Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-05 | Page 7 | Jury Finds Motorman Responsible for Death of Samuel H. Whitmore

URY FINDS MOTORMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH Of SAMUEl H. H i Midvale April 4 Holding Holding recklessness reckless reckless- neSs ness of a a. motorman of or the Utah Light I Railway company coman responsible for tor the tue I Ideath I death of S Samuel H. H Whitmore 1 killed b by bya a Salt Lake Route train at ale MIdvale March 26 a Jury before Precinct Justice T. T N. N Williams sitting as coron coroner r in inthe tho the Inquest completed Its Investigation today toda of or the tragedy trag-edy which not nol only re resulted resulted re- re suIted In the death of or morl more but hut nearly cost tho the life of ot Deputy Sheriff Ira Beckstead I The deputy was a a. witness In the In InQuest Inquest Inquest In- In quest together with G. G I I. I Golf Goff postmaster postmaster post post- master D. D J. J Bloem Bloom cashier of ot the Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan State bank George Gcorge A. A Jenkins a n barber Willis Vincent saloonkeeper and Mr an and Mrs Fred Rosse They described dc- dc scribed the manner In which Motorman G. G W. W operated the car when i tho Salt Lake Route train w was s approaching approaching ap ap- ap- ap the crossing They The told of I how ho Whitmore and Beckstead cl leaped I from the platform when It appeared the tho car would be run down b by the train only to jump In front of or tho the locomotive It Is specified in the verdict that camo came to his death as the re reI result re- re suIt sult of or the carelessness of oC tho the motorman motor motor- I man Tho The Jury jun which returned the verdict comprised George A. A Yeadon Jesse Booth and D. D J. J Green all an residents residents residents resi resi- dents of MIdvale and acquaintances of ot I Whitmore Tho state was as represented b by Assistant Assistant Assist Assist- i ant County Count Attorney Nicholas G G. MorI Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- I gan an and the Utah Light Railway compan company company com com- pany pan b by F F. E E. Hansen claim agent