The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-23

the car 70 pass, and. as il was in the
act OF doing 50, stepped in front of il.
andrews applied the emergency
brakes and appeared to be dom,
SNerything possible TO stop the car
put without avail The car skidded
Tor some distance after the brakes
were applied.
Had Mr.. Traylor not hesitated nj
first. but kept right on. or il he had
heIu MS ground after stopping as IL
10 allow the auto to pass, the accident
might have been avoided" said the
Annie Parrish. colored who 70 ON
ployed at the McGiu Catholic Union
put VINO lives at 317 North Fourth
Street, ala not see Traylor struck but
saw him wedged in under the front
part OF the car Immediately after be-
ing struck. Witness saw the dead man
just before he was struck and remark-
eo 10 friend that he appeared to be
under the influence of whiskey. Ac-
corulng 70 witness, the accident was
unavoidable.
-, Edward B. Kidd. of s1s North
Twenty-fourth Street, who is empIov-
ed as Janitor at the Bellevue School.
heard Andrews sound his horn and
saw Iraylor after he had been struck
put dld not see him when struck. Ac-
COIulhg 10 witness, car was going
STOW. Car "skidded" some distance
after striking TrayIor.
bod -, ,Srenshaw, OF go Turpin Street,
mi1ut TAXED with Traylor only a few
ness was not an eyewitness TO the ac
ciueht, put saw the car after it struck
c Che dead man. Witness did not think
SAT was exceeding speed limit, but did
think ii was going too fast for any-
ero 10 attempt to pass in front of it,
Andrews car was to Traylor.
IN Witness' opinion, the accident was
of HdtEbo e sir OWING 70 slippery condition
marked that he thought all automo-
pies pies vent too fast, no matter how
arthur l.. Williams, of IO3 South
Beech street, was in Murphy's Hotel
anne at, at the time, and heard the
Il was not surprised" he said. cas-
SGjGIbue sl happen in this neighborhood
riosity being aroused, l hurried outside
10 ascertain what the trouble was"
rr miltnes5 bn ola a., not see the car strike
across the street The rear wheels
We're locked and the car was skid
Alfred s. 10th. of 21O West Clay
T tSn was In Murphy's Hotel Annex at
me me IL oiiile, ana his testimony was in the
iams He hurried to the scene ana
heard Andrews .exclaim: Good God.
OetectlVe Sergeant +. G. Bailey who
WAS on the scene shortly after the ac-
s iIent' ana and who who placed Andrews under
aIIest' was the last witness. Accord
ing TO witness, Andrews seemed TO he
EreatIy distressed and deplored the fact
t H5 ne mad ever owned an automobile
ANDREWS was extremely solicitous of
me welfare of Traylor, and offered to
defray ali expenses incidental to his
Gpon the conclusion OF Sergeant
exnieXs, testimony Attorney Fulton
tressed as a result of his narrowing
experience that he begged leave to be
the request eH"'eu
Junius Nelson Traylor. sixty-two
years old, of 504 North Seventh Street
vas STRUCK by an automobile being
driven by Thomas S. Andrews. of 1O7
West Main Street. at Eighth and
Grace Streets shortly after 4 O'clock
yesterday afternoon and almost in
stantly killed.
Mr. Andrews threw on the emer-
gehcy brake just as the machine
struck Mr.. Traylor, but the streets
were slippery and the car slxiddad
ABOUT forty feet, pushing the uncon-
scious form before il, and brought up
side. 'H
Mr. Andrews jumped from the car
anu went TO the assistance of the in
Jured man. Together with Others. he
removed the dying man to place of
safety and then telephoned for the CITY
ambulance. which at the time was sta
TONED at Eighth and Broad Streets
Inc unconscious form was placed in
tne conveyance and removed to the
Ky hospital, but life was extinct be-
lore the institution was reached
An examination showed that the
base of the skull had been fractured
mere were also minor wounds about
the head and face, but none serious
enough in themselves to have caused
death.
Mr.. Andrews surrendered bimse,f
TO Detective Sergeant Bailey. who fol
lowing orders from Headquarters 70
place every automobile owner under
arrest after an accident, took him into
They can tell you I was not resnon-
sible; that I did everything in INV
power to save him." he said The
car skidded. and nothing in the world
could stop it,"
Andrews Breaks Down.
Unable to withstand the strain and
the excitement of killing a man. Mr..
Andrews gave way to his feelings and
broke completely down.
Inc car which he was driving was
a Hudson and had only recently been
purchased. Mr.. Andrews stated short
~ after the accident that he blew his |
norm as he saw Mr.. Traylor crossing |
the street. The latter had Just passed
and the machine was almost by. when
he staggered back and fell into the |
front lamp on the right side Mr..
Andrews says he threw on his emer-
his car to stop. The streets were |
and the machine skidded for |
about forty feet and then swung |
sharply towards the sidewalk, where |
it stopped.
The case was called in the Police |
Court this morning, but. to await the |
of the coroner's jury, it went |
over until Friday morning. The bail |
bond of $1,000, which was allowed |
yesterday by Judge Witt, and which |
was furnished by w. B. Andrews. a |
brother of the accused, was renewed. |
the same bondsman again becoming |
surety.
Mr.. Traylor was Confederate vete-
ran, having served in the artillery SER
vice. He was born in Amelia county
and was contractor by trade. All |
his immediate family are dead, and |
he lived with his brother-in-law.
Henry Boone, who married Mr.. Tray
lor's wife's sister. The funeral will |
be held from Phaup'S undertaking es-
adjustment tomorrow morning at IL |
o'clock. Interment will be in Holly
wood.