The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-06
THE CORONER'S INQUEST
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
After All Evidence Taken and Read
Jury Renders Verdict of Un-
avoidable Accident

avoidable Accident
When The Herald and News went
to press Monday AFTERNOON Coroner
F. NJ. Lindsay was holding the inquest
in the case of the automobile accident
on the previous Thursday afternoon,
which deplorable occurrence had caus-
! ed the death of two men. AS 1t had
occasioned so widespread interest, we
print in full the proceedings of the
! inquest ,as follows:
NJ. H. Cashlon, sworn. says:
I live at Greenwood, S. c. l came
to Newberry Thursday about 2
O'Clock, and accompanying me was my
brotheri-n-law, John Payne. l came
here on business and went by to see
the baseball game. After the game
i started home in Ford coupe that l
owned. Payne was with me. l was
driving. We were going about ~
miles per hour and met truck, |
think standing still. A car swung
around the truck. ] pulled out fur
ther to right and as had just pass
ed the car a negro stepped out from
behind the truck right behind the car
4 and ran right in front of my car, and
as saw him I blew my horn. He
was about 80 feet in front of me. He
had long iron on his right shoulder.
He saw me and ducked his head and
turned to his left to evidently try to
get out of the way of my car, and
the iron ran into the windshield.
Then l hit the bank and let the car
: run few feet before l could stop 1t.
II had my car out of gear. When the
car stopped / thought probably the
windshield had hit him. When took
him out of the car l laid him down.
Then l went back to see about the
negro and put my hand under him
and asked him was he hurt and he
never spoke.
NJ. H. Cashion.
Joe Jackson, sworn, says:
I work for Mr.. John Neel. was
driving truck for him Thursday af-
aternoon, coming from Jalapa to New
berry. When l got on this side of
Gum Spring branch passed colored
man with crowbar on his shoulder
and shortly afterwards l met a Ford
coming, and after the Ford got by the
colored man went across the road and
Blanche said, "Look yonder," and a
car passed me going towards town.
When the accident happened the col
ored man was just about the left hand
front wheel Of the Ford car. He and
the car were going in the same direc-
ton. l suppose the bar was driven
into the car.
Joe (his mark Jackson.
e Blanche Jones, sworn, says:
II heard Joe Jackson's statement.
and that is all know.
Blanche Cher mark Jones.
Mary jenkins, sworn, says:
/ did not see the accident. was
working on the road, drilling holes in
the rocks. John Glider was working
under me. sent John to Blacksmith
shop to have drill point sharpened.
The drill was about IA feet long. l
came on back toward home and never
saw the accident.
B. H. Wilson.
Albert Summer, sworn, says:
/ did not see the accident but | was
working out on the road. The acci-
dent had happened when got there.
/ picked up the drill and took it to
the blacksmith shop. 1t was lying on
the bank. Mr.. J. C. Neel told US two
men had got killed and we went up
there.
Albert (nis mark Summer.
C. H. Chapman, sworn, says:
/ am here working on the road.
One of my negroes, Dave Denver,
picked up the bar; it was lying about
FIVE or six feet from ditch line with
straight end toward Newberry and
bent end toward Jalapa. / said to
him, Don't bother that" and he laid
it on the bank.
c. H. Chapman.
Mrs. J. C. Adams, sworn, says:
l live in Newberry was out rid
ing in an automobile Thursday after
noon. In the car with me were my
daughters, Nellie and Harriet, and
Mrs. Cameron and lady visiting