The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-02

happened thereafter, for he was crazed with grief.
 On the cross-eXamination con ducted by Louis RhOton. as counsel for the father of the little girl, MT. | Ilorner admitted frankly that he saw the little girl in the street ahead, but thought she would clear the car easily. She was walking diagonally, and seemed to have plenty of time. l He said he never sounded any gong.
 The jury was composed of George Harvey, Wayne Moore, $. Clement, l Will Hall, Bob Collie, Tom Ashcroft, Claude Brooks, J. R. Weir, Robert [ Wilson, Walter Warwick, Clarence Spencer, Ed Hardin, Floyd Castle.
 The verdict of the jury was unani- nous. There was no intention of having the jury composed Of thirteen men, but some who had been sum moned did not appear, and Coroner Dr. Randolph did not wait for them
 While the jury was deliberating over the case the brother of the little J girls father, George Barnes, in com pany with Attorney Rhoton, spoke to Horner, assuring him that the report in circulation that either himself or l his brother intended to personally avenge the death of the little girl was untrue. gIorner grasped the hand of the man stoutly and assured him that nothing in the world would have been further from him than to have harmed a child. He said he wanted to see the father and mother of the child and assure them also of his feeling of sympathy towards them in the matter.
 That a civil action will follow is considered most likely. Attorney Rhoton appeared for the family of the dead little girl, and examined the witnesses closely as to the street not | having other vehicles on it at the time, and also of the fact that no gong was sounded. On the points of speed the witnesses were examined also, and the testimony bears no con flict on any of these points. The street was not congested, there was no gong sounded but also Homer was going at very moderate rate of speed all of which leaves Ahc de- duction that the child started to cross the street ahead of the ear, be- came excited probably turned, and hesitated just long enough to be struck by the left wheel of the car.
 The witnesses examined were Dr. Merritt, Nose Holman, Nepolian kHIoward, Dave Ruffin, Mrs. Anna kPratz, Gilbert North, Miss Benne Hall, Mrs, Wilson, Charles Juneau, Claudio Black, Mrs. R. l.. Jordan, Will Vale, w. J. Clapp, c. J. Iiorner and Houston Emery.
 Few of the witnesses saw the acci- fdent. Most of them had their atten- tion called when the screaming be- gan. Nose Holman, driver of a gro cery wagon, was the best witness. lie was driving his wagon out Nal vern avenue. Horner was coming to- wards the city. He saw the little ] girl, but not until she was almost hit | by the car. He said he saw her wheel, and make one step, and the car struck her. "rhe car was going | just about as fast as a horse trots," ! testified Holman. He saw the little ! form under the wheels, and he jumped from his wagon and ran to her. By the time he reached the child the car had passed over her, and he picked her up. Horner was frantic by this time, he testified, and was calling for doctors, and an ann bulance. and for help for the child.
 Mrs. Wilson testified to practically the same circumstances, except that just little while before the accident Nshe saw the little girl start across the street, saw a delivery wagon ahead of her, the child seemed to step back the delivery wagon passed, and the child stepped out again. She saw the car coming then, but looked about her child, not expecting anything to happen. Next she heard a scream and looked up. The car had passed over the child.
 The funeral of the little girl was held Sunday. The father and mother of the child have gone to Little Rock it was reported, on a brief visit to relatives. The mother was almost completely prostrated by the loss of her little girl, the grief being the lmore severe because only a short NwhiIe before she had lost another Ilittle girl.
 
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