Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-28
DORA sTlERMAN,S DEATH.
She had Her Hood On and Did Not
Hear the whistle.

Yesterday afternoon the officers OF the sixth
precinct summoned John Kelly, Henry I. Houck,
Patrick Cusick, simon johnson, Luke Madison and
K A. Porter to SIT as o coroner's jury TO hear evi-
man. who was struck and killed by a train on the
Metropolitan Branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, as published In yesterdays STAR
THE FLAGNAN's STORY.
Michael Murphy, dagman at the crossing al
New York avenue and Boundary street, testified
that he saw Mrs Sherman coming down the track,
and saw the train come In on the track behind her
When the engineer blew his whistle she stepped
aside and remained there until the engine struck
her and threw her down the bank. Witness was
sure that she was standing still when the bumper
struck her. He did not know how fast the train
was running,
''Do you know whether she heard the whistle
blow or not?" asked a coored juror.
81 do not" was his reply.
"Do you know whether sne turned her head to
LOOK at the train or not!"
HE THOUGHT SHE HEARD THE WHISTLE
Joseph Hart, track-walker from q street 70
Stotts station, distance OF miles. testified that
yesterday morning he left the @ street end OF his
route about 30 o'clock When the accident oc-
CURED he was on the track acout twelve or fifteen
hundred feet from Boundary. Witness saw the
woman coming down the track and saw the train
also. He stepped on the track and thought the
woman would do the same. If he had tnoug ht
she was not going TO get out OF the way he could
nave run anead and thrown her on. lie dii not
see the train strike the woman, but saw her after
she was struck He heard the whistle blow twice.
THE ENGINEERS STATEMENT.
Jas II. Perry, engineer on the train that killed
the woman, testified that he had Just blown for
the city. He looked ahead and saw the woman on
the track about 40 or 80 yards from the train. He
shut OF the steam and commenced TO blow the
whistle. He blew the whistle seven or eight times
In quick succession. Witness said IL would have
been impossible TO have stopped the train before IL
struck the woman. The WON n paid no attention
to the whistle or else she did not hear IL. The
train was stopped and the conductor went back TO
take charge OF the woman until the next train
came along. The train was running at the time
or the accident about 1S or 20 miles an hour,
which was. he said, the usual speed At that place.
The woman had plenty or time 20 nave gotten OF the
track II she had heard the whistle. Witness made
no attempt TO reverse his engine as there was not
room enough.
ON THE WRONG TRACK.
Chas. shelton. fireman on the train, gave similar
testimony. He said the right-hand track was
| blocked at Brooks station and the train came In
on the left-hand track.
Jesse Brown, conductor on the train, testified
that he heard the distress whistle blowing, and he
looked out the door, but did not see the woman
When the train stopped the engineer told him he
had killed woman. Witness sent the train on to
the city, went back TO where the woman was, and
sent a boy TO telephone for an ambulance. Wheu
| witness found the woman she had a hood tied oyel
her head, and he did not think she could have
heard very well In that condition. She died before
the train on which she was brought to the city
reached the depot.
The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased
came to her death by ''being struck by an engine
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad From the
evidence We believe that there is no reason to
blame the employees OF the railroad, they having
employed all the meals within their power TO pre-
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