Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-09
ACCID ENTAIL DEATH
VERDICT OF JURY IN CASE OF
PETER KILRoY.
Aged Man Who Was Killed by a Train
Saturday Afternoon-Testimony
Of Witnesses.

Coroner hewitt held an inquest at the
| fourth precinct police station this morning
| TO have jury pass upon the death of Peter
kilroy, seventy-three years old, who was
killed Saturday afternoon by a Pennsyl-
vania railroad train. The fatal accident
occurred at 9Th and K streets southeast,
where Mr.. Kilroy went under the railroad
gates and was struck by a northbound
| train. He was on his way to his home at
| SIC I'd street southwest, at the time the
| fatal accident occurred.
| The injured man was unconscious when he
was picked up and taken to Providence
Hospital, and remained in that condition
until he died The accident occurred about
$50 o'clock, and death resulted about two
hours later.
1t is stated death was due to pulmonary
hemorrhage following the injury. Deputy
| Coroner Glazebrook performed the autopsy
yesterday at Lees undertaking establish
ment. verdict of accidental death was
rendered by the jury after several witnesses
were examined. The funeral of the de-
ceased will take place tomorrow morning
from his late residence.
The Testimony.
James Mayors. colored man who worked
with the victim of the accident, was an i'm
portant witness in the case, as was Ezra
Becraft, the gateman at the crossing where
the affair occurred. The former declared
that his friend was under the influence of
liquor. He had seen him take two or three
drinks. Witness said he followed his friend
because he feared he would meet with an
accident. When they reached the crossing
the gates were down and the elderly man
stopped and went under one of them, The
gateman, he said. tried to stop him. but he
pulled away and started over the tracks.
He was struck by the train its way to
Baltimore. The witness rendered what aid
he could until the wagon arrived.
Gateman Becraft told the jury that he
tried to keep Mr.. Kilroy off the crossing,
but did not succeed. The last he heard the
man say was: ITO h with the train
Witness said there were two trains near
| the crossing and the pedestrian ran be-
tween them. He could not tell which train
inflicted the fatal injury.
Eng .neer b. l.. Bailey testified that he
saw the gateman when he tried to keep
the man off the track. The pedestrian step
pea back and witness was certain he would
remain off the tracks until the train passed
men the train reached point a short
distance from the crossing the man stepped
IN front of the train and had almost cleared
the track when the engine struck him. Wit
ness said his train was running at the rate
or ABOUT seven or eight miles an hour and
ne could have stopped the train in time to
nave prevented the accident had he known
the man was going to step upon the tracks
John Wells, colored, testified that he wit
messed the accident from his house Mr.
kllroy would not have been struck he
stated if he had paid attention to the gate
mans warning. Witness said he heard the
sateman call: Don't go under that gate"
and Mr.. kilroy answered.: ITO h with
the gate, L can get across
DR.. r. W. Baker explained the result of
the autopsy and no further witnesses were
called.