Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-15
OF James ". PhI!brick, Run
Over Saturday and Killed.
Verdict o: Coroner's Jury After
Hearing The Evidence.

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| panneled consisted of Foreman Norman
X. Fuller, Colby Getchell W. W. Ed
wards, J. Z. GirouX, Ernest NJ. Horne
| and S. l.. Berry.
! At the opening OF the inquest Conoreg
| Frank Redincton stated that there had
been considerable talk in this vicinity ana
many theories of foul play, none of which
We're well grounded, that he decided To
call the inquest for the satisfaction OF
all concerned.
| The first witness was II. +. Earring
| ton, 4 conductor on the road and in
| charge of the car that ran over and
| killed Philbrick. He stated that the ear
| last Saturday evening left this city at
| the usual time, 1C.10 l.. NJ. He busy
| collecting til,, fares when the accident
| occurred. hut when the car came to 4
| sudden standstiIl he rushed quickly out
| and s:tw the body under the rear trucks.
He also stated that i'll his opinion he was
dead ut the time. He went with all haste
to the telephone Of the company at the
siding hut failed to reach anyone at the
| oflic" in this city, after which Ii. called
| mp one of the stores ana asked them to
go in search Of the superintendent of tbs
| road, who was at the Opera house.
| James +. Monroe, motorman on the car
that killed Piilbrick, WIS the next Wit
ness. He corr"hrrated the statement Of
| the conductor il regard to the leaving
! time of the car from Watclvllc and stat
| ed that they We're one minute late AZ
| the point whore the accident occurred
| He was running about five miles an hour
| and their average running time was
| about II miles AN hour. lie did not see
the man living en- the track until within
ID feet Of Linn. At first sight lie thought
it was Il deer lying on the track ana he
put on the brakes in quick order. Just
| before the indistinct form went under the
. car lie saw it to no the form Of Il man
! face downward. lie stopped the car in
onc ana one-half lengths after lie flst
saw him
| Leslie =. Tozier of Oalilnnd y pcseor-
ger returning to his home in Oakland.
was on the front end Of the car at tie
! time of the accident. He SAW the body
! inst before the car struck il. III. heard
| no sounds or saw any movements what
! ever The body, he said was living on
/ tic rail near the road and thar the ca
! WIS Slonp' Il quickly.
! i. H. Small Of Oakland. also pnsscn-
ger on that car. was next called and stat
| cd that lie was standing inside of the
car. facing the rear. when the accident
! happened. He also stated that lie had
seen Philhiicll on Western avenue a short
time before, walking in the direction Of
where he was killed. He testified tiat lie
appeared to be in an Intoxicated condition,
! ana noticed that two Oakland boys wcr>
! walking short distance hnhnd him. 60
| ing in the same direction IIn walked
| down Western avenue onto Elm street n.
| far as the Cohurn Classical Institute
| When he boarded tho car. When trp cor
| ner of Pleasant street was reached the
car was stopped and lie was Informed
| that these two boys alghted When the
| car stopped on account Of the accident
he noticed that these boys jumped from
the car and overheard one make the re-
mark that they had better 10 moving
on" and they ran in the direction of
| Oakland
T. II. Branch was called. While not
witness to the accident he was on the ca
ut the time He thought the car was of
the iron and Informed his wife. who was
with him. that they might as well walk
! to their home as they lived but 4 shor-
distance AS they were leaving the car
he heard someone remarks that they had
run over man. and on locking down ho
saw the body under the rear wheel He
made q hasty examination In his opinion
the man Was dead
! Emery clark of Oakland testified that
| lie was ri'.ing on the head end with tho
motcrman and saw the indistinct form Of
the man on the track He said that Mon
! roe stopped the car as quickly as pos
sible
Officer William Albert. although not :,
witness or was not at the scene testified
that he know Philhricl1 and had seen
him on Mair street about s O'Clock on
that evening, near the Bay View hotel
He was intoxicated and was ordered
home by the officer, and the last he saw
of him he was turning the Silver street
corner. He appeared willing to go.
| Superintendent Lester Choate was tho
next witness and stated that he was at
the skating rink during the evening and
was coming to this city on a special car
| which was to have crossed the one in
charge of Harrington ut the turnout at
the Fair grounds. They We're ready and
waiting for the coming car. Thinking
that something was the trouble he was
about to give those in charge the right
to so when two boys came running t.
the car and informed them that a man
had been run over and killed. The BOYS
did not stop and according to the descrip-
ton were the same that had jumped from
the other car at the time of the accident.
He Immediately went to the scene of
the accident He testified as to the abil-
itv of Monroe as a motornlan. saying that
he ranked among the best. and thought
that he made a quick stop
| DR.. J. G. Towne, who was called to the