Bisbee daily review., 1920-08-10
HOLDS INQUEST 0N KILLING IF
 CHILD BY AUTO
Contradictory Testimony Is Given in case of Victim
 of Collision

JdcOD SuSpanClcn or LOWell, ID an automobile accident Sunday night between a car driven by Frank Starr of Lowell and a truck of the 10th Cavalry from Ft Huachuca, was in- vestigated by a coroner's jury yes terday at Lowell. No verdict Was given yesterday as the hearing was continued until o'clock this after noon.
 Starr was driving his own car, a stripped, two passenger Maxwell. He was taking Mrs. Starr and the child for an evening ride. The little girl was riding in Mrs. Starr's lap. When the crash came the child was thrown from the car to the ground but arose at once and walked to the car ana asked MT. and Mrs. Starr if they were hurt. When noticed again she was lying prostrate on the ground and died shortly after being carried into a neighboring house.
 From the testimony of witnesses occurred at about S:10 o'clock on Ma co Road near .Tintown. Herbert Brown, chauffeur of the 10th Caval- ry, who was driving the truck, testi- fled that he was going toward Naco at a slow rate of speed and keeping his place on the right hand side Of the road, and that near Tintown he saw a dim single light ahead which he took for a motorcycle. He said that as the light approached he saw that it was on car, that the car was keeping on the left or wrong side of the road and that the approaching car ran into his truck with violence. Brown stopped the truck at once and soldiers riding with him jumped out and hurried over to the wrecked car. To disengage the wreck Brown said that he backed the truck from it and in so doing went over into the ditch on the left side of the road. Other soldiers who were riding on the truck with Brown corroborated his testimony.
 The testimony Of Frank Starr was in direct variance 10 that of the sol
  ing from the direction of Naco, that he was driving on the right side of the road, that he met the truck near Tintown, that the truck was on the wrong side of the road, that when he saw that the truck was on the wrong side of the road and the driver show ed no indication of changing to the right side that he stopped his car. Starr said that the truck ran into his car while it was standing still on the extreme right hand edge of the road.
 Al Smith, deputy sheriff, who was at the scene of the accident shortly after it's occurrence, testified. He said that there were broken bottles in Starr's car and that it smelled of liquor. Shortly after this he found NIT. and Mrs. Starr at the Lowell ho- tel.
 Was Starr under the influence U, liquor?" asked Judge Winters.
 Judging from the odor I should say he was intoxicated" Smith re- piled.
 Gan you swear he was drunk?" asked one of the jurors.
 q can't swear he was drunk but I can swear he had been drinking" re- piled the deputy sheriff.
 Did you see his "Tife?" asked Judge Winters.
 Yes"
 "Was she intoxicated?"
 She had a strong odor."
 An empty bottle that was found in Starr's car was produced as an ex. hibit. Starr said that he didn't know the bottle was in the car and didn't know who put it there. He said that he might have put 1t there himself as he got 90 or 40 similar bottles at the city dump last Friday. When asked what he got the bottles for he re- piled: ITO make a little homemade beer"
 Neither the coroner nor any of the jurymen questioned Starr himself as 10 whether or not he had been drink ing. Starr said that he had not been to Nacc but had driven out on the Hereford road for distance and turned around 10 come home.
 Captain Frank L. Biscoe, army sur rcoa stationed at Naco, arrived at inc scene shortly after the accident. He testified as to the cause of death. Aside from other injuries he said thrt there was a depressed fracture oi the frontal bone sufficient to cause death. not necessarily instantaneous lv
 Other witnesses will be examined al o'clock today. Starr is held un- dcr bond pending the outcome.
 The func:al will be held this after noon at I o'clock from St. Patrick $ church. Fcihcr Mandlu officiating. h. torment will br made in Evergreen C. uctCry.