Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-13
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
VERDICT OF CoRoNER's JURY
THIS MORNING.
Testimony Taken in Case of Boy Be-
ing Killed on Chevy Chase
Line Saturday Night.

A fatal accident occurred on the CheVy
Chase railway near Cleveland Park Satur-
day night about o'clock, In which the
victim was a small colored boy named Gill
bert Scott. He was thirteen years old ana
lived at 1880 Sth street northwest. his
brother, Edward Scott, was seriously IN
jured. Reed Smith, also colored. was with
them, but managed to escape injury. Ihe
two men and boy were in wagon and
Edward Scott was driving. His young
brother. who was killed, was wrapped IN
blankets and was lying in the ash wagon.
In order to keep out of the deep snow ana
rough ice on the road Scott was driving
along on the southbound track. Several
persons who were at the Cleveland Park
station heard the crash and went to the
scene of the collision. They found that
Gilbert SCOTS life had been crushed out
and his brother had been thrown from
the wagon and rendered unconscious. Inc
injured man was removed to the Elmer
gency Hospital and the body of the BOY
was taken to the morgue Reed Smith, the
only occupant Of the wagon who escaped
claimed that he jumped from the VENICE
and tried to signal the motorman to stop
his car.
Booton Martin, the motorman in charge
of the car, was a witness at the coroner's
inquest held this morning at the morgue.
He said MS car was gong at the fhte VI
about ten miles an hour when he saw an
obstruction on the track.
Mr.. R. Ross Perry. counsel for the railway
company, explained that the police regula-
lions permit a speed of fifteen miles an
hour in the country.
The motorman explained that mis- car was
on time, and said his car was only 125 feet
away when he first the obstruction on
the track. He said he tried to stop the
car and reversed the current, but was un-
able to avoid the accident. Witness was
somewhat injured about his body and his
face was scratched. The motorman said he
sounded his gong and shouted and did
everything in his power to prevent the ac-
cident. He saw nobody walking near the
wagon.
Testimony of Conductor.
Conductor Henry w. Harris gave similar
testimony, and a colored woman who was
passenger on the car also said she heard
the gong sounded.
Walker Budd, colored, who was passen-
ger on the car, described the accident as he
experienced it.
II looked out the window to see where I
was at" he stated, and saw something on
the track. 1t didn't look big till 1t came
on the car, and then it looked as big as a
house -
He said that pieces of broken glass were
flying about the car, and he put his head in
a corner so they wouldn't cut him. When
he was satisfied there was no further dam
ger he looked out the front door and saw
the wagon wheel on the car, still revolving.
Policeman Branzell told the jury that
there was a halter to the horse, but no
bride. He exhibited the harness, and also
showed an empty flask that he had picked
up near the scene of the accident.
There was a little drop of whisky in it
when it was picked up he said, but
there's none in it now
One witness said he detected liquor on the
breath of one of the men before the acct
dent occurred. That was when they called
at his place of employment to get an old
buggy one of them had purchased Other
witnesses gave testimony, and a verdict of
accidental death was returned. The body
of the victim was taken to his parents
home.