The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-30
VICTIM FACED
TOWARD AUTO
When William Parry
Sounded Horn, Testified
Alfred Dodge
"a PASSENGER
IN PARRY CAR
Defense Begins Evidence
in Manslaughter
Case

which Kelsey Freeman oI tapot,
lost his life, testified IN
Washington county court this morning
for the defense in the case OF State VS..
Parry for manslaughter. The accident
occurred at 30 p. m, he stated, and
he verified the time by his watch. The
party, which consisted Of William
Parry, Mrs. Parry, her two daughters,
Misses Parry, and himself, left Barre
at 1905 for the l9-mile trip to the
home of Francis Cummings in Cabot.
The horn Of the car was sounded 10
rods before it came to the bridge. Mr..
Freeman turned partly around at the
sound, with his face toward the car.
He was crossing the road and kept on,
reaching the left hand side at point
even with the first tree north of the
bridge.
The horn was not sounded after the
first time, Mr.. Dodge testified. The car
was turned 10 pass Mr.. Freeman and
there was enough clearance. Mrs. Free
man cried out, according to the testi-
monv. and Mr. Freeman turned and
Jumped in front of the car. He was di-
rectiy against the front of the car
when he jumped, the witness stated
Almost at the same time that the car
struck Mr.. Freeman, ii struck the
ehild's express wagon which he was
drawing and The left side rose lit
IL Al Ii.a r,saG
smashed. Mr. Parry took hold of him
when he started TO get out of the car
Just after the accident, the witness
stated.
Mr.. Dodge stated in cross -examina-
tion that he thought the center of the
car struck Mr.. Freeman and that Mr..
Freeman did not appear any more in
firm than was usual for man OF his
are. Mrs. Freeman was on the bridge
when the car passed her.
Miss Ruth Parry, daughter of the re-
gpondent, testified that Mr.. Freeman
was from four to FIVE feet from the
left hand side OF the car when he
jumped The car WAS going at about
five miles an hour at this time, she
stated, and she felt the brake go on
as Mr. Freeman jumped. The body lay
not more than the length of the car
from the back Of the car when ii
stopped. she testified. II was about in
front Of the Harry Rogers house when
il stopped and was moved later to a
position Just south of the Merritt gar
age gasoline tank, witness stated.
The state rested its case at $3.50 to-
day. after the examination of Robert
Bruffee. an undertaken of Plainfeld,
who took charge of Mr.. Freeman's
body. He testified to the number and
Kind of bruises and cuts on the body.
A witness named Lane testified TO
certain measurements on chart OF
the vicinity of the accident He stated
that the bridge was 25 feet wide, this
TESTIMONY disagreeing with that Of w.
+. Walker. who testified for the state
that the bridge was approximately 20
feet wide.
Miss Josie Laird testified to hearing
the crash of the accident from her
home near the scene, and 10 seeing a
car in the road, from. her pantry win
dow. She saw two men get out and
saw something in the road, which she
thought was something they had
dropped. The location of this object.
which che later saw to be man, was
on a line from her pantry window TO
road sign at the corner OF grass
plot near the bridge. Attempts by the
defense 10 have her locate the point
on the chart at which the car stopped
failed.
N. uv.r,., c.vs shock Caused Death.
DIR. Milo Warren of Cabot, testifying
Yesterday afternoon, stated that in his
opinion Mr. Freeman died from shock
auch as might have been caused by a
blow. There might have been some
concussion Of the brain OF injury to
the spine as well, he stated, but the
shock was fatal.
Stanley Goddard. l2-vear-old boy.
who was some distance behind Mr..
Freeman on the road when the latter
was struck. testified that the Parry
car was going slow. so that he could
/ have run and caught it, at least until
II started on te, the bridge. His view
was obstrucled by trees after this. he
testified. He did not witness the acci-
dent. but the horn of the car was
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He did not know how far the car went
beyond the bridge. but saw Mr.. Free
man being picked up from the road by
Mr.. Parry and an elderly man "a Mr..
Dodge) and placed under the second
tree ON the left hand side of the road,
north of the bridge.
Harry A Black. secretary of state,
/ testified TO unsworn statements made
To him by Mr.. Parry at a hearing on
the day following the accident. Mr..
Parry said that he saw MFR. and Mrs.
Freeman on opposite sides OF the road
At distance Of 500 yards and sounded
lhis horn. according to the testimony.
Mr.. Freeman was aid 10 have been
hauling a ehild's express wagon and
carrying a rake and fork. Mr.. Parry
stated that he was going up the right
] hand road at the fork beyond the
bridge, Mr.. Black testified Other state
ments made AZ that time n Mr.. Parry
according to the testimony. were that
I the accident occurred nearly At
o'clock. that he was driving an eight
CYLINDER Cadillac car of the 1916 model
and that the old man looked around
when the born was sounded. Whether
he looked hack toward the car or not
iid not appear.
In regard 10 which direction Nj
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