Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-12
FOUR AUTO DAMAGE SUITS AT ONCE

two cars that had coliided. They were asked to take the women to the hospital which they dsd and then return ed to the scene of the accident The witness said he saw Mir. Jennings who appeared much excited and was trying to back his car away from the other and saying he was going9to drive 1t down town. The witness was asked sew eral questions as to whether MT, Jen- nfngs appeared under the influence of | liquor. but the court sustained objec- tion by counsel for the defendant and the questions were ruled out
 On cross examination by Attorney Wal | Ter. Mir. Sharvan said there were two other men in the automobile with him | and that he was skylarking on the back seat with another fellow and was sitting ] on him when his attention was frs. called to the Jennings car. The shan deor car had its headlight burning
 Senator Allyn l.. Brown of 262 Broad- way, which is about block north. of the scene bf the accident, testified that he | came to the scene of the accident while the-cars were locked together The wit ness driving his own ear home at the | time The two cars that had ooIlided were close to the curb. Mir Jennings | was sitting in the driyers seat of his car and appeared dszed.s The speech of l Mir. Jennings was thick said the wit ness and he appeared as if he was in toxicatsd.
 Attorney John D. Hall of this city. tes- ' tified to observing the cars and to the way they stood together head-on.
 1 Paul FanninS of this city, law. stud
 ent in the office of his father, the late
 Joseph T, Planning. testified that he heard MT. Jennings say immediately l after the accident that he had. turned out for a wagon when the Shandeor I car Mt him. The witness testified tc
 the way Officers Ebberts and Murphy
 took Mir. Jennings cut of the machine
 Mir. Tanning said he had been walking
 along Broadway and had seen no wag-
 on. Walter E. Gilbert. Norwich furnitur,
 dealer. who lives at 51 Broad street tes
 tified to seeing the cars locked together
 just after accident He was attracted by hearing the crash as he was sitin: [ at. home. It was Mir Giibert's opinion i that Mir. Jennings was under the inriu
 enee of liquoE. There was blood on hi
 chin and he appeared befuddled..
 On cross examins tion. MT. Gilbert saii he did not think Mir. Jennings could b
 accounted, for If Mir. Jennngs had had rib broken over ht sheart.
 Varnum A. Tucker of Noank win Il teStlnSd mat NIT. and AlrS. MOrton ma
 boarded at his home at some time befor i, the accident and that she was in goo ! health then. Since the accident the wit
 ness said he had observed she has bee in poor health. according to her. appear ance. She is about twenty pounds lighte , than before the accident. Mabel F. Tucker of Noank was ney
 called to the stand to testify to whf she knew of Mrs. Morton's condition b. U |, fore and after the acident. !. Mrs. Tyler followed her on the stan T testifying that the first sfie- saw of tl ' Jennings car was when Mir. Shande , exclaimed. Tn Gods name where Is thi ' fellow goingy' Mir. Shandeor had broue ' his car to a stop, she said. when Il e Jennings car ran into it. Describing h injuries and the effect they had up, {, her. she said that her back was now n very bad shape. she was troubled wi le her head and her nerves were shattere > Before fhe accident she said she, did I. I'd know that she had nerves. er Both Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Tyler a tet pea red considerably affMred at times Y their ordeal on the vftaess stand al J. took. sips of ice water to regain th, te couPosure., t,.. .Gs~.