The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-16
One Important Point.

One Important Point.
An important point was brought out
by Sheriff Wallace RayboId, who said
he had been told by three men whom
he found at the place where Sullivan
was found that a man who claimed to
be a friend of Sullivan had told them
Sullivan had been killed. The sheriff
had learned the name Of this man. who
Is supposed TO have been with Sulll-
van on Sunday night, but the jury, 10
whom II had been given. did not make
II public. The man himself had not been
located.
The examination Of the conductors
and mOtormen failed TO elicit any Inn
portant evidence. although several were
called to the stand during the morning
session. A recess was taken at o'clock
70 await the appearance Of further wit
nesses.
The inquest was conducted by Coroner
AUgustu> A. Dahler. The jury was
composed Of Arthur Carr, foreman: II.
.. Emmons. V. V. Macneal, j. W. Nc
DeTm1tti Ernest ,I G,S3;S.ch Ed ward Gascn.
W. j. Brown. William A. Waller, F.
Dambach. c. c. Hill, L. Giacchetti. and
Oliver A. Dunn
Motorman on Stand.
Cecil Hurst. the first witness called by
Justice Dahler. testified that he was the
motorman in charge OF car 4O6. and
that he left Berwin about 1870 p. m. on
Sunday evening His car was crowded,
n few OF the passengers standing.
At Brentwood he took on one passen-
senger. but did not notice that anyone
got on He reached Brentwood about
.7;54. Witness had no conversation with
the conductor on that run. and the first
he heard Of the accident, ConductorC W
Veitch told him of II after y o'clock
that night. The car which took StlIi-
van into WASHINGTON was run by
motorman named Hawkins. which car
followed the one witness was running.
Questions by II. o. Emmons, one Of
the jurors. who did all the taIking for
the jury. was put to the witness TO draw
from him answers showing that there
was no man on the track when his car
went along. Hurst said that had there
been a man lying by the track he would
have seen him, or II his car had run
over a mans body he would have felt
the jar
Constable Testifes.
Constable Wallace RayboIds testi-
mOny was important. According to the
story told by Raybold. he was walking
along the car track toward Washington
looking for negroes who, he had heard,
were fighting. He had already arrested
three and locked them up at Hyatts-
Vile He was accompanied by a Mr..
Payne, and the two passed Hill Street
going toward the District line about
7:30. They got TO the District line
Few minutes later.
AS they stood there a car passed going
Into the city. II did not stop. The next
car that came along stopped and took
( on passengers. AS II started the con-
ductor called TO witness that n Da1-o
! had been killed down the track RAY
bold and Payne went back and met
three men, who told them a-man named
sullivan had been killed and taken TO
the city on the car. A friend Of S1jli-
they ha r,ld
Mr.. Raybold testified further that he
] had been hunting for the man and
4 thought he had learned his name. The
| jury. he said. had the name. Ravoold
said he found nc blood on the track.
| but saw piece Of flesh lying beside
/ the rail.
Car Runs Over Man.
( Harry Whelan. OF Washington. testi-
! fed that he got on the electric car at
/ HyattsviIle between and O'Clock.
! When they had gone a short distance.
running at moderate speed. he felt a
] Jolt, as though the car had run over a
/ stone and crushed Il. The motorman
| car lengths. He came through the car
Il believe I ran over a man back
II know you did" was the remark
/ witness said he made
! The conductor and motorman then
! Went DdCh- witness could see the man
/ lying on the track. with one arm across
! the rail- His body was between the two
| tracks. The man was brought in. said
| witness, and laid on the front seat
1 where man named Doherty sat with
! him Witness did not Eet off the car
In rev minutes Doherty came back
( and said the man was dead Another
/ man named Carroll recognized the man
as Jack" Sullivan
Wheian further testified that while
! waiting for the car ne saw car coins
| out from Washington at a very high
rate OF speed. He volunteered the opln-
/ ion that this was the car which had
I struck Sullivan
Picked Man Up.
Dennis Doherty. who works in the
| District government, said he got to thu
car as 1t stopped after passing SulIi
/ vans body. He had not been on il be-