The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-04-12
KILLED BY TRAIN
But Just How No One Seems TO
Know exactly.

1t Seems that the Deceased Was With
Some Copvivial Friends and Was
Drinking.
On last Thursday morning Coron-
or Rickenbaker held an inquest over
the dead body of William Dunmeyer,
a negro, who died the day before
from injuries received Saturday
night week ago on the Southern Rail-
way between Jamison AMI S .Mat-
thews. Just how Dunmeyer met his
death Is not known. 1t Is said he was
drunk when he left Orangeburg on
the night Of the accident, and the
chances are that he fell from the
train In passing from one car to an
other.
Another negro man who was with
Dunmeyer testified at the inquest
that they boarded the train at Row
~esville, that he paid his fare to Or
augsburg, while tho dead man, Dun
meyer, paid his fare to st. Matthews.
Says Dunmevo" cave the conductor
81 and received 35 cents in change.
This witness said hat both he and
Dunmeyer LETT the train at Orange
burg, but thAt Dunmeyer again got
aboard the train and started for st.
Matthews, where he had intended 60
ing
The other witnesses we're Drs.
Lowman and Shecut, who operated
on the negro Sunday morning week
ago., and the coroner, who heard his
statements as given to the doctors.
Drs. Lowman and Shecut testified
that the negro was brought to them
at 10:40 a. m. Sunday morning week
ago by DR.. d. MOOrer, q cOlorcd ply
stefan, who asked them to operate;
that the oroner was also present and
asked them to take the Negroes state
ment before operating.
They testified hal the negro told
them he had been put off the train
just above JamisOn by the conductor,
and that he fell and the train crush
ed his hand. Said he did not know
why he was put off. This was about
eight o'clock on the Saturday night
he vas nurt, and he said he lay by
the track in his injured condition for
several hours, then dragged himself
to Jamison, where he aroused some
negroes and they sent him to Orange
burg on the mixed train, reaching
here early In the morning.
DrS. Lowman and Shecut testified
that when brought to them they
found the right hand badly crushed
and were forced to amputate. Al
that time there was no evidence vi
internal injuries and the negro did
not seem to suffer except from his
mangled hand. Was in a daZed con
dition and they could get very little
out of him. Visited him afterwards
and when they found his condition
serious, they reported It to the South
| ern railway officials. They perform
ed the post mortem examination and
found liver and stomach in bad con
| dition from effects of what looked tC
caused by negro falling heavily OF
cross ties, or some other hard matter
Coroner Rickenbaker's testimony n:
to the post norton statement differ
ed from hat OF the doctors in tina
he claimed the negro said he wa:
elected from the moving train.
The Southern Railway was no
represented at the inquest. Nor were
any of the train crew present. Par
ties who saw Dunmeyer the night o
the accident at the depot rs the trail
on which he was riding says Dunmey
err was drunk. None Of these partie:
testified at the inquest. The jur!
brought in a verdict that Dunmeyel
came to his death by wounds caused
by some train on the Southern Rail
way. If as stated above, DunmeyeI
was drunk, no doubt he fell from thu
train while 1T was in motion II re
ceived the injuries that caused hi.
| death.