The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-03

mobile was being carefully driven and
that DIR. Harrison was using more
| than usual precaution.
The automobile was being slowly
driven. but less than two yards inter-
vened when the lad ran into its path.
making IL impossible 10 stop in time.
The machine was moving so slow that
the front wheel did not pass entirely
over the boys body. so that he was
pinned down and could only be re-
I moved by passing the machine over
the rest Of the body.
AT DR.. Harrison's request, he was
allowed to make q statement under
/ oath. He was informed by Coroner
Taylor that he is not required to tes-
tify, but stated that he preferred do
ing so.
This is a very distressing affair to
me- he stated, and / wish every
thing to be known. 1t is a hard mat
ter for three people to see an acct
dent in the same way"
He stated that he had stopped his
car at Elba Station, having come out
OF the side street into Broad. and
took the left side Of the street TO
avoid four electric cars. The car was
on second speed and was going be-
tween five and eight miles an hour.
his opinion being about five miles an
hour.
The train and four electric cars be-
ing well lighted made this part of
the street very light, and owing TO
the passenger train standing on the
Sidlng, he was using extra caution.
Tor iear someone might step or the
train in front of the automobile.
Suddenly saw a young boy run
ming to the right of me. as L thought,
after wagon. He was not more than
ten teet away, and not in front of
me, yet I applied the brakes gently.
and at the same time yelled to the
boy. At this time he turned and ran
directly in front OF the machine. still
waving his hand and looking to the
right at someone or something. and
ran INTO the automobile, striking the
left-hand dash over the front wheel
He was knocked down, the front
wheel passing over his body.
L felt the automobile go upon his
pouy, ana could have stopped il there.
but knowing this meant instant
oeath' allowed the machine to go on
ABOUT SIX inches. clearing the body.
l mention this to show that L had
perfect control of the machine at ali
times"
DR.. Harrison said he realized the
boy was severely injured and waited
a moment to see if he would recover.
When ne pulled him from under the
car he was conscious and told him his
I name and who his father was and
where they lived.
He sent for the. boys father and
went with him TO his home the father
carrying the boy. He rendered medj-
cal attention until the family could
get their own physician. He accom-
panied him TO the Virginia HOSPITAL
ana was present at the operation
Hiram Ballard was the first witness
heard. He stated that he lives at Ash
land and was sitting i'm one OF the
coaches Of the accommodation train
about 10 leave Elba Station. He saw
an automobile going west, operated o.,
Or. Nirginius w. Harrison, with no 9th.
er person in il, and was travelling
steady at q very slow pace As the
automObl1e was passing by the window
l notlceu a boy running towards the
car with MS attention directed to "a
wagon, with his head turned and wav-
ing ms hand apparently towards the
1 saw the boys danger and called a.
loudly as / could TO him. but he ran
| directly TO the car, striking the car
was knocked down, and the fore wheel
passed over his body. 1 heard someone
else call a warning to the bov and
thought n was DR. Harrison
The boy seemed TO appear suddenly
IN front OF the car and only about six
stop the car, but the distance was too
short. 1 left the railway car immedi-
bile Or. Harrison was getting the child
sisted him.
In reply to a question from the Coro-
ner, Mr. ballard stated that in his opin-
ion, Or. Harrison should be eNonerateG
entirely. He tsated that he detests au-
tomo btles having recently had two mar
row escapes, but his attention was at
tracted by the admirable manner in
which this machine was being driven.
william James LYMAN, a boy six
teen years or age. living 412 West
Marshall Street, was companion Of
young iSratman.- who had been with a
number OF other boys playing football
/ YOUNG Bratman had just left his COM
| panion on street car at Elba and was
running down Broad Street waving his
/ hand back at. the boys on the street
car when the accident occurred.
Beverly G. Gates, Of AZ East Mar
| shall another OF the boys, who had been
playing football and was returning on
| the car, saw the accident and gave
practically the same account as young
/ LYMAN. He stated. in addition, that
young Fratman was running and not
| looking u the auto and ran into the
/ machine.
DR. Marvin f. Nuckols, of S24 West
! Grace, who was called in to attend the
/ child, testified as to the injuries re-
/ ceived lie stated that the immediate
| cause Of death was hemOrrhage caused
! by ruptured liver.
! There were no outward marks on the
/ body, except some snght abrasion on
| the chin. No broken ribs or outward
indications Of injury. He was conscious
/ only part Of the time and apparently
/ suffered little, II any, pain
JACK JOHNSON DEFENDANT IN