Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-08-21 | Page 10 | Coal Car Runs over Man and Kills Him

oo- COAL CAR RUNS OVER MAN AND KILLS HIM Kemmercr, Wyo., Aug. 20. A stranger, stran-ger, whose only known name was "Mickey," was Instantly killed yesterday yes-terday evening at Eublet when a coal car ran over him as he lay intoxicated intoxicat-ed upon the track. Tho accident occurred oc-curred near the mine tipple and was discovered a few minutes after it occurred. oc-curred. The car ran over the man's head. He had evidently laid down in tho shade of the coal car and; being much under the influence of liquor, had fallen asleep upon tho track. "Mickey," as he was called by those who had become acquainted with him, came down from Cokevlllo with a companion named Dwyer last Wednesday. Wed-nesday. Dwyer says that they became acquainted only a few days ago and that "Mickey" came to this section well-laden with whisky. Ho remained in Kemmerer several days last week, posing as a cripple for the purpose of getting money. When the body was examined today by Coroner Em-bree, Em-bree, who held an inquest over It, it was discovered that the man was not a cripple, but had been using acid to make- his arm look like It was maimed.