Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
ACCIDENTAL Deaf H
Verdict Of Jury as to Death
of a Child.
WAS STRUCK BY CAR
LITTLE IDA MANN RAN ON THE
STREET RAILWAY TRACKS.
Several Witnesses Testify Before Cor
oner Nevitt-Body of Child Taken
Home-FuneraI Arrangements.
WAS STRUCK BY CAR

Considerable interest was manifested TT
an inquest held at the morgue this morn
Ing over the remains of Ida Mann, eigh-
teen months old. daughter of Benedetto
Manu- foreman on the railroad work at
Magruders Station, who was killed by an
Anacostia car near the intersection of list
and + streets southeast about Las o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. The father of the
child was in attendance and was accom-
panied by Sergt. Lombardy of the police
force. Mrs. Manni was Frustrated over the
affair and was unable to attend the hear
ing.
Attorney Campbell Darlington was pres
ent as counsel for the family. while Attor-
ney George Z. Hoover and +. J. Merschei-
rner. claim agent of the railway company,
looked after the interests of the company.
few minutes before the accident oc-
Cured the little child was playing in
front of her parents home 451 New Jer-
Sey avenue. She started to cross the car
tracks but turned to retrace her footsteps
and reached the north tracks in front of a
car operated by Motorman Ernest p. Reed.
The child was picked up by the fender but
remained upon the network only in
slant before she was tossed upon the
tracks and crushed to death.
The mother ran to the scene of the ac-
c1dent when she heard what had hap
pened to her child and was made so sick
that physician had to prescribe for her.
several witnesses were examined at the
hearing, and the jury returned verdict
of accidental death. Arrangements were
made for the removal of the body from
the morgue to the home of the childs
parents this afternoon. The funeral may
take place late this afternoon.
The Testimony.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
there was cotton slip on the body of the
child and also a little shirt when he viewed
! the remains at the morgue this morning.
Its little slips was smeared with dirt
from the street. he stated.
Witness stated that the child's arms had
been bruised and scraped and the head had
been crushed. Death the doctor stated,
was the result of the injuries.
Policeman Cullinane was next sworn, but
was excused because he was not familiar
with the circumstances attending the acci-
dent.
John P. Romer. also a fifth precinct po-
liceman. testified that he reached New Jer-
sey avenue and g street about ten or fif-
teen minutes after the accident occurred.
There were several cars standing on the
tracks near the scene of the accident but
witness could not tell If he saw the car
that had inflicted the fatal injuries
Witness identified diagram showing the
location of the tracks shown upon the
paper. He said that the child was killed
opposite telegraph pole at the northeast
corner OF new Jersey avenue and Il street,
near st. GATHERINGS Home. At the sugg.es
ton of Mr.. Darlington witness was asked
II there Is a straight track some distance
cast of where the child was killed, and he
answered In the affirmative. There is a
straight track running along e street for
d distance of several squares, as stated.
| Witness made an Investigation OF the acct
dent and summoned number of witnesses.
John 5. Foltz, conductor the car that
struck the child. testified that he had been
employed as conductor on the Anacostia
line since last September.
Il was in the front end of the car yester-
day, he said, when my attention was at
tracted to the motorman applying his
brakes. l looked ahead and saw the child
near the tracks
Witness said his car left the Franklin
switch in Anacostia two minutes late
The car left the switch at 20 o'clock and
was due at the navy yard pit at 4;31. Very
few passengers boarded the car in Anacos-
tia and but few stops were made. Witness
said he failed to notice the running time
at Sth and G. streets, time point, because
he was busy collecting fares. He noticed
the time when the car stopped after the
child had been injured and saw that the
car on time. 1t is not true, he stated
that the motormen and conductors expect
to make up lost time along Z street south
east Witness expressed the belief that
his car was running at the rate of about
ten miles an hour at time the accident oc-
CURED.
What Is the average rate of speed made
by the car on it's rum" the coroner asked
Il don't know, was his response, but
we make the run in forty-seven minutes"
Witness said the sudden and hard appli-
cation of the brake caused him to believe
that there was something wrong. 1t was
not until this was done that witness looked
at and saw the child
where was she when you saw herr" the
witness asked.
She was walking toward the track from
the north"
How far was she from the track when
you saw herr"
Il should say about twenty feet"
Sounded His Bell.