The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-19
Fraternity
Rush Ends
iinCarCrash
Girl With Ernie Granger of
Lincoln Says Machine Was :
Going 70 Miles an
Hour.
Warrant Will Be Issued

Lincoln, Sept. 1s.-Carl Springer
and Edna Boorman, University OF
Nebraska students, met death Satur.
day morning as a result OF unlawful
speed and reckless driving OF Ernie
Granger, wealthy Lincoln fraternity
man, according to the finding OF
coroners jury. which has been prob
ing the accident for two days.
The next step will be issuance OF
manslaughter warrant against Grain
ger by Charles E. Matson, county
attorney. The warrant will be issued
tomorrow.
The inquest. postponed early yes
terday afternoon by Matson because
of failure to get service on witnesses,
was postponed again this morning
while Matson searched for Miss
Helen Stott, occupant of the front
seat with Granger the night OF the
accident.
You would be surprised to know
the difficulty I had in getting the
deposition and the efforts made to
keep me away from her." Matson
said.
Il don't care to state all that was
done at this time
Miss Stott was taken from the hos
pital last night. She was finally To-
Gated at the home cf Claiming Col
Inns in Lincoln. Mrs. Collins is a
sorority sister Of Miss Stott.
The girls deposition read to the
jury was to the effect that after
leaving the Sigma Chi fraternity
party at the Granger home Friday
evening. they drove to the edge of
the city on the Beatrice road, where
Granger began to speed.
Seventy Miles an Hour.
AT one time the speedometer regis
tered 10 miles an hour" the deposi-
ton read.
During the three-mile trip to the
curve where the accident happened.
the speedometer registered from be-
low 80 to above so.
Mr.. Granger asked me several
times TO tell him how fast he was 60
ing. He shouted TO me that we would
soon come TO a turn. Please don't
make a turn I said.
L
glanced at the speedometer as we ap-
preached the curve. II registered so
miles an hour
One Of the questions asked Miss
Stott by Matson was whether Grain.
ger or anyone had requested her not
10 talk.
Told Not TO Talk.
Il can't remember just who said il
but l remember that after the acct
dent. maybe an hour, maybe five or
six hours. several told me not to
talk about the accident or the speed"
the deposition read.
Miss Stott stated that seven mem
bers of the Kappa Alpha Theta so
rority had been invited to the Grain
ger home to serve and entertain by
Mrs. Bruce Fullerton. a sister o. Err
ME Granger. Mrs. Fullerton Is
member of that sorority.
We played bridge upstairs until
time to serve" the deposition stated.
After the luncheon we danced with
the boys.
1T was the second time I had been
out with Mr.. Granger. 1t had been
arranged that he take me home and
Just before we left Mr.. Springer
asked IL thre would be room for Miss
Boorman and himself.
We had made no plans for a ride
before leaving. Mr.. Granger mere
" drove away and there was no men,
ton made as to where We were 60
ing"
Matson asked Grainger's attorneys
again II they desired to have him put
on the stand. They replied that he
would continue TO stand on his per
sonal right which makes It possible
for him 10 refuse to testify.
All other members OF the Granger
FAMILY were present at all times.
There were comparatively few uni
versity students present.