Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-17

to cerebral hemorrhage. He was call
ed to attend the injured child some
time after DIR. Judson made his visit.
The injury might have been caused by
either direct or glancing blow. In
addition to the head injury Mr.. Todd
found the child had a fractured thigh.
DIR. Todd said he could not tell the
amount of violence Of the blow that
caused the injury to the child's head.
Parents Locked Children In.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tsakonas,
parents of the injured child, were the
next witnesses. They admitted leav-
ing the little boy and another young
er child alone in their tenement while
they went to a pasture with a cow.
The children were locked in, but the
boy was able to unlock the door and
probably did SO to get out of doors.
Alcid Heneault, clerk in the Quine-
baug store, was called as a witness
the accident, which he did not see.
Witnessed Accident.
Joseph Charter was the first witness
of the accident to testify. He said
he sat on the veranda of his home. 10
to Is feet from where the accident &C.
Cured. He saw Kenehan reach out
and attempt to save the little Tsa-
konas boy from being struck. told Of
the collision and of Kenehan picking
up the little boy and carrying him
into the Charter home, where he died.
Kenehan used every effort to avoid
striking the boy, the witness said
Charter testified he could not testify
as to the rate of speed of the ma
chine, but that it was going slowly and
did not travel more than it's own
length after the boy was hit be-
fore it stopped.
At this point a recess for lunch was
declared.
Ray W. Pellet, who was injured
during one Of the races subsequent
being hurt. was the first witness after
the recess, but gave no evidence of
importance. He was followed by Jo-
seph Belanger, who was in the vicinity
OF the accident when it occurred.
Walter p. White, a witness of the
accident, said he sat in his wagon,
which was drawn up at the side of
the street as Kenehan approached on
his machine. He turned as the ma
chine passed and saw the machine
ridden by Kenehan strike the boy.
Mr.. White said he believed that the
machine probably went 80 feet before
Lit stopped. He was cross-examined
on this point quite closely.
| Tried to Save Boy.
Albert Laheux and William c. Grave
lin were other witnesses who testi-
fled. Laheux saw Kenehan pick up
the boy. Kenahan fell beside the boy,
witness said, and he noted that he
either tried TO catch him or push him
| away before the crash came. He
| thought the accident occurred about 5
feet from the curb.
| Gravelin estimated the speed of
Kenehan's motorcycle at 40 to so miles
| an hour as 1t came up the street, but
said it slowed down as it approached
| two men and a. boy who were cross
AGJ the street. The boy was struck
Gravelin was cross-examined as to how
he estimated the speed and said from
his experience in riding a bicycle a
few times.
Nicholas Papas and George Asteles
men who hurried across the street as
the Kenehan machine approached, tes-
titled that when they reached the curt
they looked back and saw that lit
/ tie boy that had been following them
had been struck. Angelo Havelas also
testified to being witness of the acct
dent.
At 4.30, on account Of the heat, which
was described by the court as in
tolerable, court was adjourned and the
jury excused until Tuesday morning
when the case will be resumed. There
viii be z short calendar session of the
court this morning.
/ Personnel Of Jury.
The jury sitting in the Kenehan cas-,
Daniels, Putnam; s. A Peckham
Windham; Edward Allen. BROOKLYN
William Town, Canterbury; Clarenct
=. Chester. Chaplin; Roy z. Latham
Eastford; Thomas Bradford, Killing.
ly; Walter ]. Mathewson; B. w
Whitehouse, Pomfret; John C. Tabor
Scotland; Abraham Lincoln, Sterling
&, Calvin M. Munyan, Thompson.
State Attorney Charles e. Searls Il
being assisted in the case by Attor
ney z. L. Darbie of Danie1son. Ken.
chan Is represented by Attorney Cos
grove Of Providence and Judge w. F
woodward Of Danfelson.