Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-02-26

stopping place at Church street. Did
not know they were between the
tracks until the headlight shone upon
them.
Shortly after noon Thursday the
Coroners' inquest in the death of Mrs.
Martha Noble concluded, and the
jury rendered the following verdict
Inquisition in a Case of Acct
dental Death.
New Jersey
Cumberland County es
"An inquisition, indented and taken
at Fairton, in the county aforesaid,
the 18th day of February, 1908, before
me, Samuel M. Hall, one of the Coro-
ners of said county. Upon the view
of the body of Martha Noble, then
and there lying dead, upon the oaths
of Isaac 7. Nichols, Harold Pierson
Justus Livingston, Henry B. Bamford,
Furman Sheppard and Benjamin
Powell, good and lawful men of the
County of Cumberland, who being
sworn and affirmed. and charged to
inquire on the part Of the State of
New Jersey when, where. how and
after what manner the said Martha
Noble came to her death, do say upon
their oaths and affirmations aforesaid
that the said Martha Noble on the
14th day of Feb. 1903, at Fairton, in
Fairfield township, in county and
State aforesaid, accidentally and by
misfortune stepped between the rails
and upon the rails and upon the track
of the Bridgeton and Millville Trac-
tion Company, while in condition
of nervousness from which she had
long been suffering thus becoming be-
wildered as to her danger; and was
then and there killed and as the Jurors
aforesaid do say, that the said Martha
Noble in manner aforesaid, accident
ally and casually came to her death :;
and the Jurors do further say that
said Martha Noble came to her death
not because Of lack of vigilance on
the part of the employees of the
Bridgeton and Millville Traction
Company who were in charge of Car
No. 10, belonging to said company on
the night of Feb. /, 1903.''
The testimony in addition to that
published yesterday follows:
Robert McGuigan, brother to Mrs
Sarah Rogers and the unfortunate
Mrs. Noble, being sworn by the Coro-
ner, testified that on the Saturday
night on which the accident occurred
he was keeping watch for the car,
that he might inform his sisters when
he saw it coming. Witness did not
see the car strike his sister He said
that the actions of his sister on that
day were the same as on any other
day. When he first saw the car it
was coming up the hill from Bridge
ton and had not turned down the main
street when he told his sisters that
the car was coming. The car was
coming fast speed and he said to his
sisters they must hurry up if they
wanted to catch it. He did not see
Mrs. Noble standing upon the tracks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Emmel, sister of
Mrs. Noble, said that before going ont
of the house, Mrs Noble had com
planned of pain at her heart and that
she said it would kill her sonle day
Witness saw Mrs Noble throw up her
hands when the car struck her also
heard her other sister, Mrs. Rogers,
scream. II never saw car stop SO
quick in my life, God knows that. y
said the witness. She further testi-
fed that she said to Mrs. McGuigan,
"Isn't this awful?' to which Mrs,
McGuigan replied, IT believe this
was done on purpose. Witness also
told of the nervous and exoitable tenn
permanent of Mrs. Noble
During the examination of this wit
ness, Mrs. Rogers became completely
overcome and had to be taken from
the room
Mrs. Mary J. McGuigan, mother of
Mrs. Noble, testified that she lived in
Cedarville but was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Rogers, on the day of
the accident. She was going to take
the same car home as Mrs. Noble.
She said she was on the sidewalk
when the accident occurred, but when
questioned as to just where she stood,
witness did not know Mrs. Nc
Guigan s recollection of the affair was
very poor. She said she was very
much excited. On cross. examination
she said that she was often afraid that
her daughter would take her own life
as she would get so melancholy.
When asked whether the car had
passed Church street stopping place
she replied that she did not know as
she was not familiar with the stop