Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-28
PUTNAM

Deputy SCon1miSsloner John McDonald of the state motor vehicle department violations of the motor vehicle laws when he presided Monday at g hearing in the superior court room in this city
 E Anthony Kilday and other witnesses were heard pertaining to an accident in which ! Kiiday's car crashed through the gates at the Main street railroad crossing in Dayyilie on g rainy night some time ago. No one was injured in the accident. a fact that was very fortunate, as heavy freight train was approaching from the north at the time.
 Prompt action on the part of George Kennedy, gatetender on duty at the time in hagging the train enabled the engineer who was running slowly to bring his train under careful control. 50 sufficient time was gained to remove the atitomo- Jed when the automobile was driven through it and the forward wheels run on 10 N1e track
 IA Persons who were in the car with XII. day corroborated his story relative to pre-
 cautions that he had taken to keep his view of the road clear by teetifying tha, he had repeatedly cleaned of his wind.
 shield, yet he did not see the gates oi know they were down until he struck one of them
 Gatetender Kennedy said that, havins
 noted the approach of the train at a time
 when the locomotive appeared to be about
 at the curve near Wildwood park, esti mated by the witness to be haf a mil, away. he had lowered the gates.s Stepping back about eight feet he noted the ap proach of an automobile, then DO nor. 1 than 40 or 50 feet from the track: ant soon after saw it strike gate and plune,
 through on to the track Mir. Kenned,
 said he hurried to his shanty procured {
 red light lantern, which was being ken 1 lighted. and rushed out to the track ans
 waved it as 3 signal to the engineer wh, having seen something unusual to attrac
 his attention. presumably the headlight
 of the Kilday car was slowing down.
 Mir. Kennedy testified that fanter,
 was hanging on on. of the pair of gate ] down on the east side of the track an, l that the lantern was lighted Notwitr
 standing this, Kilday had deliberatel
 driven his car against the gate, breakin one of. Under cross-exanination Mi Kennedy withdrew, the word rdeliberate
 hut. said that Kilday paid no heed to tn fact that the gates. were down. Mir Kilday testified that he had bee
 to DanieIson with friends for a supper s
 restaurant He said he was familia
 with the crossing. having been over
 many times, was approaching it. caution. iy, and had stopped only a very short iis
 tance away to clean the rain of the wint
 shield of his car. He did not see that th
 gates were. down. but gave it as his in precision that they were being lowered 2
 he came along and that descending xai caused. the damage to t&e top of his. ma chine. He ascribed the difficulty in stol ping his car. to the steep. grade on u state road where. it approaches the trac from point just west of the track. After hearing all. of the witnesses ar listening to brief statements by Attorns C. l.. Torrey, representing Mir Kiida and Attorney Carpenter. who was pre- ent to protect the interests of the N. ] N H. 4 H R. R. company. Commission Mcdonald stated that he was satish, that the gates were down and that Cat E tender Kennedy did more than his du in his effort to protect the Kilday par | ' 2