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The Jackson Daily Citizen
Wednesday, 22 December, 1869

         The FITCH Inquest
         
         The jury impanelled by Coroner Cushman to hold an inquest
       on the remains of Mr. SELAH B. FITCH, of Bunkerhill, who was
       killed by the cars near the Michigan Central railroad depot,
       on Monday, held an adjourned meeting at eight o'clock yester-
       day morning, on the spot where the accident occurred, and,
       after due deliberation, rendered the following verdict:
       
         "That the said SELAH B. FITCH, at Jackson aforesaid, on 
       the 20th day of December, 1869, being on the Park street
       crossing of the M.C.R.R. track, on which the cars were then
       standing, in attempt to cross said track, by climbing over
       the bumpers between the cars, it happened that, accidentally,
       casually, and by misfortunre, he, the said SELAH B. FITCH,
       was run over by said cars, and there and then instantly died,
       and so the jurors aforesaid do say that said SELAH B. FITCH,
       in manner and by the means aforesaid, casually and by mis-
       fortune, came to his death, and not otherwise; and we, the
       said jurors, recommend that the M.C.R.R. Co. place a flag-
       man on said Park street crossing.
         A  S. Cushman, Coroner
         George Lake     John M. Bennetts
         Thomas Welch    Lester M. Sherwood
         E. H. Ludington James H. Kilmer
         
         The remains of the unfortunate victim were taken to the
       engine house, a coffin was procured by the railroad company,
       and he was prepared for burial. The son-in-law of the de-
       ceased then started for home with the old gentleman, whom
       he had brought to town merry and happy in the enjoyment of
       life, a disfigured and mutilated corpse.
       
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