The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-23

Faint traces of what appears to be
white paint on the running board and
= dented hub cap on the left front
wheel of the car in which Mrs. Harry
~tingley and Miss Elizabeth Yonke lost
their lives Friday evening on Lake
George drive. together with certain state
nlents made by the principal witnesses
torro the outstanding features of the
evidence which tends 70 fix the blame
<ot the accident upon the driver Of the
white Ford racer
m1ss BOWMAN ABSENT.
This was brought out at the inquest
conducted this morning by Coroner J. A.
Graham. The driver Of the white car,
Miss Evelyn Bowman. did not respond
Ii the summons of the coroner, but her
COMPANION. Mrs Bonnie Sanger. was
present and testified. We struck abso-
luteiy nothing" was her insistent state
ment when questioned by the coroner,
which in turn is countered by the state
ments of Mrs. W. f. Riggs and Harry
Stingley. who occupied the front seat
of the Inflated machine.
whether the two cars brushed. as
Mrs. Riggs and Mr.. Sringley declare.
and as the marks on the car tend to
show. may be decided if two fishermen
were USn1lg near the SC0liS VI NAA~
accident can be located. AS yet their
identity is a mystery and efforts of the
coroner 10 locate them have been with
out satisfactory results.
MANY HEAR TESTIMONY.
Superior court room in the Ham
mond court house was we'll filled this
morning when Coroner Graham opened
the inquest In an opening statement
he commented upon the dangerous ma
ture of the highway owing To the ditch.
twenty feet dep at places, which lies
along the east side Of the driveway.
Whether the contractor who built the
road. the county commissioners. the city
~ Hammond. or the man who owns the
adjoining land Is responsible for this
ditch being there ia a question which
Dr Graham hopes 70 solve. He believes
that the inquest should AZ least result
N changes being made to safeguard the
public.
PEPPERDINE FIRST WITNESS.
William Pepperdine and his son. Frank
Pepperdine. Hammond contractors. We're
The FIRST witnesses summoned. They said
they met the white racing car at the
intersection OF Sheffield ave. with Calu-
met ave. but neither paid any attention
10 the occupants and did not notice that
the car was travelling at an excessive
speed They reached he scene OF the
accident within a few minutes after it
occurred and were there when the auto
mobil was drawn from the water. Will
liam Pepperdfne expressed the belief
that the ditch along the drive should
he filled up.
MRS. RIGGS ON STAND.
Mrs. W r Riggs told OF the affair
as she recalled it. She said the Stingley
machine was driving slowly. probably
twelve miles an hour. and was far over
r. the right side Of the road She heard
the other machine approaching with a
roaring sound like the muffler was cut
out The FIRST thing I knew of was a
sort OF scraping sound and crash. 7
She said Their car seemed to pass right
along under our left fender and 1t must
have been their rear wheel which struck
as"
IDENTIFIES SANGER WOMAN.
Mrs Riggs was sitting rather side
wise in the front seat so that she might
ak 10 Mrs Stingley and also give Mr..
Sefaelcy plenty of freedom in handling
the steering wheel. She was in position
to look scuarely az the woman sitting
on the right side of the white racer
Sho was rather heavy set" said Mrs
RIGGS, in reScTlhlnS the "ofilaii- anu an
instant later exclaimed. Why. there she
is nov" Then followed an excited
Gene IN whsca It was learned for the
ersr time that Mrs. Sanger had entered
ne room after the inquest had started
rfrs Riggs composed herself with an
Effort and the hearing was continued
OWED TO SAVE LIFE.
She told of diving out to the right
as The car xas submergirs and Of help
irs to support Mr. Sungley until the
two fishers on the bank thew A line
10 them AR. Sdngley was pulled to
the shore while she swan there, removed
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