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Show fa Deny Throwing Tramp From Train Injured Hobo Still Alive, and Hao Modified His Story of the Accident. Special to Tho Tribune. 0GDEN-. Juno 6. James Lynch, who told a sensational story of being thrown from a box car by a Rio Grande brakoman, sustaining fatal Injuries, Is still alive, but In a critical condition, and according to his physician cannot recover. Tho wondor Is that ho has lived so long. Tho train crew returned to Opdcn tonight to-night and told their side of the caso. Tho train was In charge of Conductor J. H. Fcmcstcr, J. V. Bain rear brakemnn, and J. A. McKenzIo head brakoman Bain Is the man who was supposed to havo thrown Lynch off the car. According to the trainmen's story thoy did not sco Lynch until near Roy station. Thoy deny positively that Lynch ever approached them in the Ogdcn yard, or that any shots wore fired Into the car. Bain said that when he discovered tho men In the Ice box ho told them tho train would stop at Roy nnd they must get off there; that they did so, getting off on opposllo sides. As the train started to pull out, Lynch made a run to got on again and fell beneath tho wheels. Murphy Mur-phy was seen running up the track along tho train and assisted In putting Lynch on tho car, but has not been scon since, by tho train crew. Thoy crow deny the story that they carried car-ried Murphy out of tho State, or that they "- -"l l) 1Mb U HH Illicit.. JJI1UII was taken to the next station, where ho was put on No. 3 and sent back to tho hospital at Ogdcn. Mr. Fcmcstcr said ho looked for Murphy afterward, thinking ho would accompany Lynch back to Ogden, but that he could not find him, and does not think he left Roy. Tonight Lynch modified his former statement by saying that he was coming down tho ladder on tho side of the car when the brakoman kicked his hands loose, causing him to fall. Witness Modifies Story. J. D. Burke, who claims to have witnessed wit-nessed the mangling of James Lynch under tho wheels of a Rio Grande freight train near Ogden, Saturday night, was taken to the Junction City yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Bailey of Weber county. Burke reached the city yesterday morning nnd sought the acting Chief of Police. Capt. Burbldge. to whom he related re-lated his version of the affair. He said that he was on the opposite end of the freight car on which Lynch was riding and saw the brakeman push the former for-mer between the wheels. From the manner in which the story was told. Capt. Burbldge reached the conclusion I hat Burke had a natural antipathy toward to-ward all brakemen and was not losing anything In the telling. This supposition supposi-tion seemed to be justified when Sheriff Bailey Interviewed tho witness. To the Sheriff. Burke said that he was beating his way on the car occupied by Lynch and saw the latter in conversation conversa-tion with the brakeman. The brakemnn, brake-mnn, snld Burke, put his hand on Lynch's shoulder, but the witness could not tell whether Lynch was pushed off the car or not. Sheriff Bailey says that he knows the brakeman and can get him at any time he wants him. The brakeman claims that the occurrence was accidental. For tho present the authorities are gathering gather-ing all the evidence that bears on the case and are trying to get at the facts. |