The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-05
HELD HIS FIRST INQUEST
Phil A. Julien Investigates the
Death of Edward Knight.
IT WAS NOT COMPLETED
Several Important Witnesses Were Alb
sent-No One Was Able to Tell
How the Man Got Under
the Wheels.

The first inquest to be held by Phil
A. julien, the new coroner, was begun
last evening on the body of Edward
Knight the switchman who was fatal
| ly injured Tuesday evening by falling
| under the wheels of an ore train of the
near CenterVille. Owing to the enforc-
| ed absence of important witnesses, the
inquest was not finished, and after OK
aiming such witnesses as were pres
ent, an adjournment was taken until
this morning.
The session of the inquest was held
at Shermans undertaking rooms. The
first witness called was Henry Phillips,
who said he was in front of his house
| on Pacific street. near where the acct
dent occurred, when an ore train
backed down the sWitchback of the
b., A. & p. tracks. A Mr. McAllister
called to witness and said a man had
been run over. Witness went out to
assist Mr.. McAllister, and by his d-
rection, got some, quilts with which to
cover the injured man. knight lay be-
tween the B., A & P. and Montana
Union tracks. which parallel one an
other at that point. Witness and anoth-
er man lifted the man off the track to
one side and later he was carried to
the residence of Samuel Roberts The
injured man did not tell witness how
he came to get hurt. but he did say
he was a brakeman on the train that
had just passed.
Joseph Freethy was next called He
said he was summoned by Mr.. Phillips
to assist in removing the injured man
from the tracks and helped to
carry him to the Roberts residence.
Knight was conscious and talked some,
but witness did not hear him say what
was the cause of his falling under the
cars. Witness said from appearances
it looked as though the deceased was
dragged about SO feet. Witness thought
the man must have fallen off a car
and that he was not on the ground
when the accident happened.
Joseph Williams was called and said
he had talked with Dan McAllister,
who was first to discover the accident.
McAllister told the witness he was 60
ing to work and the train came along,
| crossing Pacific street in front of him.
AS the train stopped and the engine
was reversed, man rolled out from
under car. McAlHster went to the
mans assistances8ahd asked how lie
I got under the wifeels.%The mansrepl;ed:
My God. don't ask me- and then ask
ed to be covered Up ms he was freezing.
McAllister called for help and then
ran for a telephone.
Herbert Knight a, brother of the de-
ceased said he saw his brother about
noon Tuesday as he was leaving home
to go to work. Witness did not see
his brother again and did not know he
was killed until he went to a restau-
rant for breakfast yesterday and was
told of the accident. Witness stated
the deceased was an experienced rail-
road man; he was "a years old and his
relatives here We're the witness and a
brother-in-law, E. L. Stickler of Fee
ley.
Coroner Julien stated that it was i'm
possible to get the railroad men at this
time, as they We're out of the city, and
for this reason an adjournment was
taken till 10 o'clock this morning.