Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-11
MET VIOLENT DEATH
On Pere Marquette Tracks south
of City.
WILL FOREMAN ENDS HIS LIFE
Temporarily Insane-W Was on His Way
To Smyrna-Remains brought
Here Inquest Held

udy evening about two miles south D
this city while lying on the railroa,
track. 1t was near the place know
as the clay banks and when the trail
which is due here at $40 .. IN cam,
around the curve the engineer dis
covered an object lying acros,
the track and Immediately reversed
his engine and put on brakes but il
was impossible to stop the train and
the body was very badly crushed
and mangled as the engine and
several cars passed over it.
The remains were tenderly lifted
into the baggage car and brought to
this city and removed to the under
taking rooms of Wilson and Friedlv
where they were identified as those of
Will Foreman and his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S, Foreman living about three
miles south of the city were notified
The unfortunate young man was in
the city during the afternoon and it
Is supposed left here about half past
five o'clock to go to Smyrna.
The section men returning home from
their work met him few minutes be-
tore the accident and he was then
headed toward that place Mr.. Fore
man thinks the act was premeditated
as on several occasions he had told
him that he would end his troubles
some of these days He would get up
from his bed at night and wander out
OF the house giving his parents much |
concern aud Mr.. Foreman would be
Obliged TO go out after him and in
duce him TO return.
Funeral services were held at the
the home Sunday afternoon Rev A.
o. Carman pastor Of the NJ. E. Church
of1ciated. The following Obituary
was read: Will Foreman son of II S.
and Eliza Foreman was born oct 10Th
1866 in the township of Orleans Tonia
eCo. Michigan where he lived till 1871
when he removed with his parents TO
the township Otisco lonia Co Mich
igan which has since been his home
he was killed 10y the 40 p m. train
at the high banks between Smyrna
and Belding June 6 1903 Besides his
parents he leaves two sisters TO mourn
his untimely death Mrs. Mary Smith
of Sylvester and Mrs Nellie Phillips
of Otisco Michigan
Since the above was put in type de-
velopments of a sensational nature
have arisen and Fl. ). Foreman the
father believes his son was shot by
some enemy and has asked that the ,
body be exhumed for investigation.
he conducted the examination before I
the coroner's jury yesterday and ask I
ed that such action be taken. 1t de-
veloped that the deceased loved Mrs. {
Albert Worden desperately and had {
stated that as soon As she had di- I
vorce they would 90 away together.
The Inquest. )
Justice Geo. w. Moulton was called /
Immediately after the body was |
brought here and IN inquest held the y
hearing being adjourned until We'd /
nesday Chas. NJ Wise, Wilson Or /
ser, Ed. Driese, A f. Morgan, Fred e
Stall and II. d. Minierwere the jurors J
and more thana dozen witnesses were
sailed to testify Developments of a
somewhat sensational nature were
brought out tending to show that he
might have received his death wound
before the engine struck him. I
Engineer Campbell swore he saw {
the body lying on the track when
within 200 feet Of ii with his feet to-
ward the engine lying down with head |
on his arms and hat on back of his
head, the pilot threw him to the west
side of track, and wheels passed over q
his legs, Conductor Stickney saw j
him In minute and a half after the
accident and said the body was cold
and thought he was dead before the p
train struck him o
The brakesmau also stated that the
body was cold, that he had handled F"
bodies for Undertaken Durfee Of >
Grand Rapids for years and consid- a
cred the man dead before being struck q
by the engine. Il
o. F. Webster swore that portions y
of the body was cold when he examin. o
ed 1t and saw a wound in the head
that might have been made with a
bullet. v
VIII Currie who identified the re- 4
mains as those Of VIII Foreman in :
the baggage room said there was a !
wound between the eye and nose on b
the lett side of the face which he did I
not think could be made by the en- y
gine or pilot. :,
Undertakers Wilson & Friedly stat q