Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-30

There was a session of seven hours duration of the Third district court, Friday, Judge Oliver H. Williams, in hearing the cases of Charles $. Tay- Tor and Roy G. Ames against George Davidson, both eases being tried joint ly. with Rathbun E. Dixon for plain tiffs, and Albert B. Crafts for defend- ant. The cases are the outcome of a collision in Spruce street on the night of June 27, when an automobile owned by defendant and at that time operat- ed by his son Harry, collided with a night soil cart owned by Ames and upon which both plaintiffs were riding. The plaintiffs seek to recover damages of $500 each from the defendant as owner of the machine. he being respon- sfble for the proper operation al though he was not in the automobile at the time of collision.
 Charles P Taylor testified that at the time of the mishap the soil cart was on the right hand side of the road, close to the curbing. It was about 10.45 o'clock and the night was fairly clear and the street lights were burn ing He saw the auto as it turned in- to Spruce street from Granite. the sidelights were burning but no head lights. The auto struck the cart head on. on the right side, right back of the forward wheel. He said the au- tonobile was going at the rate of p miles an hour at the time. The wit ness was thrown to the sidewalk with considerable force and was severely bruised and shaken up. He said that just after the accident Harry David son declared the first seen of the team was when it was struck. There were two other men in the automobile with Harry Davidson and as d whole they were in fairly good condition, but he could smell intoxicating liquor from Harry. The pole and corner of the cart were broken, the horses freed. harness torn apart and the cart put out of business Witness went to the office of Dr. Samuel C. Webster for treatment and was unable to do any work for two weeks after the accident and worked only parts of the two fol- lowing weeks, owing to his injuries.
 Mir. Taylor further testified that the automobile came up the street for a short distance on the right hand side of the road and then swerved suddenly across the road and struck the cart
 Dr. Webster testified that he re- ceived an office call from MT. Taylos on the night of the accident and gave him treatments There were local bruises and general nervousness. The doctor gave MT. Taylor attention on three different occasions.
 SC0I 0Wa1iig PftiSiPGi t'O Westerly high school, who was sitting sn his piazza on the night of the ac cfdent testified that he saw the auto just besore the collision speeding at the rate of about thirty miles an hour. He saw the automobile leave the right hand side of the road near the turn in the street and go ill a diagonal direction and collide with the soil wagon. which was on the extreme right of the highway.
 Deputy Chief Thomas E. Brown tes- tifiee that he was called to the scene and when he arrived the soil cart had been moved to the left side of the street. Harry Davidson. John Geary and Henry Lara bee had been thrown from the automobile. The witness gave special attention to Larrabee who appeared to be unconscious.
 George Davidson, the defendant, was called as witness by counsel for plain tiYs. He said he owned the ear that was in the mtshap, and that his son Harry was free to use the car when ever he pleased ard without special permission. Both he and his son are