Arizona republican., 1920-12-14
NO OVE |S HELD FUR / DEATH IF WOMAN BY
 MOTOR CAR CRASH

Neither Mrs. Virginia G. Ames, driver of the Cadillac car, nor Otto Mehr. driver of the Ford, the collision of which on Sunday night caused the breaking of an iron street lamp post and the death of Mrs. ]. T. Holland were held responsible for the tragedy. LoHoWing the coroner's inquest yester- day. The jury found that the woman's death was caused from injuries re- ceived from a falling lamp post which nao been struck by car driven by Mrs. Ames.
 According to the testimony of wit nesses who saw the peculiar accident about o'clock Sunday night, Mrs. Ames was driving north on Central avenue and turned west at the inter- section of Monroe street and Central avenue to avoid colliding with the car driven by Mehr going west on Monroe street There was crash and the tord car continued on west, whfle the car drien by Mrs. Ames struck the lamp post Most of the witnesses agreed that Mehr was driving at a high rate of speed.
 Mrs. Margaret Parish said she was walking with Mir and Mrs. Holland and looked up to see the cars coming toward them She said she jumped out of the way as the heavy car crashed into the post and rolled by her. Mrs Parish said she had remarked about the speed of the cars coming west and suggested they wait to cross the street until they had passed. She was of the opinion that both cars were going west Ruth Rawls, Elizabeth 4 Topel and Roy Quinet said they were standing on the southeast corner of Central avenue and Monroe street. | They said the car driven by Mrs. Ames was going at a slow rate of speed and the car driven by Mehr was coming at a high rate Of speed Just after the crash of the collision. they said, they saw the Arnes car crash | into the post The other car they said continued on west without stopping. l Henry Schmitz, employed in the cir culation department of The Repub- ncan, said he was going northeast across Central avenue from the Heard building and stopped to allow the car driven by Mrs. Ames to pass. At the intersection of the streets, Schmitz said, he saw the Ames car swerye to the west and saw the Ford car pass | it The Ford, he said, was going about tdice as fast as the other car. Schmitz said he heard the crash and saw the falling lamp post. When he reached the scene. he said, the Ford car had disappeared
 Otto Mehr said he lived on a ranch west of town and was going west on Monroe street about 10 miles an hour. | As he went into the intersection of the street he said he noticed the other car almost upon him and to avoid a col lision, he said he put on speed to get out of the way. The other car he said, struck his Ford and almost up set it. After the collision, Mehr said, | ha hnarH "a oh oP hn Co lax post and drove down to First avenue, where he turned about and came back, parking in front of the church.
 | Mehr said there were three women and small boy in the back seat of his car and his father in law. David P. Noakes, was sitting in the front seat with him. After he came back to the accident, Mehr said, he inquired if any one was hurt and was told that a woman was seriously injured and had been removed to the hospital. Mehr said he read about her death in The Republican Monday morning and came into town and went to the police sta- tion, where he told them he was the driver of the Ford car. Mir. Noa6es testified that the speed of tine Ford was not excessive and said they re- turned to the scene at once.
 Dr. Louis Dysart said he drove up to h1s offfce Just as they were bringing Mrs. Holland to the office of Dr. Craig at Is East Monroe street. He said they placed Mrs. Holland in his car and when they arrived at the hospital Mrs. Holland was dead
 An inspection of the two cars by the coroner's jury showed that two spokes in the left rear wheel of the Ford were l broken. The tire on the right front wheel of the Cadillac car showed cut mark but no other marks of the col lision. The iron bumper across the front of the Cadillac was dented about two inches near where it is fastened to the right shock absorber. This was the mark where the car collided with the lamp post.
 Members of the county attorneys of flee and other county officials were un- able to state last night what action. if any, would be taken by them.
 ARIZONA LODGE No. ?, F