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rails. One had been run over by the
Brakeman on Stand.

Brakeman on. Stand.
Adolph M. Martin of Winona,
brakeman and flagman, TWENTY-FIVE
years old, said that when the trail
was stopped he got out of the com
bination car and met the engineer go
ing back. We went back together
and found the two bodies. 1 went
and got my lantern and went back t.
flag. The bodies were forty or fifty
feet apart.
Edward Ario of this city said that
he was walking down North Front
street about $3.50 D. m. Nov. 10, and
while standing at the corner OF
Spring and Front streets he heard
some one remark that two boys were
run over by the Chicago & North.
western stub train at Mayer Bros.
foundry. He went over as fast as he
could to the place of the accident, and
when he got there the train was
standing three coach length east OF
the Rock street crossing. The tender
was opposite the semiphore on the
Chicago & Northwestern side. Went
back of the train to see the bodies.
One was forty feet east of the train
lying between the tracks, and the
other was about a car length east
OF this one. Saw one light on the
tender. 1t was on the front street
side. 1t was a little white light 1t
was where tail light is usually
placed. The train crew was there.
Passenger Before the Jury.
E. A. Anderson of Swea City, Iowa,
farmer, now building ditching ma
chine at Mayer Bros shop, said that
at 5:45 p. m. he was standing be-
tween the machine and boiler shops,
south of Louis Mayors residence 1t
was almost dark. One could see a
man fifteen or twenty feet. A freight
train was going north on the Omaha
track. AS 1 watched the train, the
passenger pulled in, going thirteen to
fifteen miles an hour. Could see no
lights on the engine, but the coaches
were lighted. Neither the bell nor
whistle was sounded, that he coulH
hear Noticed the passenger train APP
plying the brakes suddenly, and later
saw trainmen running along the track
with lanterns. I went out to the
train about $40 p. IN. and the engine
was standing about 250 feet north
east of Rock street. Went back of the
train about fifty feet and saw the
body of one boy, and fifty or sixty
feet further back saw. the body of
the second boy. Presumed they had
been run over. at the same place,
and one body rolled or carried down
the track fifty or sixty feet. I stood
nearly in front of the engine, or
little to one side, and the, engine was
totally dark. .t
Boy Goes on the Stand.
Delmer H. Kruger, was the last wit
ness, and said he was twelve years
old and lives on Fifth street. 1
took a rake le Schroeder & Murphy's,
and then l wanted to see the sheep
ranch, SO we went out there-Lee
Foley, Hugh Mabie and I. We saw
the buildings, and the boys said that
was all that could be seen there. We
got a drink at the fair grounds, and
Lee said he wanted to see the stone
quarries. We did not care to 60 that
way, but h, said that he would go
whether we went or not. We did
not want to let him go alone, so
we went with him. The $50 whistle
blew about the time we were on top
of the stone quarries. We went down
the track because we thought it was
the shortest way home. The freight
train was on the track toward the
river, and we were on the next track
toward Front street. I happened to
be walking on the rail, when it
shook me off, and l looked around
and saw red light--it may have
been a switch light did not have
time to see--then / hollered to the
boys to look out, and jumped. There
could not have been bell ringing or
whistle blowing, or we would have
heard them, being so close. l was
so scared L ran home as fast as
could go. I was so close to the
light and was SO scared that | could
not tell whether it was moving or
not. did not see what happened
to the other boys. I thought it must
have hit Lee because he was walking
in the middle of the track. I went
home and told mother and we went
and told his mother that he was hurt.
was on the rail toward Front street.
Hugh was walking on the other side
of the track, beside the rail. could
not see the end of the tender.
The jury was out but a short time
and returned the verdict given above.