The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-07

Deceased Nn> Killed Used All Pos
siblc Care to Avoid the Accident
The Verdict of the Jury
An inquest was held at the New Jersey
Avenue police station TO-DAY TO Investigate,
the circumstances attending the death OF
Albert Keith Williams who was killoy
by an electric car at the corner OF Ninth
and * Streets northwest Tuesday night
about S.15 o'clock. II was shown that the
deceased fen as he stepped from the
northboUud Metropolitan car md before
he could get out of the way he vas struck
by the fender Of car going i'm the Cpp1-
site direction auC run over His limbs
were badly mangIod
The jury returned a verdict tp the effect
that death was due 10 accident
They further recommended that the
railroad companies be required to place
a guard rail on the sides of the open cars
next the opposite tracks The hearing was
conducted by Coroner hewitt, assisted by
Deputy Coroner G'azebrook. Attorney j.
J. Darlington and Secretary Lackey, Of
the Washington Traction and Electric
Company. were present. but took no part
in the proceedings.
The funeral Of the deceased will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 80 O'Clock
at the North Carolina Avenue M +. Mis-
sion Church, corner Of North Carolina
Avenue and Eighth Street southeast The
iuterment will be at Congressional Gem
etery and Will be in charge Of the Ma
sonic lodges Of which Mr.. Williams was
member
Dr. Arthur NJ McNamee COS Rhode ISL
and Avenue, was the first witness called
before the Coroners jury. He testified
that he was standing on the back plat
form of the fOru-r ri cor The .. 49, 49,.
ped AZ the corner Of X Street and as they
started again the witness saw a man ly-
Ing between the tracks. He seemed
dazed, and arose to his knees. and placed
his hand TO his forehead. At that no
ment the fender OF the south-bouud car
struck the PROSTATE man in the face. and
he rolled under the car.
II was too dark for the witness to see
more, and when he attempted to 20 to
the assistance OF the man he was forced
away Dy me crowd DR.. McNamse said
NJ heard the motorman Of the south
pound train shout warning TO MIR
Williams. Roth of the cars were eai0a.
Slowly, and had not the injured man been
dazed he would have been able 10 get out
OF the way. the witness Thought
W. Sley cooper, c2lorgd, who lives ON
FenWlckS farm. near Sligo. Nd saw. the
accident He was boarding th. south
bound car on the side next the opposite
TRACK Tho witness was looking al MI
Williams as the latter left the north
bound car ana STEPPED in front OF the car
which struck him He could not SAY
whether or not the man fen before the car
sTuth MI. Williams The uurthbouGd
car was at a staudstul as Mr. Williams
stepped on and started To- cross i'm front
or The other train. which was moving
slowly The witness said ha inrnediateIy
ran TO the assistance Of the infurcd man
and helped to lift the car from him The
'front.' wheels Of the car had passed over
MT Williams. The car Gid not 10 more
than three feet after il struck him
Henry n. BOYLE. 1913 Eighth Street
northwest said ne was IN the fourth out
side seat Of the soUthbOund motor ,.ar
when the accident occurred He saw he
car coming In the opposite direction
which slowed up 10 stop al * Street. The
witness saw a dark object start across
the track and heard the notorrnan shout
Look out He did not see Mr.. Williams
ahght from the car and could not see
him distinctly at any time The bell of
tEe car on which the witness was riding
was rung at Massachusetts Avenue hut
not at X Street
John Cowley. coIored. OF 81 y Street.
was called. : ut was able 10 shed no ad-
ditiOnal light on the case.
Alexander Walker, COlOred. Of 1920 Third
street northwest, was on the car from
which Mr.. Williams alGhted and was
sitting two seats ahead OF that which had
been occupied by the man who was in
Jured- he stepped OF the car. which was
standing still. and fell forward TO the
ground He seemed 10 have lost his bal
snce- but did not trip an anything.
O P Brown. OF lIo9 Seventh Sire ct
northwest, was sitting on the east SiGD
Of the nOTlhbOund motor car on the first
seat of the car. He heard cane fan on
the concrete. and. jumping up ran TO the
assistance Of a man whom be found had
FALLEN between the tracks The car was
barely moving. and was Just coming to a
stop. The witness did not sec the acci
dent. James II. Ttnley. Of 5lI s Street
northwest saw Mr. Williams 81 off tbe
car from the third or fourth seat Mr.
'. I-lafns lnlIn' dlately- on reaching the