Evening star., 1901-10-04
JURY OF INQUEST REPORTS
AUGUSTINE OELBERMANN,S DEATH
SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION.
Verdict That He Died From Injuries
Received, but Had Not Observ-
ed Proper Precautions.

| at the undertaking establishment of II.
| Rosenberg & Co. No. 511 street north
| west, this morning by jury of six men
| and the inuuest was held at the sixth pre-
| cinct station at IL o'clock. The deceased,
| who was seventy-three years old, was
| pensioner. 1t is stated that sister In New
| York city is his only relative In this coun-
| try, but she has not been found to be In
! formed of his death. After the inquest was
| finished the body was taken to Arlington
and Inferred. The aged pensioner died at
! Providence Hospital last Sunday He was
| knocked down by an electric car at Missouri
| avenue and AZ street the 17th of August
and his death occurred last Sunday at Prov
idence Hospital
The Jury, after listening to the testimony,
found that the unfortunate mans death re-
suited from injury inicted by the car. In
returning the verdict the jury stated that
the victim did not exercise the proper pre-
caution while standing near the car tracks,
story of a Passengers:
o. c. Gossage testified that about II
o'clock am. August II he was passen-
ger on a Metropolitan car near Missouri
avenue and AZ street, when he saw an ell
derly man carrying a paint bucket crossing
the street. There were two cars near the
corner at the time, and the motormen were
ringing their bells. The elderly man was
apparently deaf for he paid no attention to
the warnings. One of the cars struck him
and knocked him down, but which car it
was witness could not tell. Witness said
the man seemed very feeble, and he did not
appear to make much of an effort to do
anything except 80 keep still when he found
himself caught between the two cars. He
was placed in the west bound car and taken
from the scene of the accident At the
time the accident occurred the cars were
going at a slow rate of speed.
Physicians Testimony.
DR.. Reginald R. Walker, who treated the
injured man at Providence Hospital, testi-
fled that when the patient was received he
was suffering from a broken clavicle and
injury to the ribs. Later he showed signs
of septic pneumonia. such as sometimes
follows an injury Witness looked after
him until September 1, when witness was
changed to another branch of work u the
hospital
Mrs Kate Sickle. 5O7 18th street north
west, who was a passenger on the south
bound car at the time of the accident, tes-
titled that she saw an elderly man between
the car tracks She wondered why he was
there If he wanted to get on the car.
Mrs. Louise Freeland, 1906 AZ street. told
the jury that the bells both cars We're
ringing as the cars approached the corner.
She noticed the man standing near the
track. He did not appear as If he was
about to move. He was standing there,
holding two paint buckets. Witness looked
back and saw the man on his hands and
knees. 1t was her opinion that the trailer
of the north-bound train knocked him down.
The conductor told witness he thought the
man was not seriously injured.
MotOrmnn and Conductor Testify.
]. II. Moriarty, motorman on the south
bound train. told the jury that he did not
notice an elderly man standing near the
track when his car passed the corner where
the accident occurred. He first knew of
the affair when the conductor gave him
three bells to stop Immediately.
c. Bradley Price. conductor on the same
IL ain gave similar testimony. He did not
see Mr.. Oelbermann until the latter had
been knocked down.
NJ. s. Ashford. conductor, who had charge
of the north-bound car, explained that he
saw the elderly man standing between the
II ackS- He looked back and him step
against the south-bound trailer and then
fall against the trailer of the train in
charge of witness. Witness said his trailer
was at a standstill when the man fell
against it. Why the motorman stopped the
train witness did not know.
j. h Gates, motorman of the weSt-bound
car. also gave testimony. He said he stop
ped at the corner to let on the elderly man.
who gave him signal to stop. Soon after
he stopped he was Informed of the accI-
dent He did not know how it occurred.
Witness said there was no bar on the
trailer to prevent people from getting on
either side.
Deputy COrOner's Statement.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
he performed autopsy on the body this
morning. He found only post-mortem
bruises the outside of the body He
found fracture of the collar bone Most
of his organs were diseased. There was a
cancer of the pancreas, and heart disease
and chrome Bright's disease were also
shown. His death may have occurred from
one of several causes. The doctor said he
thought the death was due to heart failure
An injury TO man in his condition would