The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-10
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the front car, while the others attend
ed to Deputy. who was then dead.
ROSS on the Stnnd.
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the front car, while the others attend
ed to Deputy. who was then dead.
ROSS ON the Stnnd.
The testimony of ROSS was the sams
as to the accident. He said he had
been with Burwell since o'clock OF
the night the accident occurred, and
that the party had been at the jefer-
son Hotel, at Rueger's and at tho COM
,nercial Hotel. He, Hollingswortn ana
Deputy had drink at the Jefferson,
but he could not remember whether
Burwell had Joined them then. He
drank beer while the others drank
whiskey. There were six in the party
at Ruegcr's: himself Hollingsworth,
Deputy. Or. r. III. Talbot, Burwell and
Jordan, where they had supper, at
which two quart bottles of champagne
were served. He said that he kne"
nothing about the agreement to race,
and he didn't know that there was
race. He was unable to tell OF the
speed OF the two cars, even approx
mately. though he admitted that they
went faster than ne could walk, prob.
ably as much as FIVE miles an hour
Mr.. Mathews tried to draw from MIN
further idea as to the approximate
speed OF the machines, but ever rs the
question was put to him, Ross replied
that he couldn't tell about the speed
and didn't know Then came his story
OF the accident, which agreed, IN us
details, with that told by McKiss'ck
j. w. Currie. OF Fayetteville, N. c..
who met the party on the street soon
after he left Gilbert's Hotel at ll:Ao
o'clock, and was invited to join IT ny
Colonel Hollingsworth, said he was not
conscious of speeding. and he was uh-
able to say whether the cars exceedea
twenty miles an hour. He said 'thsy
were going pretty peart," and at
good, swift gait" but he could not
express his ideas OF speed in approx
mate figures They all stalled "hen ~
came down to figures. He ad5n'l. .,'
however. that he had stated before .he
coroner's Jury that he supposed taeS
were going at a rate between twenty :
fve and Atty miles an hour" with en- en-
phasis on the word supposed.
Thought Burwell Drunk.
Bicycle Policeman Palmer, /" ae
Richmond force. was called. nc ma. ;.
the arrests. taking Jordan at Bennett
,nder,akinp rooms, where Deputy's
body was sent, and arrest!ng Buf"eil
NJ. the Jefferson Hotel He said ina
Jordan told him that he had been rae
ing. He examined the car, ana louno
the left door torn off the hinges, ,he
right guard bent and the uphoisteFits
in the rear seat pushed up.
Mr.. Mathews asked him as TO the
circumstances of BurwelIs arrest ana
as TO the latter's condition. the otti-
Ger answered that he found Bur"eii IN
the reclining room connected with Tue
Turkish baths. and that he was In a
s.upor. He thought Burwell was
drunk and decided to wait until he
was IN better condition TO recognize
itp NJ ha
County Constable Burch was called,
bu. he knew nothing more than the
testimony he had heard at the coro-
ner's inquest.
!. remained for Constable Bendai1
10 he the star witness, and about HIN
the lawyers wrangled, as If. one law
yer said. II were a political meeting
He told OF examining the ground at
ter the accident. and OF fnding that
tree had been struck and that ceda'
post and a letterbox post had beer
knocked down.
He said that the front car kept &
straight line for $50 feet, and Their
turned suddenly 10 the left, and tina
the second car slid is5 feet.
Posts Knocked Down.
From what he saw on the sfounf
he was able to swear that the cars
were running at a rate of more thar
eighteen miles an hour The fac' thai
the posts had been knocked Iown also
Indicated. to his mind, illegal speed
There was much irrelevant question
Ing. and MISUNDERSTANDING. and talk OF
what weight hammer it would AXE te
knock down the much discussed posts
Of whether they were rotten, anc
whether or not the swinging door OF
the leading automobile would no, have
broken them.
There was deal OF switching an'