The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-16
MAN KILLED WHEN HIT BY
TRUCK NEAR EVANSVILLE
Aged Man, Believed to Have
Been Itinerant Preacher, Dies
in FrOstburg Hospital
TRUCK DRIVER NOT HELD

The aged man killed east of Grants
vile Friday night, when hit by a
truck, has been identified as E. /.
Linn, with his last residence at Rich
mond, Va. He was Sc and was en-
gagged in selling Biblical literature.
Information concerning him was
secured from Mrs. John Close, nee
Pearl Engle, of Sand Spring, on the
west slope of Big Savage, this coun-
ty. Mrs. Close stated that she had
given him his breakfast Friday morn
ing. While the aged man was seated
at the table he said it was the first he
had eaten for forty-eight hours and
that he was weak from undernourish-
ment. He said he had been in a hos
pital for two weeks at Richmond, and
that he had no place to go except
that he was going to try and get
job with some farmer to feed his
stock for room and board. He said he
had no relatives and nothing much to
live for.
Burial of the man who was fatally
injured Friday evening when he was
struck by truck operated by L. C.
Morrison, of Keyser Ridge, 26 miles
north of Oakland, will take place the
latter part of the week at Grantsville.
Members of the coroner's inquest,
which was called at the order of the
States Attorney, Walter W. Dawson,
said the mans name was Eastern I.
Linn.
Morrison was exhonorated of any
criminal blame, the jury deciding that
the accident was entirely unavoidable,
and that the man had stepped into
the path of the car.
The accident happened on the
National Highway, about one and one
half miles east of Grantsville.
Officer Jesse M. Bradley, of the
State Police, who investigated the
case, said the man was walking along
the left side of the road, toward
Grantsville, and started across the
highway when horse and wagon ap-
preached him. Morrison's truck, al
so travelling toward Grantsville,
struck the man and knocked him
several feet.
Morrison summoned an ambulance
and the injured man was taken to the
Miners hospital, Frostburg, where the
stranger died at 9 o'clock without re-
gaining consciousness. DR.. w. o.
McLane, Jr., said the man suffered in
ternal injuries, conclusion of the
brain, and fractures of the right arm
and right leg.
The mishap victim appeared to be
a man about 10 years old and his
clothing, while rough and worn, was
clean and in good repair. He wore a
brown cap, light coat and blue trous-
ers, with dark stripe.
About seventy-five books and pam
phlets, all of a religious character,
and a small Bible was found in
small handbag the man carried. The
name eastern Linn" was written in
the Bible. Envelopes from publishers
of religious books in Little Rock,
Ark; Fort Worth, Tex, and Takoma
Park, Md, bore the words "E. I.
Linn" No money was found in his
pockets.
Allegany county States Attorney
William A. Hustler, county investiga-
tor Terrence ]. Boyle, and Sergt. Geo.
P. Gearhart, of the State Police, aided
Officer Bradley in the investigation.
The body was taken to Grantsville,
for action of Garrett county authori-
ties. W. A. Gender was named as
coroner, and the foreman of the jury
of inquest was A. C. Stanton, of
Grantsville. The inquest was held on
Saturday.