The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-15
INQUEST


going over the affair, and assumed an ex-
| tremely bored air.
How far from the track were you when
you first saw the engineer" was asked.
well, I think that I said all my say
this afternoon at the court house" He
then declared himself unwilling to say any
thing at all, and the other brother seemed
to have the same idea simply because the
opinion had been expressed by the other.
Had the elder brother given different
phase 20 his demeanor the younger would
have acquiesced as readily.
Were you very near the track when you
first saw the danger?'
well, I should say that the horses
heads were about six feet away from the
track"
What was the first thing you thought"
"Wel, 1 heard somebody say something
about stopping and I was driving along
with the rest of the teams, and I thought
as they were going acrss could go too"
How near were you to the next nearest
team?'
MY horses were up about the hind
wheels of the next wagon in 'front.'
what were your first thoughts when
you saw the engine?'
''Why, I heard someone yell to stop. and
looked to one side and saw the train.
1 knew that didn't have time to turn,
and thought that If I did we would get
straight with the track and au;get killed. "
Were you driving fast?"
I'm trot''
did you whip up when you saw the
danger?"
"Why. I drove straight ahead after the
other fellows as fast as I could go. We
were all in hurry going to the show
grounds"
did you hear the bell Of the engineer
'fNo: neither Of us heard a bell
at is said that the whistle blew; did
you hear that?"
"Well, no; we didn't hear no bell or any
whistle. Some said at the inquest this
afternoon that they heard the bell and the
whistle. and some said that the bell didn't
ring at ALL
''You say then that you heard nothing IN
the way of a warning save someone call
ing to you to stop"
"Wel1. we didn't hear any bell. and I
only heard couple OF Nttle toots Of the
whistle, but that didn't amount to much -
Had you thought Of the track there,
and the possibility OF there being a train
coming along?"
mo; didn't think OF anything much
but to get along over the road"
'How did the engine strike as II seemed
to you; did it strike Ike a quick blow from
hammer or a slower. pushing Blow"
'T don't know. can't tell how # struck.
II must have hit a mighty hard lick,
though, from the way the wagon was
showed over
You do not remember. then. 'ust how
It appeared 10 you to have struck"
NO: don't remember anything about
how it struck"
What was the first thought that came
into your mind when the pilot struck the
wagon?"
81 don't know. didn't have any
thoughts at al. Just found myself Up
aout ten feet in the air and then came
down. and knew lit pretty hard"
you were conscious Of the fact of what
had occurred then while you were stu
up in the air?"
Yes: I knew that"
(which way did you fall; 70 the south
or north?"
I have 10 idea. only know fell hard:
but can't tell even on which side OF the
wagon that feu."
james Wilson was asked several ques-
tons concernin ghis part IN The affair
along with the other conversation. and ne
said that he vas not hurt when he lit.
but that he could noe tell Ehlca side q
the wagon re fell upon. He Their stated
that he went in search az his brother Al
bert. who was driving Someone Tod him
That the latter had been mn over and had
both legs cue of He BOXED FOR hin a
snort time ard then wen; after the team.
which had ran away MsanTaEe Albert
was IN search q James. and ere latter
vas told BY someone that his brother was
not killed. bat mat Re thought he saw
hs brother looking fo- hsm A moment
later James saw Afr=a coming sCws-d
hirn Tals was some -Ne1ty = .nutes after
TIE accident TIE brothers further stated
that they we're in-ent upon getting % IRE
show grounds. and that they -hosrat that
they would 80 on IS the o8es before them
had done. as they aaw - ratss down
T-1ev fu-rhe- STATED ths. tsey knew thai
there xe-e gates A. The ss,ta Fs Pa, PAD
10 attention - tracks atte- crossing re
tracks ~ IA; road
Albert -Is1n seated -. o-s boy ss,1rf
IS r. = years oss was very er.i az aei-e1
h.r mother ~- sr-s lady a-a- war uf.-
hin oeg &c re wages Re s'so sad tsat
Charlie Jones vas very ma~h e mar