Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-05
FIFTH edition.


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shortly before 8 o'clock l,st s,,r.,,
evening colorod woman ram,i 'tII a,
Larue, aged 10 years, was st,r. Ceun's
.atai'y injured by south-touLl pas.sn aui
Train NO. 10. on the z. W. 4 b. rs, 1Inss,
near orange street Iumcdist.ir 'o oau
the accident the woman was n, ,n,,' ",Wt
tue u, w. g. B. station, and nr 'I ns' %
summoned, but her injuries were ~ 1' .I'a
nature rs TO place her beyon1 na IlgI
assistance. Her right arm was , ",pl 'IS
aud she was badly injured ON tIn .Sa w
er and breast Her mother, who ,..Sil'
at No. Lord street, was srlnmnrad '' .N;
femhited with her until her dsall ,,I 1ai
Occurred about l hour after The ar1 HIL%A
| Inc remains were taken to the u,,r,'.
anu ms morning Coroner Gambf. n.y.
moneu Jury, who, alter yieYlny il@.,
anu peing sworn, organized hy ,7.s,,,'
| Wiinam IL Long as FOREMAN ami W
Harold as secretary. W.
benjamin II. Carver. the .rrtr,,, =,
the train, vas sworn. aud tesftB .dtl,,fUii
| .eit the p, W. IS u. station A. !;
O'Clock on Saturday evening WIan ~
reached Market street there wa. ' '',u., W
OF men who crossed Just ahea, ot ~.
engine, some of whom came ysrr ,u'
eeing struck. Just before h. rsarbei
ehiple street be saw man on The lrark
aud was about to bow the whistle wbs9
he stepped oil. ''''' -'u
After crossing shipley street he SAW
woman, who seemed to be waiting IA, a
northbound freight train to pas. when
suddenly she disappeared, aud 10 knes
she had come In front of his tram 4,
soon 20 he saw the woman he blew tbs
whistle and shut oil steam, and when Ia
saw her disappear came to a full ,to,.
Aiter the train opped he cot Oh atl
found her lying between tho rails on her
FACE. The train was moving very slow
Richard Beck, the fireman, cortobnr-
ated this testimony and said that t1s
tram was not moving at greater rate a
speed than five miles an hour, as It was
very heavy and difficult to yet under
way. Similar testimony In re!crepee ia
tue speed was given by Monroe lstard
the conductor, who was attending 10 n,
businees, when lie heard the watptg
whistle blown.
Lsna Williams, colored, testified ,ba.
she was on her way TO market when 81.
cav Jennie at the Sorrel Horse llo,e'.
She asked the witness to come In ard
have drink, which she at drst declined
to do, but upon being urged by the de-
ceased hnally went In. She found man
named William Hudson, who was treat
Ing Jennie, and Immediately after ale
went In tile bartender brought in !uur
glasses Of beer. Jennie was very much
under the influence OF liquor, and when
the bartender came In with the tecr 10
remarked that she had better look OIL. "
she would get full. The witness declined
TO drink the beer, aud was given glass
OF soda water, when Jennie drank two
glasses OF the beer and Hudson the otAer
two.
The witness remarked to Hudson that
she was surprised to see him In such
place with girl, when he told her to
keep quiet, as lie did not want his via
TO know It. Jennie afterward took big
drink Of ginger brandy and the witue;s
tried to get her to go home, when llul.
son said she was with him and he would
take care OF her, and she left them 10 tie
hotel.
Mary E. Wilkins, colored, was sworn.
but knew nothing OF the accident beyoDi
the fact that she heard the whistle blown.
Isaac Anderson, colored, was at Water
and Shipley streets when lie saw ,Ieap,e
and Hudson come out of the back way Of
the sorrcl Horse Hotel. She seemed to
be very drunk, and after talking Win
Hudson for minute or so started to run
across the track In front of the approach.
ing train, when she fell and was struck
This was the last witness, and the juty
after short consultation rendered YER
dict that the deceased was accldenAI'g
killed. by being struck by the engine q
train No. 40 on the p. W. X y railroad
on Saturday night, August Bra, 1852,
between Orange and Shipley streets
Hudson, who It seems ia colorca
preacher, was summoned rs witness,
but did not appear. The facts show that
this man has been leading double HE,
and that he was Instrumental In getting
this unfortunate girl drunk on Saturday
night.