The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-27
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County Attorney Job p. Lyon Issued
p complaint against Rasmus Johnson
Thursday afternoon. charging him with
involuntary manslauGhter. after the YER
dict OF the coroner's jury had been re-
turned TO him. This is the first com
plant ever issued in this county follow
ing an auto accident He will be ar
raisned before Judge Bowman Friday
morning al 10 o'clock. at which time his
preliminary hearing, according to AS
sistant County Attorney Bowman. will be
set for about June "A. He was released
from the city jail Thursday night at
o clock on $1,000 bail, which amount was
fixed earlier in the evening by Judge Bow
man,
The funeral of Mrs. Hanson will be
held from the Second ward chapel Fri
day afternoon at = o'clock, with inter-
ment in the City cemetery. Friends are
invited TO attend.
Additional Testimony.
Ralph H. Armstrong. the druggist, tcs-
tIlod Thursday morning that none OF the
men in the machine was under the inhn-
encc oi liquor at the time of the acc!-
dent: that he knew nothing about an
automobile and could not say whether
the brakes had been applied or not, but
that the machine had been brought TO
Austen Stayncr. S24 Tempest avenue,
aud Harry Bowdsh 13i9 South Tenth
East street. testified 10 practically the
same points. Walton Champion, 800
Prince ton avenue. testified that he was
In the front scat with Johnson: that he
did not look 10 see who got on the street
car; but that he saw woman and
girl standing near the crossing when the
machine was ten feet away, that the
woman started to run just before the
ma chine struck her and that he did not
know lust how fast the machine was
going. but that ii was quickly stopped.
The Jury then took the Liberty park
car and went 10 the scene OF the acci-
dent. There the testimony or &. II. Bur
ritt an automobile speed expert, was
taken He gave n demonstration with an
automobile travelling twenty miles per
hour and showed that by applying all
possible means 10 stop the ear II could
he stopped in about Atty feet. The jury
then returned and submitted its find
inGs.
Mr.. CarlQuist Objects.
G. A. Carlqust OF the firm or Burt &
Carlduist. which employs Johnson. came
10 The Tribune office Thursday morning
and branded the statement appearing in
The Tribune that the Johnson boy treated
tho Coroners inquest in spirit OF leNttS
and laughed when answering the dues-
lions of Assistant County Attorney Bow
man as an untruth To n representative
of The Tribune Mr.. Carlquist admitted.
later. however. that during the time when
the boz was laughing he, CarlqulSt. had
been using the telephone and was not
sure as TO whether the boy had laughed
or not. Assistant County Attorney Bow
rlan was asked IL he remembered the
incident and stated that he positively
did remember II and that he received the
impression that Johnson was treating the
inquest In very light manner Consta-
HE Peter Hansen was asked IL he re-
lncrnbered the Incident. and he was also
positive that the hoy had laughed.
While the coroner's jury was arriving
Johnson, b.. their strained. facetious jegts
roga riding the accident, caused the ire Of
Constable Hansen 10 rise. and he told
them i'm no uncertain manner that thcr.
were two sides TO the story Of the killing
OF the woman.