The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-06
PROMINENT FAIRFIELD
 BLACKSMITH, AGED Ii,
 MARRIED IN BROOKL YN
Bridgeport Youth Fined By Judge Wakeman For Reckless Driving
 Takes Appeal.
(By our Special correspondent.)

1 Wakeman in the town court yesterday
 and fined $100 and costs. Through his
 counsel, Attorney Lawrence J. F>inlle- stone he took an appeal to the Septen- 1 Der term of the Common Pleas court
 under bonds of $20O which were fur
 nished by George Mccormack of l Bridgeport
 l Williams driving a Studebaker ma
 chine was in collision at Main and
 Church streets on Sunday June P with l the Pierce-Arrow car of Garret P. i Winants of New York, residing in Fair 1 field for the summer, and driven by 1 George O. Pftztpio of New York. The Studebaker car was thrown about and | upon the top of it's occupants, one of whom, Jack Shepherd of Bridgeport sustained a fracture of the skull and and whose life was dispared of for a considerable time. He is now under the care of physicians at a country
 home in Bethel. George Mccormack a well known Bridgeport~young man, an
 other. occupant sustained a severe
 shaking up which compelled him to rest. In fact the trial of the case was held up until this time because of his condition. Daniel and Gurdon Will
 jams were also in the car but did not
 receive any severe injuries, though the
 former was in the hospital for a week.
 In the Pierce-Arrow car besides Pit ztpio were Miss Doris WinantS and tn e
 chauffeur. None of them were injured.
 Several weeks ago before Judge Wakeman, Pitzipio was found guilty of reckless driving and was fined $100 and
 costs He also took appeal to the higher courts.
 When the case was opened yesterday, Daniel Williams, a youth of Is years,
 pleaded not guilty to the charge of
 reckless driving.
 John Anderson who for many years
 has been a gardener for Samuel Wheeler, was the first witness called by
 the state. He related to the court that
 on Sunday June 22; he was about to
 cross Main street but stopped when he
 saw a machine approaching It was
 the Williams car which he judged was
 travelling about 25smiles an hour. The
 witness was in doubt whether the
 machine slowed up as 1t reached the
 corner of Church street Or not. The witness was positive in his statements
 that the Williams car did not sound
 preached. Questioned by the defense
 he was positive that if a signal was
 sounded he would have heard it.
 Harold Bu1lard, who resides at the
 south east corner Of Main and Church
 streets was on his front porch at the
 time of the accident. His attention was frst attracted when he heard the
 rumblfng of a fast approaching car
 (the Winant's. car) coming from the beach. 'The car was going at such a speed " said witness. that I was in
 terested in ascertaining whether the car would take the turn or go directly
 across. I then noticed black odject
 to my side, the Williams car''. The witness stated that from his position,
 he was sitting at an angle facing
 Main street, the Williams car was
 discernfble about 150 feet from the corner He considered that two sec onds elapsed between the time he saw the Williams car and the time it reached the corner. When maps and
 diagrams were shown giving the ex- act measurements of the roadway, MT. BulIard changed his 15O feet to 70 feet At this point of the proceedings counsel and MT. Bul1ard took out pen Gil and paper figuring how fast the car did go when MT. Bullard gave the time and the distance. MT. -Bullard gave as his figure from 30 to 35 miles per hour. Relative to the sounding of the horn, MT Bullard was not pos tive
 George Mccormack estimated that
 the ear was going 20 to 25 miles, but no more. He was satisfied that the
 horn was sounded as the corner was approached. Referring to the speed of the car, Mir Mccormack stated that the car had slowed down at Benson'S corner as several had a1ighted from
 trolley car. The car was then. running
 on second speed, reduced rate.
 After being struck, how far did you go ?' asked Attorney F'inklestone of wftness'' I went a good distance,
 myself, but I don't know how far the car vent.
 It was while witness Mccormack was giving his testimony that Attor-
 ney William B. Boardman, who is one of the counsel for George O. Pitzipio,
 wedged himself into the proceedings
 by exclaiming to the court that the
 witness was being coached by the Will Hams boys who sat directly to his
 rear. Both young men denied the l charge stating what MT. Boardman had overheard was a few words pas sed between themselves. The court did not heed the attorneys suggestion. while Attorney Finkelstone denied that there was any attempt to effect a miscarriage of justice.
 1 Continuing his testimony, Witness Mccormack explained that when he saw the Winant car bearing down upon them, he shouted to Williams,
 F' Turn Dan, turn" Williams at the same time applied the ibrakes and l made a sharp turn to the right as if to go up Church street. The car was half way across the cross over at the
 time. The Williams car was hit on the
 side between the front wheel and the step. Mr. Mccormack was the only | witness called by the defense.
 At one time while Grand Juror King was delivering his arguments asking for the finding guilty of the accused, Attorney Finklestone added a, few remarks Of correction. This angered Attorney King who exclaimed You're
 not the court It will be some time be-
 fore you will be-" " The feeling is
 quite mutual, I assure you, came l back MT. F1nk1estone.
 In passing judgment, Judge Wake
 man said, ''It is true that the burden
 of proof is put upon the state. the state
 must show beyond doubt that there has been reckless driving. The evi-
 dence shows beyond question that the car was being driven between 20 and 25 miles per hour. The place is in the center of the town and one where more