The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-20
URGES STEPS
TO STOP AUTO
DEATHS HERE
coroncr's Jury Which Invesgi-
gates killing Of knight airi
Recommends Action by the City
Commissioners.
FOR MORE POLICEMEN
AND SAFETY SIGNALS
Finds That Girl Come 70 Her
Death As q Result Of Being
Struck by Auto Driven BY
Roman Chavez.


The coroner's Jury IN the ease "a
Soma Evellne knight today found tho
six year.old glri cnma 10 her denth
Saturday morning an a resuls pf 4e-
ing struck By an auto driven by ho~
man CbaveE.
chavez late Saturday aftarnoon was
released from Jail on bond Of ll.tou
on charge OF Involuntary man-
slaughteE fled BY. the police. HIS
hearing VIII be "Wednesday morniJH
before Justice Mcclellan.
AZ the time the jury drew up lts
verdict u also drew up set Of REQ
concentrations 10 the city comiui1-
siouers intended 10 stop reckless driv-
ine In the city. The recommends
tiOns follow.
''To the Hon. Board Of cify Commits
sioners; city Of Albuquerque.
"Oentiemen.
'in view OF the two recent deaths
and one serious injury caused by per-
sons being struck ~ automobiles IN
the city. we. the coroner's jury, set
ting on the case Of Norma Evelyn
Knight, make the following recon-
mendations relative 10 traiir condi-
tlons In the city:
That trafiic officers dsseontlnue tho
uGe OF a night stick aa a signal. and
instead use both arms ouiatretched
as signal for holdins traiiic In op-
!
I'VE recommend that signals be
placed on street Intersections where
there ara no street ear tracks that
would interfere, anu where no trnl-
fee officers are stationed. Those sig
mails TO be a type such as a base ot
concrete twelve inches In diameter
and four feet high, with three Inch
pipe extension. topped with an or
nnmentni light.
I'VE further recommend that
safet. zones be established 1T all in
teircctiona ot all streets traversed by
gers alighting from and boardlrs
"rn view OF the increased popuia-
ton OF the city and the conReated con-
ditlon ~ our streets We Recommend
that she police force be increased.
tsigned) FELIPE J. GuRULE.
Foreman.
FRANK Y. TuLL.
SOL BENJAMIN.
II. n. ACkEHNAN.
]. YRIsARRI.
c. a. AckERMAS.
Chavez was REPRESENTED In court
this morning by an attorney ana dlG
not go on the Witness stand. He WIS
present during the inquest, however.
No one who actually saw the acct
dent was found. A. Furry the chtafl
witness. said he was standing In fronfh
OF the nunu- tillnU company on EfUM
Central avenue when he. aaNf q ~
car coming down central avenue at
what he thought was rather fast
speed He said he turned his back
and soon he hoard the car being
brought to n stop and turned around
and saw Chavek's car stopped with
the body OF the girl Just behind the
rear wheels. lie said that Chaven
and another man picked the girl up
and carried her into a printing shop
and that he followed them. picking
up the girls hat a. he went.
on cross examination he said that
he believed the car was going 30
miles an hour when he first noticed
u. He said he did not believe 4
dragged the girls body though he
could not state as to that. He told u
measurement being taken OF tho
ils'arce the right wheel of the car
had skldded In being brcVsh- 20 n
| stop and said II was 90 feet
O. r. Daily. a grocer, testified 20
he girl coming Into his store ana
making purchase and leaving but
'nid that he did not see Tho accident
until II wns over.
Police Ofiicer chavez testified 20
measuring the marks on the pave
ment. showing the car had skidced
ss feet before II was brought 90 a
top.