Show ATTEMPT TO BOARD A LOCAL FREIGHT FATAL TO california YOUTH in an effort to board a rapidly amov inar ncr flight ft dight train at sixth street late friday evening john pettit 20 year years of age of fl cajon california suf fared a compound fracture of the skull that resulted in his death within awen ty minute minutes after a fall fa which followed hie his unsuccessful grab at the hand bar on one of the cars ears only the presence of mind of a companion ray Var tile 19 also of el cajon prevented further mutilation of the body varnie jerked pettit the tracks after he had twice been struck by oil bozea boxes beneath the empties the two were working their way to grand junction colorado where they expected to abt obtain on employment the local train had they been successful la in hooking on would have carried them 75 mile miles further on their jour ney as it was going to green river |