The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09
BLAIR, WHO LEFT
VICTIM ON TRIAL
AUTO DRIVER. ACCUSED OF KILL
ING FRANKA. JEROME ]. S.
Witness Of Accident Testihes that He;
Saw Blar Halt omentarily, Then
Speed His Motor Away from Body Of
J Dying Man Blar, Doesn't Finch.
THE BLAR: Jury.

George Chadwick, Bloomington.
Eugene F. tStorkeie thdH annour.S "a I
Frank "A. Heath, E2315SFIfteenth aave-
nue. S. II
Fred W. Van Duyne, 1920 Hawthorn
avenue I,ss 81. 80 GEt,>Ai 8" s:,z IT
4 Frank. Raider. Independence. -.
Charles Grobe, s1sa Second street NE.
Walter z. M Stuart, IL Fifteenth
street N.
Charles s. Barnard, s1e Eleventh ave-
nue. Sc. - .,a...
G.EE!! Richter, 2509 AdrIch avenue S.
Eric w: Anderson, 400 Fourth street S.
Fred tt. Haskell, 3oO8 Third "avenue S.
Adolph $. Carlson, s2o1a Eighth ave.
nue. S. $50 s. - ~: -. 9 :,
Peter Blar today listened, without
flinching, to the evidence introduced
by the state in his trial on the charge
Of manslaughter in the second degree.
Blar,. local saloonkeeper, is accused Of
running down with his automobile and
killing Frank A. Jerome, near the cor
ner of First avenue N and Seventh
street, on the morning Of Aug. 27.4: ;
robert Outland was the states best
| witness of the morning He is a driver
for The Crescent Creamery company and
was practically an eyewitness Of the
tragedy. He gave an account of the
! collision of the automobile and the BIZ
cycle Jerome was riding. After the
collision sBlar Continued UP Western
avenue, leaving his victim dying on the
pavement. ''1Ai 90 $50
~< Left Victim Dying. ,::* :
"We hollered at him to come back
! but when we hollered he pulled up his
levers and went on faster, out Western
| RI 0f ho wilt
ness. -''"' - - ,,.-'
George A. Rise proved a disappint
ment to the state. His story differed
, from the one he. told before the grani
jury, and County Attorney AL J.. Smith
was evidently considerably taken back
According to Rise, the = automobil,
turned across the tracks and away from
jerome, who was coming down Seventh
street. On a bicycle, and Jerome turned
his wheel toward the. machine, thereb,
being responsible for the collision.
i Mr.. Smith has a. number of other wit
4 nesses who will tell different stories an
and Bitterly contested $3.50 y
A jury was. selected yesterday wit
less trouble than usual, and County Al
torney Al j. Smith opened the state
case today with az bfief; statement o
what he intended to- prove. He lai
particular stress upon the alleged il
responsible condition of the defendan
and asserted that hes would introduc
J. witnesses to prove Blair guilty Of tn
most culpable negligence. :..-
Hall Attacked indictment. ),
When the state called its first witnes
n "A. 81. Hall, one Of the attorneys for tn
defendant, moved to - dismiss on tn
i grounds thatsthe ihdic; tment sets fort
i no specific negligeat-aet and is there
4 fore invalid s9o GonntYosA ttorney sAl5.
Smith argued LET at lePEths sRd -, she ev e,
that could be- stated and that it is,
. sufficient:S bill ofs:1i1anslaught in tn
, second degree.:r The court ! oyerrule
the motion. Gc:~:.. II :. ~ =. *,~,~4
Deputy; Surveyor GRADER, identified
!. map of the vicinity Of Seventh stree
and .Frst=avenue NJ the scene. of til
: ACCIDENT ~; =. Il. ~.,f a., :; -,
Henry b. Jerome,sa brother of Fran
Jerome, the. auto driver s victim, test
fed to having eenathe: dead body {
|; his brother Aug. 80. He said Fran
Jerome was 40 years old, 6 feet ia
: and a strong, robustpman: z .. -.
Mr.. Hail. cross ;texaminat w;
NDid he have any defect in :: h
! TtNo, sir.'' +, -. ;,
! "Didn't you know that he WI
/: "No, sir; he was not, to my know
! na nRiaq't be ever complain of h
II emo. sir.'' ..-~..