The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-15
Some Affidavits With
Reference to the Auto
Ride of j, b. Handlan

State of West Virginia. County OF
Ohio. to-wit:
This day personally appeared be-
fore me. the undersigned authority,
y. d. Handlan. who after being first
duly sworn, on his oath, says:
Sometime last fall had an acct
caused by my automobile coIliding
with a telegraph or telephone pole
while ] was driving at a good rate
of speed toward the City of Wheeling.
ing. W. b. Hilton. in his paper. gave
the matter some attention at that
time. but on Saturday renewed and
elaborated his comments upon this
accident, for the sole purpose of in
Juring noe In my campaign. ] feel
that ! can fairly say that anyone who
knows Mr.. Hilton will concede that
fact. His publication and comments
are false. and the facts OF the case
are as follows:
Somewhere near twelve o'clock on
the evening in question. as was my
custom to do. ] went to one OF the
clubs In thia city. at which a social
function had just been concluded.
and those who were in attendance
were preparing to go home. One OF
the parties. who were apparently all
together and some of whom were
very intimately known TO me and
others not. consisting Of a number
of young married people and a single
Young lady. and with this party Mr.
r.. w. Bremen OF this city. ! was
introduced TO those whom ! did not
know. among whom was the young
lu.l IL. 10. =
party had come I'm their own automo-
bile and ! had taken my car TO the
club, intending to telephone TO the
garage where ] keep 10 to have them
send up and get It. Someone in the
party suggested a short ride out the
Pike before they all went 10 their
homes and II was suggested by some
one land not by MYSELF that Mr..
Bremen and the young lady ride in
my car. TO which I willingly agreed.
We Immediately went TO the car and
all three OF Us got in and drove out
as far as Wheeling Park and turned
around. We had expected that the
other car would follow. but II did not
As | learned afterwards. that after
We had started TIE other parties
changed their minds
After ! had turned my car toward
home. the weather which was threat
ening. became more misty and de-
termined that could get back TO
town before n began 20 rain very
hard and drove my car at pretty
lively clip upon the left side OF tho
National Road In. The mist had be-
logged the windshield TO some eX-
tent and. although ] knew Of the tel
ephOne pole that stands out into the
Pike some distance from the edge OF
the road. ] did not think We were a.
close 10 n az We were ana We ran
into a. The result Of the collision
was that Mr. Bremen was thrown out
Of the car and seriously injured and
N" young lady and myself while
pretty well shaken up. were not hurt
to any extent She and helped Mr.
Bremen 20 a place where q telephone
could be- used (which required n Ions.
slow walk 81 nearly half a miiel and
Doctor VIII Cracraft. Jr. vas immed.
lately called and after very long
wait responded and Immediately took
Mr. Bremcr To the North wheel
INK Hospital A. soon a. could
brought the young lady TO
town and took her TO her home. Mr..
Bremen vas confined In the North
Wheeling Hospital. ~ near ne can
remember. for about ten days or two
weeks. The young lady was not in.
Jured and Within a day or two after
tho accident wrote me a note. regret
ting the accident. stating that 10 was
one Of those things which mlcht oc.
cur 90 anyone. and thanking mo for
my Kindness in seeing 20 &c that she
got 10 her home
These facts can be verified bv many
persons. but I do not feel that DO b.
necessary 70 introduce the names of
innocent people in this purely poIt
heal matter reply to this part Of
the Hilton comments because b. iu.
wolves others Than myself and might
reflect upon them These are The
simple and entire facts of the case.
With respect 10 my own condurt boz
this and all the other matters o..
fcrrcd 10. J leave the public 10 irdrc
Of those matters ly this ono 7 refer
20. J. ~ HANuI.AN
Taken. sworn 10 and auhScrited be
fore me-. This 18Th day of september.
y j.. 1918
LOUIS p. SCHRADER.
Notary Public ~. in and Tor Ono.
COUNTY West Virginia
NV commission expires December
o. 1919