The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-28
THE INQU Est.

A coroner's inquest before a jury was
held at the office OF Coroner j. w.
Schultze, on Thirty.third street, and
lasted from 1880 until 1880 o'clock.
Seven witnesses were heard. The OK.
animation for the state wa conducted
by Prosecuting Attorney Howard, and
for the railway company by Judge
Jacobs. The verdict given in accord
ance with tho testimony and the facts,
was that the accident occurred through
no negligence Of the street car employees.
Lola Irving was the first witness, and
she said she lived on Eof street, and at
the time OF the accident was walking up
that street near the scene; was ahead OF
the car. She did not see the accident
but saw the crowd and the excitement.
The car was stopped when she saw 1t.
Andrew HAbig, an employee OF the tea
store, testified that he saw the cal
jumping, and, when it had passed, saw
that it.had run over u boy. He didn't
think the car was running over eight
miles an hour when tho accident took
place.
John w. Becker lives on Twenty.
ninth street, and saw the car coming up
above TwontY-ninth, when 1t was not
running f0ster than usual. Tho boy
ran out and tho car struck him. He
was OF tho opinion that the operator did
not ring the bell, but he saw that the
motorman tried to stop tho car. He
didn't think the motorman saw the boy
when tho car struck him, and the boy
did not act as though he saw the car.
Phil Monahan saw nothing at first,
but, whom no looked, saw the boy un-
dor the Cur. Heidi not see the boy be-
forc he was knocked down.
Levi Backer, who lives on Eotf at tho
corner OF Twenty.eighth, was at tho
time OF the accident coming out OF Nc.
Kinlcy's store, near by, and he said that
the car was not running very fast.
John Monahan was standing Mt the
window OF the tea store, aud at the fret
saw the boy between the trucks. Ho
heard some one scream, butdidn't know
whether It was tho boy or Mrs. Gavin,
who lives ear by.
William Shaw was q passenger on the
car, and lives at Bridgeport. He said
the car was aclosed one, aud that there
wero tlreo passengers aboard at tho
time. He said the last stop was at the
Terminal crossing. The frat no knew
OF an accident was when he saw that
the operator was
"FRANTIcALLY TRYING TO STOP
his car" IIo thought tho bell was rung
as no saw tho operators feet going up
and down. llo judged tho spJed TO DO
about Bovon and ohO.halt milos por
hour. On cross examination he said tho
average speed OF tho cars hero is below
that In other cities. IIe said tho car
went twelve feet beyond where tho boy
was struck before It stopped.
Paul Rninemann, d travelling man,
another passenger, got on at Thirty.
third street. Tho EFst no noticed was
whom tho operator cried, ooh, my
God" and about a second lator tho car
struck something, and thou tho car
stopped, when Ito got OIL aud saw tho
boy lying on tho track. lilo said he saw
the operator put OIL tho brakes after
no had cried out lilo could not osti.
mate tho rate Of spool, but said II was
moderate for nn electric car.
After the evidence had boon heard
the Jury retired aud rendered tho fol.
lowing verdict, after being out ovor
half an hours
1--WE, tho jury, and that Horny Mann