Word: inquest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Emerson G. Watson, engineer of the train that caused the death of eight men in the Troy and Greenfield Railroad yard, was at the inquest yesterday found guilty of criminal negligence...
Coroner Palmer resumed the inquest on the Callender buildings fire in Providence last night. The evidence brought out goes to prove that the fire department paid little, if any, heed to the cries for aid of the imprisoned people...
...jury of inquest in regard to the World building fire, returned a verdict censuring Mr. O. B. Potter...
Fire Marshal Sheldon testified at the World building disaster inquest yesterday. He said he thought he should never be able to give a positive opinion in regard to the persons who set it on fire...
...Spuyten Duyvil inquest, H. D. Welsh testifies that the brakeman waited until the coming train was in sight before going back to signal it. The engineer testifies that the accident would not have happened had not the brakes been tampered with...