Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
R%OAD'SEMPLOYES NEGLIGENT
Coroner's Jury Fixes Responsibility
for Death of Peter Boysen.
NO PROPER WARNING IS GIVEN
Train Not Preceded by switchman
rs Law Says Must he Done
Train Crew Had
warning.

That the death OF Peter Boysen, the Lad
who was crushed between two cars while
unloading cinders Wednesday evening in
the local yards Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad, was due to the Grim
inal negligence Of employees OF the railroad
was the opinion Of the coroner's jury at
the inquest held yesterday over the dead
lad.
Edwin ]. Abbott. E. b. Gardiner and j.
S. Lidgett composed the jury. Their YER
dict was as follows:
That said Peter Boysen came to his
death on account of an accident In the
yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee g st.
Paul Railway company in the city OF Coun-
ell Bluffs, by being crushed between two
cars on August 8 while IN the employ of
said railroad company, said accident being
caused by the criminal negligence Of the
employees OF the Chicago, Milwaukee Il 81.
Paul Railroad company.
Slack Peterson, foreman of the yard
gang In which Boysen was employed, told
the story of the accident. Peterson and his
men were unloading a car of cinders on a
siding south Of the factory of the e.
Children's Sons Manufacturing company
on South avenue. While they were at work
a train Of empty cars in charge OF En-
gine Foreman Williamson was pushed up
another siding past where the men were
working. Foreman Peterson attracted
wiliamson's attention by throwing a piece
of coal at him and calling out. II suppose
you know we are unloading cinders.'
winiamson's reply, according to Peterson
was, II notice you are"
EmDtiea Switched ON Track.
A few minutes later the train Of empty
cars in charge OF Williamson was started
back. and switched onto the same track
on which Peterson's gang was working.
Peterson's men had just "pinched" a par
TALLY unloaded car of cinders a short dis
lance down the track, away from the other
cinder cars. Williamson's train came down
the siding and, humping into the cinder
car, pushed II down the track until II
struck the car on which Peterson's men
were working. Boysen, who was assisting
in pushing the car, was caught between
the bumpers and crushed. -
The evidence showed that the train OF
empty cars was not preceded by a switch
man, as the law requires. Z. Bruggerman
It was stated. was the switchman whC
should have preceded the train as 1t was
being switched onto the siding
Several of the witnesses who had been
subpoenaed are Poles and were unable K
understand or speak English. As he was
unable 10 secure an interpreter CoroneI
! Treynor finally excused the Poles from
testifying. the evidence of the other wit.
nesses being in DR.. Treynor's opinion suffi
Client.
After adjourning at noon the inquest
which in the morning was held at Wood
rings undertaking rooms, was resumed In
DR.. Treynor's office.
The funeral of young Boysen will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from tbs
family residence, COZ Sixteenth avenue. Rev
w. X. witzier will conduct the servicei
and interment will be in Fairview GENE
terry. The young mans parents and on
sister are at present in Germany, wher
they went several weeks age.