Arizona republican., 1906-01-06
TEMPE
A SECOND VERDICT.
Jury Undecided As to Whether lt Was
 a Case of Suicide or Accident.

Case of Suicide or Accident.
 The second inquest in the case of Minnie E. Harrington who was killed by the Maricopa train Tuesday even ing last, was commenced yesterday morning at o'clock before the fol- lowing jurors w. H. Easterwood, Fred Marsh. G. A. Goodwin. Tom Ar que, sam Brown and Frank Burgess. The evidence put before the former jury in the case was repeated and some new testimony taken. The day after the accident it was learned that Clyde and Earl Miller had been at the train that evening to meet their moth- er who was expected to return from Phoenix They were standing but few feet from Miss Harrington at the time she was struck by the engine. MT. Hansen, a telephone lineman, was also an eye witness to the affair and his testimony was taken. MT. Bennitt re- peated what he had said before the first jury and told the same story and could not be shaken in the least by the jury or the attorney. It was prac- tically the same as that told by the Miller boys. They are both bright lads and told a straight forward story of just what they mad seen. In their opinion, Miss Harrington was either reaching for her suit case and became over balanced and fell or else in walking towards the grip she stum- bed. Mir. Bennitt. on the other hand, is positive that she threw herself in front of the train. After the testimony of the witnesses had been taken the inquest was adjourned until o'clock in the afternoon at which time it was convened again to listen to the testi- mony of Conductor l. J. Sparks and the fireman of the train. MT Sparks said that while he believed the wo- man threw herself on the track inten- tionally, he could not swear that 1t was a case of suicide, but he was rather of the opinion, based on what he had seen, that it was. At the time of the accident he was leaning from the rear steps of the baggage ear, pre- pairing to stop the train and he saw the woman walking towards the suit case She suddenly turned when but a few feet from the train and hurry ing to the main track fell forward across the first rail. He then saw the suit case for the first time as it was struck by her feet and skirts as she was turned over and over by the en- zine wheels. The fireman was look ing towards the rear of the train and did not see the woman until he felt the engine running over something. and looking down on his side he saw what he took to be a piece of paper or cloth.
 The jury deiiberated at some length over the evidence at hand and then reported the verdict in part as follows:
 We also find that a part of the
 Maricopa and Phoenix and Salt River
 Valley railroad train of cars, known as the Maricopa train, bound for the sta
 tion of Maricopa, ran over. maimed
 and killed about S:30 p. m. January 2 1 1906, a young woman by the name oi
 Minnie E. Harrington, who was about Il 24 years of age, a resident and native
 of Texas and that she came to nel death by falling in front of the moving
 train, in the act of picking up her va lfse. whether with the intent to com
 init suicide or accidentally, is unknown
 to the jury.
 "SAML. BROWN, Foreman"
 IL was expected that the body would
 be shipped to her former home in Tex as this evening, but a telegram wa ] received nere yesterday from her par ents to the effect that they were theI on the way to Tempe and are expect ed to arrive here this morning. Tn funeral will therefore, probably b. held here today or tomorrow.