Evening star., 1907-08-20
VERDICT Is WITHHELD
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MRS. Mci
CALLUM's DEATH NOT FIXED.

After hearing several witnesses the cor
oner's jury sworn to inquire into the cause
| of death of Mrs. Annie McCallum. who is
said to have died as the result of a fail
last Friday from a street car on the 11th
street line adjourned until it is ascertained
whether the motorman and conductor who
had charge Of the car upon which the
woman was a passenger can be found.
The inquest was begun this morning at
the morgue, and was presided over by Dep
uty Coroner Glazebrook.
John Simms. residing at 41S Sd street
northeast employed by the District of Co
lumbia. was working near the scene of the
accident. He saw Mrs. McCallum get off the
car at the corner of 1lth and Harvard
streets and fall The car the witness as
serted. was standing still when she fell, and
did not move until she had reached the side
walk. Neither the conductor ner motorman.
according to Simms, went to the aid OF the
woman She fell If she was sick, the
witness said in reply to the question of the
coroner.
Sam Dickerson contradicted the testimony
of Simms.
Said She Had Been Hurt.
Mrs. A. NJ. Pitzold of 1926 Harvard
street said her attention was called to the
fact that woman was sitting on the step
of her residence by her porter. and she
McCallum. and she told the witness that
she had been hurt by being thrown from
car she was alighting; that the conduc-
tor and motorman laughed at her. She
complained of being in pain from blow
she had received in the side. Mrs. Pitzold
telephoned DR. Stone, and he went home
with Mrs. McCallum and attended her.
The testimony of Mrs. Margaret McCurdy.
residing at 153 Gresham place, did not d1f-
fer materially from that of Mrs. Pitzold
+. ]. MerSheimer, special agent OF the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, the next witness. stated that no
report of an accident to Mrs McCallum
had been made by any of the train crews.
On seeing the published report of the acci-
dent he had started an investigation. and
though he had questioned the crews OF all
the trains passing the corner of 11th and
Harvard streets for some time before and
after the time Mrs. McCallum is alleged to
have been injured, he had been unable to
locate the train from which she was sup
posed to have fallen. In response to queS-
ton by the deputy coroner the witness said
that if Mrs. McCallum had fallen near the
car under the rules of the company 1t was
the duty of the conductor to make report
of the accident.
Result of the Autopsy.
DR.. Arthur Snowden. acting deputy coro-
ner, performed an autopsy on the body of
Mrs McCaIum. Externally there were no
indications of injury. only a slight bruise
beinS found on the r.gnt forearm. lHe
autopsy developed the fact. he said that
she had suffered from peritonitis and this
was the cause of her DEATH The autopsy
showed that she had been operated on re-
Gently
The case was then given to the jury. COM
posed of MesSrs. Frank b. Walker, Wm-
c. Brooks. c. NJ. Bulkley. r. NJ. Hender-
son. John Martin and Clint Brown, but no
verdict. was brought In. and it was decided
to keep the case open until the trainmen
are located, or 1t is certain that they can
not be.