Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
CHAUFFEUR FREED AT WESTERLY '
Coroner E Kingsley Finds William KaImus BIameIess in Accident Which Caused Francis WaIers Death In euzaneA cennany Ao Pay Ms.. WaIle- g, 800 Why Change in Trolley Fares Was Ordered Delayed.


 William Kalimus. chauffeur for Henry Harding, of Bridgeport, and Brightman's Pond. who was driving the automobile that struck and fatally injured Francis Waller when on the Post road, on Tuesday night of last week. was exonerated by Coroner Everett A Kingsley, Tuesday and giv- en his freedom. Soon after the mis- hap Kalimus was threatened bodily ened and secreted himself for two days and then surrendered to Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown and was de- livered to the coroner, who ordered him held. pending investigation and he was domiciled in the police station.
 Coroner Kingsley carefully examined Kalimus and a number of witnesses. After an exhaustive investigation the coroner prepared his report and sub- mitted it personally to Attorney Gen eral Herbert A. Rice in Providence, Monday afternoon. All the testimony was carefully reviewed and the result was the discharge from custody of Kalimus.
 While at the police station for i've days. Kalimus was given the freedom of the corridor in the cell room, which is well-heated, lighted and ventilated, and was accompanied to restaurant at meal tiness and at no time was treated as an ordinary prisoner, but 1SCAACI dS d ldVOT6Q uSAc11I10Q Q6TSOus In spite of this treatment he wrote to a friend in Bridgeport that he was locked up in jail, was cold and hun gry and asked that his overcoat be sent him so that he could keep warm and an effort made to secure for him phoned to Chief Brown in relation to the matter and upon ascertaining the facts and the added information that MT. Harding, his employer. and lo- r.rw1 II
 sts and caring for his personal com fort. the Bridgeport friend concluded not to come to Westerly, or heed the complaint of Kalimus
 When the representative of the in suranee company, in which Mir Hard ing had taken out policy to provide against accident and resultant dam age, was in Westerly he stated that, so far as he could learn, the insur- ance company was not responsible for damages in the death of MT. Waller. However, he had learned that Mrs. Waller and her two children were in a destitute condition and that the in- surance company would render them some assistance.
 Later Attorney Samuel H. Davis in stituted a suite in damages stated at $10, 900 against Henry Harding, in the interests of Mrs Waller and her two chci1dreu. Attorney John J. Dunn has been engaged as counsel for defend ant. who is backed by the insuring company.
 At a meeting of all parties in in terest, held Tuesday afternoon an agreement of settlement was reached the insurance company to pay Mrs. Waller S1.000 and $500 for expenses, which includes medical and surgical attendance, funeral expenses, lawyers fees and incidentals.
 As a result of protest received from n n II Island along the line of the Norwich & Westerly Traction company, writes a Washington correspondent, the In- terstate Commerce commission has is- sued an order suspending from Mo- vember 1 until February 29 1916, the that is on file in the commissions ar chives and numbered I. c. c. No. 7-P. This tariff, the commission says in it's order, contains new individual regula- charges" which would have become eff fectiye November 1 but for the com missions order.
 The suspension and the protest upon which it was based are directed par ticularly at a provision on page of the Norwich &. Westerly's tariff read ing as follows: School communication ticket books cancelled on interstate traffic and regular rates will apply" The effect of this provision of the IaT1Ii, IL IS Sldteus would De 10 1n- crease the fares that are paid by per- sons riding from one state to the other along the line of its road The com mission held that the rights and in- terests of the public appeared to be injuriously affected by the change in tariff as proposed.
 Therefore, the commission decided to make an investigation and give a hearing in connection with the matter Pending that it suspended the tariff so that the rights of the commuters would be protected. It is now up to the Norwich and Westerly line, writes the correspondent, to justify it's prop osition to cancel school communication ticket books for interstate passengers, and to stop the sale of such tickets. Officials of the commission say that