The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-28
MIL OF WAS RESPONSIBLE
For the Accident Which Caused
His Own Death.
RAILROAD NOT TO BLAME
He Was Trying to Get Off OF Great
Northern Train on Which He
Was Beating His Way
to Butte.

Coroner Julien held an inquest at
| Sherman's undertaking rooms yester-
day afternoon on the body of Alphonse
Milot who was killed at the Maryland
avenue crossing of the Butte, Anaconda
& Pacific railroad Monday evening
While trying to get off the Great North
ern passenger train, after beating his
way from Anaconda. The jury held
Milot responsible for his own death
and absolved the railroad interested
from any blame.
John M. Minor, ticket collector for
the b., A. & p. who was on the train
by which Milot was killed, testified
that he came in on No. s, the Great
Northern passenger train. Monday
evening. On reaching the station he
learned a man had been killed. He
went to the scene and looked at the
body He was satisfied the man had
not been a passenger on the train, rs
there had been but a few passengers
and he could not recall taking ticket
from the man. Just then one of Mi
lots companions spoke up and said
the man had ridden on the blind bag
gage. Witness knew nothing further
of the accident except that 1t oc-
CURED at Maryland avenue where the
trestle approaching the B., A. & p. de-
pot begins, and that the train was run
hing ABOUT SIX miles an nOuT.
Charles Cameron, a brother-in-law of
the deceased, said he left Anaconda
to come to Butte with Milot and three
others. They rode on the blind bag
gage. AS they were coming into Butte
some of the party jumped off at Mary
land avenue, and witness saw one of
the party roll under the car. He did
not see the man killed, as he did not
set off till he got across the trestle.
William AI1Stir anntbpr n thp ra rtv
related the circumstances of the acct
dent as far as he knew them. He said
he saw one of the party jump and saw
Milot follow, He did not see Milot fall
under the train, but heard the others
say he had fallen, and as soon as wit
ness could, he got off and went back.
Milot lay on the trestle with his head
close to the rail. He was dead and
from appearances his head had been
run over.
Patrick Lancer was another of the
party. He saw Milot try to get off.
Milot had a package under his arm
and, taking hold of the bundle with
his left hand, he hung down to drop
off, but did not let go till he reached
the trestle Then he did not seem to
get his footing and swung back and
forth till he appeared to strike some
thing which threw him under the car.
Roy Charles got off the train on the
south side of the train at Maryland
avenue. He alighted safely. Before
getting off he told Milot to get off at
the crossing or not try it till he got
across the trestle which begins at the
east side of Maryland avenue. Milot
said all right but Immediately tried to
get off He held BY. his left hand and
tried to drop off, but struck against
the guard rail of the trestle and was
thrown under the train. A journal
box struck him on the back of the
head and killed him.
The jury returned the following YER
dict:
THAT the deceased came to his death
at Butte, Silver Bow county, Mon
tana, on the 25th day of September,
1899, by being struck by train of the
Great Northern railroad running on
the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific rail-
road; that the said death occurred
at the Maryland avenue crossing of the
said Butte, Anaconda & Pacific rail-
road while attempting to alight from
said train; and from the evidence we
further find that the said deceased was
trespassing on the railroad and that,
therefore, neither of the railroads men,
toned was responsible for his DEATH"