Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

George E Hinnnan in the trial of the suits against w. Harry Jennings ot Nor witch account of automobile acct- dent on Broadway near the corner Of Broad street on the night of July 25, 1919, One was witness was brought to the stand who testified that he saw the machine that was in collision with the Jennings machine and that it's lights were not lit
 The pCaintiffs in the suit are Leo | P. Shandeor of Noank, whose auborno- | bile was in collision with the Jeunin gs | car. Mrs. Helen E. Morton and Mrs | Lillian Tyler, who were riding with Shandeor, and .Perey F. Morton, husband
 of the woman who was injured. When court came in Tuesday morning | trial of the ease was resumed by the | plaintiffs attorneys, Judge H. H Pct | tis and T. NJ Shields, calling Dr. c. c. | Gildersleeve to the stand. The doctor tes l tified to being at the Ba chcus hospital | when the women, Mrs. Morton and Mrs. | Tyler, were brought there injured after
 tht automobile accident. He said that ! Mrs. Morton had two wounds in her | ed.
 Mrs. Tyler was wounded and bruised.
 and both were very nervous. Mrs. Mor- | ton seemed to be the worst hurt, She | complained of pains in her head and |
 back The doctor said Mrs. Morton oan- | ed upon him year Ia ter for trea tnlent Maud Waite Perley l.. Morton, Dr. |
 Philip T. MacGoWan, Clara Pendleton |,
 Atwood, chiropodis.. Josaph Morrison l
 and Marion Clark testified for the plain l
 tiffs The latter said that Mrs Nor |
 ton had failed since the accident and l
 once when Mrs. Morton caMed on the l
 witness she was very faint and had to
 be given water to revive her. The wit l
 neeses were cross examined by the law
 yers forS the defendant, Attorneys c. V.
 James and Tracy Waller
 In the afternoon Franklin G. Watson
 was witness and he was followed by , Charles s. Dobefs who was doing police
 duty on the night of the csident. Officer Patrick T. Murphy said he was
 at trle station house and heard MT. en- rines say that he was to blame for this. : Capt D. J. Twomey said that Mr. Jenni,ITs seemed under the influence of s liquor and admitted to him, at police headquarters that he had two drinks , that Lhy.
 3 Mrs Mary Leandri of Noank, an inti- [ mate friend of Mrs. Morton for three ' years before the accident. testified to her
 observation of Mrs. Mortons good heaIh
 and strength before the acciderf and to
 her weaker strength and generally poor
 CT heaith since then.
 E Mir Morton was called to the stand p and testified to his wife having asked = perm ssion of him to go for a ride with s Mir. Shandeor in the Shandeor car. MT e Merton said he did not object This con- d versetion took place probably week be. e fore the accident. e Mrs. Lillian E. Batcheler of Medford, y Mass. who said she had known Mrs. LiI- y ian Tyler for fiAeeu years tesr fled that e Mrs. Tyler showed loss of weight and in
 crease in nervousn ess and was not able e to do her own work for some time after a she returned to Mes1ford from Noank aft Q CT the accident - Mrs Tyler vS5 recalled to the stand V and was que7s:oed regarding the expens- L. es which she had been under since her B. injuries and in consequence of them. Mrs. Tyler said that the work tha, s. Mrs. Batche!der did for her was reason to ably worth s15 a week and that Mrs 10 Batcfelder hegsed her for three mon tEls a: in dctng all tF1e houseworll and three lg months more in just the washing and ,d cleaning. o- Policeman Ebbets was recalled and " tear;ied that no team passed him, going 10 either way, as he was wa Aeing down from 10 the Park cfrch corner to the scene ot n tlle accident.
 Mra Morton was recalled and testi
 fed that since the accident about a third r. < her hair has fallen out and it ie IT. IT. continuing to fall out.
 al Opens Case For Defense ed At this point the plaintiff rett ed ant he after a short recess the deferda nt's oast ed was begun by calling to the witnes: ne s',and William T. Leonard, Wfno has bee, h. formerly engGoyed as club stewe I'd k and teFf&fied that he has known Mr. Jen h. nings for many years and was with hin H. all day on the day of the accident. Tn
 day before they had been fishing ii I'd Wectche Ter. Mir. Jennings had notGlin, at intoxicating to drink at Westdhester. MT
 Leonard testified that the evenin as of the accident he and Mir. Jenning h. came to the Elks club about 6.30 o'clock l.. where Mir. Jennings stayed a few min es utes. About 7.30 MT. Jennings came
 back and stayed till about s.s0. Tn n, witness said that MT Jennings had noth of ing to drink at either time. There wa
 10 intoxicating liquor at the chb. Vine. ett he left at the latter time he went wit ng MT. Sullivan and MT. Crawford. Th
 W ness said that MT Jennings did nc to show any signs of anything the matte at with him as to sobriety.
 ell John J. O'ConneN of Bean Hill. dea
 CT in antiques testified that Mir. Jennine
 came to his home about 5 to 10 minute
 after g o'clock on the nigat of the acc
 dent and paid a bill. The witness sai si- that MT. Jennings appeared sober an
 there was nothing unusual about his al b |
 Attorney Edward T. Burke of this cit lry testified that he came irlo police hea&
 qua rte-s just after Mr. Jennings had bee ola brought there on the night of the acc tic. dent The witness said MT. Jennings W. nd net intoxicated. He appeared very co DTS and calm.
 On cross examination by Attornt ion Shields, MT. Burke said he did not r
 member seeing Attorney Shields at u om police station when MT. Jennings VT inc l there.
 In Stephen Sullivan, an empAoye at Il -ith ] Norwich State Hospital, te:S.ifed to SC vas ing MT Jennings at the Eiks club abo ,in 7.30. MT. Jennings was sober the "
 ness said. MT. Sullivan and MT. Ora,
 ford left the Elks club in Mr. Jenniu, 90, automobile and went to the O'Conn oon place at Bean HYl. The witness sa Soo the Jennings car turned to the left jl oos before the accident. but he knew of ooo ooo req son why it should. The witnt 00- saw nothing ahead of them at the til .,n of turning and no auto1nobile ligh 01o There was nothing to impede his sight
 there had been any lights.
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 S1o Mir. Jennings of 1So Laurel Hill