Evening star., 1901-11-19
DEATH CAUSED BY ACCIDENT
VERDICT OF CORONER's JURY IN
CASE OF ANDREW MARTIN.
Deceased Was Fatally Injured by
Coming I'm Contact With Nov
ing Electric Car.

The jury summoned to hear evidence IN
the case of Andrew Martin. the plate print
er whose death occurred yesterday at the
Emergency Hospital three hours after he
had been hurt by contact with Columbia
car at Massachusetts avenue and 9TH
street, met at the sixth precinct station
this morning Several witnesses were ex-
amined and a verdict of accidental death
was rendered. Henry w. Szegedy, presi-
dent of the International Plate Printers
Union, and Attorney P. ]. Ryan appeared
in the interests of the dead mans family,
while the railway company was represent
ed by Secretary Lackey. The body of the
deceased will be taken to Philadelphia at
4:10 this afternoon for interment.
Motorman Robey's Story.
The first witness examined was Wilton
Robey, who was motorman on car 2O3 yes
terday morning. His car was going east,
he said, when the fatal accident occurred.
Just east of the 5th street crossing he
met westbound car. Witness said his
car was going at slow rate Of speed
and he had it fully under control. He
saw Mr.. Martin run from behind the
westbound car with his head down, going
south. Mr. Martin ran against witness
car and fell. Witness said he stopped his
car anu went 10 TIE dSSlSldLCe VI tiic
jured man. The westbound car was in mo-
ton at the time the accident happened.
Robey said he had been given the right
of way over the crossing by the motor.
man of the southbound or bureau car
and he sounded his gong several times
while passing over. Mr.. Martins head, he
said, struck against the forward part of
the car just behind the dashboard. When
witness car stopped the injured mans
feet were near the front wheels and his
head was about the plow. Witness thought
his car was at least seventy feet east of
the crossing when the accident occurred.
His car was on time.
Statements by Conductors.
George Martin, conductor on Motorman
Robey's car yesterday, testified that he
was collecting fares when the accident oc-
Cured. He did not see Mr.. Martin until
after the car had stopped. The westbound
car had not come to a stop at the time
Mr.. Martin received the fatal injury. The
conductor said his car was a minute or
two behind time. Witness heard the gong
ringing while the car was going over the
crossing.
Edward Johnson who was conductor on
the westbound car, testified that his car was
crowded yesterday morning, about dozen
passengers riding on the platform. Mr..
Martin was passenger on the car, but wit
ness could not say whether he was in the
car or was riding on the platform. His car
was about twelve feet east Of the regular
stopping point when the affair happened.
Witness heard a gong ringing, but could
not say to which car the gong was attached.
An Eyewitness.
F. NJ. Cohill, plate printer living at 71s
18th street northeast, was a passenger on
the westbound car yesterday morning. He
said he had been in the habit of riding to
work on earlier car Witness said he
saw Mr.. Martin get off the car The car
was in motion at the time Mr.. Martin
went behind the car and witness said the
dash of the eastbound car struck him.
The witness stated that Martin was
thrown about fifteen feet. He thought the
car was going as fast as 1t could. Witness
said it was his intention to catch the ''bu-
reau car If he could. Mr.. Martin was
catch the bureau car at the time the east
bound car struck him. Witness declared
that the motorman was not sounding his
bell
testified that he saw the bureau car go
ing south and he spoke to Mr.. Martin about
it. Witness got off while the car was still in
motion. He thought the car had stopped
when Mr.. Martin alighted. Witness said he
heard no bell sounded to warn pedestrians
of the approach of the eastbound car. Ho
thought he might catch the bureau car by
running. He saw the danger in time to
stop, but his friend Martin ran against the
moving car. Witness made the remark to
Martin:
We'll have to hustle to get that car"
Another Passenger Testifes.
James Oliver, colored, 9OS Delaware ave-
nue. northeast, told the jury that he was a
passenger on the rear platform Of the west
bound car. He saw Mr.. Martin jump from
the car and run south against the east
bound car. There were several passengers
on the platform, and they were all anxious
to get off. Witness said the ringing of the
bell attracted his attention to the moving
car and he stopped. 1t was his belief that
the victim struck against the side of the
car.
George Boynton, a printer, testified that
he saw three four men jump from the
rear platform of the car and start for the
bureau car" Martin was in the lead and
he ran against the side Of the east-bound
car, his head striking about three feet from
the front. Witness heard gongs being
sounded, but could not say on what cars
they were. The car was not going very
fast at the time Martin ran against it.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
he examined the body of the deceased and
found his face badly mashed and his jaw
fractured. The neck was also fractured
Death was due to the injuries stated. This
closed the testimony and the case was
submitted to the jury.