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Cut Train Speed, Death Jury UrgesSimilar Pleas in Other Crossing Crashes RepeatedPrevious recommendations that Western Pacific railway trains ho . obliged lo shnv down fo a speed of 20 miles an hour when crossing A and B streets were repeated lnle Friday by a coroner’s jury which reviewed the recent death of Charles A, Crate. Mr. Crate died of internal injuries suffered when his auto was struck by n. northbound Western Pacific train.Trainmen testified that thetrain was going at about 25 milesmi hour when it struck Mr. Crate'srar. Similar recommendation?hit vo been madp bv coroner’sjuiies silling in two other casesinvolving fatalities at the A andII «dyi*Af erodings. In the* past twovour*. according to Deputy Coro-*nor Walter F. FlierJ. In one of the cases, occurring about a year ago. an entire San Francisco family nf three was killed on the B street crossing of the Western Pacific.The lurv Friday, however, exonerated the engineer of blame in the death of Mr. Orate.Oilier Cb*Pm HcnrilThe jiirv. In session at the Pratt mortuary, also passed on ! three other recent death cases.In that of the unidentified woman recently found dead, presumably murdered. In Redwood canyon. the jury received only ron-Ihio evidence of the investigation Slid divided I he woman probablywas killed by n 9hot through thehead.The defllh nf Walter Baacom Smith. 35. found dead in his cabin u! the rear of 419 A street early Friday, was pronounced dite to *neutc alcoholism.Tiiliiry BhrocdAn iuinty of the esophagus. to-gel her with other internal condition?. discovered following the t death of Mcnshl Nomura, San Lo-Irenro farmer, after ho complainedof lmlng hurt by a falling celery crnfo, was blamed for his demise.T. H. Drennan, chief deputy coroner. presided et the inouest. On the Jury were William H. Hoff. William Heycr. Clarence D. Tionch. Jack Molnt. Clarence E_I Johnson and Leon Selis.
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Hayward Daily Hayward Review
Hayward, California, US
Sat, Jul 02, 1938
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