Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-03

day conducted an inquest into the
death OF Memorial day of WASHES T.
Tsakonas. fatally injured in a. motor
cycle accident on the West Side Wit
nesses who were summoned to testi-
~ were heard in Judge Bills office in
the Dexter building. The witnesses
were agreed as to what occurred on
many vital points in their testimony
out not so much on some other points
as to speed, for instance.
A. J. Kanahan, Providence. the rider
involved in the accident in which the
child lost its life, came here, that the
coroner might take his statement as
TO the circumstances surrounding the
affair Kenahan's first claim was that
ne was not racing when he ran down
the boy, but was merely engaged in
trying out his motor
The first witness was Mrs Andre
Maindon, who lives close to where the
accident occurred. She was follow
ed by her daughter, Miss Leonie Main
don. Their testimony was practically
Identical as to what occurred. They
testified that Kenahan did everything
IN his power to prevent running down
the child. which was attempting to
cross from the south to the north side
of the street. and that after he had
been tumbled from his machine in the
crash he picked up the little boy and
carried him into the Charter home.
The estimate of Mrs. Maindon and
her daughter was that the machine
was not being driven at excessively
high speed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bearbeau. who
also viewed the accident from their
home, saw some details in a little diff
ferent light. They stated that Ken
ahan approached the place where the
boy was crossing the street evident
ly following two men, at very high
speed and that the rider was crouch
ed forward over his machine in rae
ing position. Their statements, as to
speed, were that the motorcycle was
being driven as fast as it would go.
Philias Tetreault's estimate of the
speed of the machine was ''reasona bly,
SLOW" He testified that in his efforts
to avoid striking the child Kenahan
swung the motorcycle around at right
angles and was reaching out to guard
| the child from harm as he was thrown
from the saddle.
Walter P. White said that Kenahan
was running the motorcycle very fast
when he passed where Mr.. White was
stationed with his team and that the
rider was sitting in racing position.
He did not see Kenahan attempt to
guard the child or the effort of the
rider to grasp the boy these details
| being lost to him in the general mixup
| that occurred.
| William Gravelin, PlainfeId, esti-
mated the speed of the Kenahan ma
| cnlne at from 50 TO Az miles an hour
| on it's progress I'D from the Quinebaue
bridge. He said that Kenahan re-
duced speed somewhat as he approach
ed the point where the two men and
| the boy were crossing the street.
| Angelo Havelas, another eyewitness
said that the speed of the machine
was very fast just before the accident
and furnished Judge Bill with infor-
nation that he had unsuccessfuIly
sought from other Witnesses
| names of the two men that the boy
| was following. These men wSre
| George Askalis and Theodore Papa
| theodore.
| Until he has collected all possible
! information about the case, Judge Bill
| declined to express any idea as to what
| action he will take as to criminal liza
biEity Of the persons concerned.