The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-06
BOTH BLAMED
FOR COLLISION
CORokER'S JURY FINDS THAT
THE MoToRMAN WAS
NEGLIGENT.
RAILROAD IS ALSO HELD
Responsible for Wreck That Caused
Death Of Neero--Jury Charges
That City Speed Ordinance
Was Violated.

The coroner's jury sworn to inquire
into the death of Egbert Stuart, the
negro killed In the collision between
an electric. car and Big Four freight
| train on the Sycamore street eros
Ing Saturday night. returned a yer.
Idict last evening, finding that the
motorman was negligent in the dis
charge of his duties and that the
Big Four railway was guilty OF VIC
lation of the cty's speed ordinance.
The inquest was commenced under
the direction Of Coroner McManns
yesterday morning. The body OF
Stuart was viewed and the scene Of
the wreck carefully gone over. Later
the examination of witnesses was
commenced at the council chamber
at the city hall
Over 90 Witnesses were examined
including the motorman The members
Of the train crew and the passengers
on the car. The passengers testified
that the motorman stopped the car
on the crossing and that the same in
stant II stopped the engine crashed
into It, This was also the testimony
Of the engineer and fireman.
Motorman Joe Heron swore that
he stopped the car on the other side
of the crossing and that he did not
see the train and did not hear the
whistle. He said that the car was in
motion when struck.
The five members of the train crew
testified that the train was running
about six miles an hour al the time
of the crash; that the engineer had
blown for the GRO ing 500 feet away.
that the headlight was burning and
hat the engineer applied the ar
brakes and did all within his power
70 prevent the collision.
The examination of the track by
the jurors convinced them tat the
train was running much faster than
six miles an hour The ties showed
that the forward trucks of the en-
g'ne had left the track and hal gone
distance of ESQ feet on the ties tie.
fore the engine was stopped. u was
also stated that the pilot of the en-.
gine was smashed and torn Off.
Several witnesses gave graphic nc.
counts Of the wreck and the wonder
that more, If not all of the occupants
Of the car were not killed or seriously
injured was only increased by their
testimony.
Mr.. Charles Wilson. of Future
City, was seated on the west side Of
the car, facing the approaching On.
CINE. She said that she could even
see the engineer at work in the cab.
In desperate effort to sop his
train.
The verdict was returned after 80
deliberation. The vote stood
Ave for the verdict returned while
the other juror favored generating
the Electric company from all blame.
rhe testimony was reviewed and an
lther vote taken with the result that
he following verdict was returned:
We. the undersigned Jurors, sworn
70 enquire into the death of Egbert
Stuart, colored. on oath do find that
be came to his death from injuries
-eceived in a wreck, caused by a To-
on the c. c. c. e. St L.
railway drawing train No. 49, run.
ing into car No. OF the Cairo Elec.
rlc and Traction company at a point
where the respective lines interscct
N Sycamore street in the city Of
jairo. county Of Alexander, state Of
illinois.
The said wreck and the said death
occurred at $50 p. m. on Saturday.
november 3, A. u. 1906.
We further find that the sald C. c.
:. & st l. railway violated a city or-
finance pertaining to speed within
he city limits Also that the moto--
nan on said street car WAS negligent
n the discharge Of his duties.
Is gnedl
CHARLES F. MILLER.
Foreman.
D. l.. WILLIAMSON.
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