The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-13
KILLED BY A CAR
JOSEPH BROWN RUN OVER ON
FRANKLIN STREET.

IN0ngI"NN|.
IN. chan. If Murder and Released ON
Bail.
Great excitement was caused ut h'f"-
teenih and Franklin streets yes'''""'
morning about O'Clock, by the iu"'''e
over Of Joseph Brown. a coiorcd man. VIM
,,,os near Tnn-nlrs station, in New Kent
cunt, by electric car No.S9. Thccar rune
an thc Se,cntoonih.sircct branch. ltldl
the car sheds about O'Clock, 90 so 70 the
branch road. with Mr.. James :. Burke "s
motorman, aud h. ID. McCurdy, conductor
When the car reached The grade on Frank
lin street between Twcnty-hrst and Seven
toenth streets. a crowd was collected around
a fish cart short distance west Of high
feenih street Joseph Brown who u seems
WINS In this crowd. attempted 20
cross the track IN front Of The car. when DC
was struck and Knocked down and run over
bv the front wheels. His body became wcd.eo
between the front wheels and the motor, ana
was dragged twenty feet before the car
could bc stappcd. Then 10 had 90 hc lined
from the track, and The maugled bod, was
nickcd up. Brown was alive. lut uno"h
scious. and was taken 20 The tif-i Po.,.-
station. where medical assistance was sum
m0ncd. .,,.,
THE DOCTORS AEhlNh'
poctors Hess. Ilinchman ana h"yN "i-
,sri,,' az the sfaii0n-house mace III" '~@'"'
nation of Browns inJniie ~ t"V '.,,er
''lJ over the right side oi the lace ciu't-
4, and dc-frlN ing the eye. mo r-hi
inn anil thi1h were crushed. and tafi-
- ctLar ciits and bruises were made about
the face and body. The case was pro
uounced hopeless, and u was suggested ila
EroWn be removed % the city no.pihi. iuD
rllea Of the ambulance being that mo- ca
are answered In the morning before
O'Clock. Brown remained at the station
bouse until that hour. lie was then taken
a. the Lospital. where be died 40 twenty
MINUTES 10 n o'clock.
Mn. BURKE ARRESTED.
soon after the accident Mr.. Burke wac
arrested and carried before Justice 1ruich-
0ald of The Police Court. charged with run
Ming over Joseph Brown (colorCdl ana -eii-
nraiv iniuring him. Justice trutchneld
stated that he would have 90 await the ie-
eulf of Browns injuries before lIoceeoiht
with the case. and continued 10 unth TUGS
dav. 40 bail was allowed Burke.
After the court had adjourned mess4I
was received by Justice 'ruicnhcid lhHi
brown was dead lie Immediately issued %
bench warrant against Burke, charging DIN
with murder.
TIE INQUEST.
At the almsbouse yesterday afternoon.
Coroner TAYLOR held an inquest over bio"i
Nsssona l.. Gary WAS the first witness.
nc said: am clerk Of the fifst Marker =
md reside at No. $40 north Eighteenth street.
a fsw minutes before q O'Clock "a" a car
ltandiuu i'm the middle Of Franklin street,
80 Fiobteonfb. / went zap % the cart o.
81 il moved tO one side of the street.
a,d fo collect the market tax. / hn.
ticod the cart was STANDING very h'"'
one of the tracks on which the eit'-
trjc car was approachrg. MY atleh,iui
sxos called % the car 10y hearing the Den
80 INV there wa. danger Of the car
.fr.iing the cart and called 10 the motor
man IN hold up ] noticed particularly thal
,hc uofor-m1n was pulling with all hi-
,ni,ht ON The brake handle. Upto that time
had not seen Brown on the track. he pein-
hid by the cart. jumped around 10 htel
from being hit by the cart, ana lhen sa" 'n'
mon f,lI I'm front Of the car. ana the can
,'"ssed over him. lie was about the middle
- tho car when it stopped. The car did moi
..cau, 10 slack by the action Of the hfahf
otter tho occurrence. The man who tooh
charge of the car said the brakes were ON
hard. / do not think the car struck The
cart. 1900. ,..,.,,..
i. W. " oOdward was the next witness
Ills testimony was substantially the same
as that given by Mr. Gary.
slGNAfCO's EVIDENCE
+ H. senaigo reside az 10 north
F,ghff,nth street. Mr. Bull. Mr.. Woodward
and ,ovsplf were standing on the north side
Of FRANKLIN street. between seventeenth
and Finhtoeuth. just about that time Mi-
p,rbv came around the corner of Eighteenth
with "a carf-lOad Of fish, ana turned doMi
Trankln. All three Of as went 10 the carr
and stopped him. We were at the rear par
of the cart looking no the fish, When
DnU remarked t0 Darby ihat ht
Ind better move his cart; that
lie electric car was coming, and
II MIGHT strike bis cart. just glanced
around 10 see how near the wheel was 10 ihr
Track. when saw a man coming across I'D,
street i'm sOuiholsierly direction. JUS
about that time some one pushed me ashe.
and saw the car pass me and strike man
and he fell under the car. saw the motor
man have hold oftho handles IF some sort.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
George Il. Bull was next examined. The
first mart Of Mr.. Bulls evidence was merely
corrobOratye OF Mr.. olenasys. saw car
No 30 coming at fair speed. seeing inc
dancer fhe men and the cart were M. hai-
iooed to the men 90 look out. inst at that
,ine some one CAUGHT hold Of me. ana as
Ic,t.d around saw an object 20 under tle
car. l followed the car up 90 see what Tue
object was. and saw that II was man
named Brown. fastened up IN the rear obi
the ear. The car did not stop Tor aDoul
thirty feet after the object was struck.
mink the car was running slower when u
rassed bv the cart than while twas at
Eighteenth street.
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
y W. Travlor: ] reside az NO. 2,l3 eas
Grace street. 1 am superintendent of thf
richmond Union Passenger Railway Com.
rapv | ann acquainted with Mr.. Burke ih'
motor-man of Car 40. go. ! regard him az
one of the most careful men We nave. Ill
has never been reported as having hau "i
accident bei0ie since have been supern
fendent. Iie is man oil i"ihll!' iei"'l'
sober and industrious.
THE VERDICT
A. soon as the evidence was conclude
the following verdict was rendered.
The lnrofs sworn TO enquire when, how
onI bv what reasons the said Joseph afoW'
cetop fo his dteth. upon their o1ih 90 s-
mar ne came 10 mis- death ON me l&,n "tA .
Anil. 1891. from injuries iccciNtu 'E '..l
efrncl. bV electric car No. 30. oi Mlilch JAM e
\ Eurkc was the motor-mun, ana iiNm ti
oxidencs they are of tue opinion u,"l N
blame should be atttcn,a tp tne 9,,,l '',,,'
81 burke: and they are further on ile "l'.l. u. .
frou tho evidence that the brakes OF ui
electric ear f'iied 70 work encclu'.N. D q
Higgins, foreman, J.. g.. luHivi, Null ~, n,
cont, ". T.. J'iiho'"f " '''' E
l.. Sclatcr.
BAIIED FOR $1,000.
At1l o'clock last nigh Justice ,rutci
field bailed Burke for sl,ovo lot ms "pl',1,
,,oce M The Police Court on Tuesday. ii
Va accordingly released from jail.
Nessrs. Burke and McCurdy both say tha
the car was going az a moderate speed tha
when the crowd was approached me PC
,v@s ring. The current reversed, ana in
brake applied; that the man. instead
Getting OF the track. stepped ON tne uae
Immediately In front OF the car ana pylv'
,b" car WAS stopped Brown was run over.