Killed At The Depot

Shortly after nine o'clock Saturday night, Henry Walters, a young mechanic of Ypsilanti, lost his life at the Central depot by jumping from a freight train which passed through here without stopping. The particulars of the accident will be found in the testimony at the inquest given below. Coroner Clark held the inquest yesterday, empanelling the following jurors, H. F. Shields, John Heffer, E. L. Thomas, W.N. Tice, Peter Herschei, D. Flynn. William Dupslap, of Ypsilanti, testified that he carne to Ann Arbor with Walters, Saturday night on a freight train. They were about six cars from the caboose and paid no fare. At the depot in Ann Arbor, Dupslap jumped off on the south side. Walters was about three feet from him. He saw nothing of him when he jumped off. He called to him but received no answer and found him in the middle track opposite the depot some rods from where he (Dupslap) jumped off. Walters was a single man 22 years of age. S. Divine, baggage master at the depot, testified that the train, which. was an extra freight going east, arrived at Ann Arbor at 8:47 p. m. He saw Walters lying between the tracks. He was not dead when found, but died within five minutes. Both legs were cut off and a deep gash was cut in head and side. The body was carried into the baggage room. Albert S. Essenger, night operator, testified that the train was going 12 or 15 miles an hour, and did not stop in Ann Arbor. He telephoned for Dr. Kapp. Dr. Kapp testified that he found the man dead. His right leg was crushed for five or six inches from the ankle up. The left foot was crushed at the toes, and the left leg for three or four inches from the ankle joint up. His left side was cut so that the intestines protruded. A scalp wound six inrhes long was found above the left ear, and his skull was fractured. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, in attempting to jump from the cars when in motion. The jury exonerated the railroad company from all blame.