Evening star., 1900-11-13
DEATH OF ROBERT BROOKS
RESULT OF CORONER's INQUEST
HELD THIS MORNING.
Verdict That Fatality Resulted From
Lockjaw, Induced by Injuries
Received on Railway.

Coroner hewitt held an inquest at IL
| o'clock this morning at the sixth precinct
| station in the case of Robert Brooks, COL
ored, who died at the Emergency Hospital
| Saturday from the effects of injuries re-
ceived at Kings Crossing, near North
| Langdon. the night Of October 25. by being
run over by an electric car on the
Maryland division of the City and
Suburban railway. Several witnesses
| were examined, and the jury returned
a verdict as follows: That Robert
Brooks came to his death November IL,
1900 at the Emergency Hospital. The death
was primarily attributed to the injuries re-
ceived on the tracks of the City and Subur-
ban railway near North Langdon. D. Z.
The immediate cause of death was lock-
jaw. The jury IS constrained to say that
there was apparent delay in the treatment
of his case The jury also finds that the
railway company was, from the testlmohy
adduced, in no way responsible for the
mans death.
The BODY was afterward turned over to
an undertaken to be prepared for burial.
A brother of the deceased. George Brooks,
was killed on the same road near Hyatts-
vile some time ago.
The Testimony.
Dr. William p Carr, visiting surgeon to
the Emergency Hospital, testified that lock-
Jaw CduSeQ lIe uedtu VI INOpcil 1'AoohS'
The injured man, he said, was brought to
the hospital on the night of October %. He
had crushed foot and fractured kneecap.
The injury to the kneecap was not discov-
cred until the patient had been in the hos
pital. His foot was badly crushed and 1t
was dressed and fixed up in the usual way
in the emergency room, and he was sent
to a ward. Four or five days later gam
creme set in and the three toes between the
big and little toes were amputated the first
day Of this month. At the time the toes
were amputated nothing the matter with
the knee was noticed.
The patient did not complain about his
knee having been injured, and four or five
days after the operation on the toes was
performed the resident physician called the
attention of witness to the injury to the
patients knee.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified as
to the autopsy. He said that the organs of
the deceased were in normal condition, and
he found that three of the toes had been
amputated. The condition of the body, he
said, indicated that the man had gone
through considerable suffering during his
last illness. Witness said that the wound
made by the amputation of the toes was
in healthy condition.
Motormnn's Evidence.
Hans Coates, motorman, testified that
about 40 o'clock the night of october %,
while his car was coming toward the city,
he noticed an object lying near the track
at Kings Crossing. Seeing that the object
was the body of a man, he turned the re-
verse bar and stopped the car about twenty
feet from where tie man was lying. Wit
ness said he asked him why he was lying
so near the track. and he answered, You
know" He said he detected the odor of
liquor on the mans breath. Brooks re-
marked
Of it wasn't for my foot I'd be all right"
The injured man was put on the car and
brought to the city.
William II. Williams, conductor, testified
that Brooks was very much under the in
fuence OF liquor when he got on the car
at 3th and streets. When the car reached
woodbridge the passenger got of and stag
gered away. He got off the car about IL
O'Clock. and the accident occurred about
forty minutes later. Witness said that
Brooks rode on the rear platform of the
| car all the time and did not enter the car.
Passengers Give Testimony.
]. J. Kennedy. q resident of New York,
who was passenger on the car, testified
that he saw the colored man after the ac-
| cident happened. Witness said the mans
| conduct was that of one who might have
| been drinking, although his condition could
| have been the result of the injury.
| j. w. Warren testified that he was wait
| ing for a car at North Langdon the night
| Of the accident, when he saw Brooks walk
| ing along the railroad track. There was
| nothing about his conduct to indicate that
| he was under the influence of liquor, but
| after the accident occurred he smelled the
| odor of liquor on him.