Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-06
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
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 After a hearing before Judge W. Fenner Woodward in the town court Monday morning, Daniel T. Mulcahy Of r Sycamore street, Worcester. was bound over, under bonds of 1000, to await trial at the next term of the Windham County Superior court hav- ing criminal Jurisdiction, the specific charges against him being violation of. the state automobile laws of Conpec- ticut--evading responsibility, and driv- ing a car without perfnission-these charges brought after an accident in which the practically new Nash car he was driving struck and seriously injured Harold Elliott, 19, and WILL fam F. Moran, g, both of Dayville, on the flats at Davviile on the ev- ening of August 5. 1s19
 Attorney J. T. Murphy, of Worces- ter. representing Mulcahy as counsel, waived examination of his client. Since the accident MuIcahv has been at liberty under bonds of s1,00o. Fol- lowing Mondays hearing Prosecuting Attorney A. c. Bill, pointing out the seriousness of the case. as developed against Mulcafy, asked for an increase in the bonds from $1 900 to $2.0o0 and this was ordered by the court. Mr. Bill pointed out that the penalty on the count relative to driving the car without permission may be not more than $1.600 fine or a year in jail ar both. This takes no account of the penalty for the charge of attempting to evade responsibility, which is also heavy.
 A charge in the complaint that Null cahy had been guilty of speeding or driving recklessly was noled. as the evidence brought out at the hearing did not sustain such charge The court found him guilty on the other two charges.
 Harold Elliott and William E. Mo- ran. the two young men injured in the accident for which Muicahy has been bound over: were both in court both using crutches to get about, as neither has recovered from the effect of the injuries they received. Eyl'htt remained at the Day Kimbal1 hospi- tai from August to October 25. and Moran was at the institution for 21 weeks. leaving there a week ago to- day. He still visits the hospital every three days to have his injured leg at- tended.
 Elliott was the first witness called. He testified that he and Moran, walk ing shoulder to shoulder. were going C 1ng the state highway between Day vile Four Corners and the residence of Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Aver at between S.50 and D. m.. on the even ing of August 5, and were on the right l hand side of the road, Elliott on the Inside and within 6 to 8 inches of the outside trolley rail. when they were struck by the car There was abso- lE'te9y no warning of it's approach. Elliott said. the first he knew of it's approach being from the flash of the headlights-and the next instant the car struck he and his cn-npaninn and knocked them down. Elliott said that his leg was broken and that he was otherwise injured in the accident and that he could not get up. The car did not stop. he testified, but he was un- able to fix the rate of speed at which the car was travelling or identify it by make or registration nuuber. No other cars were passing in either di- rectjon at the time.
 Moran. called as the next witness. tod DracticaTY the sarne story as did Elliott relative to what had oc- cured. His left leg was broken and h's body injured in the smash. He had been aischarged from the navy only 8 few weeks when the accident occurred Moran said he could not fix the speed at which the car that struck him was travelling and said that no warning of it's approach was given by the driver.
 George LaRonte, who lives at At tawaugan, told of arriving at the To- cation of the accident to find a car. a. Putnam machine, stopped there and EHiott and Moran lying in the high way. With assistance he managed to get them into his car, in which his wife was riding, and took them to Dayville, leaving Elliott at his home. with Dr. and Mrs. George Barnes, and then running across the tracks to Co., lumbia hall to inform a group sitting on a bench there of what had happen ed and urging that a message be teie- phoned to Putnam that the police of that city might apprehend the driver of the car responsible for the acci- dent. Tn the group at Dayville was Thomas Moran, brother of one of the injured pair. and he joined LaBonte to care for hiS brother on the way to the hospital
 Near the Cady fA'm. at Attawau- gan. LaBonte testified, they came I'D with Nash car stopped on the right hand side. of the roadway. The dr.v- CT, LaBonte said, was lying over the wheel LaBonte stopped his car and talked with Mulcahy, the driver whom he identified in court. LaT3onte said Mulcahy denied that his ear had fig ured in an accident, but LaBonte, in inspecting the Nash car. found Q can lying between the hood and the left fender. Th's was later identified by Elliott as the one he was wearing when he was struck. LaBonte ascertained by looking beneath the Nash, that it's muff1er was missing-and LaBonte told of having found muffler off a car at the point in the highway where iA&{ J He later turned this muffler over to the police at Putnam.
 Having learned these things, La Bonte said. and declining to give Mu1- cahy the cap that had been found, as Mulcahy demanded, he went on to At tawaugan to notify Constable Michae e' Grinshaw, but did not find him al