The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-10

yesterday afternoon. There was no
charge 10 the jury, because a Coroner ;
inquest is merely investigation which
may lead 10 criminal proceedings.
Al $50 o'clock the jury presented us
verdict 10 coroner NEWT.
The verdict Is as follows:
An inquisitton taken at No. - Engine
House before me. j. Ramsey hewitt, M
D., Coroner, upon the view OF the body
OF Theodore /. King. then and there
lying dead. upon the Oaths OF Oscar }.
Ricketts,, George Mueller. Q. W Weav-
CT, Andrew j. Sanford, and j. W. Beall,
who say upon their OaIhS, that the SAID
Theodore 1. King came 20 his death on
sunday, December 81. lS0o' al OF near
Terra Gotta In the District OF Columbia,
near the hour OF go p. m. from Irac-
ture OF the skull caused by an impact
between trains 60 and extra ZlEO, on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, that the
said impact was due 10 the negligent
action OF the operator William NJ. Dut-
row, in displaying an improper signal
10 the crew or the train Zl20 and We
direct that said Dutr0w he held cr1mi-
naily responsible 10 the action OF the
grand jury.
We also find the following persons re-
spOnslble IN d less degree Tor the death
of the said Theodore King, and direct
that they be held for the action OF the
grand jury. ". r. McCauiey. assistant
division operator, for a violation Of rule
u3 OF The rules Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway Company for the govern
ment and operating OF the department,
which provides that he shall have
charge OF dispatches. telegraph opera
tors. and linemen on his division would
direct them With regard 10 their duties,
and see that they understand them etc.
by employing and continuing Ia the en-
plOyment OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company as an operator in an
important signal station an ineNper-
LsafT HaH in MI nm
proper reliance could not be placed by
the trainmen and other signal operators
on the same division.
How Rules Were Violated.
Engineer L. l. Vermillion and Con-
ductOr George ". Maggie. for a violation
OF rule p of the aforesaid rules. in that
having received and accepted an i'm
proper double green signal at Silver
Springs. Nd, before $50 p. m, they fail
cd 10 report the same 10 the superin-
tendent contrary To the provisions or
the said rule.
Engineer Harry H. Hildebrand and
Conductor Frank F. Honmeier. OF extra
-lzO. for violating rule Is OF the rules
governing the use OF block signals In
That having received and accepted a
double green signal at Silver Springs
they proceeded at an undue and unnec
essary high rate Of speed 10 Terra
Gotta, thereby falling 10 observe the
caution prescribed by the said rule.
Assistant Train Dispatcher +. F..
Dent for violation OF rule Il OF the
rules OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company for the government OF
the operating department. in that he
failed by precautionary orders To prop
erly safeguard train 60 from the ap-
prOach OF extra 2l20: and, furthermore,
by his failure 10 require the operators
on the Metropolitan Branch 20 transmit
proper train reports after the departure
Of each train; also. for hts failure 10
enforce the rule forbidding operators
10 close their offices before receiving
from him. the said Dent. the usual
goodnight clearance order.
Confusion in Schedules.
''Trainmaster J. w. Kelly. for pro-
ulgating a schedule for week DAYS
which trainmen were required 10 use on
all DAYS or the week. and which was