The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-25
KILLED NJ n CAR.
The Tragic Death OF Eleven Year-O.d ia
yid Davis Last sunday.

| David Davis. the eleven-ycar-old son OF
| Mir. Philip Davis. No. PA north Seven
teenth street. was run over at 2:i5 o'clock
| Sunday evening by electric railway car
No. IL, between Broad and Grace Streets
and crushed 10 death.
The car was In charge OF Motcrmah
J. s. Cosby and Conductor Henry ShiD-
blebooth. Several eye-vitnesses VINO saw
the accident say il was unavoidable, ana
that the motorman was IN no way 10
blame
The boy was or one side Of the track
and Gussie Rosenberg. n little girl win
whom he was playing, was on the o'ISf;
AS the car came up 10 them OuSsle c5heu
to David and the latter endeavored 10
run across the track in front or the car
20 the opposite side. where his playmate
was waiting. Before the notorman couid
put or his brakes the unfortunate cnlld
had been struck by the front OF the car
and his body brought in contact with the
machinery underneath. Several persons
who witnessed the accident think that one
OF the front wheels passed over the DOdy,
but II is not probable. Death. however,
was practically instantaneous. Inc
manCled body was taken into the drug
store. where II YVES found that life was
extinct The remains were removed 10
the home of the boys father, where they
were viewed by the coroner.
MIR. Cosby was at once taken into Gus
tody and carried 10 the First police sta
ton by Officer James Kerse. who was on
duty 1T the Chesapeake and Ohio depot.
Mr.. Cosby spent the night In the station
house.
When asked how the accident occurred
he said:
81 was going along at my usual rate;
the current was of and the car Just roll
ing along. As / reached Broad street
rang my song. and looked toward the
depot 10 see If any one was coming
then turned TO my left and saw niue
boy not ten feet away. I Immediately
applied the brakes and reversed my car.
but was unable to stop: l attempted 10
reach the boy, but could not.
Mr.. Cosby regretted the accident eA-
ceedingly. and appeared very much de-
pressed over II.
The inquest was held by DIR. Taylor,
who found that death had been caused
by internal injuries. principally Affect
'ng the lungs. while several ribs were
broken and the flesh torn from the right
arm. There was no evidence that the
car wheel had passed over the body.
Policeman j. II. Kerse, who was stand
ing at the Chesapeake and OHIO depot
looking In the direction OF the car. thinks
IL was not running faster than the pre-
scribed rate Of speed. He followed the
car 10 the Franklin-street end Of the
branch line and took Mr.. Cosby INTO
custody. At the First station charge
OF unlawful running over, killing, and
numbering" the boy was entered against
the motorman. Friends Of Mr.. Cosby
sent for Justice Crutohield and en-
deavored to have the accused bailed.
The Justice. however. was unwilling to
establishe such a precedent, and on that
| account refused 10 accept bail until the
| inquest had been held
The corOner's inquest was held at !
o'clock yesterday. Mr.. Cosby was ox-
onerated from all blame. as the examina-
ton Of the witnesses summoned showed
the accident was absolutely unavoidable
Mr.. Cosby VIII appear in the Police
Court to-day.
The funeral Of the little boy will also
take place to-day.