Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-12

Judge George B. Hinman spent long day in the superior court here Friday in presiding at the opening of the trial of suits, against W Harry Jennings. Of this city on account of an automobile acci, dent on Broadway on the night of July 25, 1s1s. The judge l.sld court till after 5 O clock. trial of the case having been begun when court came in at 10 in the l morning.
 Leo P Shandeor of Noank. whose at- tomobile was in collision with. the Jen- nings machine, sues Mir Jennings for, S2, 000 for damages to the automobile. Mrs Helen F. Morton of Noank and Mrs. Lillian NJ. Tyler of Medford. Mass. who were riding in the Shandeor car on the front seat with Shandeof and were in- | jured, are each suing for $10,000. and Periey F. Morton, the injured woqnan's husband is suing dor loss Of her services ! as housekeeper. Judge Harry Fl Pettis and Attorney 1 Thomas M. Shields. counsel for. the plain tiffs. called MT. Shandeor to the stand iu | opening the case. - The witness testified | that on the evening in question the wo- men. accepted his invitation to take a 1 ride when he pet them on ,the street In 1 Noank and that they came through Gro- l ton to Norwich. He drove the car and i when they were coming up Broadway l and had just about reached Broad street. his car was run into by the Jennings car | which was coming in the opposite di- .rection, ard which suddenly swerved to the left and was on the extreme right 1 hand, or easterly side of the street. ] Shandeor was not hurt but the two wo- men were cut and bruised when they Were | thrown against the windshield. They were taken to. the Backus hospital ir | another machine immediately after the
 accodent, sbandeor said Mir Jennings had two other men in his car.
 1 The witness was cross -exarniped al
 length by counsel for the defendant whc
 are Attorney c. V. James and Tracy l Waller.
 Herbert R. Branche of this city gavr testimony on what he sax # the acci
 dent and was followed by Mrs Morton who told of her injuries and If the Va!
 she had been unable to flo her ragulai
 homework since then. She said there .haf
 been previous talk at her home of tn
 ride that they took with MT. Shandeol
 before he invited them when he me
 them on the street ] On cross-examinatio tion Mrs. Morton sal, l that she remembered an insurance ad
 juster coming to see her after the acci
 dent and he accused her of having driv
 en the machine at the time of the acci
 dent He also said Mrs. Tyler was driv
 ing. She told him that was for Him t
 find out, She was also asked if she di i not refuse to give her name when sh
 was taken to the hospital. This sh
 admitted and that she. later gave he
 name under pressure She also adTnitte
 that she said, What will my hus5an
 say" when she was taken into the hos ' pital and sine declared, she thought thi was a very natural thing to say ! 2 view of the injuries she had received : Mrs. Morton denied |, that either she c : Mrs. Tyler drove the Shandeor car { : liany time. -t William F. Habekotte. who lives . : the corner of Briadyav and Broad strei ? also testified as to what he saw of u : ar+dert and the position of the cars William J. Sharvan of 30 Cliff stree 2 this city testified that he was riding i . an automobile down Broadway on Il :. night of the accident and saw an aut :. mobile ahead that was going south ar sverved towards the left when anoth :, machine was coming from the opposi direction. Morris Bruckner was Gri . ing the car in which Sharyan was. ri :. ing. In a moment they came, up to Il