Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-13
CAR DRIVER
IS ACCUSED
BY WITNESS
Third Killing Within
Month From
Booze.
MRS. NORRIS DIES
Injuries Sustained
From Casserly's
Truck.

The third killing within the last month
by alleged drunken drivers OF automo-
biles was on the police reports OF to-
day.
Mrs. Leonora E. Norris. TO- 2123 Wen
dell avenue, was the third victim. She
dlcd last night at the city hospital from
injuries sustained when she was struck
by an automobile driven by Timothy
Casserly, 80, a farmer, who lives near
Lebanon. Cassery was held by the po-
lice under $4,000 bond, charged with
manslaughter, operating a motor car
while under the influence of liquor and
assault and battery. The bond was re-
duced to $1,000. The case against Cas-
seriy was continued In city court this
morning until May a, awaiting the
completion of the coroners investfga-
ton being conducted by DR.. Paul Il.
Robinson.
When asked why the bond was re-
dueed, Judge Deibert O. Wilmeth said
he knew nothing Of the Casserly case He
! investigated and found the bond had
been set at S5eH in the manslaughter
charge, and $3.50 In each Of the other two
charges. The court said 1t was probable
Prosecutor J. Burdett Little had set the
bonds after he had consulted the officers
/
| had not been called to the attention Of the
| judge when the date Of trial was set.
Ollie Hanlon Of Lebanon, motorman of
| the interurban car, was slated on the
| charge OF mans!aughter. He was re-
leased without giving bond. The wheels
Of the interurban ear inflicted the injuries
that accused Mrs. Norris's death after the
automobile struck her and knocked her
| i'll front OF the tnternrban.
| According TO witnesses Casserly was
| driving north along Northwestern ave-
nue.. keeping a few feet ahead Of the
/ Northwestern interurban car. The In
terurban was making between twenty
i've and thirty miles an hour. onlook-
ers told the police.
Mrs Norris had been 10 a neighbor-
/ hood store and was walking honeward
She started across Northwestern avenue
and suddenly discovered herself In the
path Of the onrushing int.rurban.
She attempted to step back out of the
way aud Casserly's automobile struck
her. hurting her against the iuterurban.
About seventy Eve feet farther on,
while Motorman Roy HiX was attempt
Ing to stop his car, and Casserly's auto
was veering IN an uncertain course. the
automobile wobbied into the path Of the
interurban and was knocked up on the
lawn and brought to stop.
Casserly ieaped out, according to Wit.
nesses, and went running north up the
avenue waving his arms. II was some
/ time before the police, investigating the
| accident, found him. Then he made con-
! ficting statements as to what had &C.
\ CURED. He was taken to the city prison
/ and slated on two charges. One OF them,
/ after Mrs. Norris died. was changed IT,
| manslaughter. He attempted later to
! convince the police that his car had been
I stolen shortly before he accident, but
| failed to make his story stick with the
! police, who obtained Identification OF Cas-
serly as The driver Of the car from several
persons who the accident
E! Fred III. Norris, husband Of the slain
woman, reached the scene OF the accident
soon after the police arrived. He be-
came hysterical and was taken home by
friends.
The Norrises had been married Just
fourteen months. Norris is foreman In
the Hercules Electric Company plant.
Mrs. Norris mother, Mrs Hate Wright
lives in Bloomington. Four brothers live
in Bloomington. She is survived also by
four sisters. One Of them IS Mrs. Elsie
{ lark, of indianapolis.