man was struck.
Eugene I. Arnold, who was passenger on the
traln testified tnat after the train had curved the
| bridge, he heard the whistle blow several times
just before the train began TO slacken up. They
were running at rapid rate. he thought they
| were running 80 or 40 miles an hour. They We're
trlne late, he thought, In leaving Baltimore and
they made the run 10 this city inside OF hour.
| He thought 1t was about square and a half from
the last car OF the tram when 1t stopped, backed
| to the point where the body lay.
Mr. Booth, the engineer, said that running at
40 miles an hour the train might have been stopped
within Two or three hundred feet beyond the point
where this train was stopped.
MI Arnold said that he observed that at the
| point where the body lay the track could not be
seen eastward Tor distance OF more than SO rect.
THE VERDICT.
The jury returned a verdict, stating that from
| the evidence they believe "the railway company
Is to blame for running their trains at the high
rate OF 25 or 80 miles an hour within the city
| limits"