Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-10
ALFRED |. A. YOUNG
PLACED ON TRIAL IN
COURT HERE TODAY
He 10 Charged With Causing the
Death OF George B. Moore
on June II.
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT


Court ~ oyer and rerminer osened
to-day with chief Justice penncwill
and Associate Judges Heisol and Rich
ards GA the bench. The case OF Alfred
l. A. Young, scheduled for today
y ouFht eut large crowd and long
hefufo the opening Of court at 1880
the courtroom was packed and tse
auIelnlns corridors were well filed.
Young. agcd rs years. Is charged
With manalauehter In connection with
the death OF George n. Moore. as the
result ~ an automobile accident al
ffice'a Corner on June II. when
Noungs machine and car occupied
b. Moore collidcd.
Whom Young was srraigned he
pleaded not guilty. lie n represented
~ J. ll1nk llall and George Lodge.
Attorney General Townsend and
Deputies .ingcr and Southerland are
conducting the prosecutor.
The drawing of the Jury began
shortly after n o'clock and was not
completed until itt5.
The Jury aa drawn was as follows:
William J. Robinson. foreman; Joseph
thfhes Walter ~ Jones. J. Albert
frlaman. William Forachre. William
=. beakyne Harold n. sheppard.
Joseph " Clark. Robert Mccoy. El.
wuud Davis Milford Morris and Rufus
A. l,ohrrts.
siN Jurors were challenged hy the
dtfenae and fve by the prosecution.
tiS challongos are allowed each side
~ a manslaughtor case.
Involuntary Manslaushtcr Charged.
Deputy Attorney General souther-
hand presented tho facts i'm the case
g. the jury lie said the Indictment
ehhfHed involuntary manslaughter.
with siX counts IN Il. The first charged
assault The second charged Young
dtuNe his automobile at dangerous
ahd excessive rate of speed. The
thlfi charecd unreasonable speed.
The fourth count alleged failure on
NouhrH part 90 give appropriate
Matninn The nfth charged Young
hnd no lookout and the sixth was that
~ drove hts car at rate in excess
cf SO miles per hour.
Mr sutherland said seven men I'm
q Nulrk machine left Richardson Park
shortly after O'Clock on the afternoon
w Juno u On their way 60 Marshall
tnh ln participate in baseball game.
Tho Buick machine. he said. was go
ms west on the Boxwood road and a
sluiH machine driven by Young was
travelling south on the Rack road. It
waH ~ the intersection Of these two
ruaia that tho collision occurred. I,
Naa result ~ this collision that
Nnore died a few hours later IN the
Homeopathic Hospital. this city, Mr..
Sutherland snid
NJ. sutherland said hedge IA feet
n height on the BoNwood road and a
similar hcdrc on the Rack rod made
y impossible For the occupants Of each
pafhine % see the other. lie said the
Buick ear had passed over the center
~ the road when Il was struck by
NounK's ear and that Il was struck
~ ihe rear. The state. he said. would
produce a witness who would testify
o. the Siutz machine running at a
tate of 40 90 80 miles per hour.
Mf southrrland said Young made
NJ cfoft O. render assistance follow
inn The collision.
Daniel sundbcrg. ~ tho County
innlnrera office. testified 70 making
= dfaWina az the scene ~ the accident.
fhla dfawinn WIS offered as an exhibit
~ thr prosecution. and was admitted
William g. laggcr testified 10 TAX
inH photographs 90 tho Buick ma
chino following the accident and VIII
Ham W Windsor of the Commercial
sludio testified % making enlarge
mentH of thom The photographs
wefo offered ln evidence.
HH.F. ft.a.aafs.. g.
teHllnrd that there was little difference
in The physical condition OF the scene
m the accident on the day following
the accident and last week.
Witnesses in the case were excluded
from the court room except when on
the stand
Mf Mnnro father of George r.
Mnnit. who was killed IN the accident.
teHiined o. seeing his son before he
lrft iuf the ban same and that he saw
him at iho hospital and wax with him
Nhuh he died.
leurHe a. hrodlov driver OF the
inlrt machine ln which Moore was
fltNnF said there were six other pas
nehnefa ln h.a ear. which was a i've
raHpneuf model. Hugh Jordan and
#Ht't'tf WAtNA ANARNlfN occupied
thH ff0ni soat while the other four
ucunHnis were on the back seat.
fif0dluY nld his machine was
thiee .ieuniha % the way across
tht read when il was struck
~ ihp Htuta tio said he had been
flnhlnr about 90 to 2b miles per hour
untIl be approached che crossing when
h. slowed down and "drifted."
Tho Witness said he got a glimpse
of thf htuts car and that then every
ulna rot black. Following the acci-
uent b. said. the other occupants re-
showed the machine from Moore. who
Naf then placed IN a passing car and
feheNed 90 The Homeopathic Hospi-
thl hrudloy said his machine was
tneehed up tho road about forty-five
~ hiiy feet
hfudloy aaid that following the nc-
elivW Young made NO effort TO render
hssitinuee. lie said Young came over
v hlm aud asked him his name. The
witness also said Young did not ap-
teaf excited and that he had a smile
cr hlH face
The ease win be resumed this after
nuon.