The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-20

 since the tragedy and that mo civil redress was available unless she want ed to accept it. He confirmed the statement that he had copied the let ter of thanks in English from a letter written in pencil which Aba4o1a. and and that he had anduced Mrs. De1Ear- tino to sign 1t
 Story of Accident
 Elmer G. Thrall one of the soccn- pants of the Siernon car. living at G7 Lsnox avenue. testified. that he was purchasing agent of the Bryant Elec- tric Company. had known Siemon for friend during the past 12 years
 The party he saidsS left Brooks on the night in question. where sienon had stopped for him after purchasing some provisions to take home.
 Coming to the scene of the disaster. he said:
 left and right. Siemon threw the car around to the left again so that it did not hit the post head on. The post was struck with considerable force and the hats were thrown off three of the party All were badly shaken up. They proceeded out Fair field avenue, crossing Clinton. where they slowed up to let Niellson out The rest went to the factory.
 '.NeilIson left. the car at Clinton ave nue saying he would go and see if he could find our hats. He later reported that we had missed the man. He got his wife and came over 20 the house and we had a good time. singing and playing. The party did not break up until after 12 o'clock Siemon was stilI at the house when ethe men who Drought the nats) call- led for Sienon. showed them in. Af- Iferwards Siernon called us out and told us of the accident.
 *T sat on the back seat son the left side. Bates was in front and N1elI- son on the right did not see the man at all and never got glimpse of him."
 Asked by the coroner, why he did not get out and get their hats the witness replied that he did not see any reason for t as the car svasgaH up by the impact of the pole
 The coroner: ssSo the loss Of the hats did not impress you, very much. Do you go bareheaded very much ?''
 A .sNo.''
 O. ssYou thought you. Just bumped off and you did not think much about it. Did you look out Of the car when it struck z
 A. No, sirs'''
 O. Did you examine the car aI- forwards ?s'
 A. Next morning siemon. smith and myself
 Never Stopped For Hats.
 It was testified that Bates and NeilI- son lived within about two blocks of the scene and the witness was ques-' toned again as to the loss of the hats and why they did not stop NRd get them or return for them to which 5xr not the frsts one the witness had lost with Siemon. " He would never stop flor hat. His own daughter had lost one and he would not stop for her.
 About the call for the factory sie- go over there. He wanted to see me- We discussed the accident and talked it over-he and Mrs. Smith and my self. We looked at the car but could not find any blood upon It. I told Siemon that there was a. big chance that we did not hit this fe1lcwsss
 @. sBut you thought you did ?''
 A ..No, never thought so and I do not think so now. We all felt that as man was killed at that time, there might be just a chance that we hit him. do not see how we could have. I am still of the same opinion that we could not have hit that man and smashed him up as he was.., Asked about the incident of strilx- ing the post or tree and how long the party were there, the witness did not believe they were there so very long. He did not recall anyone get ting out to crank the engine. The affidavit signed by the witness a year ago was produced and the state ment s4and the car must have struck him. read. Asked about the word must the witness said that he had afp 1ad fa7Tf 1af 11e q fir.< the wording. He said that he had meant to attest to the main facts only. The statement. '.and which must have resulted in the death of John De- averred that he still had doubts as to our hitting him. although still say that we might have
 Ne1lson,s hat was the only one of the party's which did not fall off ac- |cording to the itness, who further said that he counseI1ed Sienon to keep the matter quiet. even after a, lapse of time-profbably from the selfish req son that he did not want any publio4 ity and partly to avoid the notoriety. Several consultations were held be tween the witness and Siemon but the matter was kept quiet.
 Matchmaking Charge.
 According to Thran. the reason for the change of heart was on account of 9. blackmaifing letter received by Siemon, as has been exclusively stat ed in the Farmer. .tSienon got it a year ago. I understood at that time that somebody had found it out and was going to bIackmail him or some thing like that MT. Siemon told me so and showed me letters-only one which threatened to take the matter up with the authorfties,'
 Although the witness at first demur- red in disclosing the identity of the l far ! letter was sent from Springfield. Mass, by George Pratt, formerly employed by Siemon in several cities but recent 1y in Springfield, Mass
 The substance of the letter was a threat, according to the witness, which threatened to make the matter pub lie if Sienon did not do something which he did not say.ssI. think flae