Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-24
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC CAR.
Willie Davis, Aged 10. Mccts Sad Fate
Og,cer WtIIiasus's Case.

J. =. Cosby. motorman on one OF the
electric cars on the Observation-Disclosures
line. was charged In the Police Court
yesterday morning with running over and
killing and numbering little boy named
Willie Davis. Willie was the 10-year old
son OF Philip Davis. German SHOE
maker living at No. "a north Seventeenth
street The lad was crushed to death UNI
der the wheels OF electric car No II about
3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon ut the corner
OF Broad and Seventeenth. In order TO
await the result Of the Coroner's inquest
Justice Crutchfield postponed. the exami-
nation Of the case until to-day. He also
refused to allow ball to the accused. con-
sidering u unwise TO establish such
precedent.
STORY OF THE ACCIDENT.
Eye-wltnesses 20 the affair state that
the mOtorman was in no wise responsible
for the accident. The little fellow. whose
eyesight was defective. was playing In
the middle OF the street. when the car
bearing a number OF passengers and Mo"
torman J. s.. Cosby and Conductor Henry
Shibblehooth. approached from the north
side The boy was on one side OF the
track and Gussie Rosemary. a little girl,
with whom he was playing, was across
the road. As the car neared them Gussie
called 20 her companion and he started
10 run across 10 her. Before the motor
man could put on his brakes and stop
the car the boy had been struck and he
was terribly rnangied. Death was almost
instantaneous. The flesh was torn almost
entirely OFF one OF his arms and three OF
his ribs were broken. the lad was taken
into Hagemanns drugstore, where II was
found that life was extinct. The body was
subsequently removed TO the home OF the
boys father where II was viewed by thu
Coroner. DR.. Taylor found that death
was practically caused by internal In
juries.
Coroner Taylor held an inquest yestcr-
day afternoon, and the jury In their YER
dict exonerated the motorman from any
blame whatever The evidence showed
concluslvely that the accident could not
possibly have been averted.
The Poiiceman's Case.
Policeman j. W. Williams. who was ar
rested BY Officer Shields Saturday night
on charges OF being drunk and violently
resisting, striking. and threatening 10
s,oot Policeman Shields with pistol,
and with attempting TO shoot James Nc
Council. his father-in-law. was present
| and asked that his case be continued untii
saturday He said that his counsel was
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| wealth's Attorney and was quite busy as
| the urinary was near Mt hand. He added
| that he wanted TO get together seVerai
witnesses before the examination took
place. a full and exclusive account OF the
0ght between Officers Shields ard Will
Uams when the former arrested the lat
| Ter appeared I'm the Dispatch Sunday
morning. The accused received scalp
wound from Policeman Shieldss club out
| his injury was not serious. The difficulty
occurred at the home Of Mrs. Williams $
| father, No. 40 east Leigh street
other Police Court Cases.
Andrew Wallen (colored was ordered to
| be held for thirty days as Il suspicious
| character
Walter Jones was taxed $50 and costs
| for cursing and abusing Policeman Curle
/ while in the discharge Of his duty, ana ne
was assessed a like amount for Sunday
| drunkenness.
| George T.. Reese (coloreD was fined
| $40 20 for being disorderiy and using pro-
| fame language on the streets.
The other cases were Of no importance.