The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-25
DiSnA!!!MlISS to to
y Man Who MADE
RtItll STORY OF
NIGHTS WILD ORGY
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Ming between 20 and 30 miles IN
hour until ic slowed down for the
curve, Here the cars speed
dropped 10 10 miles.
lie turned the wheel 10 the left
apd the car took the curve. but
whom he turned back 10 right again
tho wheels failed TO respond 10
the steering gear and continued on
the curve across the roadway and
through the rail-. lie threw on the
foot brake when 20 feet away, bu,
the machine failed 10 stop THIS IL
his story Of the mishap
Says He Wasn't Drunk.
lie declared on the stand this
mofnlng. under oath. that the
liquor did not affect him. That he
knew what the exhilaration % In
toxicalion was like. and was post
tive he was not drunk. or even IN
der the Influence OF liquor.
Yet he told the jury that he left
Seattle the first time for George
town at o'clock IN the morning
while the car In reality left be
tween $3.50 end 10 o'clock. AZ
proved BY the statements Of all
other Witnesses.
Starting at First and Cherry al
$3.50 that Wednesday night. lliser
aFaea IN. ear afr.l.lt tAr..s.h -
Georgetown. where they stopped Al
the Horseshoe.
Kept Drinking.
Three drinks took up a half hour
there. aud then they moved on e
Jones place, another roadhouea 9
half block up the street, where
there we're two or three more
rounds. Up TO this time beer had
been the sole drink of all
Another party ~ ehauffeurg and
lady friends" disturbed the party
nj Jones by their rowdiness, and
back they wsnt 20 tie Horseshoe
whore The dancing and music At
tracted them Some danced and
others stayed at the table and or
dered more drinks.
The party deserted the Horse
shoe Tor the time being aud reiarn
"a 70 town. driving 10 garage OF
broadway, where Hlser bought fiv'
gallons OF gasoline and filled the
tank Of the machine, This was a.
midnlght
"ste Let Her Co."
Some wanted 10 so 20 Ballard
now aud Hlaar started the machine
in that direction. On the road they
decided Georgetown VAS a bettei
place after all. and they turnet
back, lie let her go at the TOT
apoAd." Ia the way Christine An
dsrson describes the second ride e
Georgetown.
onee In Georgetown again. tbs
car drew gp In front Of the Horse
shoe and the party rYturped 10 ~
music, dancing and the drinks. th'
men buying turn about and th'
chauffeur always drinking Will
them. Tho Horseshoe grew tire
some and they wepi again 10 Jones
and finahy from Jones to a tAmal'
restaurant next door 10 the y. & A
bar. Here they ate. aandwlchel
and tamalcs and had tao NOR.
rounds Of drinks. brought by tbs
bartender from tho 3. a A. saloon
HiKer seemed 10 realize be had
far more than enough here for hs
drank milk on the first order and
had nothing on the second round.
The first sign Of grey In the
east made the 10Y riders" realize
II was time 10 call II off and only
Winnie Fraxer'H sickness prevented
an immediate return 10 Seattle.
he Couldn't Remember.
HIser vas pinned under the ma
chino when IL turned turtle on the
flats below. lie crawied out. prac
tically uninjured. dragging two Of
the giria with hlm-w which two he
does not remember.
lie strovs franticaily 10 pry the
car over but hs failed. and then hs
cried for help. A policeman AZ this
railroad station and number oi
mon from the station heard the
cry and ran TO the scene.
Hut before they arrived the
gasoline vapor had been lgnited
by the tail light and the flames
were shooting from the car. while
those underneath shrieked for help
This IL the story told this morning
The inquest continued all after.
noon and will not be finished until