Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-22

Franklin H. Brown of Norwich, cor oner for New London county. was in Pawcatuck Friday investigating the death Of Frederick Shanyer. struck and Killed by an automobile Saturday at midnight, Nov. 8. when walking on the Stoninston- Westerly highway. The fatality occurred at point about midway between the Norman place and the Chesebrough ice house. The coroner, accompanied by Deputy Sher- if William H. Casey. Patrolnaan Jas. Mcknight. Prosecuting Attorney B. H. Hewitt and several witnesses viewed the location of the accident. Then Coroner Brown held q hearing in the office of Deputy Sheriff Casey. The investigation was private and the coroner will announce his findings af- ter considering the testimony. which was read to each witness and then signed as true statement under oath. The witnesses summoned before the coroner were Oleott Mills. E. I. Gro, yer. Miss 1rIaa Clark. and Miss Grace Holland, forming an automobile party Edwin Sisson. a jitney driver, who saw man, presumably Shanyer. walking by the roadside just before midnight, and later saw the body. and two jit- neymen who. saw the body prior to it's removal: The two last named were summoned mostly for the purpose of fixing the location where the fatality occurred. -=2 z-A-
 It was alleged before the investi- sation was. commenced that Edwin Sisson in driving towards Westerly, saw man walking along the highway, not far from the point where Shanyer was found A few minutes thereaf- ter he passed a touring car. coming from the direction of Westerly. He dimmed his lights. so that the operator of the touring car could better see the. pedestrian. He passed no other car on that road into Paweatuek.
 The Mills car. according to the story of the party In that ear, was in that road at about the time the fatality oc- cured, and some of the party saw; the car bound towards Westerly. presum- ably Sisson's car. They proceeded towards Stonihgton, but when going for a distance of about two miles, turn ed and proceeded, back towards Wes- terly. It is claimed that it was then that the Mills party first saw the T11ah who was lying beside the road. Y oung Mills drove his car homet told his fat ther that he had found a4man beside the road, and immediately the. senior Mills accompanied the boy to the site 1 indicated. sjls tit
 In the meantime. sisson had made | another trip to. Wequetequocl1, and when returning discovered the body oi | Frederick Shanyer He drove hurriedly 1 to Pawaatuck and reported the fact | to Pafreirnan Knight. who went at once to the location of the fatality l The officer went to the Norman house | telephoned to Westerly for doctor
 and finally located Dr. r. I. Payne, who
 on arrival declared that the man was | dead. io .
 The Mills car was carefully exam 1 ined by officers not many hours af- ter. the fatality. and there were nc
 blood stains. nor anything about tht
 car to indicate that 1t had struck any body Or anything.
 | Coroner Brown had no statement tt
 make for publication Friday
 The movie picture camera maj
 missed an opportunity in not beini
 over i1r the vicinity of the Moss farm in Pawcatuck. Friday morning. Lat
 ThursdaT afternoon an airplane wa
 seen .circling over Westerly, the avia
 tor evidently seeking a'ianding place finally landing in a field on the Mos farm. In. so doing one of the wing came in contact with a rock. but tn injury was quickly repaired. The eaus
 of the landing was to secure q suppl,
 of gasolene. before proceeding to it