The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-02
American Lady Driving Auto
mobile COIIided' With Par
rish, a Nurseryman.
HE DIED SHORTLY AFTER
FROM INJURIES RECEIVED
Bound Over for Trial at the
Next HertfOPd
Sessions.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting service
LONDON, June 1.-Manslaughter
was the verdict returned by a Royston
coroner's Jury last week against Miss
Elsie Fox. an American lady. living at
~ Throncroft avenue. Hampstead, aft
er a lengthy inquiry by Mr.. D. B.
BaIdinc. the Hcrtfordshire coroner. in-
10 thc cause of the death of William
John Parrish, master nurseryman. OF
Shepworth. Cambridgeshlre. Lord Rob
crt Cecil appeared for Miss Fox, Mr..
j. II. Murphy for the police.
1t appeared from the evidence that
on May l Miss Elsie Fox took her SIS
ter. the Baroness Dorothy de Langs-
dorfT, Of 81 Clifton gardens, Mazda
Vale. and friend, Mr.. Andrew
o 'Shaughnessy. living at the Hotel
MetropoIc. in her motor.car TO see The
race for thc Two Thousand Guincas at
Newmarket They were driven down
by the chauffeur, s, NJ. ClCvcrlr, and he
also drove for few miles on the return
Journey. Miss Fox then desired to
drive herself, and changed places with
the driver. M wcrS we'll until the
town of Rpystor was approached Here
there is = decline into The town down
the Newmarket road 10 whcro 1T IS
crossed by two roads coming at right
angles, the ono from the left being
called Priory lane and thc one from
the right. MeIbourn road
The man Parrish WAS driving along
Priorv lane. He WAS in a covered van
drawn bv one horse, ard was on his
way homo from Eovston market. The
van and the wOtoT-"ar colildcd at a
point moro than halfway across the
Newmarket road according to the evi.
Gencc OF the local eye witnesses. and
Parrish received such injuries that he
died on May 10.
Many eye,witnesses of the collision
were called who spoke 10 the excessive
speed Of the motor car. one of them.
cvclist named iIinkins, placing the rate
as high as thirty miles an hour. He
knew the spot we'll he said from the
number OF times he had cycled past it,.
Another witness said that the ear
".hew' past him. Mono Of the local
witnesses heard the 'hooter' sound.
ed. In the course Of tho case a jury
man asked whether the police placed
any restrictions on the issuing of mo
tor-car licenses.
Questions That Were Asked.
The coroner: | ADM. there is 3
certain reason for your question, but
we cannot go into that now.
Mr.. Murphy: | believe there IS a
record case Of license being given
to a blind man. As n matter Of fact,
there are no restrictions,
II was further stated that the de-
ceased was steady, sober. industrious
man. who had begun TO prosper in busi.
ness. He had left a widow and
daughter aged 9.
The fnur occupants of the motor-car
were called and said that the speed Of
the car was not excessive. The chauf
feur said that Miss Fox was remark
ably careful driver and she did every.
thing chat was possible to avoid the
accident He expressed the opinion,
in answer to Mr.. Murphy. that motor
car drivers expected the traffic on main
roads 10 give way to them. This pro.
vo)Scd loud comments Of mixed char
actcr from those in court.
The coroner: The public must not
express their amusement in this way,
MIR Murphy: 1t is not question OF