The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-06

get away from the poles In the center
OF the street, just In front OF him.
He stated, further that he did not not
Ice any pcrceptible jar OF the machine
at the time and had no idea that he
had struck anything until Mr. Larson
told him that he was afraid they had
struck something At that time, he
said. he stopped his machine almost
still and would have stopped entirely
ana gone back TO see if there was
anything wrong IL Larson had not as
sured him that they had not struck
anything
Caleb Perry. farmer who happened
TO pass the automobile at the Same
time it cOllidod with Faut. said he
heard "swishing' noise, and look
ing quickly in the direction, saw
Faut as he was struck and thrown
under the wheels OF the car I'm a
fixed the speed of the car at twenty
miles an hour Mr.. Perry says he
did not hear the automobile horn. al
though Mr. Howell said he had sound.
cd 1t as he approached the corner
Hughes Saw the Accident
Nj. Il. Hughes, an eyewitness to the
tragedy. testified that he was at the
Cave drug store when the accident
happened. that the automobile was 60
ing at the rate of from 20 to 25 miles
an hour when it struck Mr.. Faut and
killed him. He said:
i saw the machine approach and
at the same instant saw the man
crossing the street with n pair of
shafts in his hands. The man yelled
as loud as he could when the machine
struck him and I heard number OF
people call for the machine 10 stop
after the man was hurled to the
ground Mr.. Faut was thrown in 4
heap when the machine struck him
and the automobile passed over him.
1t was about 100 feet north OF the
intersection of Twenty-third street.
The machine did not slacken its speed.
1t went on toward Twcnty-second
street. The injured man was taken to
Caves drug store where he died.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was resumed
at 2:15, the attendance of spectators
not being as large as at the previous
sessions.
Thomas f, Farr. was recalled and
he testified that since giving his tes-
timony in the forenoon he had visited
the garage and identified the machine.
No, 157. as the one he saw passing
along Washington avenue on the night
OF the accident.
Dr. J. w Pidcock testified that he
waited upon Mr. Faut at the Cave
drug store. Saturday night. He and
DR.. Green examined the injuries OF
the man and found that all the ribs
on each side of the body were brol-
en-, that there was an abrasion on
the bridge of the nose and over the
temple. back of the left ear. and that
the base of the skull had been frac-
tured. The fracture was on the left
side of the head and near the spinal
column.
Saw Machine Run Over Faut.
William Jensen. Il horse trader. said
he was just In front OF the FaiT Feed
store on Washington avenue Saturday
evening when Mr.. Faut was Killed
He testified that he saw Mr.. Faut
crossing the street and that he also
saw the automobile coming towards
him Mr. Faut. the witness said. hast
ened his pace. apparently to get away
from the machine. At this instant
the machine suddenly turned and
crossed from the east to the west
side of the avenue and struck Mr..
Faut, and ran over him. He said
that Mr. Faut was carrying pair OF
shafts aud that he also had a bundle
under one of his arms Mr.. Jensen
said dr. Faut cried out when the ma
chine struck him and that he. the wit
ness, and others called in a loud tone
Of voice, for the men driving the ma
chine to stop. The witness said the
machine did not stop. nor did 1t slack
ell It's speed He said the machine
was going fast. but he could not cs-
innate the rate of speed