Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-26
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
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together: "A Yes, sir 5s*
O. About what time Of the day was
this that you left in the automobile?
A About 3 o'clock. @S#S
Q. Do you know the make of the au-
tomobile that was used on that trip?
A. Yes, sir. 1t was Maxwell. -z
O. Was it a touring car? Two seat
ed? A. Yes, sir.
c. Who drove the automobile on that
trip? A. Mr.. John A. johnson.
@. Did Mrs. Anna Mathilda Carlson
Yes, sir. -s
Q. You may state to this jury, Mr..
Anna Mathilda Carlson met her death.
A. We were approaching a hill off from
grade and part way up the hill it was
car, and while making the change the
car started back down the hill. The car
run possibly not to exceed Is feet when
ing caught between, the rail Of the rear
seat on the automobile and tree.
9. Did this automobile have a top
O. Now, you went north from Will
mar. didn't you? About or 10 miles?
YES 8: s And it is pretty billy thsrs' a.
Q. And you crossed narrow dump?
A. Yes, sir.
climb A9 Steps, as h XH? ala K Yes ye SIR had
O. In trying to climb that hin: do
the automobile on what they call high"
speed? A. Yes, sir. He was.
too steep for the automobile to climb
it on "high?" A. Yes sir.
throw it out Of high into informed
late" or ''low?' A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know if the clutch caught
into in 5rx1o ox 70 t A. N6 it. out of nsN and
Q: Do you know, how the clutch
works on that car? A. Well, I couldn't
say that I am acquainted with it, al
though I know the mechanism.
G. But the car was released then
either into intermediate or "low?'
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And when it was thus released it
commenced to back up? A. Yes, sir.
@. And it had not backed, you say,
over about IS. feet before you run up
against this tree? A. Yes sir.
the road? viii you explain that? A.
should judge it was about 10 feet from
the edge of the grade where the auto
mobile hit the tree.
Q. You mean up the hill or from the
lTOslu "A. ffOlll the Srdue.
Q. Was, there high grade there!
@. And in backing up the car turn
wards? A. 1t turned but a very little
because the grade was SO narrow.
- Q. Ana as it came outside the grade
son car doW npe the mp Mne At VS. In sim o A
though it was moving very slowly, prac.
tically not at all when it tipped over
@: From what you saw, did Mrs
Carlson reach her death by the force OF
tn the = car r.; backins up or was it the weigh
| It was the weight Of the car crushing
her against the tree when it tipped over
O.. Do you know if Mr.. Johnson ap.
piled any brakes when the car com.
menced to go backwards? A. Yes, sir
lie attempted to, at least.
Q. What brake or brakes did he ap
ply? A. The foot brake.
! Q. Are you accustomed to running
automobiles? A. Yes, sir.
Q. III what seat were you sitting al
/ the time that this sad accident was mel
with? A. I was sitting in the front
seat.
A. Yes, sir. ''s '''' - '' 'o''"So"
@. From the experience you have ir
! running cars, did Mr.. Johnson use the
care that he should in such an emer.
He did his best. But the time eva Was -
quick fl ON the time the car started tt
back up until it was tipped over tina
yon couldn't nl6l sea scarcely say word:
didn't realize the car was tipping unit
I was thrown out. I didn't know w
were so near the edge.
Q. The grade you speak of was abou
how wide at that point, would you say
A. I don't believe the grade is NOR
than 10 feet.
n Was tho rood roraa,, ~ +l,o
point? A. No, sir.
@: Now, then how about the heigh
Of that grade where the car tipped? A
Well, don't know how far down tn
you might say-there was a bank of /
feet where you can scarcely stand o
walk up.
@. Is it so abrupt? A. Yes, sir.
@. And the tree was standing out
side Of that? A. The tree comes RICH
up from the foot of this grade.
@. The tree you speak of, about hoy
inches in diameter and I think Their
were two branches from the ground W
Q: What wounds were left on Mrs
Carlson's body on account of bein
tree as you testified to? A. didn'
make any examination. noticed on
bad wound on her arm and the Othe
must b. on her chest and back.
/ ~. 1O" long a1ter the ACCIDENT oil
Mrs. Carlson live? A. I should judg
1 or minutes.
@. SO the death was almost instan
taneous: A. Yes, sir.
@. Are, there any other particular:
Mr.. Douglas, about this accident as t
hSw ae been om at you cou Hohn
more, only that it was impossible for u
two people to get Mrs. Carlson out fror
under the car and the tree and also t
| pn1n M Gnr IenN7 unit n 1y1cf fHo fvxY
of us to help. 1t was impossible for u
to raise the car until got an axe to &c
her out.
@. Mr.. Carlson was also injured q
fastened so he couldn't get released.
@. And was the hand fractured i
any way? A. 1t was badly bruised.
Juror Peterson:
O.. How long time was it betwee
the time that the accident happened a.
ter the.' were pinned in that positio
until they We're finally released? !
Why, it was at least Is or 20 minute
In case of excitement like that it
hard to determine time.
@. Mrs. Carlson was dead at the tin
when she was released? A. Yes, sir.
Juror Hanscom:
@. Was this on a straight road?
Yes, sir. -.
Mr.. c. w. Carlson was called to te
tify but on his request was excuse
from SO doing.
A. A. Anderson, being duly sworn a.
cording to law, said: A.z
@. Mr.. Anderson, you are the propr
|etor of the Anderson Land Co., that hi
been testified to as showing lands
Mr.. Carlson yesterday in company wit
Mr.. w. G.. Douglas and Mr.. Carlson
wife? A. Yes, sir. :
@. You own the automobile that W:
used upon that trip. A. Yes, sir. TIL,
lis the company owns 1t.
@. Have you been running that a.
ltOmObile yourself? A, Yes, sir.