The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-03-24
DeadMan0 On
In
Witnesses Heard At
Inquest. Jury Finds
Death Accidental

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Wlllam Holhy Henderson, 81
year.old ingalls, sfspyasa worker
vas found lying deed betSesn
Inc tracks q tie / and = railrosa
early sunday morning
The hdg Was on the ground
between the switch and main
tracks and according 70 Coroner
II A Fslla the only apparent
marks On the BODY acre q super
ficlsl INJURY On the right side 81
tie head and 3 laceFati0n across
tie tips q the taes on ~ fo0t
Tf4ere had been bleeding from
the ears NOSE and mouth
A coHoners inquest wss held
sunday afternoon al which une
: verdict of desth by being
struck by d railroad train Was
returned by the cofonef's jury
composed II S If Holifiela J +
Shirley. Joe Barrow. / 4 Beck
ham J H Lghtson and L n
Beckham
An element 81 mystery had
been injected INTO the death u
the man by q report ~ Mrs Fred
OBnen that shortly sitter ii
0elock Saturday night she had
hsa.n disturbed ~ two men ar
euIne on the tracks outside TER
house, which IS located By the
side of tie tracks just vest Of the
South Paaagouia street crossing
she declared that she went to tire
dear ma requested lhat they
move On
cursins and Arguing
They were thing awful ian-
kaage. SHE sasd. and there np-
parently was = younger man
dressed n = white ssift taking -
M older II The older man
was speaking ia q low voice and
as remarks were not audible bat
the other man was eufAing ana
arguing Aftea ] asked then to
move On they said they would
but when l closed the door they
used such language that I called
me poiice and asked them 70
come Up and order eff or arrest
them
Although Mrs OBrien said Il
TIE police came she did not know
Il records a headquarters show
> report from TAO officers as
signed . investigate her com
plant that they had found no
men n tire vicinity Of Mrs OBn-
ems home Chief u Police A W
Ezell SAID possible the men had
moved ~ after Mrs. OBrlen
spoke q them
When the train from Mobile
came ihFolgh Mrs 0Bnen said
and after Il passed thought /
heard someone eaii Help bat Il
wasn't plain IRE later train
from New Orleans came through,
and by the headlight ! saw fw0
men standing by the tracks and
& third man lyarg on The ground
] Just thought they we're drunk
Hear cosnpanien~
Witnesses called 70 testify were
v p Morris. T d Th0mpsaaa.
M ~ Hush. b { and Leon Hen
derSon. sons q the dead man
Charles FerFef. L and n EN-
ployee. J n Heuetf aod L C.
Rogers kash Who Was ne last
admitted companion u fhe dead
man. testified Hhaf he had met
Henderson, early Saturday even
ng arad that they had bad ~
aal drinks together husn Wss
p5aned N the county 5aa shortly
after midnight % charges q De-
nc drunk
Coroner Pals declared nat
there N@ 10 fracture 90 TIE
skul Of NIeaaas1u and apparent
: the bisN on ne he'd had not
been q haFd aaa
Death ass caused by hem
aThaElnE he sid
Henderson as . native u Eal-
ton Ms having come 10 Pas
eaEoaia about 50 weeks aga %
- work in the shipgard where
BE- Nas arEEsF r. Is survived ~
rs 0idaa Mr. Cleo = HendeH
san Of FULTON oae daughter Mu
J = Clark Tapalo - sons Oxls
y MobIls Len and 3 c -
Faesgaaaa Billy Aaron and
0Nesi q FUitous and one hrsfh-
f. Safnaal A HendeEzm u san
Ia@ California
Funeral NfvIee were eonduct-
IN FuItan
Irrigation wzs nreef5aad h Ia