The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
COroner's Jury Exonerates w. F.
Howard of AL! Blame in the
Automobile Accident
SAY ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE
William AIlard Died at the Kenosha
Hospital Two Hours After Being
Run Down by the Howard
Car-Skull Fractured
(F'rom Monday IS Daily

(From Monday s Daily
The coroner S jury called to investi-
gate the death of William II. Allard.
who died at the hospital on Saturday
evening, as a result of injuries re,
ceived in being struck by an automo-
bile driven by William T. Howard on
Saturday afternoon, returned a verdict
/ just before noon today finding that
the death of Aliard was the result of
an unavoidable accident and placing
no blame for the accident "a either
the dead man or Howard The jury
went into the case at length examining
many of the eye witnesses of the acct
dent and other people who were in
the neighborhood at the time. Every
witness who had seen the accident
testified that the car which was driven
by Howard was moving at a low rate
of speed and that in their opinion there
was nothing that Howard could have
done which would have prevented Al
lard meeting death.
The verdict was as follows: "That
the said William H. Allard came to his
death at about 3:45 p. m. Saturday,
Oct. 8, 1908, as a result Of injuries re-
ceived in being accidentally struck by
automobile licensed as 1888 and that
the driver William T. Howard should
be exonerated from any blame in said
accident
Howard was present at the inquest
as was Louis Allard, a brother of the
deceased fisherman, but neither of them
took any part in the inquest more than
to appear as witnesses. Howard was
a very interested spectator an1 in tell
/ ing his story he made no effort to ex-
cuse himself in any way stating exactly
the same facts as were told by the
other eye witnesses Of the fatal acct
dent.
The remains Of Allard were shipped to
Cnarlevoix, Mich, on Sunday evening
and the funeral will probably be held
there On Tuesday morning.
Allard died at the Kenosha Hospi-
tai just before four Q clock Saturday
afternoon, little less than two hours
after he had been struck by the auto
mobile. He never regained conscious
ness, but the physicians remained with
him until the end came with the idea
tnat should he recover consciousness
| they would be able to have him make
a statement in regard to the matter,
but their vigil was in vain. As soon
as AlIard died the remains were turned
over to the coroner and he directed
that they be moved to the Miller and
Cosgrove morgue where post norton
was held later Saturday evening. It
revealed the fact that AIlard had sus-
tanned a fractured skull from which
his brains were oozing out and in addi-
ton to this injury he had been
crushed about the chest and one Of his
ribs which had been splintered had
| pierced the lung.
The announcement of the death of
| the man caused great sorrow in all
parts of the city and especially among
the members Of the Elks lodge Viii
liam F. Howard who had been driving
the car, which struck AlIard, was deep
~ affected by the report of his death
and he at once notified the police that
he would be ready to surrender himself
at any time or to appear before any
jury investigating the death of Allard.
A full list of the people who had wit
messed the accident, including the ten
| children who were in the car when the
accident occurred, was turned over to
the coroner. There is little reason to
believe that any steps will ever be tax.
en- to arrest Howard as scores of peo-
pie who witnessed the accident have
declared that it was purely accidental
and that Howard was not in any way
to blame for the killing Of the man.
All witnesses agree that the car which
struck Allard was being driven at a
speed not to exceed five miles an hour
and many declare that it was running
at even a lower rate of speed The
brother Of AIlard who had been with
him at the time of the accident became
hysterical at the hospital and had to be
forcibly removed from the building.
Later he asked the forgiveness of the
people for the manner in which he had
acted and declared that his great grief
over the fatal injury of his brother had
made him all but insane.
Allard IS wife and children had been
making plans to move from Charlevoix
ana the dead man had sent them
money with which to make the trip
only few days ago.
Mrs T. M. HOLSTER of Denver. Col.