Kern County Obituaries

Lee Kabler

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 2 Apr 1953

Train Crew Claims No Liability
Statements from a Southern Pacific train crew that the body of Lee Kabler was 
cold and not bleeding immediately after their westbound freight ran into the victim 
a week ago Tuesday night sent Sheriff's investigators to a railway tunnel near 
Caliente for a second time Friday, March 27th.
Deputy Coroner Stan Newman said the searchers found no sign of blood at any 
other spot than the point of impact with the freight. Neither was there any sign of a 
weapon in the tunnel.
Engineer H. F. Green and Fireman Jasper C. Johnson told Newman their train's 
headlights showed a man seated on the tracks in. the middle of the tunnel. His head 
seemed to be resting on his arms, they said.. .
The train was braked to a stop immediately after the impact and the train crew 
raced back to find the body cold and no sign of fresh blood, they said. A county.
pathologist listed head, chest and internal injuries as well as an amputated left leg of 
the victim.
Investigators from the district attorney's and sheriff's office expressed doubt of the 
death being either homicide or suicide. They said there was a possibility Kabler fell 
from an earlier train and managed to pull him self up toa sitting' position on the 
track where he remained until the freight came through at 10:36 Tuesday night.