The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-30

The jury empaneled by Juscice Fisher
TO enquire into the cause OF the death o
the late Paul kobi, who was killed a
the Hecla yesterday, viewed the remains
at the hospital ward and then heard tn,
following testimony in the afterooon N
DR.. Osborn's office at the hospital:
Mat Upland was the first witness and
be gave the following testimony:
II am a timberman. There were one
set more of l0xl2 timbers to go in and
there were two props in there before we
pat in two more, because these two were
| in the road of th, timber 80 as to cover
| il up. We took one OF these out and was
/ about taking down the other when the
ground came down and struck the de-
ceased. The ground was behind the head
board OF the top about two feet and that
ground broke of and came down, killing
kobi instantly. examined where il fell
from and found there were shoots OF COP
per behind II. The rock would have been
dangerous il the props bad not been
there. The head board was one foot
above the Props
Peter Hammes was next sworn and
gave the following testimony:
IL am timberman and worked with
the party all morning and put in the
props. had the blocks threaded and
ready TO pull down when the ground fell.
| do not know the size OF the rock, for
when went TO get help two men had
moved il of the deceased. looked
around the hanging and thought il was
safe after the props were put in and was
in the same danger as the deceased. The
accident occurred south OF No. shaft,
II ella, aboutforty five feet from the Saith
level. lt was about sixteen feet from
where stood that the rock fell. The de-
ceased never spoke after the rock struck
him, but died instantly"
John Blight was the next witness and
gave the following testimony:
after we had put in two props went
10 chop out the second prop after we had
taken the first out and the ground fell be-
hind me. 1 jumped away. The boss
asked me IL was all right and said yes
When l came back they were moving the
rock of from the deceased. work with
the timbermen and this same gang.
was about two feet from where the rock
fell and thought that the hanging that
fell was all safe after the props were put
in and was az close to deceased when the
ground Tell as any ofthe gang. Deceased
was cleaning away to put log In the
mill, and no fine stuff came down before
the rock fell and IL gave no warning"
John Shotkoskey, the last witness,
gave the following testimony:
Il thought the place was all safe and
was about four or FIVE feet south OF de-
ceased when the rock fell. l thought
everything WAS safe az far as | knew.
Nothing more could have been put in to
make n safer after those props were in.
Did not bear any small dirt falling before
the rock fell aud no warning was given
whatever"
Mine Inspector Hall then told the Jury
what he knew OF the accident, from what
he had seen afterward, and the Jury after
being out short time returned a verdict
AZ follows:
1--WE. the jury, find that the deceased
was instantly killed by being struck with
hanging rock that fell from the stope in
the 34th level, south OF No. 6 shaft in the
hecla branch. Calumet and Hecla mine.
on October 20, 1896.
Signed.
FRANK B. Lyon,
up. J. MCCLELLAND,
JOSEPH ToRREANo,
John J. FRrEDERICHs,
"CHRIsT CHRIsNEYsoN,
"KoBERT HAYNES"