The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-16
BROOKS BOND
FIXED AT $4,000
Soldier SpeedSter Must An
swer Before Grand Jury for
Causing Two Deaths.
EV Id CE ADDUCED

Squire J. j. Bork fixed the bonds OF
Corpl. Rudolph Brooks. charged with
manslaughtcr in causing the deaths OF
Myrtle NanHooscr aud Mrs Florence
Martin, who were run down by an army
truck driven by Brooks on the night of
Friday Oe& s, on the Rossvie boule-
ward. after a preliminary hearing this
afternoon at $500 IN each case, or n
tota! Of $4,000, for his appearance be-
fore the grand jury OF the criminal
court
Brooks on the night of the killing
was driving an army truck along the
Rossville boulevard, bringing into the
city number of girls who had been
attending dance at Fort Oglethorpe.
when the accident occurred,
The little girl was killed INSTANTLY
and Mrs. Martin was fatally injured,
dying several days later
The preliminary hearing was con-
Quoted for the state by Gen, George w.
Chamlce and the defense WAS repre-
sentcd by Y. Pope shepherd and II, B.
Mack,
Evidence Heard.
Atty. Gen. Chalnlee called Sergt,
Harry Smith, who testified that he
was riding ON the back seat of tho
truck with his face in the opposition
direction to that in which the truck
was going.
When asked as to how fast the truck
was going when il struck Mrs Martin
and Myrtle Nanllooser, he stated that
II was going at rate of from twenty
to twenty five miles per hour. He said
that he know the truck had hit some
thing, but that he did not know what
II was He thought ii might have been
n pig or some other animal. as the
RoSSville boulevard was usually full OF
animals, he said tie was riding IN
such a position as not to be able to tell
any of the details of the accident. He
took charge of the truck and turned
il around after Brooks had finally
stopped Smith saw another bus com
ing and stopped II, telling them what
had happened Mrs Martin was placed
in the other bus and carried back to
town
Sergt. Cecil Jones' who was driving
the bus that carried Mrs. Martin TO
the hospital was next examined, lie
said that he had been. stopped and tod
of what had happened, and was asked
to carry Mrs. Martin to the hospital,
After returning to the army post he
found Corpl Brooks In the dispat cher +
office He said that Brooks asked him
to carry him over to the guwdhouse
Earnest G. I.arebe. another soldier
who was riding IN the front seat o. |
the truck that hit MfS' MaFtih was I
called by the state. ---,-----,-.-..--- !
lie substnntated what thc two pre-
yious witnesses had soid, He added |
however, that when he stopped over |
o DICK MIS-, MtIlIH wy 'l''l lllf 'lh' u
rnl stopped that she Kept saying, "Pict |
ne up, pick me up" He said that
Brooks was very excited and that after
Ne had struck the girl and Mrs Mar
in he leaned over on the stearing
wheel and said what will / do?"
.nrchc answered stop the truck"
arcbe stated that II was about three
uart.rs of a mile before Brooks stopped
he truck after ne had FIRST struck the
,eoplc. He said that they were turning
round the street car and that the car
ut off an view of the passengers alight~
ny from the car Defense did not cross
xaminc. George Martin, son OF Mrs.
1artin was then called 10 tho stand.
Ie said that he had been nearby but
ad not seen the accident lie came
own as soon ms he knew what had
appencd and found his mothers shoes
nd hat near the curb. lie made an
tempt tohnd his mother but was moi
BILE to do so, until he finally learned
hat size had been carried to the hospi-
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