The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-26
AUTOS TRAIL OF BLOOD
IN SALT LAKE STREETS
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other vehicles said Mayor Bransford
yet the pedestrian has no right of
way over these conveyances and COM
mon carriers There are many pedes-
TRANS who contribute TO accidents, lust
as there are drivers of automobiles
who are careless and some of fhe ieek-
less
The bicycle rider is another reckless
individual in some cases. 1 have seen
some of them urn in front of automo-
blles in utter disregard for their own
safety, and yet were they run over the
blame would be shifted to the shoulder
Of the auto driver.
Conditions in regard to the street
traffic are to be changed. We are GO
ing 10 have an ordinance which will
provide for the checking ST viOlatOrS of
the rules Of the road and speed which
will be enforced to the letter
For some reason the police have
been unable to get convictions in the
courts in cases where persons have
been arrested for speed violations"
Inquest Over killing.
Following the arrest of Erastus
johnson, chauffeur for Burt & Carl
quist, for running down and killing
Mrs. Pauline Olsen Hansen, at Seventh
South and Fifth East streets, Tuesday
night, a cOrOner's jury was impaneled
yesterday by Justice Stanley A Hanks,
acting coroner.
In his testimony Johnson admitted
that he had driven an automobile down
ruth East street, but he claimed that
Mrs Hansen was dressed in clothing Of
such color that he could not see her,
even under a street light before he
could stop the car He explained to
the jury that he released the speed
clutch the moment he found that he
was running into q woman and at
tempted 20 dodge her by taking
chances OF running into a curb.
Johnson stated that he was accom-
panied in the car at the time of the ac-
cident by A Krummel, S15 East Second
South street, Ralph Armstrong, 1879
Tenth East street and Walter Cromp-
ton, $50 Princeton avenue. These were
all IN attendance in the court room of
Justice of the Peace Stanley a. Hanks
during the hearing. They will be called
upon today to furnish testimony.
In addition to Mr.. Johnson yesterday
afternoon A NJ Rice, 127 East First
South street, was called upon to give
testimony upon the death of Mrs. Han
SEN Rice stated that he had been a pas
senger on the same car as Mrs. Hansen
and had left the car at Fifth East and
Seventh South streets when she did. He
said that he saw the woman attempt to
dodge the car and become caught by
IT as the chauffeur was trying to drive
around her.
DR.. Warren Benjamin who attended
the woman Immediately after she had
been killed also testified.
View the Body.
When the coroner's jury had heard
the testimony of Johnson and Rice it
thought It eXDedient to rest until q
thorough examination could be made Of
the body of Mrs Hansen. An adjourn
ment was taken from the office of the
coroner to that Of The mortuary of the
underta king firm Of S NJ fFavIOr There
the jurors examined the body OF the
woman and adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning when the examination
will be continued.
The jury hearing the case consists Of
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Thompson.
Armstrong; Statement.
In behalf Of himself and the young
men who were IN the automobile, other