Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-05

One of the two negroes who were
placed in Jail here several weeks since
on the charge of stealing from some
ears on the side track, was killed bv
the ears At Piedmont on Wednesday of
last week. The negroes had just re-
ceived their liberty the day before, the
court having found them guilty. and
imposed Jail sentence from the day
of incarceration. They left here for
the south beating their way. They ar
| rived at Piedmont. it seems. and one
| OF them attempted to jump from the
coal chute to the blind baggage of
passenger train. He missed his foot
ing, however, and fell under the wheels.
Prof. 4. 2. Vance. principal of Iron
/ ton public schools and school superin-
! tcndent of Iron county, visited De Soto
yesterday. He had been to the Odd
Fellows celebration at Cape Girardeau
and. wishing TO extend his trip came
I up here with the eXcursionists. The
/ professor speaks enthusiastically of the
people Of IrOntOn in connection with
educational matters. and says they are
/ perfectly harmonious in their desire TO
advance the welfare Of their schools.
/ Mr.. Vance will commence three
months Normal Training school for
/ the teachers Of Iron county at IrOnton
/ on Monday next 1t will be closed
with the regular county institute au-
! thorized by law for licensing teachers.
! The professor stands in the front rank
/ of Southeast Missouri teachers.-De
! Soto GuzeUc.
Last Friday morning shortly after
two o'clock. a tramp named Frank Muir
ply Jumped of a box car OF a north
bound train at Vulcan switch between
Des Arc and Annapolis in this county,
ana broke his right leg just above the
ankle. The train crew put the man in
the caboose and brought him to the
IrontOn depot. The railroad authOri-
ties instructed the local surgeon not TO
wait on the man. aS he was a trespass-
cr at the time of the accident. and the
Company was in no way responsible.
On receipt OF these orders Agent Wemp
notified the county authorities of the
fact that the man was there. needing
attention. and had no means or friends
who could help him. County Judge
IIollCAIltAtI tAA- NtN I'Ol JtIl oNNitNNb
that "a the injured man was not resi-
dent, the county could do nothing for
him. Mr.. Wemp so notified the Off
cials at De Soto who promptly wired
him to remove the man from the right
of-the-way. as the Company did not
care to incur responsibility by retain
ing Murphy on their premises. In
the meantime DR.. GOulding had heard
of the accident and learning that the
unfortunate man was there suffering
and in need of attention, drove up to
the depot. made an examination and
set the broken bones. Several citizens
by this time having heard of the re
fusal of the railroad or the county to
do anything for the sufferer, rented a
room in one of Mr.. HotsOn's buildings
and had Murphy brought down town,
where he will be cared for until he re-
covers. He has a companion. who was
travelling with him, that will stay here
and wait on him. Dr.. Goulding is en-
titled to no little credit for his action
in the premises. and he and DR..
Marshall have very kindly agreed to
wait on the man until ne RECEIVERS,
without money and without price. The
good people who arranged for caring
for Murphy are also deserving of praise,
and their charitable efforts are worthy
of the noble hearts that inspired them.
Just how Murphy came to meet with
his accident is not clear; he claims
that he had paid one of the brakemen
to let him ride on the train, when an
other one of them came along and also
demanded money: because he refused
to pay he maintains the brakeman
rushed at him with a club and then he
Jumped. The railroad men state that
Murphy was drinking and that was
how he came to get hurt: that he
jumped of the car without reason.
Murphy says his home is in Michigan.
and that he has spent the last week in
Texas working as a section hand on the
Cotton Belt railroad. In regard to the
question of responsibility of caring for
the man. this and similar instances
have caused considerable discussion.
The railroads maintain that the courts
have held that they We're not response
BILE for the reason that the man was
Il trespasser: the officials say the cOun-
" cannot appropriate any money for
nOu-residcnts: and the only help for
such unfOrtunate5 it seems must come
from individuals.