The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-25
Coroner,s Inouest AZ Vincentown

coroner Oamu6l ~. 6aSKlli cOHuuct
ed an inquest at Vincentown, Friday
to discover the cause of the death of ar
infant child, who was killed when the
carriage in which she was riding was
struck by the automobile driven by
Rev. Alexander w. Bostwick on Sep
TENDER ID. A jury had been sum
moned Immediately after the accident
and had viewed the body. The jury
consisted of John Wilkinson, George
Branin, Richard R. Lippincott, Joseph
d. B. Coles, Howard Haines and
Howard Emmons.
Prosecutor Kelsey was present and
told the jury that he was there to look
after the interests of the state, and
reminded the jurors that they were to
sink all personal feelings and be guided
entirely by the obligation they had
taken. finding verdict without fear
or favor. Mr.. Kelsey defined the Law
on manslaughter. Anderson Shinn,
from the state motor department, was
also present.
Ida WorreIl was the first witness
She is the mother of the child that
carriage which contained her mother,
her brother, herself and the baby
The brother was driving the horse and
the grandmother and baby were on the
back seat They were going from
Vincentown to their home and were
on the right hand side of the road
There was lamp on the carriage,
which showed white in front and red
in the back. 1t was lighted. The
woman said she saw light in the
opposite direction from which she was
going, coming toward her. In few
seconds there was collision and the
carriage was thrown tn one side. The
front wheel was torn off and the top Of
the carriage was completely wrecked.
All of the occupants of the carriage
were thrown out. When the baby was
picked up she was dead. 1t was found
that an automobile had struck the
carriage. The machine was driven. by
Rev. A. w. Bostwick and on the seat
with him was woman who is a nurse
at the private hospital in VinCentown.
The carriage was on the right hand
side of the road and was almost off
the stone portion, running on the dirt
edge.
DR.. John c. Brown told of being
called to look at the baby. He found
the child's skull had been crushed
and he was sure death had been In
Simultaneous.
Russell Worrell said he was driving
the horse. He saw light up the road
approaching him. 1t was very dim
and he thought it must be on wagon.
The next he knew his carriage was
struck and he saw that an automobile
had hit the vehicle. He saw the ma
chine afterward and it was then back
OF the carriage, turned across the road,
the front part being in the ditch.
Witness did not stop to talk to any,
body but went up the road to get his
horse which had broken loose, He
was sure he was on the right hand side
OF the road and was so far over as to be
driving partially on the dirt shoulder
of the road.
Susanna Worrell, grandmother OF
the baby, said she was on the back
seat with the child in her arms. She
was positive that the carriage was
clear off of the stone portion OF the
road and that there was ample room
for any vehicle to pass. She did not
see the auto until it struck the carriage.
She saw light and thought it was a
lantern. The woman was thrown to
the stone road and the baby fell from
her arms. When the child was picked
up she was dead. Mrs. Worrell asked
who owned the auto and the nurse who
was passenger in it said it belonged
to Mr.. Bogtwiok. He did not say any
thing Asked if she saw any lights on
the machine after the accident she
said she did not.
Alden Earlin was walking toward
Vincentown and saw a light approach
ing him. 1t looked asi it was elevated
some distance from the ground. He
did not see the accident and did not
hear any crash, but when he reached
the scene he found the wagon in q
badly damaged condition. 1t was on
the extreme right hand side of the
road. The auto had evidently been
turned completely around and was to-
ward the ditch. Witness helped get
it out. There we're not any lights on
the auto but Mr.. Bostwick had a
lantern in his hand.
Charles Powell told of Mr.. Bostwick
and the nurse leaving his house with
out any light on the auto but the
machine went out Of town with the
nurse holding lighted lantern on the
81 de Of the car.
Mr.. Bostwick was called and was
warned by prosecutor Kelsey that any
thing he said would be used against
him and that if he wanted to make q
statement it must be voluntary. Mr..
Bostwick said he was perfectly willing
to answer any questions that might be
put to him. He said he had lived in
Vincentown 13 years and formerly had
charge of church there but at present
was without any definite station, ex-
cept being at the head OF private
hospital. He had been running an
automobile for two months, but did
not possess drivers license. He had
taken the necessary examination for a
license, and had received the pink GER
tificate which is issued temporarily
He said he had gone to Buddtown
early in the evening, and had tried his
lamps before starting, but found they
were not working. They had been out
of order for two or three days, and he
had asked garage man to fix them but
had been told he must wait day OF
two. He saw light approaching him
as he was going toward Vincentown on
the night of the accident. Itappeared
to be over mile away and also seemed
to be stationary, so he thought it must
be one OF the street lights of Vincen
town. He did not see the carriage un
til he struck it. He helped pull the
carriage from the middle of the stone
road. (This seemed to contradict the
other witnesses, who said they were or
the extreme right hand side.) He gol
out of the auto and found the baby