Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-17

tiens to the traveller, whose name or place of residence is not known. and cording to the witness, MT. Jordan cirding to the witness, Mir. Jordan stood beside the seat of the ear talking to the driver and Godreau stood near the rear wheel nearest the center of the read.
 Having obtained his directions for getting to Brooklyn the man in the Ford drove off, MT. Godreau testified and then MT. Jordan and the witness turned to walk back across the road to the graval bank, on the easterly side of the highway. MT. Godreau said that he and MT. Jordan were walking side by side. MT. Godreau on the left from which direction the Como car was coming, when he was struck by something and he doesn't recall any thing that transpired between that and the time he became conscious again in a bed at the Day Kimbsll hospital in this city. The cross exam | instion developed nothing of special interest. Court recessed at one o'clock for the lunch hour and came in again at o'clock.
 After the noon recess, MT. Godreau was again called to the stand. He placed the position of the Ford as about opposite the bank.
 Peter Bernier testified that at the time of the accident he stood about | four feet from the curb line He stat cd that Ford car drove up, and that | Godreau and Jordan went to the left hand side of the vehicle facing south Having given some information con ceFning the road to Brooklyn, Godreau
 and Jordan started toretuFn simul-
 taneously with the starting Of the
 Ford, which had kept it's engine run
 ming during the time taket for tho | conversation. He (Bernier) then heard
 a truck blowing it's horn about ( hundred feet off. GodreAu and Jor- dan had rene ahoHt 1s CT. 14 feet to-
 ward the bank, and were but a step oi
 two from the left side of the reat ] when a truck driven by Jordan ana
 carrying Como (both of whom h'
 identifed). struck them, and dragged | them 35 feet, at that point dropping them, then proceeding for q distane,
 of 30 feet before it finally stopped. Thi
 point where the truck stopped was il
 the witness's estimation about 65 fee
 from the point where it struck them
 When picked up, Jordan was dying
 expiring in three minutes without re
 gaining consciousness. Bernier testi
 fled that there was plenty of room t'
 the right side of the road rather thal
 going to the left where Godreau ant
 Jordan were standing. As to thi speed of the truck. the witness judge' it to be fifteen or twenty miles pc
 hour.
 Julian Benos and Joseph Potter ver
 also called. and cerToborated the tes
 timony of the previous witnesses. Putnam Hish sehsol basketball
 team was defeated by Bartlett Higi of Webster in the first post-seaso game for the Quinebaug Leagu Championship. Putnam was hamp
 cred by the small floor. together wit
 other unfavorable playing condition and never secured a start. which a tended toward the 24-15 score. Thi does not shake the confidence ef eithe the Putnam players or rooters as D their supremacy. and will endeavor [ : justify their stand by beating Weh , ster at Putnam ad on a neutral foo The league meeting to be held toda S Twill decide TeuFtellotte's protest, an
 may give the Grosyenerdale team an other chance at Webster. with chance, perhaps. of a different oppor 3 ent for Putnam for the cup.
 Friends here of Captain Robert fHurley of the state police are mue . interested in the announcement thu