Evening star., 1904-12-17
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
VERDICT RENDERED IN CASE OF
FORMER LIEUT.. ARNOLD.
Testimony Taken Detailing Circum-
stances Under Which He Received
Fatal Injuries.

Contrary to expectation, there was not
| big crowd in attendance this morning a.
| the inquest held over the remains of the
/ late Richard A. Arnold. the former lieuten-
| ant of police, who was struck by City and
! Suburban car at 9Th and G streets north
| west. Thursday morning, as published In
| Thursdays Star.
| Several witnesses were examined by the
coroner in order that the jury might be
| able to reach verdict. Mr.. Lackey, sec
| retary of the railway company, was present
| IN the interest of the company, and At
| torney Edwin Forrest was there in the
| interest of the daughters of the deceased.
! The jury heard the testimony of the wit
| Lesses and returned verdict of accidental
| death.
| The controversy as to who should get the
| body for interment was not settled last
| night. and it expected that the widow
| the inquest this morning. They did not ap-
pear, however and the body was placed in
| the care of Undertaken J. William Lee and
taken to his establishment. at 332 Penn
sents the widow. After the body is pre-
pared for burial it will be taken to her
home. 1910 18th street northwest.
| 1t is stated that Mrs. Arnold is willing
i
| sional cemetery beside the remains of his
| first wife. The body.was removed from the
morgue soon after the jury had been sworn.
+ Result of Autopsy.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified to
| having conducted the autopsy. He described
| the condition of the body and told of nu-
| merouS bruises he had received. There was
| a severe fracture of the skull and three ribs
| on the left side fractured. Witness
also found fracture of the pelvis and in
| jury to the bladder There was also mark
ed evidence of Brights disease. He said
| death was due to cerebral hemorrhage fol-
lowing a fracture of the skull.
Crossing Policeman Frederick A. Dyson,
| who was slightly injured while trying to
prevent the accident, was next examined.
He said he saw Lieutenant Arnold ap-
preaching the crossing Thursday morning
and called to him to look OUT and stop,
but the pedestrian looked toward the south
instead of toward him. Policeman Dyson
explained that Lieut.. Arnold was struck by
one of the large yellow cars and caught
under the fender.
The motorman, he stated, sounded his bell
several times before taking the curve. Wit
ness thought the accident would not have
happened had Mr.. Arnold looked toward
him. There was no other car near the
crossing at the time. The motorman, the
witness stated, stopped the car as soon as
he could.
Watchman's Testimony.
James OConnell, employed as watchman
at the intersection Of 5th and G streets,
said he saw Lieut. Arnold walking west on
street, and told the jury that the motor
man sounded his bell before taking the
switch. When the car got upon the curve
the bell was sounded several times in rapid
succession. Witness heard Policeman Dy-
son call to the pedestrian, and also saw the
latter when the car struck him.
Motorman j. S. Feagnus, who was in
charge of the ear that struck Lieut.. Arnold,
testified that he reached 9TH and G streets
Thursday morning about seven minutes
after o'clock. When he got signal to
start he saw the pedestrian about forty
feet away. He sounded his bell at the time
he started. and again when he saw the pc
destran had not stopped. The latter
walked into his car, was knocked down and
dragged short distance. Witness said his
car was going at the rate of between four
and five miles an hour around the curve
The fender, he said, was about two inches
above the street, and 1t bounded when it
struck Mr. Arnold.
John Jenkins, conductor on the car, saw
nothing of the accident.
Edgar Ebert, a witness, said he was on
the west side of 9TH street. above G street,
when he heard people shouting. When he
locked a pedestrian was half way over
the track. He was looking back toward
the pension Office and seemed bewildered.
Witness said the victim started back and
when the car struck him one foot was
caught in the fender and the other foot
was under it. He said that the man was
dragged about five yards. The car, he
said. was going about as slow as it could.
He heard no bell.
Mr.. Lackey's Statement.
Other witnesses were heard. corroborating
in the main points the evidence of those
preceding and James E. Lackey, secretary