The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-08
HOW HE WAS KILLED.
THE Particulars OF rUr r,r,,
ACCIDENT 10 =. ,. &. DtyI,
Mounted Policemen in the Park No.,
Have Been the Cause of His uorse
Throwing Him.

"A
York. Tuesday. as published in the New
York World yesterday.
Ia Central Park. at dusk last evening.
T. +. c. Davis. Of New Bugton. 5. J..
president Of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers. was thrown from
his horse. and trampled so badly that he
a.cd within 'ave minutes. some believe
he accident was caused boy the reckless
riding OF three mounted park policemen.
MT. Davis. who was an expert horse
man, left burland's hiding Academy at
: L. NJ, and rode through the catc at
Iliiy-nlnth street and Eighth avenue.
and rode towards the Birdie path. His
chestnut mare. though spirited. was
behaving herself beautifully.
Handsome equipagcs Numbered by her.
end bicycles dartcd this way and that
as she entered the park. The animal
pad no attention 10 anything but her
"a .s'cr's steady rein. Many people no
u,si the steady scat her rider kept Ills
<rlr.age In the saddle was unusually erect.
end they noticed that Doe held ms mare
Ia ioN-trOt-a gait peculiar 10 the S"uult
horsts OF Kentucky and Nisinia-ana
chat be- did not vault as fashionable
fcw York riders DO.
Several park policemen reWtiln'r 10
have met him. for Mr. Davis was
noticeable nenre on The pretty chestnut
inar"
PAX Policemen HoH'y, Mcintyre, and
sicKenna Of the mounted squad. were
relieved from duty "a the north end Of the
rarl, al e.a p. VI. Mounted policemcn's
hours OF duty are long. their on-time IS
shcrf. and they are required 10 take
thtir horses t0 tho stable TOO Snty-hfth
street transverse road, groom intm ana
puf them ur. before they can 20 20 their
homes.
~st.rauv they are IN hurry. The
,er-nta.ior fo speed on this homcward
Journey is great. These three mounted
rcllrcmrn were galopng along AT
,,,.lr rate. laughing and chatting. They
r-ere seen 90 disappear in the long. mar
VOW massage. known 20 frequenters OF
.,a birdie path as Rocky Cut which, APP
f.raorncs the dark tunnel beneath the
sovcuty-sccond street transverse road.
ira BODY fouSI.
A cry was heard. a party Of eques-
tr.ans who rode up. found two mounted
policemen leaning over the body Of Mr..
Davis a third policeman was leading
towards them the chestnut mare. In
q few moments. the park ambulance rat
ffci up The surgeon leaned over and
.,ressei Dis ear 90 Mr. Davis heart
"Doad." Doe exclaimed. "His head has
iecn crushed hy "a horses ho0f"
THE left side of the skull had been
crushed. and blood covered the mancled
features The left leg was broken near
the thigh. and the flesh about the frac-
ture was laceratcd. as though by the
hoofs of "a horse.
The body was removed 10 the Arsenal.
and Acting Captain Dillon teiephoncd the
d.. lrf. a
ont Chambers. of Durlands Riding Acad-
envy. who claimed The remains and had
them removed 20 Eichclbcrg's undertake
ing shop Eighth avenue. between Fifty
fifth and Fifiy-siXth streets.
Meantime. Proprietor Murray. Of the
Hotel Castleton. New Brighton. had been
notified. and Doe arrived az Durland's az
go l.. VI. Thence he was directed TO
the Arsenal where the police gave him
such mcagre details Of the accident as
they possessed. and Mr. Murray ielc-
grsphed them 90 Mrs. Davis, who is
visiting in Richmond. Va
Nobody seems TO have been an eye
witness OF the accident n the mounted
policemen We're not They We're nearest
10 the scene The spot where Mr..
Davis was thrown is hidden from view TO
those City yards to the northward by
the tail. rugged walls of Rocky Cut.
The police. according 10 their story
saw. - they entered the cut. rider
less horse cantcring through the tunnel
under the Saventv-sccOnd-stree bridge
Policeman John +. McKcnna. who was
riding in advance OF the cavalcade.
spurrcd his horse. and captured the
stray animal.
IN A FOOL or BLOOD.
The others turned 10 look for the
I.Hr Ia N
90 blood 20 the lct OF the path, as they
approached the bridge. lie was nncon-
ec'ous. They concluded that his horse
lad stumbled and had fallen ON him; then
Uncovered her feet and gahoped away
frlis is the story Policeman Hoyey told
I Word reporter last night.
Il am positive Mr.. Davis was riding tn
lvance Of us. because his horse con-
.uDd in that direction We were jog
ue along at slow canter.'
The knees of the ridcrloss mare were
lcan. There was little evidence that
Dhe had stumbled. Policeman lIovey
;atrmcnt does not agree with that OF
Superintendent Chamheis, 81 Durl ana :.
sho saws Mr.. Davis left the riding acad-
INV att J.. ~. ilo would have reached
lfocky Ga, in about fifteen minutes. ana
n is improbable that De would have
Nnel back az that point.
Tho mare is gentle and there was no
osiect within the cat az which she
cull lc likely 60 shy. An the circum-
s;,sul,s make The ace dent mysterious.
vn,r AZ WITNESS SAYS.
q Is. perhaps. made more lucid by the
Ga Ny advanced by the following state
nttt furnished 90 Che Wohd 10y man
nhA was rllne I'D the park at the time
Of ~ accident.
~ lrolc % 10 ihc Soycrty-second-stre
sridFe Just as the policemen were carry
4rx ithe dying man 20 the side Of the
lrille path. There were four or i've
.olieemcn grouped about the body. one
lad iriiuon hy TO catch the dead man
hcrst Another had gone 10 send tn an
amhiaucc call
''gis hcrsc was brought back almost
Of one by mounted officer. His sad
die 4 not jisauanged. and there were
30 l0nfks Of dust or him l am certain
.hat hA did not fam or roll over the dead
man 80 the policemen allege.
81 ahOuld be- loath 10 make any direct
,c.n~-e against tho policemen. but l.
cannot resist the belief that their reck-
less riding may have had 10 do with
,hc mans death Night after night for
months and years past have comment
ed on the reckless riding of the mount
cd policemen.
They start for their stables al about
thc same time from the various posts.
ard they delight in racing. Every man
who rides late in the park will bear
me ont in the statement that the police
men 10 home az n reckless rate Of speed
such as would cause the arrest Of any
man not on the force.
At fumo1s PACE.