The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-20
ACCIDENT ON STATE
BRIDGE 1911 RECALLED
WILCOX GOES TO LAW TO RE-
COVER $4,000 FROM WINFRED
MUMFORD.
Case Went to Jury Thursday
Evidence Given to Show Mumford
Was Not Driving the Car.

Evidence Given to Show Mumford
Was Not Driving the Car.
The case of Reuel Wilcox VS.. Win
fred Mumford, action in trespass,
was taken up Thursday morning and
was finished all but the judges
charge to the jury before noon. At
torneys Iloff and Garratt represent
ed the plaintiff and Mumford &
Mumford represented the defendant.
The plaintiff claimed that on Aug.
16, 1911, about six o'clock in the
afternoon the defendant with an au-
tomobile negligently and carelessly
ran into and damaged the plaintiffs
team and wagon, throwing him to the
ground from which fall he sustained
personal injuries. The total damage
claimed was $4,000.
Reuel Wilcox was the first witness
called and testified that the automo-
bile that ran into his team on the
State bridge was driven by Winfred
Mumford and that it seemed to have
been out of control. He said that
the machine was going at the rate of
80 to 80 miles an hour and was light
colored. without any toot of horn
or any other kind of warning the car
had run into his horses while on the
bridge and threw one of them COM
pletely over the other so that it fell
on it's side. The mares were per-
manently injured. One was valued at
$500 and the other at $500. The
wagon and harness was also dam
aged. He said that he was on the
right hand side of the bridge when
the auto crashed into him. He also
stated that there were two men in
the car.
DR.. F. w. Powell was called and
testified that he had attended Will
cox that day and for several times
after that day. He testified to the
extent of the injuries received by
Wilcox.
John Deming, James Wilcox and
Fred Giehrer, all witnesses to the ac-
cident, testified that it was a light
| colored car and was occupied by two
men. The first two witnesses said
that Mumford was driving the car
and that it seemed to be out of con-
troll when it crashed into the team
of horses on the bridge. There were
no other teams on the bridge at the
time.
The defense was that Winfred
Mumford was not driving the car and
did not own it or have anything to
do with it at the time of the acci-
dent.
Winfred Mumford testified that the
car had started from the offices of
the Consolidated Telephone company
that afternoon and went up Church
street and turned at Twelfth and
from there onto the bridge. There
they ran into the team. He said that
the car was Brush, 1911 Model
| and left drive. The car was a dark
colored car and Mr.. Thomas Gallagh-
er was driving. He said that he was
standing on the running board of
the car and had nothing to do with
running it. He said that the car be-
longed to the Consolidated Tele-
phone company. Edward Doney and
John Cautield were also in the car.
Thomas Gallagher testified that he
| drove the car and substantiated the
! evidence of Mumford.
John Caufeld also testified to
these facts and Edward Doney testi-
fed that Gallagher had been driving
the car and that its color was black
The case closed about half-past elev-
en- o'clock and the attorneys on both
sides made their arguments to the
| jury before court adjourned at 12
o'clock.