The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-21
BODY is AT HOME.
Funeral of the Late Samuel
Lakin Sunday, $3.50 P. Nj.
EIks Held Special Meeting and
Will Attend Funeral.
PALLBEARERS NAMED
G.. C. Jakin Tells How the Acct
dent Happened.
Fell From Car and Neck Broken
by Fall.

The body of Samuel Lakin who was
killed about IL O'Clock Thursday night
nv being thrown from a street car IN
Chicago arrived in Topeka at 1 O'Clock
today over the Rock Island and was
taken to the home of his mother at the
foot of Western avenue. The funeral
will be held from the family home sun
day afternoon at 2:3O and will be con-
d,,rted nv the Rev. Dean Kaye OF the
Episcopal church
A special meeting of the Elks order
was held at s o'clock at which resoiu-
tious Of coincidence We're passed ana the
afternoon in a body. Cars will leave the
club quarters at l o'clock After the
ceremony at the home the cars Will con-
vey the members to the cemetery TOT
the closing services. The pan bearers
who have been selected by the family
from the membership of the Elks arc:
John Outland Archie Williams, EDWARD
Curry. Allen Laucks, Thomas Barns
Hal Norton Fred Freeman and kurtz
Kellam-
ueka by c. c. Lalkin. superintendent OF
the Parker Washington Contracting
company, a cousin for whom SamueI
Lakin has been working since ne mas
been in Chicago. During the year and
q little more that Samuel Lakin has
been in the employe of our company,
said c. c. Lakin, he has proven MINI
self one of the our most Vaiuaoie men
and has had three promotions solely on
his merits and at the time of his death
we had no more promising man on our
pay rolls ,,,,5or
him and yesterday before we started
they quit work in a body and walked
to the undertaking establishment Wh1ch
had charge of the remains to show their
respect. though many of them could put
rd United
At Is hard to tell just how the ac-
cident which caused Mr.. Lakin's death
occurred as ne was riding alone as far
"a acouaintances are concerned when
81 occurred Early in the evening two
of his out of town friends had asked
him to go to the city with them TO
secure endorsements for posltlon-
O'Clock. In this locality the track is
very rough and at this hour OF the
night the cars make excessive speed
cit would seem from the story told
by the conductor of the car at the in
quest that Sam was either leaning
against the gates of the car or brake
when a particularly rough piece OF
track was struck and that ne was
thrown out In alightng ne mus
have struck on the left side of ms
head with sufficient force to fracture
The skull and break his neck.
LAS soon as possible after the acct
dent the car was stopped anu Wnen the
motorman ran to the side of sam 10
pick him up he was dead. He was car
ried into a nearby doctors office but
restoratfves were of no avail and IL
was afterward learned that his neck
was broken in the fall After hearing
the evidence in the case the coroner
Jury refused to place the blame with
out further examining witnesses ard
the inquest was adjourned for ten days.
when the car struck the place in
the track which threw Sam from his
seat three or four people who were
riding inside were thrown from their
seats and slightly injured. Numerous
minor accidents have occurred in this
part Of the city which is within few
blocks of where Sam was at work on
account OF the condition of the track
and the excessive speed at which the
cars are run The accident occurred
at Eighty-first street and Cottage
Grove avenue"