Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-19
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JULY


The Inquest upon de Death Of Emery z.
sufberiand VS. held yesterdsy forenoon q
ths Once Of Judge Andrews, Coroner Lib
BY presiding. The following testimony in
bfief VS. taken:
John Jevess. Am conductor Of the train
running through here at IT, IS. The man
Sutherland whom I Afterward Identified -
the one killed. boarded the train u Gardiner
He had ridden With me considerable and al
vsys .ried 70 best his fare. When ! took
M the tickets after leaving Gardiner the
man vas apparently asleep in his seat but
APPEARED intoxicated When asked for .
ticket he replied that he had none and va
notified that be must either pay or get out.
When 70. Of here vent 70 And police
man And when returned the man had gone.
ST. Packard. an . student In the
Dirgo Business College. vas sanding on
the platform and ssv the man fall. 1t made
me fam. and turned awsy.
Yard Master Stevens. The train vas NOV
ins % the track sloser than . man would
walk. walked by the side Of il and passed
the man A. be vss going down toward Hotel
North got few feet away when I heard
4 shout and turned and saw the man under
the ears. He must have turned after he
wen, by me. made motions for the engi-
nser TO slack back which he did, and pulled
the man out.
Geo b. White. I am engineer on the
"shifter.' | saw the man Jump between
the cars and thought IL vas the ysrd-m master
trying to draw the pin. then saw q hat
roll out on the platform and knowing there
must be something wrong I reversed the en-
CINE. We we're going very slowly At the
time and the ears stopped after the first
wheel Of the truck hsd passed over the
mans legs.
A. l.. Robinson. 4 drive baggage wagon.
Was about so feet from the cars. Saw the
man jump up between them with the evident
idea Of crossing over them. He lost his
hold and fell. the front wheel passing COM
pletely over his legs. The train then stepped
and went up to him turning him over after
Stevens had drawn him from under the
wheels, and placing my horse blanket over
him.
DR.. Geo. W. Martin. | WAS called to At |
tend the man and found him to have been |
injured beyond recovery gave him an
bypodermc injection Of morphii .. airopia
and digitsiis He reeov, red consciousness
enough TO tell me his name and place Of resi-
dence ard answer several other que stioas.
After the taking Of this testimony the jury
went into secret session and returned the
following verdict:
That Eugene Il. Sutherland of Richmond,
in the county of Sagsdsboc. came TO his
death at the rooms Of Charles knowiton In
Augusta. in said county Of kennebec. on the
seventee tn day OF October. 1889 at about
four O'Clock p. NJ. from injuries received on
the same day at the station Of the Maine
Central railroad company. just south Of Oak
street crossing while evidently attempting to
board the freight train No. 20, while in
motion, In making up said train
preparatory to leaving said station
for Waterville-f falling between t~o cars Of
said train. the wheels striking the deceased.
crushing both legs and hips and lower por-
TON u spine resulting III uehtu rs aoove
stated. And the jury further finds that no
blame is attachsble to said railroad com
pany or any of IT'S employees.
VIM. II. Libby. Coroner.
A. g. Andrews.
W. Il. Leighton.
W. II. Davis. ,.,
l.. $. Foss, "
II. NJ. Breen,
o. A. Tuell.
County Attorney Carleton was In attend
snce and assisted at the inquest.