Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT
Verdict of Coroners Jury in the Case of
G. INV. Wienecke.
The Evidence Submitted at Hearing
TOday-victim Was Riding Along
metropolitan Car Tracks.

Coroner Carr held an inquest this morn
ing at the sixth precinct station in the
case Of c. H. w. Wienecke, the brickiayer
| who was killed near 9th and + streets
Saturday by an electric car, as pupiishec
! I'm Saturdays Star. Wienecke, as nereto-
fore STAGED. was riding a wheel on The car
tracks and when he erdeavored 10 leave
tho tracks he found a team of horses in
kis way. Then he returned to the tracks,
ard was caught between the cars.
The Jury heard the testimony OF several
! witnesses. and returned q verdict OF &C.
cidental death.
! Eye-Witness Testifics.
James Mckeever, member OF NO. Ell
CINE Company, who was a passenger OH
the east-bound car, testified that whei he
heard the bell ringing he looked out ana
saw a wheclman riding east between the
tracks The wheelman was gong ahead
| of the car, and, when about 100 feet east OF
9th street, the accident occurred. WIZ
ness said he thought the trent end OF the
trailer struck the bicycle and threw IL
against the car going west.
There was a terrible crash, SAID VII
ness.
Witness said there was carriage on the
north side of the street. The deceased, ne
thought. imagined he Gould not get out Oh
the way because Of the presence OF the
carriage and became pewnoered.
How fast was the car going! the VIII
ness was asked.
~ think about seven or eight miles an
hour" was his response. About the usual
speed" he added.
Witness said the motorman was en-
deavoring to stop his train Inc car was
going down grade and witness DelleNed IL
required some little time TO make the stop.
He thought the wheelman could have le1t
the track without any trouble anu pre-
vented the accident. =,
..When 1 saw the way he was gong.
said witness, II remarked to myself that
man is doing a foolish thing.
Deputy Coroner's Evidence.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook gave evidence
concerning the cause Of death. He found
severe fracture Of the skull which, he said.
produced q hemorrhage. The injuries were
necessarily fatal.
George T. Woodward. motorman on the
east-bound train, testified that on the
down-grsde his car was going at from eight
to ten miles an hour, slower than usual.
What is the regular rate OF speed! ask
ed the coroner.
II understand the limit to be twelve miles
an hour" Witness said he rang his bell
for two wheelmen. One Of them went 10
the north and the other to the south. the
track was clear and witness went ahead
until he got bell to. stop. He did not see
the wheelman after his box car had passed
him.
r. T. Osborne. motorman on the west
bound car, testified that he saw the Wheel
man riding next to the east-bound car.
Then he pulled to the west-bound track.
The wheelman, he thought saw vehicle
on the street and then he turned TO pass
between the two electric trains.
The Rate of Speed.
"At what rate Of speed was your car rum
ning?" witness was asked.
ABOUT three or four miles an hour" was
his answer.
"Can you tell at about what rate Of speed
the east-bound car was running?"
II think about five or six miles an hour"
Witness said he was sounding his bell, as
was the motorman on the other train.
John Eglionly. a West Virginian, who
was a passenger on the east-bound car, told
the Jury that he witnessed the accident.
The wheelman remained In front OF the
car for some distance while the motorman
was ringing the bell Afterward he left
confronted by q two-horse team moving
west. He Immediately turned his wheel
toward the tracks and attempted to pass
between the trains.
1t was pure accident" said witness.
land had he turned to the right, as did
another wheelman, he would have been
saved"
Witness said the wheelman would have
been run over by the carriage had he not
returned to the car track. There was moth
ing to have prevented the wheelman from
pursuing the course of the other bicycle
ming at the rate OF four or i've miles an
hour.
This closed the testimony and the case
was submitted to the jury.