Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-11
EOUNG LLEWELLYN IS TRIED
JUDGE PLACES DEATH-CAR
DRIVER UNDER PROBATION
Youth Also Refused Permission to
Operate Automobile and $500
UOnd Is ReQuircd.

tsnnes Liewellyn. II, driver OF the
Avenue and Meadow Streets on sun
lay. November 20; injur!ng several and
vas placed on probation at the con,
:lus ion OF his trial yesterday afternoon
IN the Juvenile Court until he reaches
Kicks required n bond of s300 md i'm
posed an additi0nal restriction which
L!ewollyn appeared in the Juvenile
purt; charged with manslaughter.
speeding and driving his, automobile
n a careless and reckless manner. He
Euvcnilc delinquent. charged with the
violation or the laws. and It was upon
inns theory that tho court imposed a
penalty consistent with Juvenile prac-
lice.
Defense Takes -Four Hours.
Consuming nearly four hours. the de-
Deciding theory. and blamed the cause
"i the accident on the unknown auto
mobile. which. 1t was claimed, was
Detective Sergcan, Atkinson was the
hrsi witness called iie testified that
ssT tho sons ds'ysn by
tho accident. Sergeant Atkinson stated
thirty-fve miles IN hour.
Miss Dorothy Church, 20l6 Floyd
Avenue. testified that the speed of the
ear attracted her attention whilc IN
sue heard the crash moment after
sceklnS the car pass and remarking
ao e p its sa speed to 3,a Ts,ntive
testified to tho Same Ieffcct-..that the
car attracted his attention while walk
f sutton his wa Tfs G tn tho oi
tho avenue. looking after the car, and
saw the crash one block from the scene,
would have been collision with the
other car, which turned into Floyd
Avenue from Meadow Street. had
l.!ewellyn not stopped.
Offer Expert Testimony.
Much time was consumed in hear
ing testimony OF a technical and OK
nert nature. developing from the con-
d i1, Of the automobile after the &C
.ablish the speed and careless and
d reckiesa driving charges. J. p. Tins
Icy. mechanic. testified tina, the car
has been In his care since the accident.
he having taken i from the scene TO
shop, where It has stayed until the
lie described tho location OF the
accident and the condition az n result
being on tho left side. The witness
stated that the clutch collar was burnt
~ as tho result OF tho application OF tho
brakeY while the machine was still in
gear.
J, was testified that this action would
'tati the motor and lock the rear
3whecls. although one wheel could easily
'1In II only the emergency brake vas
used. II both wheels were locked then
'"c;. which was given as the distance
n the testimony or Lieutenant Frank
lmpodouica. By it's own momentum.
Trafnc Men Testify.
II, however. one renr wheel had
been revolving at the time. this would
have carried the car much further.
I enant SamuGis. head OF the traffic
| fed TO the effect that the rear wheels
would have become locked and the
motor stopped II the brakes had been
|applied with the gear In. and the SIX Id
resulted from It's own momentum
is3Ning Two streaks on the street 10
Indicate The passage OF the rear end
OF the car as II skidded.
This raised the question as 10 the
number OF marks seen on the street.
the accident. Sergeant Grafton tcsti-
lied ihat there vas only one streak,
While Coroner Whitfield stated that
he observed two marks. which was
explained in the testimony Of Licuten-
ant SaMucis that one rear wheel or a
ge"cy brake on. and that in running
would make another faint streak
Which was admitted by the defense.
Collision IN Avoided.
Er.ct OF this testimony was 20 cs-
iahlish whether LlewcllyE's car slid
TO the point where the children were
playing OF IT'S own momentum or be-
cause OF the failure OF the car to
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