The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-20
Inquest Held Over Body Of Ellsworth
Huskey Throws No Further Light
on Exact Manner Of Death

The inquest which was held over
the body Of little Ellsworth Huskey.
who was killed in the yards by Rock
Island train yesterday afternoon, fur.
nished no further details as to the
manner in which the boy came to his
death than we're contained in the ac-
count published in the Express yester-
day afternoon. From the little Keyes
boys, who were. not on the stand, how
ever, but who were with Ellsworth
shortly before the accident. it was
learned that at the place where Ellis
worth met his death were two box
cars, about six feet apart, through
which he attempted to pass. When
the engine shunted other cars into the
siding these two cars collided, catch
ing the boy between them. No one
50 far as can be learned. however, wit
messed the accident at the time of
compact
AT the inquest in the affice Of JUS
tice Of the Peace T.. P. Moore at 4:30
o'clock yesterday DR.. d. s. Downey
was the first witness called. When
he reached the scene life was not yet
extinct but the only breathing was q
death gasp
Dr. Downey TestlfIes.
The physician noted small bruise
on the left foreram about an inch and
half long through the skim the mus
cles Of the arm being lacerated. The
fatal bruise extended is or 20 Inches
along the chest, on the right side, the
rplI length Of The rIbsn Al the fibs
on the right side were broken, as Were
many oH the left There were also
bruises in the side and along the SPINE
and bleeding at the nose indicated the
injury to the lower base OF the brain.
The lungs We're also punctures by the
broken ribs. The crushing OF the ribs
was sufficient 10 cause death, the wits
ness asserted
Young Brother on Stand
David Carlisle Husley, the ten-year.
old brother Of the deceased, testified
that he and his brother had been
shooting birds under the vladuct With
Niger shooters. Returning to town he
crossed the track ahead Of his brother
and did not hear the engine. When
about four feet on the other side he
heard the crashing occasioned by the
collision Of the two cars and heard his
brother cry out. That was the first
he knew that Ellsworth had been
caught When he crossed the cars
were not moving, he said, and we're
about six feet apart
Caught Between prawbars.
A. Womack, who has a position at
the Rock Island freight office, was the
nearest to being an eve witness to the
tragedy. He had Just returned from a
"trip to the Santa Fe yards delivering
a waybill and had taken seat in his
office when he noticed ono small boy
crossing the track between the cars.
and another one following close be-
hind AT this moment the coupling
was made about at the elevator. The
slack in the cars caught the boy be-
tween the drawbars. When the cars
came together they hid the boy from
his view until the cars came back and
dropped him to the ground. The child
tried to get away and fell on the west
rail. He ran to his aid but was beaten
there by man from the Chickasha
mill who mad removed the boy from
the rail The accident occurred on
a side track. the Industrial track at
The Chickasha mills He said this was
not regular crossing for the public.
Carried the Boy Away.
w W. Yale, superintendent Of The
rhiekasha Milling company. was sit
ling under the viaduct when Ike aeci-
lent occurred. He heard the cars
moving but paid no attention to them
iill he heard a boy shouting for help.
He ran in that direction and saw an
other boy lying on the track. He
thought the child had tainted so he
picked him up and carried him over 70
! place under the viaduct where he
Dreathed his last He stated that peo-
pie pass through that part o. the yards
avery day but it is not putsic cross
ng.
Henry Askew, another mill man.
,ould give no further details.
/, r. L. Moore, another employee saw