Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-11
1T WAS AN ACCIDENT.
so THINK THE JURY ABOUT The
DEATH OF Mr.. HUNNiCuTT.
Three Of the Electric Car Men Exonerated
and the Conductor Not EractIy
Ccnsured.

Early Yesterday morning Coroner Taylor
made superficial examination Of the body
Of William f. Hunnicutt. the Petersburg
gentleman who was run over by an electric
car Thursday night Mt the corner OF Main
and laurel streets, and who died about an
hour afterwards at the Retreat
THE wouSDs.
The most serious injury was deep cash
about ten inches long on the back part OF
the right hip. There were also several bad
bruises on the left side. Death was more
from the multiplicity of injuries ana ss-
we're shock than from any one wound.
Relatives OF the deceased arrived IN the
city early yesterday morning, and rs they
desired to take the body TO Petersburg as
soon as possible the Coroner bad the fol-
lowing Jury sworn in at the Retreat az noon,
so they might view the remains: William
Simpson, 4. ID. Eacho. j. J. Higgins, q. III.
Enos. w. L. Ford. and James ID. LYLE.
The inquest could not be held unth 4
O'Clock in the afternoon, as there were
great many witnesses TO be summoned.
THE INQUEST.
At 4 o'clock the examination OF witnesses
was begun in the Medical College building.
DIR. Marx W. Pvser. the resident Retreat
physiciau. testified as TO the nature OF
Hunnicutt's wounds and his condition
after being hurt until dead.
The statements Of Lewis Never, motor
man. and Henry Blunt, conductor OF Car
No 3, which did the killing, were the same
as published in the Dispdtch YESTERDAY.
Lewis Williams. conductor OF Gar ".
said that the deceased got on his car at
Reservoir and MAN. When they got 10
Laurel street he called out for transfer,
and stopped. They started up again, and
had not gone more than eight or ten tee'
when Hunnicutt jumped.
ASKED TO STOP.
Kit Allen. the transfer agent az Laurel
aud Main, coroborated the last part OF the
above.
Mr.. Patrick Il. Calloghan said the cal
had been going moderately fast. Tie hearo
Hulnicutt say that he asked the conduc'
| tor to stop.
Mr.. William S. jenkins was on Car No
Q. but did not hesr the deceased SAY
that he told the conductor to stop. Sir
George 5. Crenshaw was also on the car.
TOLD HIM TO JUMP.
Ex-Aderman Evan Snead saw Mr.. Hun
nicutt while lying on the ground wounded
and heard him tell some one who hat
/ asked him how 1t happened that he asked
/ the conductor 10 put him of at Laure
! street, and the conductor said, " This i
| Laurel street, and told MIN to Jump. This
/ statement was reiterated by him-Hunni
/ cutt.
MIR. James II. Elliott stated that Hunni
| cutt said the conductor told HIM to lumI
and did not or would not stop the ear.
George Lowry also saw the accident.
Superintendent Selden, of the City Rail
way Company. read several letters WRITER
by witnesses IF the casualty. all OF whicl
were to the effect that the ear people wer
not to blame.
TIE VERDICT.
About 1880 O'Clock the Jury rendered
verdict that william T.. Hunnicutt cam
To his death on the 9th day of October
1890. by injuries received 10y strlkln
| against Electric Car No. of the City Kan
way Company, which was passing at a tim
when ne was jumping from Car "a. an
that no blame can be attached To On
motor-man of either car, or TO the cor
ductor of Car No. 3. but they are unable
determine from the evidence whether q
no the conductor of Car "A IS censurable.
AMBULANCE AT NIGHT.
The Jury wanted TO put something
their verdict about the necessity OF tl
CITY ambulance responding 10 calls ate
uightfall. They thought it wrong b'
cause a person was so unfortunate as 10
injured at night that he should receive I
attention.