The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-10
MRS. HULlIHEN ouARRIER FREED
OF ALL BLAME By COR.
ONER'S VERDICT.
Evidence Was That Child Had Walked
Directly In Front OF Machine
Inquest Held.

That Mrs Muliihen Quarter was
not responsible for the death of Nora
Elizabeth Quinn. Monday. and thet
the accident which caused her death
was unavoidable, was the verdict re-
turned by coroner's jury In the
criminal court room yesterday even
Ing. With five Witnesses examined.
Mr.. Hullihen Quarter. Eugene Nier-
heller, Mrs. George Mylie. and Drs.
Z. b. Plant and J. a Campbell. the
jury retired and brought in its verdict
a few minutes later
The jury was empaneled on short
notice and bore the names of the
following men: Dan Hahne. Pete
Conner. Richard Wilkie. NJ. =. McAfee
Walter J. Burke. and Tom kain. Mr..
McAfee signed the verdict as foreman.
Prosecuting Attorney ID. \ Mckee
interrogated the Witnesses. who CAV"
their testimony before Coroner Gala
Mitchell
Witnesses Testify.
Eugene Nierheller was the first
examined. lie said that he was driN-
Ing the Weimer Packing company
truck on Wheeling Hin Monday even
INK. coming from Fulton. and that
the little girl was walking on the lett
side of the street. She asked him TO
ride and he refused her that privilege.
He said that big machine passed
him. and that the next he saw or
heard was the scream OF Mrs.
Quarter and the little girl PROSTATE
in the street lie helped pick her
up.
Mrs. George Whylie was next eX-
amined She said she was hanging
out clothes in her yard about p ieet
below where the accident occurred,
which was about fifty feet below the
Indian Spring She saw the three
machines 20 up the hill. heard the
scream, saw the girl. helped place
her in the machine and with Mrs.
Quarter. took her 20 the Ohio Valley
General hospital where she died AT
$500 o'clock. The accident. she SAID,
occurred about I o'clock. She tcstiii-
ed that machines were running about
10 miles an hour.
.. Mr. Quarter was next on the
stand He said ne and his wife were
coming TO Wheeling. and were follow
ing the Wcimer truck UP the MI.
That they saw the child walking
along the left side of the nil next
10 the wall. and remarked TO each
other that they would have 10 watCh
her. Nj Quarter said she walked
TO the rear OF the truck, placed her
hands on the tail board OF the DlS
machine. and that they again remark
ed that she was safe. At the instant,
Mr. Quarter said. the child stepped
directly IN front OF them and that -
right mud guard struck her. lie sara
Mrs. Quarter was driving the
machine and that hey were running
from l. 10 - miles an hour.
The rest OF his testimony was mat
Mrs.. Quarter and Mr.. Wyhe put
the little girl into The automobile ana
took her TO the hospital and that D."
rode into the city and To- the hospital
with VI. NIcrhcl.rr. who was driving
the Weimcr truck. There ne SAID
he called his family physician. Dr.
Reed. who attended her. In finishing
be said That is The absolute truth,
sentlemons and il Is d deploraole
thing"
Drs L. b Plant and J \. Campbell
were next examined and told prac-
tically the same story. that the
Cnild's death was due to a h'morrhase
Of the brain. caused 10y a compound
fracture OF the skull which extended
from the right ear 20 the LETT ear. and
that the neck was broken. BY the
evidence submitted. the theory that
the child had gone 10 Indian spring
for a drink OF water and was crossing
back 10 the lower side. was dis
proved.
The remains OF the little girl have
been prepared for burial by the
Mendel company. and VIII be- Inferred
In the family lot IN Tiltonyille.