The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-04-12
KILLED 81 81 III Rain /
But Just foW NO One Seems To-
Know Exactly.

1t Seems that the Deceased Was With
Some Cornwall Friends and Was
Drinking.
On last Thursday morning Coron-
or Rickenbaker held an inquest over
the dead body Of William Dunmeyer,
q negro, who died the day before
from injuries received Saturday
night week ago on the Southern Rail-
way between Jamison AMI St.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 nuues
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 DunIneve" cave the conductor
81 and received 35 cents In change.
This witness sid that both he and
Dunmeyer LETT The train at Orange
burg, but that DuMneyer again got
aboard the train and started for St.
Matthews, where he had intended 60
ing
The other witnesses were 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 moro yUnc lrnrolf 70 fho,,
at 1O:40 a. IN. Sunday morning week
ago by DR.. ID. Moorer, a colored ply
stefan, who asked them to operate;
that the coroner was also present and
asked them to take the negro's state
ment before operating.
They testified that 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
cd his hand. Said he did not know
why he was put off. This was about
eight o'clock on the Saturday night
he was hurt, 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. At
that time there was no evidence Of
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
orn railway officials. They perform
&c the post mOrtem examination and
found liver and stomach in bad con
dition from effects Of what looked 20
be a terrible blow. May have been
caused by negro falling heavily on
cross ties, or some other hard matter
Coroner Rickenbaker's testimony as
to the post mortem statement differ
ed from that Of the doctors In that
he claimed the negro said he was
elected from the moving train.
The Southern Railway was not
represented at the inquest. Nor were
any Of the train present. Par
ties who saw Dunmeyer the night of
the accident at the depot as the train
on which he was riding says Dunmey-
or was drunk. None Of these parties
testified at the inquest. The jury
brought in q verdict that Dunmeyer
came to his death by wounds caused
by some train OF the Southern Rail
way. If as stated above, Dunmeyel
vas drunk, no doubt he fell from the
train while it vas in motion and re-
ceived the injuries hat caused his
death.