The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-21
SLIP PROVES FATAL
GLED BY TRAIN IN OMAHA
YARDS
WAS TRYING TO STEAL A RIDE
With Two Friends the Unfortunate
Young Man Attempted to Board
Moving Freight Train
Instantly Killed.

Marvin Weaver, nineteen years old,
whose home was at Shipshewana, Ind,
was instantly killed at II o'clock yester-
day forenoon in the Western avenue
yards of the Omaha railroad as the result
OF trying to steal a ride on a freight
train.
Coroner A. w. Miller was called, and
after deciding an inquest unnecessary,
had the mangled remains removed to the
county mOrgue.
Weaver in company with two other
young men, Dennis Sweeney and Ed Jor-
dan. came into St. Paul from OrtCnville,
Mimi, Saturday night and slept at the
Washington hotel Seven corners. Yes
terday morning the three went down to
the Omaha yards at the foot of Western
avenue for the purpose of stealing d ride
on a freight train to Sioux City, Iowa.
An Omaha train was just pulling out,
and Jordan was the first to secure en-
trance into a car filled with coal through
the end door.
AS soon as Jordan had gained entrance
young Weaver jumped up in between the
cars and was just in the act of getting
through the end door when in some man.
ner he slipped and fell between the cars.
About thirty freight cars passed over
him, and when his friends went back
to see how badly he had been injured
they were horri1ied to find his body cut
in several pieces. Both arms and his
head were severed from the body, and
he was cut in several other places. Cor
oner \. w. Miller had the mangled re-
mains picked up and sent to the morgue.
SWEENEY'S ACCOUNT OF TRAGEDY.
Sweeney, whose home is at Chicago,
says Viewers father, whose name IS
John Weaver. lives at Shipshewana, Ind.
About u year ago the boy left his home
and come to Chicago, H., where he has
two married brothers living at 1878 Park
avenue Harvey, ILL.,, which is a suburb
of Chicago. While in Chicago he made
the acquaintance of Sweeney, and they
became friends. July % last Sweeney
and Weaver left Chicago and went to
North Dakota to look for work. Some
time later they secured work at thresh-
ing in the vicinity of Ortonville, Mimi.
While there they met Jordan, who was
also working with a threShing crew, and
last Friday the three young men beat
their way to st. Paul with view to
reaching Sioux City, Iowa, and later the
coast. They stopped over night at the
Washington hotel, as related above, and
later they went down to the yards, where
their trip was suddenly terminated by
Viewers tragic death.
Sweeney says Weaver had $15 and some
loose change, and had not been drinking.
When the remains were searched by
Coroner Miller, however, the money could
not be found, and all he had on him was
Il cents. The dead man had lodge but
ton on him with the letters M. S. o. T..
w. on it. Sweeney said the dead man
had joined this order in Indiana.
Jordan left for Sioux City yesterday
afternoon, and Sweeney remained in ST.
Paul to take care of the remains.
Coroner Miller telegraphed Weaver 9
brothers at Chicago informing them Of
their brothers sad end. Sweeney says he
has about $50 left, and in case Weaver's
brothers fail to send any word as to how
they want the remains disposed of he
will stand the expense of having his
friend buried In st. Paul.
Coroner Miller, after Investigating the
case, stated that all the facts tended to
show conclusively that young Weaver
came to his death as the result of his
own careleSSnesS