Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09

Quite a serious mishap occurred ION
the Westerly Stonington road, late on
Friday afternoon when the delivery
motor trucks of the Victor laundry
and Seidner store, came together: Both
trucks were going in the direction of
Stonington with the Victor in the lead.
| The operator of the Seidner noticed
that, the Victor was en- an unsteady
course and the: horn was footed to let
the Seidner pass, and whife attempt
ing to pass, both trucks came togeth-
i ;er sideways. The Seidner9 truck turn
ed over. while the Victor remained in
tact, but both were considerably dams
| aged. In the Seidner truck4were two
Young men. IA. M Friedman and jul
/ ius Teutzer.z3 f
Friedman's legs were severely cut
lsbelow the knees, his left hip bruised,
| the right side of his head cut and the
back of his head bruised. But for the
timely assistance of ETentzer,sF rfedn1an
would probably have, died from asuffo-
cation, as he was So pinned beneath
the car that he could hardly breathe.
i Teutzer managed to lift the side isof
the truck sufficiently to release Fried
/ man fro mhis perileus position Tent
i ger was cut and bruised#in the right
i leg cut on the lower Jaw back of the
i head, neck and hands. DIR. Scanlon
i was summoned and attended the in
i jured men,. rE
i The operator of the Victor truck, es-
4 capped with slight injury. He admit
i ted that his canvas not in good work
Il ing order at the time, and that the
i steering apparatus did not respond
j quickly but says he did not hear the
i horn of the Seidner truck - e..ssz
I The superior court ortWast1inster
4 county, Judge Chester W. Barfows
and a. Jury reconvened Friday aId@the
Il trial=was resumed of the case of Hen
] ry P. Collins against DR.. Henry Ia
:
Fl tossfecover damages for injuries sus:
Il tanned bysbeing thrown from a. wager
81 which was struck by an automobile
A owned and operated by DR. Johnson
A The mishap occurred DECEMBER ID
4 last at High street and Railroad ave-
d nue. and the PRESENTS anew trial
b the jury disagreeing at previou:
III trial. 81: s-z5!4 +y;.s;s .ss-s;exseas
H The first witness Friday was Mrs
h Elizabeth O'Keefe. COURT stenogra phel
II for seven years. and who tooiStthe tes'
81 timony of Dr.#Johnson at; the:formel
trial She read the testimony from
4 notes taken at the time. According t.
Fl the testimony Of the doctor. defendant
on the night of the accident 1t wal
raining great guns and lit was TIL
n mistiest night he had been. out sine
FL his two years residence In Westerly
1t was so black and dark, that he hat
Il to drive slowly; as he could not SCI
Fl the length of his car ahead even@witl
Fl the aid of a. searchliSht He had TIN
81 automobile i'll second .sas: he came ont
Fl the bridge, and kept in second afte
III fea ching High street, and was gofnl
n at the rate of five or six miles al
d hour, and that eight or nine mile
Isl was. the best he could do, as he hal
FL engine trouble. He saw the revofv
Ell ing wheel of the wagon a few second
before the collision and Struck tn
Fl wagon a gIancing blow. He first say
lFChickery Mollssiei on the ground, theI
Henry P. Collins and next George j
Brokstaub.f He stopped his car quick
y. and then went to the Office Of III
IL Westerly DlInhef company to tele
phone for IfIedie1I atGen dance. think
i h5g that the tFfrse men might be-5if
jured. He. called Dr. May D1
Johnson testified: that he did not appl
the emergency brake. as there IS quit
u little reach to get it, but apple
the foot brake. He. could not hav
stopped any quicker than he did, whic
was within seven feet of the point O
collision. He could see but. a yer
short distance ahead and had his ca
under control. His engine was no
especially noisy and he saw no Ugh
on the wagon ahead. This evidenc
was introduced by Attorney Crofts Q
counsel for plaintiff, and there was n
cross examination by Attorney Boss c
counsel for defendant. zz=
The teTtimony for the plaintiff wa
| concluded at noon, and the evidenc
4 for the defence introduced, which in
lei cluded the testimony of DIR. johnson
which was practically the same a
given at the formersS trial. BY. othe
al witnesses the defense introduced ties
/ timonv to show that since the forme
i trial Mr.. Collins had been engaged i
i overhead carpentering work. and tina
Il he had partallen of intoxicating dri1
II just prior torrthe accident. Two wit
4 Illnesses testified they ssnelled liquor o
! his. breath. and one Of these witnesse
! who worked in the same concern wit
ii Collins and who had Known him eish
III years, did not consider him to BE
III drinking man. The evidence was nc
/ closed when court adjourned at 4.S
i to 10. 80 Monday morning =
Santo .Areiro was arraigned befor
HI Judge Oliver n. Williams in the Ttir
q district court charged with intoxica
A lion. He was adjudged guilty and pal
q fine of 50 and costs of IS. He wa
also found guilty of a violent assau
upon. his wife. In this case !udgTner
was suspended upon payment of cost
of Sc and -Argiro was placed on pre-
IL ErI,a fully a1ypIaiTIad fT