The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-20
.TlLLLET CASE
is UNDER WAY
SUI sos $4,000 AGAINST GLEN
PETERS BEING TRIED IN CIR
GUT COURT.
Brought About az q Resust % q,
Accident on the National Road
Causing Death Of gilmore
TiIiett.

An automobile accident In which
Sharles Elmore Tillett was killed July
). 1914; Is the basis for a $4,000 dam
age suit In part One OF circuit court
before Judge Addlemsn. A p Til.
lstt. administrator for the estate OF
the deceased. 10 he plaintiff. and
Clem T. Peters. well known local IN
suranee man. IL the defendant The
Joseph Handlsn and the defendant by
Handlan.
sharp legal battles. punctua,ed with
a great deal OF personal feeling oe-
hearing yesterday. II will probably
be concluded today. Adjournment in
the case was < al b:l5 O'Clock
nul this morning at sac O'Clock
Inc evidence of the plaintiff has AL
the defense examined.
The plaintiff asserts that the car
which struck young Tillett. while
near the base of Wheeling hill. was
travelling at an excessive rate of
speed. The defendant asserts that the
machine did not belong TO Mr.. Peter.
put was merely being tried out for
him by a chauffeur before the same
was delivered. Further than that.
they claim that the machine was not
travelling over ten miles an hour at
the time of the accident.
IN the morning the jurymen were
selected and then aiken over 10 me
scene OF the accident. The taking OF
testimony did lot start until if:l5
4:l5 O'Clock. In that time a total OF
thirteen witnesses had been exam.
lned. Actual testimony was Lacking,
lew OF this number being direct wit.
nesses OF the accident.
First Witness.
Clarence Troch was the first wit.
ness called. Charles Ahrens. city
auditor. and Arthur Ingram. city H.
cense officer. testified as TO the IT,
cnse issued for the machine. c. w.
Orr. a farmer of near Valley Grove.
testified as to the rate the machine
was travelling. calling attention TO the
noise made by n. Ed Oberman and
Charles oberman testified in like
manner.
Harry Rice. OF Elm Grove. testi.
ned. he being n OF the only eye
Witnesses OF the accident. He said
mat the machine was travelling at an
excessive rate OF speed and that the
accident was h fault of the driver
o. 81 me car. + ID. CONNER. Charles
Herb and A; p. Tillett. father of the
dead boy. also testified. Mr.. Tillett
testified as TO the age of the lad.
Motion Overruled.
Il the conclusion OF the testimony
OF the plaintin Attorney ]. b. Hand
Ian asked that the jury be excluded
while he made a motion to strike out.
He based his motion on the conten-
ton that Peters. the defendant. was
not the owner OF the car. The mo-
ton was overruled.
Charles Bowersock. chauffeur for
Dr. w. s. Fulton. was going up the
hill back OF Nj. Peters, he said. when
the accident occurred. He testified
that the machine was probably trav-
eling eight miles an hour. He said
there were two boys going up the hill
zigzagRing the road at the time.
Miss Catherine Fulton. sister OF
Dr. Fulton. who was in the car Bow
ersock was driving. was next called.
Strange to say. Miss Fulton said she
only saw one boy going up the hill.
This testimony contradicts hat IN
troduced up to that time by the de
Tense, and also that which was in
troduced at the coroner's inquest. The
case will be continued today. and IL
is expected 1t will be finished by
evening.
Young Tillett was a messenger hoy
for the Western Union Telegraph
company. and was leaving for his
home in Elm Grove on his bicycle.
Going up the Wheeling hill. he was
run down by the machine driven by
Chauffeur Winters. and which was
soon to become the property OF Mr..
Peters. He was picked up by the
%autoists and later removed to the
North Wheeling hospital. where he
died.