The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-14

was found on the west side of the
track. Blood was found on the for
ward truck of the coal car on the west
side, and the conductor'and a brake
man saw the body lying close to the
rail. Why Mr.. Hatch should endeayor
to get upon the coal car is mystery,
unless he thought that he might not
be permitted to get upon the accom-
mediation car. The train was going
very slowly. 1t is evident that the
Earring of the train caused him to
slip and fall on the other side from
that which he entered, before being
able to get upon the platform of the
Car.
The substance of the testimony is
as follows:
David Laufman was the first wit
ness sworn. Live at 222 Lewis street.
Was opposite G. M. Palmer's house, at
the gate, when the accident occurred.
Saw a man standing on the upper side
of the track. When the next to the
last car from the cabOOSe came he
walked between two cars. | thought
he was going to get on and take ride.
He did not put out his hands to take
hold of the car. | saw the body lying
near the track after the train had
passed back. He got on the east side
and the body was lying on the west
side. When he got so he could speak
he said his name was Hatch. He said
he had wanted to ride ITO the Omaha
depot. John LOrentZ was there also.
The mans legs were all torn up and
mangled. A man walking fast could
go about as fast as the train did. 1t
was not cars length from where he
went in to where he fell out. Saw no
body on either platform of the
caboose. Thought he went between
two freight cars, but it may have
been between the caboose and the
next car, as l am not sure, and was
not paying much attention.
John LOrentZ testified that he lives
at 507 Pike street. Waited for the
train to pass at Warren street yester-
day forenoon, and brakeman made
motion to me that some one was hurt
and also kind of told it. | followed
the railroad track to Liberty street
and found a man lying there. The
man was lying on his side and asked
to be turned on his back. His legs
were run over The train was going
slowly.
C.L. Treat testified that he lived
at 313 Center street. Was at the cor
ner of Liberty and Broad streets when
the train passed, and when the last
car passed almost stepped on the in
jured man before l saw him. Saw his
leg terribly mangled and | started for
doctor at once. He was lying with
his head on his arm and his feet to-
wards the track. There were several
gentlemen on the rear of the combi-
nation car and it seems as though
there was somebody on the front
platform. The train was going so
slowly that a person ought to have
stepped on the front platform easily.
There was no cutlery.
G. r. Crumb, conductor of the FL
more accommodation train, testified
that he lives at Gilmore. The next
two cars to the end Car were refriger-
ator cars with steps at the end instead
of side. AS we crossed the crossing
south of Liberty street [ went out of
the front end of the last car and
climbed to the top of refrigerator
car. Heard grOan that sounded as
though it came from under or in the
car. | looked back and saw an object
near the track that looked like
mans body. G. Griffin, the brakeman,
was standing on the front of the COM
bination car. Saw the object by look
ing down between the cars, while
standing on the car next ahead of the
refrigerator cars. The man was hurt
before the two refrigerator cars
passed. Saw some blood on the
wheels of coal car, the eighth from
the engine and the sixteenth fromthe
end. When 1 saw him he was lying
as close to the rail as possible. The
coal car was not loaded and has
step on the side. The blood was on
the forward truck on the west side,
and box car was next in front.
@. Griffin, brakeman on the train,
testified that he was standing on