The Russellville Democrat., 1891-01-08
SAMUEL HARKEY.
The CorOner's Verdict.-State-
 ment of J0 McAllistor.

The corsner's jury sitting in the case of Samuel Harkey, tho young man found insensible by the side of the rail- road track on ths 22nd of last month, rendered its verdict after the forms were made up for tho last issue of the DEMO GRAF.
 NAARs OF THE JURY.
 c. c. Campbell. J. H. Johnston, F. 0. Robinson, w. N. SwIlling, E. c. Csthron. J. R. Williamson, P. Puckst, W. H. Bends, c. c. Luksr. R. s. Truitt, Daniel Pryor. L. Brashear, J Daughter ty and k. Hubbard.
 THK VERDICT.
 "Ws find that the said Samuel Har- key came to his death on the 22nd day of Decemer, 1890, at three-fourths of q mile above Russellville, on the L. R. & F. 8. R. R., which death was caused from the best evidence we could get bv jumping or falling from freight train engine No. 436, caboose No. 266, or sx- tra immediately following, which trains arrived at Russcllville going west at :45 a. m. departing at ? :46, a. Ill. re- maining one minute, extra at ? :50 a. m. departing at 2 :52 a. m. remaining two minutes. We find that said jump or fall caused death by concussion of ths brain.o
 THE EVIDENCE.
 The testimony before the jury tend ed to show that young Harksy had been attending school at horrilton. and In order to spend the Christmas vaca- ton with his father, Mir. John Matthias Harkey, at Ola. Yell county, he intend ed to take the night passenger train | (which arrives at Russsllville at 10 p m.) Sunday night, but mipssd it. Whsr freight trains No. 536 and 267 arrived at Morrilton he bsde sf riend goodbye and said he would go. This friend dit not see him board the train but suppos ca he did, so as he was not seen agair In Morrilton. Owing to the fact that was impossible to get any of the trair officers before the jury they could no determine whether his death was csus ed by negligence of the officers Of th' train or not.
 MIR. NcALLIsTER's STATEMENT.
 Mir. Joe McAllistsr, of Mill Crsel Station. came to Russellville Decsmbs 26th and in an interview with the DEh oCRAT reporter made tho followini statement:
 "I wasa passenger on the Russell vile local, train which arrived a Russellville at ten o'clock Sunday nigh Dec. 2lst. l got on the train at Atkins Was going home from Appleton t, spend the holidays. The train remain ed at Russellvills on . side track unti five o'clock next morning. Ssvera passengers including myself remains | s,1 he oh all srh ha daa cription given me of the young ma found by the side of the track Dec. 22 1 believe he was one of the passenger that night. He awoke at 2 :45 and ney CT went to sleep again after that. W sat around the stove and talked till tb train started. l heard him ask wha time the Dardanelle train started. , did not ask him his name. Whom tn conductor came through tho train wax ing up the sleeping passengers, tn young man said to me that he would no get of till the trsin got!on the main trac , and backed down to the station. Tn train did not back down to the static and whom the young man realized tha he was being carried rapidly away iron his station he became frightene and walked rapidly to the rear end . bho No6Sh Abu boihk Out VI Shs Noo disappeared to view. I supposed h , jumped of and thought nothing nor of the matter until heard of the fine ing of ths'body. From all tho circun . stances I am fore ed to believe tn young man Hsrkey and my fellow pas . senger were one and the same person. . THE DISCREPANCY.
 It will be seen that the evidence bs , fore the Coroner's jury showed ths young Harkey missed tho passsnge and came up on freight train. Mi McAllister is quite certain he staye all night on the passenger train. Tn two stories can be rsconciled only b. the supposition that the young ma came up on the freight train and seeini light In the passenger coach wen , there and staid the remainder of til night as stated by Mir. McAllister. hi l theory is not generally accepted and i we abandon it the case is as mysteriou as ever.
 It is rumored that tho father of tn young man will bring suit against tn railroad for damages, basing his claim on the negligence of the train men.