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Show HORRIBLE DEATH. On Monday evening last, between 7 and 8 o'clock a special train on the U. & N.[Utah & Northern], while running north, and when at a point about one mile and a half south of Camas station, ran over the body of a man who was lying prostrate across the track, killing him instantly. The train was immediately stopped, when it was discovered that the body was all cut up in pieces which were scattered along the track for some distance. The remains were immediately gathered up and taken back to Camas, and the next day were sent to Blackfoot, the nearest point at which a coroner could be found, and an inquest was held. The name of deceased was Joseph Riley, and the following is the coroners verdict: We the undersigned, a jury duly summoned and sworn according to law to enquire into the circumstances connected with the death of Joseph Riley, whose remains we have carefully examined, after listening to the testimony of David Harris, Chas. [Charles} Schurtiff, H. Chatterton, Henry Sargen, J. H. Singo, and Jno. [John] Crompton, hereby certify that deceased came to his death by being in a state of intoxication, in which condition he was run over by a moving train of cars on the U. & N. R. R. one and a half miles south of Camas station on the eve of Sept. 27th, 1880, and that no blame can attach to anyone on the premises except himself. In evidence of this, we have hitherto set our hands this 28th Day of September in the year 1880 at Blackfoot, Oneida Co., Territory of Idaho. W. N. SCHILLING, Foreman of Jury. |