, 1889-05-09
CRUSHED BY THE CARS.
LEOPOLD srtINEk. OF GLENwOOD
SPRINGS, COL, THE VICTIM.
Being Drunk, He Fails Under the Wheels
and Ia sKiiied-Prooeedinss of
the Inquest.

Shortly after 8 A. N. yesterday. when
the 6rst section of freight train No AZ,
east bound, passed the passenger depot in
this city, y man apparently either drunk
o. i'll WAS noticed rolling around on top of
one of the cars. just before the train
came TO q standstiil at the freight depot
he attempted TO climb down between the
cars. There were no steps on the end OF
the car where he tried to get down and he
fell under the wheels, six OF which passed
over him, rolling the mangled form along
the tr.ck for some distance before the
train came to u stop Officer Harberd
and others pulled the body from under the
care, and moment later life was extinct
A boz was procured and the corpse was
taken To Bixler Il Webster's undertaking
rooms.
From articles found in the pockets OF
the clothing Of deceased il was learned
that his name was Leopold Steiner, and
that he was tailor by trade. The letters
and papers showed that he had lived at
0lenwood Springs, Colorado. There was
alec an envelope addressed to Miss Emily
Fisher. Ellppsburgh. w. T., and tax re-
ceipt for 81. SO from Glenwood Springs.
Coroner Mclean summoned q jury and
held an inquest yesterday afternoon. The
FIRST witness called was Oii-er Harberd,
Who said he saw q man living on top of u
freight car as the train passed the depot.
The train stopped at the freight depot and
. brakeman came back and informed wit
ness that the man had fallen Of and been
run over. Witness went to the scene of
the accident and pulled the body from un-
der the cars.
B. II. Laughlin testified that be vas
standing near the track when he saw
man sigDallipg the engineer to stop the
train, Immediately after which he saw the
hfYlv of man ON the track nnder fha
wheels.
Charles Mace testified that he saw de.
ceased on top of q car when the train came
in. just before the train stopped be at.
tempted TO climb down over the end Of the
car, where there we're no steps, aud fell.
Witness signalled the engineer to stop but
the engineer could not see him. Witness
thought had the engineer seen the signal
he could have stopped the train, which
was not running more than hive miles an
hour, before the man was run over.
Joseph Fawcett testified as follows: j
knew deceased. First made his acquaint-
Rnce at North Yakima last Sunday. His
name was Leopold Steiner, and he was q
tailor by trade. He told me he had con-
siderable property in Colorado. We
travelled together to Sprague and slept in
. box-car ut that place last night. This
morning be was drinking, and | cautioned
him to be careful about climbing on trains.
We walaed along the track just before the
freight train pulled out. Steiner going on
one side Of the depot and on the other.
got in the caboose of the freight train,
bot not knowing whether Steiner was on
board or not. got Of to look tor bin, but
could not find him. | waited and carle
up ON the next freight. When got here
learned that man had be run over,
and went and saw the RENAME, which
we're those OF Steiner. Deceased told me
at SpraRue that he was acquainted with
several tsilors in Spokane Falls, and had
worked In this city and Butte several
year, ago.
The Jury returned verdict in accord.
ance with tine facts above stated. Chief
Warren teltRraphed TO Gienwood Springs,
Colorado, last night, for information con-
cerning Steiner aud his relatives.