Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-19
WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT
DEATH OF MRS. MARY MOORE IN
vESTIGATED.

Unavoidable accident" was the substance
OF a verdict returned by a coroner's jury
today after an inquest at the morgue in
the case of Mrs. Mary Moore OF 1903 y
street northwest, who died last night at
the George Washington University Hospital
from injuries received Tuesday evening.
when she fell from 14th street car at the
corner of n street. The inquest was con-
Quoted by Deputy Coroner Glazebrook. and
the jury included Oscar Baum. foreman;
Thomas A. Fitzgerald, ]. MacManus. Hugh
a. Kane. J. r. s Hardesty and James a.
K. Moore.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Eaton OF Greeley. Col, a
guest in the city testified she was with
Mrs. Moore when the accident happened.
we were getting OF the car said Mrs.
Eaton, and 1t gave a little jerk which
threw me back into the seat and. 1 pre-
sumo, threw her to the street Mrs.
Eaton said the car stopped first at about
the point they were in the habit of alight-
Ing at 14th and n streets and then started
ahead with the jolt which threw herself
and Mrs. Moore, and finally stopped so
that the fender was about midway of the
cross street. Witness said the conductor
was just ahead the running board
talking to several young men and APP
parently having a little bit of a good
time"
RMS. D. NJ. Lowell, also of Greeley, Col.
Moore for the car to stop at 18th and n
streets.
The car. as I thought. came to stop,
and then lurched on. and all | know is that
Mrs Moore was missing ! did not see her
fall. because 1 was busy looking out for
| myself. A gentleman picked Mrs. Moore
up, and the conductor asked her to sign
a paper, but the gentleman called atten-
ton to the fact that she was in no condi-
ton to sign anything
Heard Body Strike Pavement.
Joseph P. Stephenson of 1915 o street
stated he was a passenger on 18th street
car at $50 o'clock Tuesday evening at the
corner of 18th and n streets. Mr.. Ste
phenson did not see Mrs. Moore fall, but
heard a, dull thud as her body struck the
asphalt. He also spoke of the jerky motion
of the car as 1t stopped. The same jerking
motion occurred, witness said, at several
corners between 7th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and the place where the ac-
cident occurred.
Mr.. Stephenson said he was probably the
first to reach Mrs. Moore. and he raised
her to her feet and assisted I'm getting her
to the office of Dr. Wall. where she was
first given treatment. AS Mrs. Moore lay
on the street. witness said. she was about
six feet behind the rear fender. Some I'M
pleasantness occurred because the conduc-
tor was unduly insistent about getting Mrs.
Moore to sign slip Of paper, Mr.. Stephen
son testified.
DR.. f. J. Freeman stated he was sitting
in the car In the seat Just ahead of Mrs.
Moore and she walked directly off the car
before 1t came to a stop.
7. w. Downs. mOtOrman of the car, teSti-
fed he received the signal to stop in the
middle Of the block and brought his car
| to standstilI at the corner of N street
| He knew nothing about the accident until
after 1t occurred.
Robert D. Hill, colored, stated he on
| the next seat to Mrs. Moore. and she
! stepped off before the stopped The con-
| ductor called to sher. wait till the car
| stops" Hill declared, but she did not wait.
Deputy Coroner's Statement.
Deputy Coroner R. w. Baker stated, as
result of the autopsy, that Mrs. Bakers
death was due to hemorrhage Of the brain
| following fracture of the skull.
| The verdict in full follows:
Mary Moore came to her death at the
| George Washington University Hospital
| about l am, September 10. 1907, from an
| injury to the skull caused from fall from
| a car of the Capital Traction Company. In
| our opinion the said fall was accidental"