The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16

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the driver that a man had been run over
by the car. We went to him. | felt Li;
forehead and it was warm. saw some
thing lying on the track before the Cal
made the jump. The car went right
along. ] saw Mr. Wagner on Bah el
street during the afternoon. He was in
toxicated and staggering. have known
him for about six years. He was
in the habit Of getting drunk and lying
down anywhere. The car was either
No. 80 or 81. There were one or two
passengers on H. The car was running
west. II was running fssier than is usual
in the day time. |, the hsckmsn and one
OF two others were standing there when
the first car came along after the man had
itoeD run over. The hack stopped was
coming toward Brook avenue on Clay
street, going westwardly, and had nearly
reached Brook avenue. | did not call TO
the conductor who ran over the
man. Another car passed before the
car which the policeman stopped.
{. W. Saunders, policeman, testified
! that he met MIR. Wagner near the station
house Wednesday night about o'clock.
he was walking perfectly straight. Later
he saw him at his shop looking for a key
10 fl to lock Would not have thought
him drunk but from his speech He vas
in the habit OF drinking; had been re-
peatedly arrested, but never knew him 10
| lie down In the street.
Arthur l.. Sharp was the next witness.
| He lived at S2i West Cary street. He
said: ! was conductor on car p OF the
Electric line Wednesday night. MI
Bransf0rd was the mOtOf-man. ~ car
ran over something Wednesday night
just before il reached Brook avenue |
had Just gone inside to look at the regis
ter TO make up my report as required by
the company 1t was then about ten
minutes 10 H. The car Stacked ur, and
the motor man rang bis bell. / looked
out and saw a wagon coming down
Brook avenue, down towards Broad
street 1t did not cross the track until
our car had passed After fixed my
register ! went out on the platform. The
wagon | saw could not have run over the
man. The jar was very slight, as though
it were a rock on the track. Boys con-
tnuallY place rocks On the track. Mr.
BransfOrd did not say anything to me
about running over anything There was
only one passenger on the car, and be did
not feel tie jar We were going slowly
AT the time, about four or five miles an
hour
George 4. Bransiord, the motor man
Of car p, was next sworn, bis counsel
placing him on the stand lie said ]
live a. SO North Twenty-fourth street |
was motor.man on car p Wednesday
night Near Brook avenue | ran over
somelhing-some obstruction on the
track. Before went over this obstruc-
iiOn | saw a wagon coming from the
left, anG ! thought that this was near
enough for me TO strike | cut of the
current and held the brake in my hand
and the car went on because Of its own
momentum partially applied my brake
so as To- stop the car at once should II be
necessary. ! was looking at the wagon
when I ran over the obstruction. The jar
was so slight that ! thought it was a
stick OF rock on the track.
and paid 10 attention 10 II. After !
crossed Brook avenue put on the cur
rent again. ! heard of nothing about
the accident until ] reached the western
terminus, Broad and Harrison streets,
and learned il there from the motor man
of the car behind me, who told me that
q man had been run over Had he been
standing on the track ! could have seen
him, as my eyes were on a level with the
horse and wagon We at that moment
were running at about the rate of three
miles an hour My headlight was burn
ing. but the moisture on the glass partly
obscured and detected the light. Pud
dies of water in the street dszzle the
eyes. The bolt on the brake under the
car might probably break the arm and
make the cash on the abdomen. No
other car passed at the time | ran over
the obstruction.
Carroll Taylor was next sworn. re-
side at 2S0i o street. was motOr.man
on car No ~ Wednesday night. do
not know whether or not my car passed
near the time Of the accident. did not
run over any obstruction. | do not
know why | was arrested. ! did not
knock ANYBODY down or curse him. MI
Moody was the conductor | was going
east on the south-side track about II
o'clock | know nothing about the mat
ter. DO not know what car was follow
ing me.
Mr Edwin T. Moody, the conductor
said about the same thing.
THE VERDICT.
The jury, after short consultation,
found the following verdict
We, the jury, find that Conrad Wagner
came to his death by a car Of the Rich
mond Union Passenger Railway Com
pany. No. q, of which George \. Brans
ford was the motor-man, on the night OF
Wedne sday, November l4th, lssS.
WILLIAM II. TAYLOR, vi. d.,
Coroner,
f. ID. EACHs, Foreman,
LOUIS B. ScHUTTR,
J. J. iIIGGINs,
GEORGE :. SHACKLEFoRD,
w. T. J0HSs0S,
JANIS NJ. HILL.
BAIL GRANTED.
Police Justice Crutchheld was in the
station. and after the Coroner's jury had
rendered their verdict he bailed the two
accused parties.
TAYLOR was bailed in the sum OF $500 !
with DR.. VIM. II. Scott as security.
Bransford vas bailed in the sum OF
Il OOJ with Mr.. John L. Chappell as sc