The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-26
James Tolbert, a Plumber, HOr-
ribly Mangled.
He Was Trying to Get to Bellefon-
taine, o., Where His Little Son
Had His Legs Cut or.
HE WORKED FOR A. FRANKIE

James Tolbert Of Bellefontaine, o., late
ly in the employee of A. FRANKIE, the
plumbing contractor, met death beneath
the wheels of an l. c. freight train at
Clark's Station, few miles east of Pa
ducah on the Louisville division of the
road, Sunday morning
Tolbert had been employed in Padu-
cab a little over two weeks and seemed
TO be sober and industrious man. He
did his work well, and when telegram
came last week apprising him of an sc-
cident to his little son in BelIefontaine,
where the little fellow lost both legs by
being run over by car or train, it
found him without money. He asked Mr.,
FRANKIE, his employer, for money enough
to get to Louisville, where he explained
he had a sister living who might give
him money. enough TO go TO Bellefon-
taine. He secured the fare and went
to Louisville, but returned Saturday
morning and told Mr.. FRANKIE he would
go to work again, not having succeeded
in getting the money from his sister in
Louisville.
Instead of going to work he asked for
enough money to settle his board bill
and instead Of using it for this began
drinking, his employer stated.
He went TO the |. c. passenger depot
Saturday night and waited for the
Memphis and Louisville passenger train
which he boarded, intending to steal a
ride on the blind baggage. Night Po-
liceman Tom Murray pulled him off sew
eral times and the train left without
him. N
ToIbert was seen no more until his re-
mains were picked up by the track at
Clark's Station Sunday morning about
G o'clock by a track walker. II is pre-
sumed he caught a freight train and
while in his drunken state fell off and
was run over. When found the body
was beside the track with the legs and
stomach cut and mashed into a shape
less heap. The remains were picked up
and brought to Paducah and turned over
to Undertaken Nance for burial
The relatives of Tolbert have been no.
titled of his death and the remains are
being held for an answer
Tolbert was man of about 35 years
of age and was rather small of stature.
He had slight mustache and one the
left lip was scar which deformed his
lip. He had been here short time only,
but was pretty well known by his fellow
workmen
Mr.. FRANKIE stated that Tolbert seemed
to be sober man until the telegram
came aud he returned from Louisville,
where he failed to secure money enough
to carry him home to see his son.
HE told me while drinking" Mr..
FRANKIE stated, that his sister in Belle
fontaine was to blame for the accident
to his son. That he had left the boy
with her for protection and care and as
her negligence was so plain he intended
to kill her as soon as he saw her, as his
son was the only near relative he had
for whom he cared"
Little is known of his family and Mr.,
FRANKIE does not know whether or not
he had wife, but presumed he has not,
as his sister had the care of the child.
This morning Coroner VIM Peal re-
ceived telegram from Bellefontaine, o.
saving that Tolbert had no people there
and that he had worked there few
weeks short time ago, but left. Cor,
oner Peal stated that he thinks Tclbert
simply told Nh. FRANKIE. his employer,
the story about his boy to get money,
lie is holding the remains until he hears
from Louisville, il it is possible to locate
a sister there.