The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-06
Coroner's Jury inquiries Into
Death Of Child.
WITNESSES FULLY EXAMINED
Story Of the Sad Event Given by Eye.
Witnesses - All Find the Motor
man Blameless -- Details
All Given.

County Coroner W. {. A. Pobl yes.
terday presided at the formal inquest
on the death Of the boy.cbild OF Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Haagman, little Elmer
Edward Ilaagman, who was killed by
being run over, on Wednesday evening
by one u the ears Of the Astoria Flee.
trio Company, while IN charge Of Motor
man Eugene Bus.iDg.
4 jury was summoned, consisting OF
the following well known gentlemen Of
this city; X. Osborn, J. Strauss, Will
liam Dench, H. Bultman, A. Mclean
and A. 6. Spexarth, all Of whom were
duly sworn in the premises. The In.
quiry began promptly at o'clock at
the office Of the coroner, corner Of
Eleventh and Duane streets.
The first witness called was DR. Tovio
Fors.trum who, being first sworn, stat
ed that he was summoned at o'clock
on Wednesday evening to attend child
reported 10 have been run over by a
street ear in Uniontown; that he found
the child badly crushed about the head.
with blood exuding from the nose and
ears and the skull crushed in; he ascer-
tained that the child was the fifth in
the family and was a male child; his
conclusion was that death was instan-
taneous.
Alex Haagman, the father Of the
child was then sworn and deposed as
follows. He lives in Uniontown; he
lost child on Wednesday evening last !;
IL was 2 years. months and 4 days
old: it, name was Elmer Edward Haag-
man: he did not see the accident wher-
by the child was killed. he was in his
home at the time it happened; IT oc-
cured about o'clock in the evening;
the dead child had been out on the
streets playing with an elder brother
for Is or 90 minutes before the accident
occurred; the elder child was 4 years
older than the child who was killed.
Mrs. Lille Jarya, neighbor, being
sworn. deposed. through an interpreter
Police Officer John Stark, that she lives
in Uniontown; did not see the child
run over; saw the child running about
the street and saw it again under the
car; the body was being rolled along
toward the rear of the car; did not no
tice the number OF the car; she was sc
excited she did not remark who wa:
at the motor,
Mrs. Mary Hyno, another neighbor
under oath, made the following state
ment; | live in Uniontown; | saw this
ear collide with the child; saw the child
before ii was struck by the car; il wa:
crossing the street and fell down il
front OF the ear: did not know whose
child it was; it was very small anc
young child; don't know what car il
was, nor who the motorman was; no
ticed that il was a young man at the
motor; could not recognize him in thu
audience; don't think il was the motor
mans fault; the car was going at &
| rapid rate; but maybe not faster tnar
usual; the motorman could not stop tht
car in the distance allowed him; thu
child was running fast across thu
track; it all happened in mere instant
Mis- Inez Krug was then sworn ant
made the following declarations: Was
with Mrs. Hyno on Wednesday even
ing; saw the accident: the child wal
crossing the street in front of the car
about ten feet i'll front of it; dom
know just when the child fell; reeog
nized Mr.. Bussing in the audience; die
not know number of the car; dom
think the motorman could have avoided
the accident: did not hear car bell ring
was very much excited; the car coult
not be stopped in time; saw the chilt
picked up and taken home
Eugene Bussing, the motorman. wa
then placed, on the witness stand, ant
gave the following version of the un
happy incident; I am motorman il
the employ of the Astoria Electric
Company; have been one year in tn
service; | was running car number 4
| ran over the child in question; | tool
it to be about one and a half year
old; was going east with the ear; tn
accident happened in front of Jarva'
store; was running at usual speed
when I first saw the child it was il
front of my car; it came toward tn
car from the river side of the street
l could not stop my car in time t
save the child; had boy on the plat
form with me at the time; I know o
no way in which the child could hay
been saved; turned off the current in