A SAD ACCIDENT.
Moses H. Wever Killed By a North-Western Train.

A sad accident occurred about three miles north of Gray, Monday evening, in which Moses H. Wever, whose home is with his son W.H. Wever two miles east of Scranton. It seems that the old man, according to his son's report, took a sadden notion Monday that he would go for a visit with his son at Audubon and bought a ticket from Scranton to Audubon, which was in his pocket after he was killed with two punch marks in it. He came down to Manning on the afternoon train which arrived at about 3:45 p.m. that day and it is not known what he did, as no one that we have heard of was asked any questions by him, but he must surely have got off the train as he was struck by the train as stated about 6:30 that evening going in the direction of Audubon and meeting the train coming to Manning on its return trip. As we understand the matter Engineer Smith saw the man walking toward the train about 500 feet away and just after coming out from a cut below the farm recently sold by H.M. Godard. He says he whistled as the old man had his head down and perhaps did not see the train. After he whistled the old man raised his head up and Smith supposed he would just step off the, track and in all probability did step off the track as they think Wever was struck by the driver on the side of his head above the eye and the indications are that he stepped off the track but not far enough and perhaps slipped back a little and was struck by the driver of the engine. As soon as the trainmen saw the old man was knocked down they stopped the train and backed up and brought him to Manning.

His two sons at Scranton were notified, also the one at Audubon, who drove to Manning that night and was present next morning when Coroner Pattee arrived to hold an inquest over the remains, but on investigating the matter Dr. Pattee concluded it was not necessary to hold an inquest. We believe no one knows why he did not, as it seems to us that this is what a coroner is elected for, to look into these matters and find out and have a jury to determine how things happened, but in this case the coroner puts on a wise look and says it is not necessary, so there was no inquest held and the son from Audubon placed the remains in his wagon and took him to Audubon for burial. W.H. Wever and another younger son of Scranton came down on the Tuesday afternoon train to be in attendance at the funeral Wednesday.

The deceased was 84 years old, was a very hale, hearty, old man but was quite deaf which accounts for him not hearing the train before it whistled.