Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-10
BAKERVILLE MAN IS HELD TO ANSWER ON
 4 FELONY CHARGE
County Attorney Makes a Strong Argument for Strict Enforcement of Law Gov erning Motorists Actions After Accidents.

Harry Felsrud. of Bakerville, was bound over to await the action of the superior court at the conclusion of his preliminary hearing before Judge J. L. Winters, in Lowell justice court. yesterday afternoon. Felsrud is held on charge of having failed to stop his automobile after striking another car. This offense is now chased as felony. Felsrud was released on Sl00 bail.
 The complaining witness in the case. George SomorZich. testified yes terday that, while he and four cOm- panions were riding toward Lowell on the Douglas road. Felsrud had driv en his car into theirs and had then driven on for mile without stopping. SomorZich and his companions all de clared that the machine they were in was on the right side of the road and was travelling slowly at the time Nof the accident, about II o'clock Sun day night. Somorzich said that he jumped into a passing car and pur- sued Felsrud, who had stopped about mile beyond the scene of the acci- dent The two men became involved in an argument over the accident and Felsrud drove on again without return ing to the scene of the collision.
 Admits Accident
 Felsrud. while on the stand in his own behalf. admitted coIliding with the car. but stated that R. H. Steele, who was riding with him. had looked back after the accident and told him that the other ear had not stopped. Felsrud said he was so excited he did not think about stopping until he was about mile away. He admitted that neither he nor eitlier of the two men with him had endcavOred to find out if anyone in SomorZich's car had been injured and that they had also failed to report the accident to either the Douglas or Bisbee authorities. Fels- rud claimed that he stopped at last to ascertain the extent of damage to his car and to turn around and go back to see if the other machine had been damaged.
 Steele testified that he had looked back twice after the accident and had seen the SomOrZich car going on down the road. This cOnflicted with the testimony of the five passengers in Somorzich's machine. who testified that the car in which they were rid ing had been turned almost complete ly around by the impact of the collis- ion and. with one wheel torn tO pieces had stopped on one side of the road. Steele also testified that .Fulsrud mad stopped his car on account Of the fact that one of the lenders had been cav ed in until it was scraping on the tire
 Ross UphoIds Law
 In presenting the states argument 10 the court, County Attorney John F. Ross. in charge of the prosecution. called attention to the fact that Fels.- rud had not returned to the scene of the accident for the sole reason that he had not liked the way Somorzich had addressed him when the latter overlook him on the road The coun- ty attorney declared that whether Somorzich used polite language or not Felsrud should have done everything in his power to assist him. Felsrud's car by his own and Steers testimony. cOntended Mir. Ross, was in perfect
 
 while the Somorzich machine was wrecked, and yec Felsrud neglected to even inquire whether or not any one in the other car had been injured MT. Ross declared that, owing to the danger from reckless driving on the Bisbee-Douglas road, the law apply ing to the case should be vigorously enforced for the safety of the public
 Attorney John $. Williams, for the defendant. argued that Felsrud had stopped and had given SomOrzich all the information the latter had sought He cOntended that if Fclsrud had vio lated the law in any way. it was due to ignorance and not to any wilful in tent to commit a crime.
 County Attorney Ross was assisted in the examination by Attorney s. w. Kyle of this city