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Henry County Local---October 24, 1902
Mr. Robert Annis of the Franklinton precinct met an untimely death here (Lockport) Monday morning while at work on the river, the box loaded with heavy stone caught his head between it and the cribbing and mashed his skull. He was carried to the drug store and when examined was found to be dead. Mr. Annis was a most exemplary young man of fine moral habits and quite industrious. He had just begun work, having only worked four hours. His death was greatly lamented by all. The corner's inquest was held by the magistrate, W. L. Montgomery and following is a copy of the verdict after hearing the evidence.
"We the jury find, from the evidence given by Chester Shannon, James Newton, Sam Wooldridge, John Lee, Taylor Johnson, K. Smith, Chas, Webb, Lee Raisor and Sam Watson, in court of inquest over the body of Robert Annis, held this 20th day of October, 1902, to witness that said Annis came to his death while in the employment of one John Smoot, contractor from U. S. government in tearing out and rebuilding a cribbing at lower entrance to the lock, at Lock No. 2, on Kentucky River, in Henry County, Kentucky, at 10:30 a.m. October 20th, 1902. We find that said Annis came to his death by carelessness on the part of his employer, or his agents in charge, and that one W. C. Ellis, was the boss or overseer over said Annis at the time of his death and we believe from the evidence given by the above witnesses that he is to blame for this lamentable accident in not getting said Annis from the hole, in which he was killed, before he gave the signal to engineer to hoist box from the hole, as the hole was not of sufficient size or depth to permit anyone getting from it after the box had started.
Signed H. L. Shannon, foreman, H.T. Fallis, Fount James, W. T. Hoskins, Willis Shaw, and D. E. Cull, jury."
Contributed by: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
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Son of William F. Annis & Betty Wooldridge
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Source: "Henry County Kentucky Cemeteries" by C. Price Meek
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Henry County Local---October 24, 1902
Mr. Robert Annis of the Franklinton precinct met an untimely death here (Lockport) Monday morning while at work on the river, the box loaded with heavy stone caught his head between it and the cribbing and mashed his skull. He was carried to the drug store and when examined was found to be dead. Mr. Annis was a most exemplary young man of fine moral habits and quite industrious. He had just begun work, having only worked four hours. His death was greatly lamented by all. The corner's inquest was held by the magistrate, W. L. Montgomery and following is a copy of the verdict after hearing the evidence.
"We the jury find, from the evidence given by Chester Shannon, James Newton, Sam Wooldridge, John Lee, Taylor Johnson, K. Smith, Chas, Webb, Lee Raisor and Sam Watson, in court of inquest over the body of Robert Annis, held this 20th day of October, 1902, to witness that said Annis came to his death while in the employment of one John Smoot, contractor from U. S. government in tearing out and rebuilding a cribbing at lower entrance to the lock, at Lock No. 2, on Kentucky River, in Henry County, Kentucky, at 10:30 a.m. October 20th, 1902. We find that said Annis came to his death by carelessness on the part of his employer, or his agents in charge, and that one W. C. Ellis, was the boss or overseer over said Annis at the time of his death and we believe from the evidence given by the above witnesses that he is to blame for this lamentable accident in not getting said Annis from the hole, in which he was killed, before he gave the signal to engineer to hoist box from the hole, as the hole was not of sufficient size or depth to permit anyone getting from it after the box had started.
Signed H. L. Shannon, foreman, H.T. Fallis, Fount James, W. T. Hoskins, Willis Shaw, and D. E. Cull, jury."
Contributed by: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
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Son of William F. Annis & Betty Wooldridge
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Source: "Henry County Kentucky Cemeteries" by C. Price Meek
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Henry County Local---October 24, 1902
Mr. Robert Annis of the Franklinton precinct met an untimely death here (Lockport) Monday morning while at work on the river, the box loaded with heavy stone caught his head between it and the cribbing and mashed his skull. He was carried to the drug store and when examined was found to be dead. Mr. Annis was a most exemplary young man of fine moral habits and quite industrious. He had just begun work, having only worked four hours. His death was greatly lamented by all. The corner's inquest was held by the magistrate, W. L. Montgomery and following is a copy of the verdict after hearing the evidence.
"We the jury find, from the evidence given by Chester Shannon, James Newton, Sam Wooldridge, John Lee, Taylor Johnson, K. Smith, Chas, Webb, Lee Raisor and Sam Watson, in court of inquest over the body of Robert Annis, held this 20th day of October, 1902, to witness that said Annis came to his death while in the employment of one John Smoot, contractor from U. S. government in tearing out and rebuilding a cribbing at lower entrance to the lock, at Lock No. 2, on Kentucky River, in Henry County, Kentucky, at 10:30 a.m. October 20th, 1902. We find that said Annis came to his death by carelessness on the part of his employer, or his agents in charge, and that one W. C. Ellis, was the boss or overseer over said Annis at the time of his death and we believe from the evidence given by the above witnesses that he is to blame for this lamentable accident in not getting said Annis from the hole, in which he was killed, before he gave the signal to engineer to hoist box from the hole, as the hole was not of sufficient size or depth to permit anyone getting from it after the box had started.
Signed H. L. Shannon, foreman, H.T. Fallis, Fount James, W. T. Hoskins, Willis Shaw, and D. E. Cull, jury."
Contributed by: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
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Son of William F. Annis & Betty Wooldridge
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Source: "Henry County Kentucky Cemeteries" by C. Price Meek
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Henry County Local---October 24, 1902
Mr. Robert Annis of the Franklinton precinct met an untimely death here (Lockport) Monday morning while at work on the river, the box loaded with heavy stone caught his head between it and the cribbing and mashed his skull. He was carried to the drug store and when examined was found to be dead. Mr. Annis was a most exemplary young man of fine moral habits and quite industrious. He had just begun work, having only worked four hours. His death was greatly lamented by all. The corner's inquest was held by the magistrate, W. L. Montgomery and following is a copy of the verdict after hearing the evidence.
"We the jury find, from the evidence given by Chester Shannon, James Newton, Sam Wooldridge, John Lee, Taylor Johnson, K. Smith, Chas, Webb, Lee Raisor and Sam Watson, in court of inquest over the body of Robert Annis, held this 20th day of October, 1902, to witness that said Annis came to his death while in the employment of one John Smoot, contractor from U. S. government in tearing out and rebuilding a cribbing at lower entrance to the lock, at Lock No. 2, on Kentucky River, in Henry County, Kentucky, at 10:30 a.m. October 20th, 1902. We find that said Annis came to his death by carelessness on the part of his employer, or his agents in charge, and that one W. C. Ellis, was the boss or overseer over said Annis at the time of his death and we believe from the evidence given by the above witnesses that he is to blame for this lamentable accident in not getting said Annis from the hole, in which he was killed, before he gave the signal to engineer to hoist box from the hole, as the hole was not of sufficient size or depth to permit anyone getting from it after the box had started.
Signed H. L. Shannon, foreman, H.T. Fallis, Fount James, W. T. Hoskins, Willis Shaw, and D. E. Cull, jury."
Contributed by: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
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Son of William F. Annis & Betty Wooldridge
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Source: "Henry County Kentucky Cemeteries" by C. Price Meek
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