Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-19
CORONER'S JURY
NOW LOCKED Up
Verdict an Killing of Marion
Moy by Chief Moore's Auto
Expected Shortly.

Most of the testimony in todays
session of the inquest before jury
empaneled by Coroner John H. Broe-
mel to investigate the accident in
which Miss Marion Moy. of 339 Wal
nut street, was killed, and Philipo Di
Giogomo was injured by Fire Chief
Paul j. Moore's automobile a week
ago Saturday night. related to the
levers, gears and other mechanism
of the car.
Prosecutor Louis Hood tried to es-
tablish whether or not the car had
run under it's own power after 1t had
struck the second victim, or whether
1t had been pushed from where 1t
'stopped and was confiscated by the
police, in front of the Central M E.
Church, on the other side of the
street.
Only one of many witnesses testi-
fed that he was sure the car had
proceeded under its own power after
it hit Di Giogomo. He was James
Bufford, a friend of the victim, and
he was positive that Isaac l.. VOL
verton. the chauffeur, steered the car
across the Market street track and
up to the curb in front of the
church. Under oss-examination by
Frank e. Bradner, counsel for Mr..
Wolverton and Chief Moore, he adj
mitted, however, that he was too
busy caring for his friend to pay
much attention to, the auto, and as a
matter of fact did not see it even
make a turn across the street.
The Rev. Frank A. Hallock, pastor
of the Congress Street Episcopal
Church, who identified Miss Moy's
body, was the first witness. His tes-
timony related merely to the investi-
cation.
John J. Tighe, a trolley conductor,
of 40 South Seventeenth street, was
one Of the principal witnesses for the
defense. He was standing on the
front platform of westbound car
coming east on Market street, he said,
and as his car neared Mulberry street
he saw the chiefs auto coming along
Market street. He thought 1t was
going about twenty miles an hour.
Suddenly the victim ran out turned
back and ran out again. The left ra-
diator struck him.
having trouble with his brakes" de-
clared Tighe. "He was leaning down,
pulling on them. The siren was going
and the bell was ringing. The acci-
dent happened west of Mulberry
street. The automobile went across
Mulberry street and stopped about
twenty-five feet from the crossing. I
and some others pushed it off the
tracks and across to the Central
church. / noticed that the radiator
was broken"
William B. Graham, superintendent
of the Public Service Railway, who
loaned the police a car to tow the
fire chiefs machine to the First pre-
cinct station and himself got in to
take the wheel of the damaged car,
told the jury that he had not inter
fered with the mechanism He made
no effort to find out whether or not
It could be worked. All he did was
to steer the machine while it was
heing towed
Prosecutor Hood finished up his
end of the case at noon. There were
several more witnesses. all absent,
but the prosecutor was content TO
rest on the evidence put in at Sat-
urday's and today's hearing. He
made no charge to the jury. but in
structed the foreman on what line
to fix the findings. The jury retired
at p. M Neither Chief Moore nor
Mr.. Wolverton were called.