Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-07
THE BENWARE CASE.
More Testimony for the sfnte intro
dtced Thursdpv In county Court.

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center OF the street Tho machine did not
| appear to sacken speed before 1t
stopped. When II stopped II stopped sud
denly. Ho thought the machine gave
| two Jumps, hrSt sNerYirE 10 the west ana
then to the east.
Chief OF Police P. j. Russell was tho
next witness He testified that he first
learned the number or henWare car
from stranger who visited the police
Once the Following morning re sent
| an officer to the Van Ness House VINO
returned with BenWare. BenwaTe then
stated that the car was going about u
miles an hour and the witness theh
asked him why he had not reported the
| matter. Mr.. Benware answered that ne
did not know why. MT. Benwafe also
| stated that he had been repairing ue
machine during the day. Witness stated
| that he did not remember asking Ken
ware how the accident happened or that
| ne told nm ne was UNDER arrest WIZ
ness said that ne tod the respondent mat
! he was not Obliged TO ten anything II ne
did not wish TO-
Emma Lawrence employed as tahle
Siii AT the Van Ness House, stated that
on the night OF the accident she was
standing IN 'front.' OF the CasAiiidn pIocN
on College street. she saw an autononiie
| and heard IA crash ana saw hoy belhE
carried to the sidewalk She stated tHat
the automobiie was gong last ana mat
she became so frightened following the
accident that she didn't remember much
what happened.
| In the afternoon Luther RchardSoh'
| employed at the Van Ness House garage
| teftliled mat ne roue IN tHe autoilob!'e
| with the respondent on the night OF the
accident lie 'estlhed mat he 'housht
the car was gong ABOUT u miles
an hour' lie notlced thc BOY on the ni-
cycle Just as the car reached the south
! crossing or college street. Inc boy was
| quite little ways up college street ana
| appcafed 10 be gong as IaSt as the auto
ihonlle' The street was comparatively clear
when the machine hit the boy. ArriV,nS
| at College street, the witness teSt!iled
that Mr. BenWare' noticing the boy APP
| lroachinS on bicycle steered the car 10
| the west curhing, while the man ON the
! blcNcIe was AiS-2aINlA% ana apparently
| Ioslng cohtro! or ms wheel tie tesuhed
| mat the BOY ran mo the car witness
thought that the boy was struck IN the
| mp by the right forward in0d guard ny
did not think the machlne Jumped ron
| the ground when it hit the man, nor did