Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
DEFENCE IN YOUNG
CASE DENIES YOUTH
WAS DRIVING FAST
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Wnat III does IL concern
your" to Del Wright. who was with
George Gassett.
Joseph Matthews, colored, employed
at a Marshallton garage, who lives
along the Back road. testified to seq
Ing Youngs machine following the
Ice truck and said Young's car was
running about IL to f4 miles an hour.
Carrie Il. CorbIn. Negress, testified
that Young was running at slow rate
of speed. When asked whether II
was a large or small car, she replied,
1T must have been large car. 1t
wasn't one of them there Foris."
Another Negro testified that Young
was running along about 10 miles an
hour.
A witness testified that the machine
In which Moore was riding was going
from side TO side of the road and that
the driver couldn't keep the wheel
utraight.
/ Peter Kappel, who lives along the
Boxwood road. said the Buick machine
was running every bit OF 45 or so
miles an hour" and that he heard one
Of the men In the Buick say Keep on
Nhi iNdVlti Sdiu the QUICK
was running 40 to so miles an hour
down grade. The machines speed.
she said, attracted her attention. The
Kappels live on the Boxwood road a
short distance from the crossing.
Nathan Hamburg, who lives along
the Boxwood road. said the Buick was
running at a very fast rate of speed
He said the car struck and injured his
dog and when he called to the occu-
pants OF the car, one yelled Go "a
-" Just like that the accident
came" said Hamburg, as he snapped
his fingers.
. Mrs. Minerva Parks, wife Of the
rector of st. James p. r. Church
Stanton, said the Back road was very
rough. IL was on this road that Young
was driving shortly before the col.
lision.
Chester j, Moore, who rode over the
Back road ON the day following ths
accident. said IL was in bad condition
Rev. J. +. Parks. rector of ST
James Church, said the Back road
was in very poor condition and that
II was filled with holes and gulleys
Frank Jones. an auto repairman
testified 20 towing the Stutz car from
the scene of the accident
J. Frank Ball. of counsel for the de
fense, wanted TO have the jury view
the Stujz machine. but. the court re
fused this application. Chief .Justic
Pennewil, in refusing the application
said there was no contest of classifi
cation OF the Stutz after the acciden
and that counsel at least had an op
portunity to offer description.
: The bumper OF the Stutz was pro
= duced in court and indicated the ma
> chine had been struck on the left
: where It was bent.
Young on Stand.
Young, the defendant, went on th
q stand about 12.30. lie was rs year
, old in July, he said. The car he wa
. driving was a 1920 family type. SIX
a passenger Stutz. He was riding wit
: Victor Long TO Newport. where Lon
rosides. and where they were goin
A to study.
He said he first noticed the ice true
I latter leaving the Baltimore and Obi
: crossing and that he ran along abor
Is miles an hour. The condition {
: the road, he said. made II impossibl
= for speeding. He said he didn't sc
the Buick Until he had passed IN
high hedge along the road. The Buicl
he said. shot past him like a bulle
: The Buick car sideswined the front
= the Stutz, Young said. The defendaI
L. said the Buick speeded up and a
tempted TO pass him. After the co
e lision he said the Buick skidded
% feet before turning over.
IS Young denied saying What II
'r - does it concern you?" to an!
II one at the scene of the accident.
'r Young denied that the 'Stutz mi
n chine could make 80 miles an hou
II He said he had never let it our
pr The defense rested a few minut
lsfore l o'clock
Mildred Terrill, called by the Stat
in rebuttal said that Young's faith
had altered the top of the Buick b
m fore il was photographed a day or
following the accident. The wttne
:, also said an effort was made to pla
70 the wheel on the steering gear. Ire
!, Terrill corroborated the testimony
i, her sister, who preceded her.
el. Defense Opening.
TO At yesterday afternoons session
mt the case George Lodge, for the q
as fense, said that the defense propos
ne to show that Young, in a Stutz seve
pr ienger car, had trailed a Ford
e truck at a speed of less than Is mi
az an hour until within a short distan
,iu of the scene of the accident; that he {
ne not speed up after the ice truck tur
- ed into a lane. that the roadbed for
~ considerable distance, approaching I
~ intersection was full of bumps, ma
ing it impossible to travel at a hi
rate of speed; that Young did not
the Buick until he reached the int,
section because of an interveni
hedge and that Young immeaiat
applied brakes and stopped his
in the center of the intersecting 70;
we way. He also stated that the defer
&C. will try to show that the Buick c
j. in which Moore was riding. sideswiI
Ilu the Stutz. tearing off the bumper q
10 causing other damage.
Daniel A. Deery, who lives at
'us intersection of the two roads, te
!. fed 10 being an eyewitness to
~. accident, and that the Young
a. a. was travelling at a rate of 40 to
-. I miles an hour. He stated that
~ Stutz car came approximately
,aId yards while the Buick travelled c
- $50 feet. and that the Buick
only travelling 90 TO 80 miles an h
He said he tried to signal to
Buick, but the driver did not $
- to notice the signal The stutz
a. he testified. ran into the Buick,
ha the Buick turned over on it's side, I
-, rolled back and lay upside down.
~ said he saw a mans head sticking
i. from under a door of the car.