Lincoln Daily Star, Friday evening, September 18, 1914:
PLACE NO BLAME FOR MAN'S DEATH
Coroner's Jury Reports an Accidental Death of William D. Grimm

That William D. Grimm and employee of the Cushman Motor works, located at 
Twenty-first and X streets, came to his death at the above address while in 
the performance of his duties on or about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of 
Sept 17, 1914, while operating a machine near an automatic machine making 
360 revolutions per minute, in which a protruding piece of steel was set and 
in some manner not known, vibrated in such manner as to break his skull.

Foregoing is the finding of the coroner's jury in the case after visiting the 
scene and deliberating for half and hour this morning in the case of 
William D. Grimm, 826 North Twenty-second street, who died a few moments 
after his head literally was cut open while working at his lathe at the Cushman 
Motor works late yesterday afternoon. The jury which was summoned by 
County Coroner Jack Matthews met at 9:30 o'clock this morning and after 
examining the body repaired to the scene of the accident where the 
remainder of the inquest was held.

Five witnesses, a majority of them employees at the plant who had witnessed 
the accident, testified at the inquest. The witnesses testified that Grimm was 
hurled to the floor and did not regain consciousness following the terrific crash 
which killed him. Those who testified were Clifford H. Horne, Fred C. Massey, 
Edward Libert, Ned E. Hildreth, A. Weber.

The coroner's jury which brought in the verdict after deliberating for 32 minutes 
was composed of J. R. Roberts, W. R. Skinner, G.W. Argilbright, W. R. Keane, 
G.H. Palmer and Fred T. Grove.

Grimm's head was severed from the left eye to the base of his brain and about 
two inches in depth. Bits of brain were scattered all over the shop, according 
to workmen. Grimm was 28 years old and had been in the employe of the motor 
company about six years.  He is survived by a wife and six-months-old child.

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