Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
DANIELSON

Lionel Bousauet, driver of big touring car which struck James Lem nihan at Central Village Sunday even- ing and so badly injured the man that his death followed within the hour, was before Coroner A. G. Bill at the coroner's office here Monday morning to answer questions relative to the matter. Deputy Automobile Inspector Ralph c. Young attended the hearing. Summarized, Bousquet's story was practically the same as he gave right after the accident. He said that a car, heading south through Central Vil-1 lage's main street, swept past him. The lights on this car, which was coming toward the machine he was driving, were very bright and Bous- quet pulled his car far over to the right side of the street. Instantly af ter the other car had passed Bousquet saw a man stagger out from behind it and stumble directly into the path of his machine. It all happened so quick ly, Bousquet said, that he really did not know what he had struck until he had stopped his ear and went out to investigate. He said that he was driv- ing mot over IS miles an hour" at the 1 time his machine hit Lennihan and that the car did not so 12 feet past where the man lay in the street before | U0 DTOuSnI IL lO a SUD-
 1 There was no one about, he said, except the people who were in the car with him and Patrick Furfey, who was Lennihan's companion at the time the ! accident occurred. Furfey helped place | Lennihan, who was unconscious, in the l tonneau of the Bousquet car and start i ed with his injured friend on the trip to the Day Kimball hospital in Put nam. Reaching Danielson, the machine was driven up Maple street and toward 1 Alexander's lake, a short route to the hospital. Near 'Attawaugan crossing a tire went bad and it was then found that Lennihan had passed away. The | tire was replaced by another one and the car driven back to Danielson. l Bousquet talked frankly to Coroner 1 Bill, who questioned him at length Nothing was evolved from the exami- nation to show that Bousquet was driving recklessly or that he had not done everything possible in the cir cumstances. He said that the accident was absolutely unavoidable Ques- toned as to whether, in his opinion, Len1&kan had been drinking, Bousquet said that there was strong smell of liquor when Lennihan was being lifted to be placed in the car.
 Dr. George M. Burroughs, medical examiner, also appeared before the coroner. Dr. Burroughs testified as to the nature of Lennihan's injuries and said that death has been caused by a fracture of the neck.
 Practically nothing as to Lennihan' s history had been obtained by officials here up to Monday afternoon. The man, a travelling weaver. came to l Wauregan on Nov. II, Victory cele- bration day. It is said that his home is somewhere in Rhode Island, but ef- fort to reach his relatives availed little during Monday. The body remains at the undertaking rooms of L. E. Ken nedy.
 A. p. Woodward of the special com- mittee of the Business Mems associa- tion appointed to interview trolley road officials relative to better service for lDanielson said Monday that he had had an interview with President Per kins and believed that there is ground for hope that good will come of it.
 It is likely, MT. Woodward said, that an hourly service will be obtained for Saturday afternoons and evenings and
 that the southbound 7.20 D. m. car out of Danielson for Wauregan and Gen.
 tral Village may be restored, as also
 the 10.1O p. m northbound ear.
 Hourly service on Saturday after
 moons and evenings would help out
 measurably and the restoration of the
 two cars mentioned would be welcomed
 by many people living in villages near
 Danielson. The 7.20 is a very conven
 tent car for shoppers, the 1910 an "af- i ter the pictures" car.
 In line with it's effort to help oui
 transportation facilities for people whc
 come to Danielson to do shopping, the
 Business Mems association has voted to meet half of the deficit that may be
 encountered during the months of De- lcember and January in maintaining the Goodyear -Dayville- -Danielson auto
 bus route. This line, very recently
 established, is winning more patronage
 as the weeks go by. but it may need a
 little financial backing temporarily. Goodyear thriving village, is g
 part of Kllingly, as is Danielson, anG
 Goodyear people have shown an incli.
 nation to do most of their shoppins
 here. This fact has encouraged tht
 business men to back the transporta
 tion line that has connected this thriv-
 ing manufacturing center, which is of kall rail routes, with Danielson.
 Louis BertereIIi, who has been fol several months in the service, a
 Camp Upton and Camp Devens, ha! . returned here, mustered out of tht
 service, He was member of a de, , velopment battalion.
 Elmer Gallup, who has been in
 southern training camp, has returned } to his home in Danielson. He hal
 been mustered out. MT. Gallup for merly was a clerk in the Burrough
 drug store and resigned his place tt , enlist.
 Edward Berthiaume of the utilit,
 Organization at Camp Devens was
 visitor here with his brother, M. H
 Berthiaume, on Monday.
 William w. Wheatley returned her l Monday after a visit in Boston. H } has been employed in New London. Miss Katherine D. Aylward will b. in New Haven today attending a con
 ference of chief operators of tn