The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-22
PHILLIPS AND KLEIN CLASH IN AUTO TRIAL Rotten Story 'sLie" Says State Secretary of Carl-
 sons Evidence. MUST STOP HOLLERING'
 DECLARES ATTORNEY Hearing on Greens Farms Ac- cident Will Go To
 Superior Court.


 signrnent the hearing in the case of Philip Carlson. for the alleged viola ton of the motor vehicle law, was resumed under the direction of the Secretary Of the State Albert Phil lips at the Capitol yesterday morning, the secretary personally conducting the hearing.
 This, it will be remembered, was a matter in which Mir Phillips was personally interested as he was a party concerned in the accident. Be- cause of his connection with the case Jacob Klein of Bridgeport, counsel for Carlson, claimed at the former hearing that 11r- Phillips ought not to sit in judgme ment. When Mr. Phil lips expressed his intention to pre- side, Mir. Klein presented g. plea in abate ments which was promptly over ruled and testimony of witnesses in the case was ordered taken.
 The collision occurred on the high way near Greens Farms on the night of June IT, when Carlsonss car. it is alleged, driven recklessly by it's owner collfded with the car of MT. Philips. In which he and young lady and his chauffeur were riding Both cars were considerably damaged.
 Phillips asked MT. Klein why he objected to photographs introduced andastuck to his diagram. MT. Klein  this point Mir. Phillips warned MT. Klein that he didn't propose to have any such runpus as they had last week; they had been getting on pretty well so far
 Ally r1mpus that has been hushed up has been made by yourself" MT. Klein said.
 .'stop right there said MT. Phil lip. ''If you think you are running this case you are mistaken
 ssI don't want to run it,'' said MT. Klein. You must stop your holier- ing, and not lose your temper I won't let you lose your temper
 Rowe H. Wheeler of Etratfords q state police officer, told of his ex- perience in Investigating the tracks made by automobiles on Warrenite roads and said it depended upon the tinne whether marks would be left on Warrenite.
 He testtfied as to the place Of the accident and to certain measurements and photographs taken.
 Cross examined. he said any kind of tire would leave a mark on the would leave a darker mark than the Warrenite itself, but that he would not expect to see the marks at night without the use of 2 pocket lantern.
 MT Carlson was the first witness called for the defense, after MT. PhiI- TSSCGQ. Bridgeport and was a partner in the Metropolitan Automobile 6 Carriage co. He had been licensed two years and had driven 14,000 miles. He was driving a Maxwell runabout on the. night in question. He left Bridgeport at about 8 o'clock with Miss Rose Lam ders the young lady to whom he is engaged to be married in october. and Miss Blanche Meltzer. daughter Of Representative Meltzer, and the party was bound for Norwalk.
 He couldn't get proper power out of his car and turned about and went to drugstore and then toward Bridgeport. He had proceeded as far as Greens Farms when he saw the secretary's car, the lights wers strong and partly blinded him. He released the clutch which stopped the trans- mission of power. and the car stop ped The secretaryas car was on his left hand and coming rapidly. A few feet away the road was wider and at others it was narrower. The acci- dent happened at station No. 458 on. the trolley line. When the car stop ped the girl said, what is the mat, ter,'' and, before he could reply. the crash came. The front wheel on the left, the running board and mud guard were damaged. The rear axle was sprung as well as the frame and the steering wheel was broken off. The broken wheel was flung seven feet away to the side of the road
 He inquired if any one was hurt. He was asked by MT. Phillips if he had license and he said that he had. Phil lips demanded his license and put it in his pocket and went away. He then made certain mea@ucements and found that he was well in on the right hand side of the road He saw spoke marks made in the road by the Max well (Carlson's) car. He went over to Phillips and said that he would like to have him note the position of his wheels.
 MT. Phillips. he said, replied:
 For Gods sake don't be a monkey, be man" He had replied:
 You may be the secretary of state. but don't insult me-
 MT. Phillips. he said, would not aI- low him to make any explanation.
 Carlson declared it was only a few seconds after he saw MT. Phillips car coming down hill before he was struck MT. Phillips called him back and re- stored his license.
 One question of Jurisdiction was dis cussed during which MT. Klein said that the attorney general told h1l.- that Phillips was to be out of the state, and that if MT. Phillips had taken the advice of the attorney general hs would have gone out of the state.
 "Stop this boyish play,'' said MT. Klein.
 Asked to continue his story Carlson attempted to proceed and was request ed stop by the secretary.
 Mr. Klein then said that # the wit ness couldn't tell his story they would withdraw from the, hearing.
 "All right! eGo ahead said the sec retary
 Later MT. Phillips told Carlsen to go on and tell any kind of a story he liked.
 MT. Phillips called him by phone two days later, and said the Locomo- bile company was to repair the ma- chine and he would send it to Carlson to have it painted. Carlson asked him if he expected him to do this work for nothing.
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