Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-09
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THE Heller INQUEST.
The Testimony Fails to Throw Any Ne
Light on the Affair.

The Testimony Fails to Throw Any New
Light the Affair.
Saturday afternoon when THE SrAR's report
closed at the inquest held in the case of the late
John II. Heller DIR. Henderson was still giving
testimony. Witness said that when the patient
was brought home DR.. Ford Thompson and
himself were called in and they found him in a
dying condition. Witness said that death was
caused from prostration. resulting from the
injuries. Witness said he had known Mr..
Heller Cor seven years and he had no hesitation
in believing that his statement of the affair was
correct
JOSEPH Jones TESTIMONY.
Joseph Jones, another railroad employe,
gave evidence of what happened after Mr..
Heller injured. He testified to the COM
plant made by Mr.. Heller OF his having been
robbed and said that his pockets. both in his
trousers and coat. had been turned inside out.
There was no chain attached to his watch and
the ring on the watch was broken. Witness
saw the train when il passed along LIST street.
He could not tell how fast it was going. but he
thought it was going too fast for any oneto step
off.
John J. Hollis, who went ont with Mr.. Jones
to where Mr.. Heller was found. gave similar
testimony. He heard Mr.. Heizer say that after
he was robbed he was thrown backward OFF the
train.
Policeman Fister OF the ninth precinct testi-
fed that he removed Mr.. Heizer to the hospital
in the patrol wagon He told witness of the
robbery and said he could not tell whether the
men were white or colored.
DIDN'T SEE ANY ONE 90 OUT OF THE CARS.
c. NJ Lloyd, . railroad employee. testified
that he was sitting on the front seat of the
smoker on the train that did the injury He
m nva fl,a afSa he fra,,
left the station and he did not think any one
could have gone out without his seeing them.
He saw no scuflie on the platform.
L. ". Moore, who resides at Kensington, was
also passenger on the train. He is assistant
ticket agent in this city He testified that all
the tickets sold are numbered He heard that
all tickets sold that day had been turned in, but
he did not get the information officially. Wit
ness was shown the report of the auditor and
he identified the signature. He was on the
train that night and stood on the platform be-
tween the smoker and the other coach until the
gong rang and then he went in the car. There
was no one on the platform when be vent in
the car.
George Maggie, who was brakeman on the
train, also gave evidence. He thought the train
the train was going witness thought person
could have stepped of the train if he had been
used to doing 80.
Michael Mckinley, gateman at the street
crossing. was on duty when Mr.. Heller was in
jured.
John F. Sellers, gateman at the depot, was on
duty that night. He did not know the deceased
and therefore he could not say whether he had
seen him pass through the gate or not. Wit
ness produced paper containing the following
"WAsHfSsroN. DC, Feb. 2, 1891.
This il to certify that / know john II.
Heller and that / saw him pass through the
gates TO take the o'clock train Saturday, jan
uary 10, 1891"
y, He said the paper was given to him by DR..
Brown, medical examiner of the United States
Mutual Insurance Association, with q request
that he ngn 1t, but witness declined to do so.
DETECTIVE MAHoN's FAILURE TO YTNp CLUE
Detective Mahon testified that he had made
q thorough investigation of the case and had
been unable to find anything that would fur
nish the slightest clue, except Mr.. Heizer's
statement
Mr.. Sleeper, from whom Mr.. Heller rented
his house, testified that Mr.. Heizer's rent was
few days overdue, but he did not feel at all I'M
easy about it, because he knew Mr.. Heller
would pay II. He, however, did not expect Mr..
Heller to come out TO Takoms that night.
TEE VERDICT.
The Jury, after few minutes consultation,
returned verdict "that tho said J. H. Heller
came TO his death February 8, 1891, ct his resi-
dence, 1905 9th street. from injuries to the leg
received in being thrown from train of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on the night of
January 10, 1891, said injuries resulting in gan
creme and exhaustion. We believe from the
evidence that the man was robbed and thrown
from the train by some person or persons un-
known to the jury"
Mr.. Heizer's funeral took place this morning
from Guriey Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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