Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01
GAR WAS SPEEDING
50 MILES AN HOUR
So Witness Testified Tuesday
With Reference to Automobile
Which Killed Hazel Rugg and
for Which Accident Edward
T. Daley is on Trial

Most Of the details, SO far as they are
known by people other than those in the
automobile which struck the girl, of tho /
death of Miss Hazel Rugg. the 2o-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. l.. w. Rugg, /
who was killed on Shelburnc road on the
night of last September II, were brought
out Tuesday in the trial of The case of
State against Edward r. Daley. who is
charged with manslau-'ter as the owner
of the car which is thought to have struck
the girl.
Not less than 30 miles an hour" was
the way the motorman on the south
bound electric car, who heard the crash,
characterized the speed of the rushing
automobile, which struck Miss Rugg and
then fled with lights extinguished. Tho
conductor on this same car agreed with
the motorman as to the speed Of this
automobile while another witness, who
caught n glimpse of the car from the
window of n nearby house after the
crash. thought the speed was from 81 to
40 miles an hour.
w. II. Collins of Buell. street. who was
driving south on South Union street short
~ after eight o'clock the evening of the
! nth, saw a largo car swing into South
Willard street from Shelburne road with
/ all llGHtS eNlnleulSneu except the spot
. light A few seconds later Mr.. Collins
was stopped by men in two other auto
mobiles at the spot where Miss Riggs
| body lay.
! Very little reference was made Tues
day to the piece of mudgard found on
the scene of the tragedy, which was in
strumental in locating the car thought
to have struck the girl. 1t is expected
| that this little bit of metal will figure
! largely in the case against Daley, but
about the only reference made to it Tues
day was when Mayor j. Holmes Jack
son. one of those who reached the scene
soon after Miss Rugg was killed, testl-
fled that "the front apron of fender
was picked up while ne was there
Much interest centers about disclosures
of parties in the automobile of death when
Miss Rugg was struck No clue as to the
identity of people in the car was brought
out Tuesday. although there was a hint
as to the number Of people which the car
contained This came when Leroy C.
Bryant Of Go Walnut street who was the
motorman on the southbound electric
car, and who saw the automobile and
heard the crash, testified that his i'm
lpression was that he saw a lady wearing
a coat or cloak with something white
on the collar sitting in the extra seat on
the left side of the car. Both motorman
and conductor on the trolley testified that
they heard laughter as the car sped by.
The motorman was quite certain that he
herad womens voices. but the conductor
was not sure about this. Neither one
would swear that the top was up or
down, but the motorman had the i'm
preston that it was up and was made Of
some gray material.
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
Tuesday by many witnesses for the
yesterday by many witnesses for the
State. the following details of the tragedy
tunfold themselves Miss Rugg left her
home on Clymer street at three minutes
past eight O'Clock on the night of Septem-
Der II, evidently intending to take an
electric car. When she reached the foot
of Clymer street, the southbound car on
Shelburne road was just approaching. and
the girl crossed Shelburne road to the
point where the cars stop as If she wished
, to take this car. Thinking this to be her
, intention, the motorman on this car
slowed down. but when within short
distance Of he car Miss Rugg turned
, around and started back toward Clymer
+ street.
Whether the girl was struck by the
automobile while going back toward
4 Clymer street, while attempting to
cross Shelburne road again to take the
northbound car, which was nearby, has
not been clearly brought out in the evil
| dence William Malone, conductor on the
q southbound trolley, stated that he saw
Miss Rugg reach the east side of Shell
burne road after turning away from his
car Just afterwards, both conductor and
motorman saw the automobile speeding
= Then came the crash.
Not knowing exactly what had hap.
$ pened. the motorman on the southbound
2 car continued on his way. meeting the
+ northbound car on the Sheburne road
3 switch. The northbound car reached the
4 scene of the tragedy and stopped, severa
= people being there at the time. The first
S person to find the body, according to the
$ testimony introduced yesterday. was
= Lester l.. Henry Of 10 South Willard
L street. who was driving south with his
y car and came upon the body lying neal
[ the car track. At about the same time .
= Mr.. Hurlburt, driving north on Shelburne
d road, reached the scene and the two mer
4 stopped their cars and approached tn,
- body together.
@ After hasty inspection, Mr.. Henry
v turned his car about and went back Il
/, arrived there that the police had already
e been notified by telephone from the HON,
|. lbf Albert +. Way of 146 Shelburne road.
/. l. No less than 10 witnesses We're put OF
= by the State Tuesday, The completion
d of the jury enabled the opening Of thu
!. Testimony in the case soon after the cour
@ opened Tuesday morning. The jury
- which will pass upon whether or no
d Edward T. Daley is guilty of man
$ slaughter is made up as follows: G.. Her
: bert Hutchinson Of Jericho. Fred NJ
Hutchins of South Burlington, II. Car
Mead of Underhill Irving Isham of ST
George W. r. Curtis of Jericho, j. ]
4, Chapman Of Hinesburg. Walter Heath o
NJ South Burling ton. NJ. e. Hill of Charlotte
Is Edgar Hollis of Iinesburg, r. q. Midget
t. of Essex Junction, L. o. Gorton o
A. Huntington and Arthur Hines of Colches
n ter,
s THE TESTIMONY.
" The first witness to take the stand il
" this case was Jessie H. Sinclair. civi
engineer, who was on the stand nearl,
. the entire morning, explaining "A plan o
!, the scene of the tragedy. The secont
-. witness was Maud {. Rugg. mother o
- y, the deceased girl who told of the de
~ parture of her daughter shortly hsfor
~ eight O'Clock on the night of Septembe
:, II and Of next seeing Hazel lying deaf
- In the road. The girl was lying on tn
=. left side of the road coming towar
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