The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-23
FUNERAL OF
c. ]. H. BECKETT.


his late home, Seventh and Ship
lev streets. There were many
handsome floral tributes. Services
were conducted by Rev W. l.. 5.
Murray OF ST. Paul's NJ. L. Church.
The body was escorted by INT
formed Rank, Knights Of Pythlas,
headed by the FIRST Regiment
Band. The pall.bearers were
Charles M. Banks and Charles f.
Woods of the Ancient order oil
United Workmen; d. Young and
r. p. Lysinger Of the Improved or.
der Of Red Men, and Harvey Hol'
l,upsworth and l.. +. Adair ol the
knights Of Pylh,as. lntermentw was
made in Riverview Cemetery.
Coroner Frick heldan inques. last
evening in the case but tine luiy
was unable to say what train Kill.
ed him and the inquest was ad '
journed.
The Jury empanelled TO 'nvest'-
gate the case was composed OF
John Woodward, forcman; {. u
Guver, secretely; W, II. Murphy,
Edward Myers Warren 4 Mar
TIN, George Crossan and J. j. DON
erly. The first witness called was
Charles |. Beckett. son Of the dead
man. He testified that the last
time he saw his father alive was
on Monday morning but did not
speak to him because he was sIeep-
inr. The sou had been attending
the restaurant all night and was
on his way to bed when he passe d
his fathers room.
Before the witness arose ON Mon
day morning his lathet had gone
to Philade phia. Gu Tuesday the
witness testified there were recelV-
ed from his father in Philadelphia,
his watch, the keys to the cash
registerand 4 fountain pen, Later
in the day telegram was rereiV'
ed from his father safioS thal ne
would not be home un.,l Weducs-
dav morning. The next thing he
heard OF his father was wien he
received word that his body had
been found along the railroad,
Testimony 10 throw doubt a, to
what train killed Mr.. Beckett was
given. Conductor Robert n. Top
piu said that shortly alter leaving
EDGE Moor he heard humping
under the cars, and thought that II
brake beam had fallen or some
thing else was deransed. lie sig.
nailed 10 the engine to stop Just be-
tore Landith was reached. lhen
Toppin and other members OF 'he
trajn crew made a search and dis
covered the body. The corpse was
cold, showing that Mir, Beckett had
been dead an hour or more. ] nat
he was not killed by tram No lS',
Torp.u aid he felt sure. because
when the body was taken IRON un-
der the cars there was no fresh
blood and the flesh looked as II 1t
mad been exposed for some time
The cuts AMI laceratlon> were
net fresh.
knoluecr William f. Hayes, who
belped 10 remove the body, sad he
knew nothing of the accident uAtI
b: was si.uallel to stop by the
conductor, and lie lolned IN the
search. HIS testimony as 10 Inc
condition o. the remains was mat
Of the conductor. Hayes said lie
felt sure hs cnsn dlA not s'rlAc
Mr. Beckett FOR there no marks on
the locomotive except lew drops
O! blood on the pilot Mir, Hayes
was OF the opinion that II his en-
zine had struck the man when he
was alive there would have been
considerable evidence OF that tact
Oh the engine. lie also drew at.
tentlon to he fact that It would be
impossible for Mr.. Beckett to have
gotten under the engine II he had
been alive. tor the plot Of the en-
gine is only eight inches high rom
the cross.tics aud il cnuldn 1t have
beenpu>hcd under so small aspate,
especially Of Mi. Beckett : size.
There we're two important wit
ncsscs as to dead man : where
abouts on Tuesday Afternoon, when
his family supposed he was IN
PhlIa delphia. Dame! Woodward,
no had known Mr Beckett many
years, saw Beckett on Tuesday al
ternoon on King street between
Second and Third streets, lie over
took him at Front and King ana
walked with him 10 the depot, where
he lett him presumably to purchase
a ticket,
II. {. McIau..y, Il fireman on a
shiitcr and who lad known Mr.
Beckett Tor some time, " as called
lie said shortly before : 0 CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon whlchls engine
was en- Lsidln, near LandlIth, he
haw Beckett walking along the
south track ,owara Landlitn sta.
ton.
Alter hearing the testimony Cor.
oner ! rick stated that be was not
satisfied that all llght possible had
beeu thrown on the case and he or
dered an Adjournment unit! next
Saturday,
Tho thermometer ,at W. G. TavIcr':
drug store 81. ltlng street, to day register
ID "A follows