Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
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working la Now Yorls during tho win- ter. On thS day in question, when shc aGCIdent happened, he was going 10 Hartford with six passengers. When which he c0lhded it was far away. He was driving his car on the right side of the street, but as there were a lot ot bad spots in the street he had his car close to the trolley track. The sun dazzled him and he did not see twenty feet. Then he yanked the steering wheel pulling the car to the right but the car did not respond. Then the crash came. He said that lie had never had any accidents be- fore this.
 On cross examination he said that he did not take chance on the day of the accident because he never took chances As to what he told Coroner Arthur c. Bill after the accident when the Investigation was being made he did not remember very well. He did not tell any passenger that afternoon that he would get him into Hartford for the 5.12 train.
 Coroner Bill Called.
 After Skyler had testified Coroner Arthur B. Bill was called by the state and he testified about the investiga- ton which he made and the exarnina- ton of SkyIer. Then Skyler's testi- mony to the coroner was introduced to the court as an exhibit. States Attorney Searls read it to the jury.
 Edward GIman's Testimony.
 Thursday morning Edward Gilman testified for the state and said that the collision and he heard a crash but he paid no attention to it until his attention was called by Maurice Mo- ran. At the time he passed the troll ley it was going about ten miles an hour. He went back to the scene of the accident and saw automobile tracks about a foot from the south trolley rail.
 Maurice Moran said he was walk ing along Main street at the time of the collision and he heard the crash. He turned around and ran to the him it was going at about twelve miles an hour. This was all the tes- timony introduced by the state and the defence started.
 Husband Nodded to Wife.
 Mrs Caroline Perry of Mansfield Center said that she was returning from Hartford the afternoon of the accident in her automobile. She saw the trolley car and it was going at rate of speed which she considered not less than thirty miles an hour. Her automobile was going at twenty five an hour. While Mrs. Perry was testifyins her husband who was sit ting opposite to her was detected nod- ding to her when questioned and he was requested to sit in another part of the court room.
 Trolley Car Going Fast.
 Sigfried Olson, chauffeur for the opinion the trolley car was gong at about thirty miles an hour. The au- tomobile he was driving was going twenty-five miles an hour.
 Oliver A. Perry. of New York and Mansfield Center. corroborated his speed of the trolley car on the after noon in question
 Inspected Location of Accident.
 Thursday afternoon the judge, the lawyers, jury and accused went to the site of the accident and looked the ground over. Places mentioned during the testimony were shown to miliar with the locality. When the party was about to return to the court room the machine in which Judge Reed was riding proved lit.le balliy. The self starter would not work. Sky Ter, the accused, came to the assist ance of the chauffeur and in ? few minutes had th@ ar running.
 Spot Was Dangerous.
 Joseph Peck was the first witness called on Thursday afternoon. He runs a public automobile here and testified that the place where the ac- cident happened was t lrd one. Any one going over the place at more than eight or ten miles an hour would break the automobile springs. In ris opinion coalitions at the place had been improved ninety five per cent. since the accident. Skylcr was call ed after Peck's testimony and the lc- fense then rested after Skylcr had told his story. .
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 Carpenters at work with their head.