The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-06

danger, but IL was too Iate; the ear has
| tenders, but ] had no time to lower
! them: the car went over the child;
when | got on II was just behind the
rear wheel and under the car; the car
went about twO.third- of IT. length BE-.
fore | got II stopped; I saw the child
taken out; don't think IL was alive
then; Ito 4 jurymant ! first saw the
child ON the north side and about three
feet from the track: as the car reached
the track the car struck il; 1t was dusk,
about 1880 o'clock; / left the east end
at 1924 and four minute. late; the fen.
ders are on the ear 10 drop and pick up
any one who may fall in front of the
ear; had no time to drop it; the child
war beyond saving BY the fender.
Edward Mackie, an eyewitness was
then sworn to the following facts; /
live in Uniont0wn; saw the street car
run over child on Wednesday evening;
! the child was on the street in front Of
the old E!morc office; IL wa. near the
sidewalk; at the time the child started
fathoms from the child; fathom is
six feet; il was daylight yet when the
accident happpned; it was after 7
O'Clock; the child took notion to cross
the street while playing and was close
to the track; the car was only a length
away from ii when the child fell; the
mOtorfnan was at the motor; boy on
the front platform fell down, either from
the jar Of the car or from fright; don't
know what the motorman was doing;
! he was attending to hi- business APP
parently; / saw all Of it, the sidewalk
on the north side is about - or l6 feet
from the track the child was on the
edge OF the sidewalk; when it started
across the street. the planking along
the track tripped the child and he fell
on the rails before the car; when he
fell down the car was about length
away.
Willie Pottu, the boy who was on the
platform with the motorTnan made the
following statement: l saw the car
run over the child on Wednesday even
ing; was on the front platform; Mr.
Bussing, the motorman was there; saw
the child about half way between the
track and the sidewalk; he was trying
to cross; did not SEE him struck.
Police Officer John Stark then took
the stand and depo>ed a. follows: Was
in Uniontown on Wednesday evening;
was quite distance from the point
where the accident occurred; saw the
child before the accident happened; was
|, block away; did not notice the child
trying to cross the street; saw the
car run over the child; don't know
whether the child fell first or not; the
ear was not going faster than usual; i
|, was Haagman's child: in my opinion the
motorman was not to blame; it was
some distance away from where | was
This concluded the taking of the ties
timony, and the jury retired, in com
pany with Coroner Pohl, to view the
remains, at the home of its parents
Some hours later, the following verdict
was filed by Foreman Spexarth in be
half of the jury. and the same speak,
for itself:
"We, the undersigned, jurors, sworr
to inquire into the cause of death OF
Elmer Z. Haagman. son of Alex Haag
man, aged ? years and 8 months, OF
oath find
! THAT he came to his death at As
toria, Clatsop county, Oregon, on Bont
street, Cniontown. on April 4, 1906, anC
that his death was caused by bein!
crushed by a car of the Astoria Electri
: Company, of which Eugene Bussing wa
: motormar.
I'VE, the undersigned jury, find tina
the death was purely accidental and ex
onerate from all blame the motorman
Eugene Bussing. and the Astoria Elec
trio Company. tSigned),
"a. G. SPEXARTH, Foreman.
"A. W, MCLEAN,
"WM. DENCH
"H. BUTTMAN,
"J. STRAUSS,
"k. OSBORN"
The accident was a peculiarly sad on
and no one concerned not even the fonC
: parents of the stricken babe. feel wors,
over the dreadful happening, that Nh
Bussing, the unhappy motorman, He j
deeply sensible of his responsibility i
the premises and it is hoped he ma.
l take some comfort from the finding