Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-08-12
SAYS PUTNAM MAEAR
WAS NOT RECKL
II A.
North Grosvenordale erty
Finds Wood Not To Bla
For Accident -.
Man and Woman, Knocked Do,
Motorcycle. Brought Chaesus h...

seie. Drought ehsfsus have
-ors for
Fer knocking down q man ana ,,,l,.
man with his motorcycle. Percy ;,s,,r,.
Of Putnam was brought befor,, 90
ticc T. p Tourtellotie at North ..han.,,
venordale. Monday, on the cha,.sr.a,,,,
reckless driving Wood ploado. - H.
guilty and after hearing the .irro.,
mony Of both prosecution and q, x.iu A.
the court dismissed the case. ,,sr,.,s
The accident had occurred
chanieseille july 20. it was brvs com.
o'' ~ ehe 'f'"'. WOOD was d.rs held
with and knocked down Patrick ..r.,ei,l
gan Of MeehanicsyilIe in front ors cow.
French River Inn The maehine3a, -
skidded across the highway. = go
was wet because Of thunder sh.i..4 ~,
and struck Mr. Theresa Lepree.s,, To,
Of Meehaniesville. The state 81 n,hsr.
that the accident was the resl.. -.
negligence on Wood part. u.
Mrs. Lepree testified that ati,r,,..,.
was EeiBg home from work o.. ".
niFht Of the accident she was wl
Ia the car track la front Of the .,,.,,....,
Hearing car coming she ste,4.,t -
into the road and then crossed te,a,,t.,,
right hand side 10 avoid being hit.r 81.
Wood who was approaching on = -
motorcycle The next she knew so,4itio,
thing struck her from behind sdnea
Knocked her 20 the ground She :, :.
the motorcycle must nave been sRe
ing and that She heard no horn mt,
admitted she had newspaper ochau
her head which obstulcteh her view.
Patrick J. Logan said he Was walk
ms home On the car track and had
stepped into the road a. a car ap.
preached. 4 man on a bicycle shout
ed 70 him and then BE- was hit and ren.
dered unconscious 4 bone il hts ieff
wrist had been broken and be bad re-
ceived bruises he admitted that he
had not looked down the road as be
had stepped from the railroad track
George Martin and Leo Bfeaalt 81
MerhanirsVIIle testified that tHe Wood
machine had been going pretty fast"
and that Il had hit botb Logan and
Ms iHpree=
Wood said be bad left the French
kiset Textile Company plant 30 5 s.
ca his motorcycle u was raining
hard and a. the machine Vas wet i
ha# started hard Finally b. rad got
fHe engine running and had started
ca l9W gear A. the road was wet he
Haa driven carefully and bad blown
hIs horn as 81 rad turned up The road
s The place where the accident oez
es#fe8 BE had tfIed 10 sniff gears Just
= EnEan stepped INTO fae road Al
~ hitting the woman The machine
rza fallen 5seH onfs hls lex ard had
inflicted bfulze H sad he had NOT
aas1 going faster fhan s.x miles a.
hssr
Jsseqn Rrueault testified that be
sas tie man o. the bicycle sho had
Jast preceded Wood out - The yard
81 sad Wood could got have been go
.ag yefs fast ~ BE- would have passed
ire bicycle william s. Marie and
y. Z Coleman claimed that uish "A
noft+eFrie a tae condition that
We94s aas b.. a speed = more than
~ 81 les as hoag could rot have been
obtained.
Attorney 81 Il sesalsr. represent
1e We8d. said tire iaw permitted
speed - 20 miles an hour IN thiesly
seztls3 districts Wood had rot been
g5I1g fast and rad blown hs horn
LoEaa was eareiess 81 Got looking %
|, the road q - -teppe4 ~ .he ear
tracks, Justice Isarieli9tte asrees
a5t1 81 Gessfer add f8418 tss 1e-
fass=es res a-a55ssr