The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12
NJ 'CABE TRIAL
WAS CONTINUED
THIS AFTERNOON

the death of 13-year-old ELISHA Arholo az
Pawtuxet. Nov. 30, was not concluucc
yesterday. the session OF Judge FalInei
court being continued this afternoon al
2 o'clock
Charles II. johnson, 2l Spring street,
first assistant foreman of the Pawtuxet
fire company. who was on the rlght-h hailu
side of the parade. near the head OF the
line testified that the Arnold boy was
not more than three feet from him. right
by his side. when struck by the auto. Ihe
MACHINE might have been going better
than ~ miles an hour" he saiu
Mr.. Johnson testified that after strik-
ing the boy the machine sheered some
what 10 the eastward and then back
slightly 10 the westward. and went just
15s feet from the point where 1t struck
the boy before 81 stopped. No warning
sound was heard from the automobile.
Johnson picked up the boy
The witness saw the driver of the auto
afterward and smelled liquor on him, he
said
Johnson remarked 10 McCabe. he testl-
fed: "If YOU had been two minutes later
you'd have gone straight through the
company" Mr.. McCabe's answer was:
H. could stop that machine In half
It's length
Mr.. johnson fixed the exact location Of
where the boy was struck by the shadow
OF wire which lay on the highway.
Mr.. Hogan failed 10 get the witness 10
admit that he felt strongly about the ac-
cident and believed the automobilist to
blame
DR. Clinton stevens Westoott, 20Si
Broad street, told OF attending the Arnold
boy after the accident. lie described the
victims injuries. Both sides OF tho face
were scratched, there were scalp wounds,
two teeth were broken and the skull was
fractured. The boy died from his injuries
at DR.. Westcott's office at 1926 the next
Asked by Mr. Hogan In cross-examina-
tion II he detected evidences OF liquor
on Mr. McCabe. Or Westcott said he did
not though he was talking to hun no fur
iher than two feet away DR. Westcott
was of the opinion that IL was a blow on
The head rather than contact with the
street that produced the skull fracture.
The physician thought II would be pos
Sible for an automobile going 20 miles an
hour and Weighing two tons 10 drag a
boy some distance and not break any
bones
To Mr., Grim, Dr. Westcott said that
his sense OF smell was very poor
Mrs. Young. a member OF the Pawtuxet
Baptist church. said that tho machine
was travelling fast and was "stewing."
She called N reckless speed
Foreman Fred r. Johnson OF the Paw
at the head ~ tho column of
iremen, and the automobile attracted his
itt''ticn when directly Opposite hin Nv
ne M Sual buzzing sound whiea II made
lie thought that IL indicated the
-rci"'b'e speed at viii \ the engine ,y;.s
'uhrIe and concluded that tho machine
was going faster than 30 miles an hour
Judging from his experience with his
'wn automobile No signal was sounded
rom the machine. he said
In part he based his contention as TO
INC speed OF the auto on the time Il took
TO stop tho car
Mr.. Hogan vas unable to secure from
the witness any admission tina. no warn
ing was given to the chauffeur that tho
boy was about to cross tho street
Town Solicitor Grim asked n Mr. Nc
Cabe' had he been running his machine
III the proper rate of speed. could have
seen the boy In time TO avoid the acci-
ient Mr.. Hogan raised an objection. but
'he court did not sustain it, and Mr. John
son answered that he could have done SO
Then TO Mr.. Hogan he said that the or
iinary rate OF speed upon which he had
BASED his answer was from 10 to ~
miles an hour
Upon resuming the session after
luncheon yesterday afternoon. the first
witness called was William II. Andrews
u 30 Rhodes place. Pawtuxet, who Is
ilso member OF the Pawtuxet fire
Mr. Andrews furnished considerable
evidence and when asked
as TO ms opinion as TO the speed Of the
MpCebe automobile. said he thought Il
was going between q and 30 miles an
hour. IT was going very fast" he said.
Tie based his opinion. he explained on
The rapidity with which IT came up 10
and went past him.
Asked IL he had any conversation with
Mr. McCabe or observed his condition
after the accident, Mr.. Andrews testi
he'd; Il should say that he had been
drinking. could swell it. He seemed
TO be rather unsteady, but cannot say
whether mat was due TO liquor or to
nervousness lie asked where the fire
company was going 20 muster or 10
a fair. heard him say that he could
stop his machine In half its length.
Edward Williams OF PawtuNet said he
knew that the automobile was going yerv
fast. and he heard no signal from II. or
a blast from any horn
Mr. Williams experienced considerable
In solving some arithmetical
problems which Mr.. Hogan, asked relat-
ing TO the relative rate OF speed of the
auto ana the pace at which the hoy was
going. He declined to b. shaken I'm his
belief aS TO rapidity OF the ansto.
George w. Elliott a dentist of 2l2 Union
street this city. "A resident OF Pawttxet.
testified that he was I'm the parade be-
tween and 10 feet from the boy when
he was struck by the automobile. He
heard a roaring noise and an auto rushed
past him He compared it's noise to that
OF passenger train The automobile was
going very fast. In tho witness opinion.
The boy was walking In tho car tracks
when struck and lay between tho two car
tracks when men went 20 pick him IN
nearly opposite the steps of the church
with his head apparently toward the
church
When tho hoy turned and faced the
church. Dr Elliott said. he did not look
To the right or left
What chance had the driver OF tho
automobile to prevent tho accident and
stop his machine when the boy dartcd
out?' was asked.
None az all" answered the witness
Why didn't he have any chance?" ask.
ed Mr.. Green.
Because he was going too fast" was
the answer.
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