Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01

in the road At that time she was lying
about as feet north of Clymer street,
near the car track.
In regard to the automobile which he
saw. his car met II directly after hav-
ing the Clymer street station. II was
travelling between so and 60 miles an
hour, according to his testimony. He dis
tnctly heard laughing and singing In
the automobile. a moment later there
was crash. lie ran to the rear OF his
car. but saw nothing except the automo-
bile continuing without slackening speed
and a flash from the rear as If the tail
light was just being snapped out.
on cross cxamnation by Attorney
Brown. Malone had some trouble in
remembering whether the top of the
automobile was up or down, answer
ing to the repeated question on this
point that the car was going 80 fast
that he could not tell. He was also in
doubt about the position of the light
near Clymer street
The first inkling of what sort of a
defence would be made for Daley was
given by the points which Attorney
Brown attempted to establish through
the cross examination. Among these
points were that the top of the car was
up when IL was seen just before the
tragedy. that there were several peo-
pic in the car and that one of these
people. a lady, sat on one of the spare
seats between the back and front seats.
Leroy G. Bryant, motorman on the
sotthbound car. testified to about the
same facts as the conductor. They diff
fcrcd somewhat Oh whether or not their
car reached the Shelburne street
switch before the northbound trolley.
Eugene w. Brooks. motorman on the
northbound car, which passed the
scene just following the tragedy, stop
ped his car and saw the girl as she
lay i'm the road. Albert Il. Way of LAG
Shelburre Road. near where the ira
gody occurred. heard noise like the
scraping of brakes and looked out the
window. He saw an automobile just
disappearing. He thought 1t was going
about 30 or 40 miles an hour. A little
later, hearing that something was
wrong. he went out and found the
! girl in the road, two automobiles be-
ing on the scene already. Mr.. Way said
! he went back to his house and tele-
| phoncd the police station, then mott
fled Mrs. Rugg of her daughters
death.
John f. LaRose, another neighbor
helped put the body into the ambulance
which arrived Attorney Leary for the de-
fence questioned LaRose closely about
some pieces Of glass which the witness
picked IN near the place. trying to get
LaRose to say that he thought this glass
came from broken windshield LaRose
was reticent about this part of the pro-
ceedings, saying that he thought at first
1t might be part of a windshield, but later
he decided it was too thin for windshield
glass
/ w. II. Collins and Lester l.. Henry
testified to driving south on Shelburnt
road shortly after eight O'Clock and find
ing the body, Mr.. Henry reaching the
scene first. Lewis Il. Ashley of 513 St. Pau
street testified to being there when tn,
girls shoe was found some 10 feet NORTH
of where the body lay.
DR. Charles 4. Ravey. city health of
fcer told of being called to the scene
helping to get measurements of the place
and later taking the body to the under
taking rooms of Corbin q Frye and Their,
assisting DR.. Whitney in performing al
autopsy. Mayor j. Holmes Jackson als'
helped take measurements from the bod.
to different points, and told of the findin,
of the part of the mudguard. John a
Corbn told of going after the body will
his ambulance and taking it to his under
taking rooms.