The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-24
AN UNKNOWN MAN
CUT TO PIECES ny THE CARS.
Tie Lived n short white amer the Acct.
deut-the testimony BEFORE she
CoIonc,'s Jury rbcVesdtct
of the Jury.

A coroner's jury was held Yesterday
morning over the body of man who
had been run over by the cans of the
Chesapeake and Ohio at 1915 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The coroner viewed the body that
very morning, and was satisfied that
death was the result Of an accident.
The following Is an accurate descrip-
ton Of the body:
Dark brown hair. light brown mus
tachc. 30 beard. no teeth IN upper jaw,
good teeth in lower jaw, newly shaved.
wore black alpaca coat, mixed gray
and white pants. low quarters shoes
badly worn, no vest. white shirt. stand
ing collar. lie was a slim hollow
cheek man with hazel or brown eyes.
About forty years of age.
THE INJURIES.
Ills injuries were "a deep cut over the
right eve. short but deep. slight
bruise on the left temple. The upper
part of the chest on the right was very
badly mangled. HIS right arm was
broken. His right leg was cut of Int
tie above the knee. Ills left foot was
nearly cut OF. A number Of masses OF
flesh were cut off from the body also.
The coroner. when he viewed the
remains early yesterday morning. said
that ne did not believe any inquest was
necessary. He was satisfied that death
was the result Of an accident. The
railroad officials however. insisted on
an INQUEST. and Or. Taylor, always &C
commodatiug, ordered the High Con-
stable of Richmond to summon jury
TO be present at IL o'clock yesterday
morning.
After the Jury had viewed the body tue
following parties summoned TESTIFIED.
Mann Richardson testified that he
vas a Waterman al the Chesapeake ana
Chic ward. / was making my rounds
al about 90 this morning, and found
deceased lying across the track near
Grace street ON No. track. His head
and body was lying between the tracks.
His feet were on the No. track. lie.
WAS not dead. He lived about thirty
minutes. Did not know how II hap
pened.
George Mankins. a brakeman, said
that about clock ne and two other
men wers engaged IN shifting cars
from one track To- another. We backed
down across Grace street with two
empty cars 10 get three more cars.
gave the signal 10 20 ahead to couple
10 the three cars. and then gave sig
nal TO 90 out with them. These cars
were on No. ? track. I rode on the
Uniform OF the rear car at the south
end Of the train. did not see OF hear
any person. About twenty minutes
after MIR. Richardson announced that
]. fNH..4 a Nh
car passed over that track after this
one / was on. Three Of tho cars had
opeu doors. / noticed that he the
dead mani had been dragged from
about the centre Of Grace street about
one and "A half car lengths. We lind
people asleep in the cars very often. IL
was quite dark at the time that night.
ALBEIT Lawrence said be was bake
man. He was with George Manklns
last night when he gave the signals.
y'nd repeated them while he was on the
rear of the cars. He was on top. and
knew nothing Of the affair until Mr.
Richardson told him.
George Davenport was brakeman.
lie was on top Of the car and did not
see OF hear anything until told by Mr..
RICHARDSON
George OmohundrO WAS ward master.
aud between 10 and 1890 Was below
Broad street. There were no persons
in the cars. The tram passed over the
track about 1913. His body was found
about 100 A. NJ. lie died about l:4j
A. NJ.
The following is the jury's verdict:
." CITY Of Richmond. IO-wlt. An
irauisition taken M said city on the 23d
dax of July. 1889. before ne, ". II Tay-
Tor. coroner. upon the view of the body
Of -. there lying dead. the jurors
sworn TO enquire when. how. and by
what means the said - came TO his
death. upon their Oaths. do say that ne
came 10 ms death on the night of the
ga dav Of July. 1889, by being run
over bv freight cars Of the Chesapeake
and ONO Railroad. and they are Of the
opinion that no blame can be attached
10 persons engaged m moving the cars.
IF ID Eacho. foreman. John Hume. J..
Pemberton. j. j Higgins, John OFT,
X. ". FlOurnoy.
No clue as 60 who the unfortunate
man was has been discovered.
The coroner used his elOquence to-
wards the railroad officials 10 take care
of burying the body which was lying
in one of their cars and mashed To death
bv number of them.
The company IS representative was OF
opinion that as no one could sue the
company for the death of an unknown
man. aud possibly tramp, 1t was not
their duty TO pay the expenses of the
burial la consequence the coroner
turned the remains over 20 Superinten-
dent Carter. who placed the body forest
in Oakwood ecu etery.