The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-26
RAILWAY NOT BLAMED
FOR DEATH Oh DANl
Coroner's Inquest Over the
Remains Held Today.
Jury Decides That the Man Was IN
jured by Accident and Holds 10 One
to Be Responsible.

The inquest over the remains OF Francis
N. Dant who was struck and fatally in
jured by a street car at the corner Of
Fourth and G Street Monday night, was
held at the New Jersey Avenue police
station today. It was conducted by Cor
oner hewitt assisted by Deputy Coroner
GlSzebrook. After securing a jury. Mo-
toTman Erasmus Peters was called to the
stand as the first witness. He stated that
his car was going west on G Street about
7:45 o'clock Monday night. when he no.
/ ticed a man standing In the middle OF the
street. near Fourth Street. The man was
standing, the witness stated, in a pc
Culiaf attitude and made no effort TO
cross the tracks until the car was upon
/ him. The motormaa testified that he rang
/ his gong innumeTsble times and that in
stead OF stepping away from his position
Of danger Dant went toward the tracks
Motorman Peters was Of the opinion that
the fender OF his car struck the man first
as he was carried a considerable dis
lance down the street. and rolled between
The tracks. when questioned on the sub
jsct OF speed. the witness said that his
car was going about six miles an hour
when she accident happened
The next witness was j. ". Robertson.
the conductor Of the train. He stated that
the FIRST ne knew Of the accident was
when the car came to a stop and one Of
/ the passengers said that a man had been
hurt. Robertson said he then got Of the
4 car and found the injured man lying pc
tween the tracks He left him. he stated.
< in charge of Motorman Peters and sent
/ in a call fo- the ambulance.
Leo 3. Alternately, OF 709 Fifth Street
/ northwest, was next called. He testified
\ that he was walking along G Street when
/ ne saw the car strike the man. Witness
said the car was running. in his opinion.
I ct the rate Of about twelve miles an hour.
/ The motorman. he said. brought his car
to a stop when Policeman Burton. Of the
sixth precinct, called to him.
William Schmidyman, Of 235 c Street
northwest, also took the stand and said
that he was standing at the corner OF
Fourth and Streets when the accident
/ occurred. He said he heard noise as
/ the body Of the unfortunate man was
/ thrown against the pavement, after hay
1 ing been struck BY the car. The witness
/ assisted in removing the dying man 10 a
nearby cuTbstone-
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook explained 10
the jury the wounds inflicted upon Dant
by the car. The face Of the deceased. he
stated, was badly scratched. and there
was a fracture at the base OF tie skull.
I Death. Dr.. GlazebroCk stated. IN his Opin-
ion, had resulted from a cerebral hem
orrhage, following the fracture OF the
skull
Policeman Burton, Of the Sixth precinct.
also described to the jury the position OF
Dant on the tracks after having been
struck The police stated that the mo-
torman did not lose a minute IA shutting
on the current and bringing the car TO a
stop after the accident.
The jury retired and shortly announced
that IL mad come TO the conclusion that
the deceased met his death as the result
OF an accident.
The body Of Dant has been removed TO
an undertaking establishment. TO be pre-
pared for burial The funeral Will be
held Thursday morning at II O'Clock, from
the late home OF the deceased. $50 L
Street northeast. and the interment viii
be made in Mount Olivet Cemetery.