The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-23
CORONER JURY DID
NOT PLACE BLAME
Although Emergency Brake Was
Applied, the Heavy Machine
Skdded and Could Not Be
Stopped-Andrews
Breaks Down.

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The jury impaneled by Coroner
Taylor brought I'm n verdict short
ly after IL Wednesday, in which
tney state IL as their opinion that
MIR. TraylOr came To his death as
result of the accident. The jury,
however, does not place the
blame.
The personnel of the Jury fol-
lows: DIR. William III. Taylor
(coroner), Il. y. Mccarthy (fOre-
mani. j. n. Nunnally, w. \. King,
theodore SpOtt, j. w. Gibbons
and Hamilton White.
The COrOner'S Inquest
The jury began it's deliberations in
the corOner's office in the basement
OF the City Hail at 10 O'Clock.
present at the inquest was Mr.. An
crews, who appeared TO be little more
than a physical wreck. throughout
the proceedings he was in a highly
nervous state. and several times was
Obliged TO leave the room to give way
TO his feelings.
A number of witnesses were exam
1ned' several Of whom were eyewit-
nesses TO the accident.
IN the main the evidence tended to
show that, in witnesses opinion. the
accident was unavoidable, the autoist
DONG everything that lay in his power
70 stop the car before il struck Mr..
Traylor.
Under ordinary climatic conditions.
according to several of the witnesses
the accident could have been avoided
at least without serious results.
Inc smooth asphalt paving was as
smooth and slippery as glass on ac-
count OF the rain and after the
wheels Of the automobile had been
locked, which precaution ordinar ilN,
would have checked its speed within
a couple of lengths Of the car. 'it
"skidded" a distance Of thirty feet or
more after striking Mr. Traylor.
Mr.. Andrews was represented by NJ.
>. Fulton, Of the law firm of Fulton &,
O'Flaherty.
The first witness called was Samuel
Allen, colored. who is employed as
Janitor at the McGill Catholic Union
situated just across the street from
the scene of the accident.
Witness observed the dead man as
he came up Eighth Street.
He looked as If he was either I'M
DER the influence of whiskey or as If
ne was on his way to the river to
jump in" he said.
In answer TO a question, witness
said that the dead man appeared TO be
respondent.
He walked with bowed head" he
added.
Traylor stepped off the curbing at
the southeast corner Of Eighth and
Grace Streets and had taken possibly
two steps when the automobile struck
him. Andrews instantly applied the
brake and did all he could to prevent
striking him. Witness was of the
opinion that Traylor deliberately
threw himself in front of the car.
Skull Was Fractured.
DR.. NJ. II. Tabor. who responded
with the ambulance, told of taking
the injured man 20 the City Hospital.
asked.
Traylor died at 1920 o'clock, as he
was being taken into the institution.
he never regained consciousness after
being struck.
The inferno then described the
wounds. The victims skull was frac-
tured, which injury caused death. The
body bore other evidences of injury.
but of a minor nature and not suffi-
clent in themselves to cause death
Frank V. Saunders, of 16 North
Linden Street, was the last one to en-
gage TraylOr in conversation before
he was killed. According to witness.
Traylor was inclined to be slightly
deaf. Witness did not think Andrews
was exceeding the speed limit.
MIR. Andrews slowed up as he
reached the street car tracks lust west
of the spot where Mr.. Traylor was
struck and few seconds before the
accident" said witness.
lnasmuch as the driver did not have
time TO increase the speed at which
he was going before he struck Tray
Tor, witness was of the opinion that
the car could not have been going
very fast.
Traylor paused as he stepped off
the curbing as if to let the auto pass
then hesitated for the space of