The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04

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i tlty jumped to his death, and that II
those who arc supposed to have jump
ed from their seats had remained still
no ono would have been Killed. Jor
dan gave II ms his opinion that the
accident was unavoidable. This opin.
Ion. however, failed thoroughly to sat.
1sfy the Jury, Judging by the verdict
Mr.. McfSissici<'a Stntcmcnt.
Tho first witness was Mr.. Mc1lissicls
who had prepared written statement
which was handed In and admitted as
part OF tho evidence. The statement
follows:
II wish to emphntically deny at tho
outset that had anything to do with
amy vino supper OIL Thursday night
or that had any knowledge of it an
I'll read the paper on the following
morning. AbouU fifteen minutes OF IL
on Thursday night left work. In.
tending to go home directly. met, OH
Main Street, between Ninth and Tenth
Streets, Mr.. e. S. Burwell whom ]
had known for some time, and with
whom / was in school. Invited by Mr.
Burwell to take a ride with him In his
machine. accepted, and. shortly af!er
midnight, HIS car started off, ahead Of
another car which contained a number
of gentlemen some Of whom met
fore.
1--WE proceeded ahead OF the other
car. Mr.. Burwell driving. Mr.. Ross sit
ting beside him. while sat on the
floor of tho machine with my feet on
the step. We were overtiken by the
other car before we left the city lin.
Its. When both cars reached the be-
ginning Of the good road part of the
Cary Street Road. there was a race
between the cars. which did not con-
tinue all OF the way. Both cars stop
ped at the forks of the road near the
Country Club.
Dnzcd With Tcnr.
"At Rio Vista we then came pncx.
nothing having been said about racing.
Mr.. Burwell's car was ahead After
awhile. Mr.. Burwell's car took a path
very close to the side of the road, and
he swerved II back toward the better
part of the rond AS he did 1t. the
other car smashed into us. the two
cars striking at an angle.
II had no idea the other car was so
close behind ours was completely
dazed with fear, and remember nothing
except that our car seemed to skid half
way around When 1t had nearly stop
ped. jumped to the ground. saw
the other car several yards ahead. I
thought somebody might be injured.
] looked and saw a man lying over
in the drain. HIS face was bloody, but
IN the dim light that was all I could
tell about him.
II called the men In the other car
to come and gee him. and they came
to where the man was. They disputed.
1t seems to me. that he was an occu-
pant of their car. protesting that Hol-
lingsworth was the man. They were
so positive about this that ! set out to
find Mr.. Hollingsworth found him
not very far away. He was bloody In
the face. but was breathing stereori"
ously, and thought him the least hurt
OF the two. ] stayed by him until the
first man was put in the machine. and
then 1 helped put Hollingsworth IN.
THE car which contained this man
WAS the first to get away. We fol-
lowed. but the other car was COINS
at great speed. and 1t was soon lost to
our sight
Able to Control Car.
Replying to the query. Mr. McKis-
sick said that the car was going
rapidly. but that. not being familiar
with automobiles. he could not judge
at what speed Ten miles might seem
very fast to me-" he said. Then Coro-
ner Taylor asked him the direct guess
ton. II Burwell were drunk at the
MIR. Burwell had been drinking" tina
witness replied. but not to such an
extent as not to be capable of con-
trolling the car. / did not see MIN
drink. and he was not boisterous. He
was capable of controlling the car"
He was unable to tell exactly how
the accident happened, but supposed
that it was because the car he was
In skidded on account of the muddi,
ness Of the road, He did not thirl; that
Burwell was to blame. NIcKissick
though only a witness. was repre-
sented by Thomas P. Bryan. George
Wise represented Jordan, and L. o
WendenburE represented Burwell. Mono
Of the lawyers. however, had much to
say, as according to Coroner Taylor,
stnquests arc of not much eft ut in
trial proceedings. The main difference,
lms q side remark 0f
Mr.. Wendenburgs. being that, in
coroner's inquest the truth is sought
Tor. whereas in a trial every effort is
made to suppress the truth.
Thought Speed High.
]. w. Currie. OF Fayetteville, N. c.,
who had been passenger In the car
from which Deputy met his death, was
the n,xt winners. He said that he left
Gilberts Hotel at 11:45 o'clock and
who invited him to take q ride. He
was introduced to Jordan, But Captain
Hollingsworth was the only man hu
knew.
Coming back. he said that the front
car termed to i{re left, which caused
The collision.... Iia said that the speed
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