The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
Responsibility
LEFT To COURTS
Cnroner's Jury Fails to Fix
Direct Blame in Auto
Case
3 TRAYLOR KILLED, Is
EXTENT OF VERDICT
probers Recall Time When Jury
Was Reprimanded for Delving
Too Deep into Similar
Accident.

rreferring 10 lei the court deter
mine the extent OF the responsibility.
the coroners jury returned a verdict
"Wednesday stating merely that
rJunius Nelson Trayior was killed by
an automobile driven by f ;. An
drsws.
Whether the fatal accident, which
occurred at Eighth and Grace streets
Tuesday afternoon, was unavoidable
or not will doubtless he settled In
police court june II. the date set FOR
the trial of MIR. Andrews. who IL
real estate agent residing st TOT West
Main street.
1T WITS ststEt HrrgT trg inquiry Dy
mem ber of the jury that a verdict
+ of unavoidable accident would very
probably have been returned but fer
the fact that the coroRer's jury. which
returned similar verdict when Mrs.
AZ. @. Cartwright. If Goochland
county met death In an automobile
accident at Eleventh and Main streets
last September. was strongly eensur-
ed In police court for attempting TO
settle the case in advance
Speed Important Point.
Coroner Taylor stated after the in
aniry Wednesday that the question OF
speed in connection with the An
drews' case WAS an important one in
his mind and that WAS another reason
why the jury thought IL best 10 re-
turn only simple verdict of killing.
Eight witnesses gave testimony at
the hearing which took place in the
roroners Office In the city hall. Sew
eral of the witnesses were positive
that Mr.. Trayior. who was an aged
Confederate veteran. was under the
inHnenee of intoxicants when the ac-
cldant occurred. Others were not so
positive 3t,Ea this point. One witness
tn0ught Mr. Traylnr was sober at the
time, but he stated that the victims
habits were far from temperate.
Testimony of witnesses also differed
as to the speed at which Mr.. An
drews was driving his machine before
the accident Some said that no an
peared to be going about eight miles
an hour and others thought he was
going about ten miles or faster,
Eight Give Testimony.
Eye witnesses TO the killing were
e. b. Saunders. employe of Phaup's
Undertaking establishment: f. l..
lsrenshaw. 1910 South Turpin street.
sam Allen. coiored sexton at ST.
Peters Catholic church: Annie Par
tsh. servant girl employed at SOS East
Grace street. Others who testified
were A. L. 10th. empioye of the
southern Bell Telephone COMPANY. r.
~ Kidd. ais North Twenty fourth
street: A. l.. Williams, Dr. Tabor. city
ambulance physician.
Members of the ceroner's Jury were.
y Mccarthy. w A. King ]. A.
nunhaiIy, Hamilton White. Theodore
spot, James w. Gibbons
Mr.. M. J. Fulton. of the legal firm
q pF1aherty & Fulton. represented
Ar. Andrews at the hearing.
In Machine Alone
seated alone in his touring car, MIR.
ANDREWS was coming down C;raes
street. reward the Capitol when he
*nddeniy espied MIR. Trayior, about to
sross srace street on his way up Eight
toward Broad. Instantly Mr.. Andrews
ntew dis horn and at the same time
threw ON his emergency brakes. The
street being exceedingly slippery. his
Macnanf, he says skidded along for
some distance. Mr.. Trayior. he saws
nad already passed In front Of the ma
chine but staggered and fell back.
ssriking the front lamp ON the right
s.ae. raiiing heavily 10 the ground,
Mr. Traylor was then showed along
on the ground. he says. for about
forty feet In front Of the machine.
~ hen picked up, the victim of the
hccldent was unconscious and it was
evident 10 those witnessing the aeci.
cert that he could lsve but a short
Tine. he died In the ambulance on his
way to the city hospital.
Detective Bailey on Scene,
Mr Andrews was arrested lrnue-
diafely by City Detective r. @ HALEY
VINO happened 10 be near the scene
q the accident. He was taken tn no.
lice headquarters and there charged
with running into and killing one
Iraylor with his automobile" At thar
Hme the Identity OF the victim was
NOT positively known. While waiting
pe Formally arranged for bail be-
I0re Judge Witt IN the Hastings eourf
Mr.. Andrews broke down and wenf
ae again lost control NJ himself On
neang taken into court Judge Witt
nReu his bond at 81 900 MIR w p
andrews, his brother. becoming surety
Inc victim of the accident was six
E-two years old and "A native OF Anne
- county he was a contractor by
trade. For some years past had been
making out living By doing odd tohs
ABOUT town. He resided In the home
q his brother in law, Mr.. Henry
isoone. bo4 North Seventh street. ana
y ~ presumed that he was enronte
nome Snen he met his death.
Victim Confederate Veteran.
ar. Iraylor was a Confederate vet
sTan. having served In the artillery
- =. si'V wee tie married Miss
Mary Mitchell. Of Richmond. who disS
hIteen years ago. No children were
born 10 the union, =
After the accident. Mr.. Andrews ex-
pressed the wish that re had never
owned an automobile. He said he
could easily have stopped his car II he
TAO had his chains on but they were
broken and had been taken 10 a sbon
g ne repaired Mr.. Andrews has the
Ia
driver and is a good ma rhinist
Funeral services over the body az NJ /
irayaor viii be held THURSDAY with
tnternent In Hollywood.