The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-26

fifteen miles an hour.
Miss Mack of North Bennington,
who was one of the thirteen passen-
gers of the car swore that she heard
neither warning signal given by the
motorman, nor felt any slackening of
the speed of the car before the crash.
She was excused without cross-ex-
animation.
Miss Flatley one of the occupants
Of the wrecked auto" at the time of
the accident, still showing the effects
Of the severe shaking up she got, was
next sworn. She testified to leaving
Bennington for Troy about $3.50 a. m.
on Memorial morning. The ride was
continued to Mechanicyille, New
York. The return trip found the par
! ty on the outskirts of North Benning-
ton about five o'clock in the after
noon in a disabled machine. 1t was
necessary to telephone to Bennington
for a new machine which arrived in
charge of Mr.. Newton about $3.50 p.
m. The party consisting Of Henry G..
Knapp, Miss Knapp, Miss Mcguire
and herself were placed in the sec
ond machine and started for home.
AS it was raining hard the curtains
were closely drawn and 1t was not
possible for her to distinguish any
thing except when looking straight
ahead. She heard no signals. Sud-
denly there was a crash. Later she
found herself In gypsy camp where
she had been taken with a broken
collar bone and several bruises and
strains. President Redmond used
his persuasive powers with the wit
ness to determine the rate of speed
at which the machine was running
The witness coyly parted the light
thrusts OF the inquisitor.
At this junction Attorney MeagheI
called Engineer Middleton to tht
stand for the purpose Of identifying
and explaining a sketch which hat
been made of the ground contiguous
to the site of the accident II seems
that the machine must have beef
carried by the car for a distance of 81
feet before 1t was deposited alongside
the trolley pole, and that the car con
tinued on for a distance of nearl,
/, two hundred feet before II was final
ly stopped.
Mr.. Stolliker, the chauffeur who hal
. driven the party until the first ma
chine gave out at North Bennington
= now took the stond. He tried har
Il to show that a driver had difficult
J, in seeing to the right at this crossin
as his attention is concentrated o
i great upward movements in the worl
. the road to the left to avoid acc
+ dents. He considered Mr.. Newton
II prudent, careful driver, never run
ming more than twelve miles a
!, hour. His memory seemed to be ba
y when questions referring to accident
> were propounded.
u Mr.. Green, superintendent OF n
y road asked TO be sworn. With u
~ aid of photographs he showed u
- conditions after the wreck. 4
o swore that after carefully examinlr
~ between the rails he could find l
Il trace OF the automobile tracks. I
g found glass and other debris on Il
ie north side OF the road but nothing b
" tween the rails. IL was not possib
e to distinguish any gouges in q
III gravel as the space between the raj
o. at this point is paved with cobb
h' stones. He admitted that the Il
nc showed abrasions. but he declined
express any opinion on the cause.
Oh IL came out at this point that the
ne were chain guards attached to Z
as rear wheels and that the machi
IN carried a wind shield. He offered
ed evidence testimony to prove III
NJ from the crossing one can see IL
Is feet, and that from the bridge to I
IT. trolley track there is an unobstruct
IS view OF more than 700 feet.
IN The hearing will be continued at
time agreeable to counsel for be
ar sides. Attorney Meagher was I
cd able 10 produce any other witness
in' today for the reason that the injur
ne have not progressed towards cow
en- escence sufficiently to testify. An
NJ. stract OF the further testimony v
Oh be transmitted to the Railroad Co
ee mission before any decision will
OF handed down. Hearing adjourned