The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-22

sometimes nearer the car than the de-
ceased did; have to blow whistles to
keep them off track; did all | could to
prevent the accident. was perfectly
; sober and had not taken drink during
the day.
This closed the testimony, and the
Identification of the deceased was taken
up. Policeman Bradley found Andy
Boyd at home with his family on Hide
brand street. He was surprised that a
coroner's jury should be holding an in
quest over his supposed dead body, and
Immediately came to the city to prove to
the aforesaid inquest, that he wasn't
dead. The proof was satisfactory, and
Mr.. Boyd was congratulated by coroner
billiard and each of the jurymen upon
his escape from verdict Of death at
their hands. Mr. Boyd's daughter, how
ever, who lives in anotherpart of the city,
rode up town on undertaken Browns
wagon, weeping and sobbing over the
supposed remains of her father inside.
When the real Andy Boyd made his ap-
pearance matters became feartuy mixed,
and the coroner was compelled to again
empancl his jury, which he did. Then
came statements from throng of people,
some of whom claimed that in the de-
ceased they recognized a friend named
| - ho, ~
remains were, when living, one Mr.. Pat
terson, and so on.
Finally, after every one i'll the coroner's
office had become firmly convinced that
nobody knew the deCeased's name, two
young men, employees at the Graham
Manufacturing Company's works, view
ed the remains and positively identified
them as those of Mitchell X. Morgan, a
sweeper in the weaving room of the mills
The young men were w. T. Clayton and
A. l.. Dunston, and Clayton swore that
he had seen Morgan at the Mayor office
in the morning about 10 o'clock; de-
ceased was drinking and tried to borrow
money from witness; witness refused to
lend him the money because deceased
would get drunk. Witness saw deceased
no more until he saw his dead body in
the undertakers shop. Witness identified
coat, shoes and trousers of deceased. Mr..
Henry M. Brown also identified deceased
as Mitchell X. Morgan, and a little later,
Morgan's wife positively identified the
body as that of her husband.
The case was then given to the jury at
1915 a. M, and at 12.45 the following
verdict was returned
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,(
County of Buncombe.
Be it remembered, that on the 21st day
of September, 1889, l, w. d. Hilliard,
coroner of the county of Buncombe, at
tended by a jury ofgood and lawful men,
to wit F. A. Hull, c. F. Penniman.
Tom Woodbridge, r. Loudon, X. L. Saun-
ders and John F. Grant, by me summoned
for that purpose according to law, and af-
ter being by me duly sworn and empanel-
ed at Asheville, in the county aforesaid, did
hold an inquest over the dead body of
Mitchell X. Morgan, and after examina-
ton into the facts and circumstances of
the death of the deceased from view OF
the corpse and all the testimony to be
procured, the said jury find as follows:
That is to say, that the said Mitchell X.
MoIgan came to his death by falling
upon the track of the Asheville Street
Railway Company Immediately in front
of moving car and the car ran over
him and he was crushed to death. And
the jury further find that at the time the
said Mitchell X. Morgan was under the
influence of liquor. The jury further find
that the motor man, W. l.. Mitchell, was
guilty of no negligence or in manner
connected with the death of Mitchell X.
Morgan.
+. A. HULL,
CHAS. F. PENNIMAN.
THoS. ]. WOODBRIDGE,
k. LoUDON,
+. l.. SAUNDERS,
IOHN F. GRANT
Motor man Mitchell, who had been
placed under arrest by officer Bradley
Immediately after the accident occurred,
was released from custody, and the in
quest was ended
Morgan will be buried at the expense
of the railway company to-day.
A most unfortunate affair, indeed, but
we are glad that it was caused by no
fault of the street railway company or
its employees.
HOnOrs to Major Breese.