The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-09

about five feet He heard the niotorman
ringing his bell He did not notice whether
IL was unusually dark at the time or not.
Carrie Williams said that she was
standing on Randolph street four doors
from south Broad. She saw three men
walking across the street toward the car
track. The men were walking south and
the car was coming north. Two OF the
men crossed the track, and the third man
was crossing when the car struck HIM.
She thought it was her husband who had
been run over. and ran up to look at the
man when she found It was not her hus-
band She did not hear the gong ring.
Tie car was coming at fun speed. she said.
H was not dark. as the electric lights
were it. She did not see any stones
thrown.
Martha Bouhiet swore that the gong
did not ring and the electric light was it,
John Lambert, one of the men who was
with Niles. said: Henry Niles. Floyd and
were going across Randolph street on
our way home. Niles was walking ahead
did not see the car coming, the
gong was not ringing. IL was
dark when the car struck Niles.
We were not drunk We had had one glass
or beer apiece. No one was throwing
rocks at us We went straight across the
street After the car struck Niles IL ran
clear over him. am sure the hind
wheels passed over him. / have known
Mes about five years. I did not see him
take but one drink"
John Floyd was the next witness. FLOYD
was too drunk Thursday night to tell
the coroner how the accident occurred
and was locked up by Policeman Tulls
for being drunk and disorderly. He said
that he, Lambert and Niles were on their
way home about s O'clock He and Lam
bert crossed Randolph street and Niles.
who was I'm the rear was run over by the
car. He did not hear the bell ring. They
had not been drinking he said. They had
been to Shuman's saloon. but did not
drink anything They git work at 6
O'Clock and were on their way home to
LePageville where they all lived. No one
threw stones at them. 1t was dark and he
did not see any ligot
George Robinson said that he was on his
way to a friends house about the time the
accident happened. He had his guitar
on his arm and some boys began shooting
at IL with slngshots. He told them Il
would be worse for them If they didn't
let him alone. He saw three men ahead Of
him, walking close together When they
got to South Broad street two Of them
stopped at the corner, he said and one of
them started across Randolph street The
car struck the man and passed over him.
1t was not dark, he said. as the electric
light was 1T. The men did not appear
ring. The car was coming fun tint.
Policeman Tullis said that he was at
President near Randolph street about SPA
O'Clock. He heard sounds as Of rocks be-
ing thrown on Randolph street. He heard
negro say, give me another rock and
l viii kill the --- -." He then heard the
car collide with something and thought
ii had run over a stone, but found that
ii had run over negro man. When he
got to the car the body was lying under
the rear platform. He had the conductor
move the car up so as to allow Of the re
moval Of the body. John Floyd was lying
over the body Of Niles. He saw Floyd
was drunk, and arrested him. Floyd ac-
lInowledged to him that he Niles and
Lambert had drunk a pint OF whisky.
George Wilson, who was the only pas
senger on the car at the time Of the acct
dent, said that he had handed the CON
ductor quarter and the accident occurred
while he was waiting for his change.
He heard the register bell ring, but did
not hear the gong ring. lie did not think
the car was going over six miles an hour.
Joseph Shuman, who came up after the
inquest was over said the three men were
in his bar on East Boundary street. where
| they bought half pint Of liquor
The jury discussed the matter for some
time and finally brought in majority
and a minority verdict. The majority
verdict was that Niles came to his death
through his own negligence, and was
signed by John w. Grady, foreman. S.
j. Oliver ID. j. Quinan and j. r. Geffert
The other two jurors, A. Oetjens and J.
j. Connors, dissented from this verdict
and held that the owners OF the Electric
Railway Company are responsible.