The daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-19??, 1902-10-23
THE INQUEST ON
]. ]. McCAFFERTY.
Coroner's Jury Renders a Yer
dict of Accidental Death by
Being Struck by Train.

New Castle, Oct. 22-''Resolved,
That John J. McCafferty came to his
death at New Castle railroad station
on October 10, 1902, by being acct.
dentally struck by train No. 81 OF the
Delaware division of the P. w. Il b.
Railroad Company.
Such was the verdict returned by
Coroner Tricks jury yesterday after
noon in the case of John J. Mccall
erty.
The testimony was of a nature
that puzzled the jury. But believing
that McCafferty had fallen between
the railroad tracks and the platform
and that his left hand was cut off by
the wheels and his head mashed into
a jelly by the same train, the verdict
of accidental death was returned.
James Carlin and Matthew Sullivan
testified to being with McCafferty at
l.3O O'Clock on Sunday morning. NC
Catferty was sober and gave his val
liable gold watch 10 Sullivan to keep
as he and three other men were going
to another part of the city.
James Colt, John McNally, and
John l.. Sullivan had been with Nc
Cafferty until o'clock when he was
sober. Sullivan left them near the
Wooden Mills and ran towards home.
They did not come home by the de-
pot but by the way Of Ninth and
Washington avenue. They knew
nothing of McCafferty's death until
that afternoon
Hugh Finnegan, the night watch
man at the Ninth street crossing, was
on duty when the Norfolk express
went by but saw no one on the tracks.
A few minutes later he saw a man
come walking up the platform and
then go back by the ladies' waiting
room.
Engineer Nugent and Fireman
Toulson Of train No. 80 testified that
they saw no one but the Waterman as
the train passed the station at a rate
of 6 to 10 miles an hour.
James Palmer who found the body
testified to that fact. AS there was
no evidence TO foul play the jury re-
turned the above verdict.
A suspender buckle saved John A.
Schuchardt, Jr., from serious injury
and probably death in the Diamond
State Stee! Company's works yester-
day. He was passing d pair OF rolls
as a steel lar came through and the
end of the bar struck him on the side.
Fortunately 1t struck him over the
buckle on his suspender and between
4 two ribs. Schuhardt is now very SICK
as result OF the blew received and is
congratulatne himself that lie es-
caped with his life. The clothing
about his legs was burned.
Some persons in New Castle are OF
the opinion that John j. McCalTerty
was murdered.
Urah Mcguire has about completed
the work Of painting the woodwork
Of the public schools.
Moulten Rogers is building u new
boat.
The tin smiths are busy at present
putting new roofs on city houses.
Contractor lTance and son have
about finished the erection of back
buildings to the residence 4 Mrs
Lambson.
p. j. Ahern represented Adelphia
Lodge No. X. of p, At the thirty
fourth annual convention Of the order
in Wilmington yesterday.
John J. Reynolds. who for many
years has been connected with the
New Castle News, will sever his con-
nections With that paper Oh Saturday
next.
The Rev. W. G. Rooms preached at
the revival services in the NJ L.
church last evening. The Rev. f.
3. Short will occupy the pulpit to-
night and Presiding Elder Watt will
preach on Friday night.
Miss Granddaughter Of Judge Gray,
Of Wilmington, spent yesterday with
| New Caste relatives.
William Bergen, of Philadelphia,
| has been visiting James &. Shaw.
Robert Howard has as his guest
Ryan Merson of HaYre dc Grace,
r. |.
| Battalion Drill.
Companies A, e, +, and x, held
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