Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-28
Friday, April %, 1922.

of the automobile and the automobile
door on the right was crushed by the
time the train and automobile were
half way to the station. He did not
recall hearing the bell ringing and
neither did he remember seeing the
fireman.
Charlie Wright, colored, was inside
the station on the morning Of the ac-
Cidcnt. He heard the engine blow Il
crossing blow. He saw the collision
and he noticed that the automobile
was fastened to the engine by the step
on the pilot beam. He didn't see any
monkey motion" hit the car. He
didn't remember seeing the engineer
or fireman and he did not recall hear
ing the bell ringing.
DR.. r. Z. ApeIl Of Chester, chief
surgeon for the Carolina North
Western Railroad visited Miss Will
liams a short time after the accident.
She voluntarily stated to him: 1t is
all my fault l didn't see the train
until my attention was called to it and
nv brakes were not working good"
Dre ]. d. Mcdowell and p. w.
Hunter who attended Miss Williams
testified that she voluntarily stated
that the wreck was all her fault and
that the brakes on the automobile
would not work.
When court convened this morning
Miss Ruth PleXico Of Iorkville, who
was riding in the i'll fated car was the
first witness introduced by the de-
fendant. she said that she was in
yited to ride by Miss Williams while
she was walking to school and that
she got in the automobile at a point
in the street near The Yorkville En-
uuirer office. When she got into the
automobile Miss Williams explained
that the brakes on her automobile
were not working well. Miss Neely
got into the automobile on East Liber-
ty street at the Peoples bank and as
the car proceeded toward the cross
ing Miss Williams and Miss Neeiy
who were in the front seat with little
Miss Eleanor PleXico between them
were discussing a wedding that had
occurred in Yorkville the day before.
The witness saw the approaching train
and cried out to the driver of the au-
tomobile, saying, Miss Mary, there's
the train" After crying out she
closed her eyes and remembered moth
ing more until the car stopped. She
first saw the train when the automobile
had proceeded to point in the street
Just below the walk leading to the
Methodist church.
Miss Julia PlcXico got into the auto
mobile at the same time her sister
Miss Ruth got in and recalled the
drivers statement to the effect that
the brakes were not working. When
Miss Neely entered the car on East
Liberty street, conversation began be-
tween her and Miss Williams relative
to the wedding. When her sister, Miss
Ruth. called attention to the approach
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turn her automobile to the left and
seeing children nearby then tried to
turn to the right. 1t was then that
the engine struck the car On cross
examination she said that she had not
noticed the approach Of the train un-
til her sister called.
Miss Frances Williams of Horkvillc
testified that she was with the Misses
PleXico when they were invited to ride
TO school and heard the driver state
that the brakes We're not working well.
Strenuous objection was made by
the defendants attorneys when Attor-
ncy Mellow of the plaintiffs counsel
inquired whether or not the defend
ant railroad had Jffercd to pay her
hospital expenses. The court sustain
cd the objection.
Miss Lucille Mackorell was in her
room in the second story Of the resi-
dence of her father, Mr.. r. j. Mack
orell on the right side of the track.
She saw the accident. She said she
heard the bell of the engine ringing
and when she first saw the approach
ing automobile it was at point be-
tween Gctty's Garage and the fire
house. The engine, she said, struck
the car when the engine was about
half way across the street crossing.
Il. f. Lynn Of Chester, engineer in
charge of the engine that struck the
automobile on the i'll fated morning
testified that his engine was in good
working order and that he had observ-
cd all the rules of his company. He
said he was about two minutes behind
schedule. He had his brakes partially
on as he arrived at a point about in
front Of the Methodist parsonage and
had already turned on the sand box
because he had noticed the track was
slippery.
He never did see the automobile un-
til after the engine was stopped but a
danger signal from the fireman caus-
ed him to stop as quickly as possible.
He usually stopped his engine at the
water tank but when the fireman gave
him the danger or wash OUT signal
he succeeded in stopping his engine in
little less than half the distance he
would have otherwise stopped.
On cross examination he stated that
no fagman had preceded the passen-
ger train that morning. He said that
he was aware of the fact that many
school children crossed that way from
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