The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-06

presided. and the following jury wd>
sworn: Henry POetZmann, samuel H d.
Walker, Jacob Ritterspach, George u.
Riggs, william ii. Mooney and George
o. Miller
fhe intention of the family to discounten
ance the theory of accident was shown by
the appearance OF Lawyer Ernest iloltz-
man for AIRS Lewis the widow There vas
also plcsent Dr. Maurice Lewis, Or New
YORK, a brother of the deceased. Tie jurs
was sworn by Deputy Coroner Larkin W.
Glazebr9oze and then they viewed the re-
Iuains in the norgue.
DIR. Gldzei,ruoke was the first witness
He testified as t. the injuries received b.
M Lewis. saving that both legs had been
completely torn from the body aud the
skull crashed i'm ON one side. He was COY
cred with coal dust and grease.
Mr.. Hoffman wanted to know if Dr.
GlazebrooK could tell when the Injuries
were inflicted. Tie replied that Irom the
appea rabceoT the wounds, Lewis must have
been killed within the last twenty-four
hours. He detected a slight odur oi whisky
coming from the man's mouth.
James c. Ba yliss said hesaw Lewisd bout
$50 O'Clock standing near the h. X -.
passenger shed. He came through tie
crossing, and instead Of going aCt"Ss the
tracks star led between the track and fence.
he f,ll across a rail and struck his head.
Il pick cd him Up and put tbs hat OH,
said the witness. When he stood up n
looked me sfaarcly in the face, bat did
not say anything. | led him out from
under ih, gate and he started up Sixth
street s, southwest, going south. He was
uader the influence Of liquor and quite
intoxicated smelled the whisky ga
lis breath"
Mr. Hoffman drew from the witness
that he was an emp'oye ofthe renns ylvania
Railroad Bayliss was positive about MS
Identification # the man.
Il could pics him out among fifty
men, was his "emark.
Policeman George II. Williams wassworn,
and stated thai he went with the patru!
wagon yesterday morning Ia the South
Capitol street tracks, and there got the
hudy Of Lewis which lay about trn fe'':
east OF the crossing at South rapit'
and street. He snelled the odor Of
whisky very plainly on the dead man.
Policeman C. W. Hutchinson, who was
also with the wagon, said he smelled liqw.r
when tie approached the dead man, tut
could not tell ir it was on the tody o.
unou the breath OF some Of the men who
w ere helping 10 put the body In the wagon
II was right at his nead,' said the wit
ness, Responding to a query froIu the At
tornev for the widow.
Charles W. Sheet, conductor employed
by the Penasyls ania Railroad, was on the
tender IF the switching engine which ran
over the body. He saw a form lying be-
tween the rails, but not IN time Ia stop
the engine, which passed over him.
Was he alive when the engine " snr
over him." asked the coroner.
40" said Sheet. Il avn sure he must
have been ,ieaa. I hooked back at the
form. ami noticed il had not moved at all
! tnilk for that reaS1n he must have beaa
run over first 10y some other engine
DO you keep q gateman AZ that cross
iur?" asked Mr.. Hoffman.
'Ies, sir-'
How far was the body from the cross
inE?''
1t was lying right at the edge said
Joseph p. Dixen, the gateman, was ;hc
next witness.
Il put my gates down at 800 he said.
aud walked up the track short distance
and back 10 the gates. l noticed no cue
who wanted To cross the track. TIE street
swcaDers were at work In the street
Speaking of the body, Dixon said: liz
was struck I'll the opposite side OF m"
track and thrown about forty feet across
Il re tracks 10 the edge near my bo>.
There was no one who came over The
tracks was in the box and looking oct
the Window
DIXON Insisted that marks on the track
ties showed that the body must have been
struck of the crossing down on tie tracks
and th,n dragged up to the crossing.
Mr.. Hoffman inquired as to what trains
had passed the box between and L
O'Clock.
Il never took account of Them" an
Swered Dixon. shifting engines passed
and - did freight and passenger trains
James PiScoe. another gentleman at the
same c .CSs.iag "a the east side Of the tracks,
claimed not t. have seen any body on the
tracks. There is slight curve IT the
place between my box and DiNon's' said
Biscoc, and cid not know anybody had
been Killed until someone told me-
WAS il So dark you couldn't see iliIn?"
''No, not that. Hundreds of people pass
thar we don't see. We don't notice
them"
William. Lott, engineer OF engine No. 40,
was called tI tell what he knew about
the accident, and replied TO the coroner:
Il don't know thing about it
you were on the engine supposed ~
have struck him." said the coronc-,
YES: someone said there was blood ON
my engine. The fireman told me that
but I did not see the blood. didn't
know anybody had been struck"
Die you feel any jar when going over
the crossing9" he was asked.
We'll, | felt very slight jar, which
thought dae to the switches
In answer to question from juror, h.
said the engine was backing. He was not
over five OF eight miles an hour.
Timothy O'Connor, the fireman Of the
engine, was next called. He said the
teader tad the usual lights displayed
They Were running about seven 10 ten
nal an lcur. He did not see anyone on the
track ahead OF him.
This closed the hearing 50 far as the
so-oacr was concerned. Then Mr.. Holtz.
mar said be desired 60 call a witness 40
show the character OF the deceased.
Robert J Duncan. of No. SOC entli street, |
8n empoye of tie House of Representa-.
lives, was called and claimed that he had |
known Mr.. Lewis FOR some time since the |
Tifry-:irst Congress. He never knew the |
icc sed 20 be a drinking man and did no.
think he drank.
NJ 3. ia YneS. private secretary to Con.