El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-21
NO ONE is
TO BLAME
Verdict In the Inquest Over
the Body Of W. J.
Scott
THE SWITCHMEN ACT
Interment Will Take Place Probably
TomorroW-SpeCldl Train To Be
Run To the Cemetery


The G. II. yard engines, Nos. TIC
in BLACK and white today out of respect
10 the memory of Yard master Scott,
ard the G. a. flag still flies at half
mast. Mrs. Scott, with the children,
Is expected from Los Angeles tonight
and the day and time of the funeral
will depend on her wishes in the mat
ter.
1t will be either tomorrow or Thurs
day, and the interment will be In Ever
green cemetery. A special Is to be
run from the G. Il. depot to the ceme-
terry, and large delegation of railroad
men will attend.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest over the re mains of
Yard master Scott was held before
Judge Spencer this morning st 10
O'Clock. Judge Kemp represented the
G. FL. company. The witnesses ex-
smined included Car Inspector G. M
ant to Car Foreman Borcherding.
They testified that they examined the
cars composing the train and cutoff in
question, and particularly the Two cars,
designated ). p. box No. 20439 and M
LIT No. 1912, betweea which Mr..
Scott fell. They each declared these
cars 30 have been in first class condi-
tion.
The testimony of Switchmen o.
trander and Weber practically agreed
with that of w. F. Nash whose state
meut follows in full.
w. f. Nash being sworn, testified as
follows: We were making up west
bound extra of the Southern Pacific
Co, at the east end of the yard on No.
track, and while switching q cut of
cars in on No. l track, which Mr.. Scott
was on, he was walking toward the CD
1ek ~ 81, I'd
was uncoupleo. when they parted. l.
was just like man stepping off into
an open space striking his left side on
the draw bar. As he struck the ground |
he drew himself up to protect himself !
from the wheels. The cars rolled |
about 10 feet, one pair of trucks. The |
sand board Or bra Ike beams caught his |
clothes, aud rolled him to and fro, until !
pulled from under the car. The engine |
wss attached to the Car that he was |
under. L gave the signal to stop as
soon as saw Scott falling. The sig
nal was obeyed promptly, the engine
not going over ten feet. The engine
70 the cars that we were handling was
headed west kicking cars ahead Of it.
Thres cars had been cut off and just as
tney pa,Asei, Scott stepp=d down be-
tween the two cars and fell as have
stated. II > was walking toward the en-
CINE and about to step from one car to
6uCtuSE "uSu bHSy p6rt6u anu ne Iell. |
He ,oid me he wanted six more cars
about three minutes before he was kill
ed. | threw the switch of No. I track
where he wanted to put them He
never spoke after he fell.
W. F. Webar's testimony was prac-
ticaliy the same as the statement az
triouGed to him In yesterdays HER
AID He stated that Mr.. Scott went
30 the new house track to get six cars, !,
as he thought, but brought eight in
stead, and that he (Weber) cut off l.
three for the kickoff to No. 2 as in
srruc.ed. When he saw Mr.. Scott fall,
ne signalled violently to the engineer
to sop.
A. Ostrsnder corroborated most of
the above testimony and added that
whea ne reached Mr.. Scott the heavy
ovsTcoAt ne wore WAS pulled up around
his chin as though by the action of
the ocake-baam.
Harry Battle, whose story was told
in yesterdays HEHALD, repeated it,
with tbs detail of his signaling to the
engineer to stop. George Stead, engi-
neer on the No. ia, testified to his
obeying the violent signaling OF the I
switchma1 and of MIR. Battle, and the {
engine did not go ten feet after the sig
nal E. w. Schwartz conceded in his
statements. II
1t was evident that every one had
acted with great promptitude and care {
after the accident, and to prevent it as
well, and Judge Spencer promptly rem I
dereo verdict of accid entail, with no '
blame attached either to the company c
Or its employees.
THE RESOLUTIONS
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the @. II. switchmen's COM
mittee and signed by the yard men in
regard to Yardm ssser Scott's death. Z
Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 20, 1899. y
WHEREAS In his in6nite wisdom the +
Supreme Ruler of the universe has
seen fit TO take from our midst our be- .
loved friend and fellow. en- :
plove. W. ]. Scott, aud u
WHEREAS, He his always proved u
himself in his Intercourse with us a
man IF Generous and noble heart, and
manly straightfor ward temperament, q
freud 10 toe unfortunate, just and up
right in his dealings with all, merit N
ing alike the confidence of HE en- VI
ployees AID the trust of his fellows, "A
therefore lc;
BE IT RESOLVED by the switchmen p
,f the G. 81 81 >. A. railoard in Ell to
Paso, Tha; in the sad death of their b;
7ardn aster, w. j. Scott, they have d
asttined an irrepsrable loss. That
hey nOnored him highly as man aud
him beyond measure as one
With thorough sense of right and
Justice. and, tps
BE IT RESOLVED-That the heartfelt to
" mpsthy and condolences of the G. q
I. switchmen of Ell Paso be extended is
O the bereaved widow and children in n,
his hour of their affiiction, and a,
Be 1T RESOLVED that a copy of these G
signed by every switch m