The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
DRIVER WHO KILLED MISS
GIBSON is EX0NERATED
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SlStant prosecutor, ndnuieu tue CaSo
and | have had no report from him
on II. | will be busy today and will
not be able to reach the Hallman case
until Monday. Therefore. cannot
say just now whether he Is TO be
prosecuted or not
Mailman. charged with manslaugh-
ter. is now out on $4,000 bail. His
police court examination is scheduled
to tack place next week.
The first witness was County Physi-
clan Edwin ID. Forbes. He told OF
postmortem showing Miss Gibson had
sustained a fracture OF the skull fpd
many other additional injuries.
Raymond Young, street car con-
ductor, testified that he was running
Trumbull-ave. car on Monday night
and that he stopped. south-bound, Ut
Spruce-st and Trumbull-aye., at 1921.
10 allow two women TO get on. They
got of at the south end OF the car.
walked around the rear end and pro-
ceeded TO the east side OF the street.
He saw an automobile coming along
the east side OF the Trumbull-ave., ap-
preaching his car, going north. As II
got near his car, he said the driver
swerved TO the west side OF the road,
right back of his car, apparently 10
avoid striking the women. He said
he saw Miss Gibson step OF the curb
on the northwest corner OF the street,
then turn TO get out OF the way or
the auto After she turned, he saw
nothing further, his car being In mo-
ton when the fatality occurred.
Cross-examined by Grose. Young
said that the roadway between the
tracks at Spruce-st. and Trumbull-
ave was too narrow to allow two We
hicles TO pass. He said he didn't hear
the driver of the automobile give any
signal as the machine headed to-
wards Miss Gibson. He wouldn't say
feur. Young gave his address as NO.
1908 Trumbull-ave.
Mrs. Annie Douglass. cousin or
Miss Gibson, living at Spruce-st. ard
Trumbull-ave.. testified that she and
her sister-in-law. Mrs. Fred Gibson,
were standing on the corner OF Pine
St, and Trumbull-ave., block south
of where the tragedy occurred, wait
ing for a car, when Hallman's auto
passed. just prior 10 the accident.
She said the auto was going at high
rate of speed, raising a cloud OF dust
and causing her and her sister-in-law
to comment on its pace as II passed
them, at Pine-st. and Trumbuil-ave.
She heard no signal from the automo
bile and didn't see the accident.
Mrs. Fred Gibson corroborated the
testimony given by Mrs. Douglas.
Miss Rosa King, No. 119 Pine-st..
said she was on the northeast corner
of Trumbull-ave. and Sprucest., at
the time of the accident She said
she saw the automobile approaching
at terrific speed, about 4O-miles an
hour. She saw the street car stop,
but didn't see any passengers get on.
She witnessed the striking OF Miss
Gibson by the automobile. The chant
feur, she said applied. the brakes.
She helped to care for Miss Gibson
Immediately after being struck down.
Miss Gibson was going in a direct
easterly direction when the accident
happened. The witness was positive
that no signal was given by the driver
OF the automobile.
On cross examination, Miss King
said the auto made so much noise on
it's approach, that she thought II was
an interurban car. The machine
sweryed across the street at the cor
ner Of Spruce-st. and Trumbull-ave.
but the witness said the driver
couldn't have done so to avoid strik-
ing the women who had alighted from
a street car, as she declared no wom-
en- got off the car. She said two men
got on the car, but no one got of at
the corner where the fatality occurred.
Miss Gibson made no attempt TO get
out Of the autos path. as she didn't
have a chance, witness said. On this
point she contradicted the street car
conductor, who stated that Miss Glib
son started to retrace her steps on
seeing the auto.
Mrs. Sarah Quirk. living at No. 81
Labrosse-st., said she was walking
westward along Spruce-st., near Trum-
bul-ave., about the time OF the acci-
dent. Two ladies. Miss Lucy Hickey
and Miss May Doherty, were with her.
She saw the automobile swerve across
the street Had 1t not done so, II
might have struck her, she said AS
the auto swerved, the witness said,
she exclaimed to her companions:
"Oh, my God, that lady Miss Glib
SOM will be killed."
Miss Gibson was not dead, she said.
when she reached her. The witness
saw no street car on the corner, and
she heard no warning from the auto.
Miss Doherty who was with Mrs Quirk
and Miss Hickey, at Spruce-st. and
Trumbull-ave. when the accident occur
red. said the automobile almost struck
her, as we'll as Mrs. Quirk. A moment
later she saw the auto heading to-
ward Miss Gibson. She was sure Miss
Gibson was going TO be struck and
she turned her head. Then she heard
the impact between the auto and Miss
Gibson. She then rushed to the
scene of the accident and lent what
assistance she could to the victim,
having called doctor. She saw no
street car at the corner.
The members OF the jury are: Hen
nv Lieb, John McMannus. Frank
Kimball. William Thorndell, Almer
H. Chamberlain and Edward Barnett
At IL o'clock court adjourned until