Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-18
BRADLEY FREED BY COURT
OF MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
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Harris seized another red light and
waved it but this did not stop the n
coming car. The car went through
the gate and landed on the cribbing,
the witness said.
1t developed during the ros
examination of Harris by Attorney
Brown that the defense in the case
| would be that there were numerous
red lights along the bridge, noting
| where piles of materials used in re-
pairing the structure were stored,
and Bradley mistook the light on the
draw gate for one of these Nights.
Harris testified that no planning ma
terial or anything with a e light
attached to 1t vas stored along the
section of the bridge between the
draw and the turn in the bridge.
William Hanley of Perth Amboy,
the driver of the car which followed
close to Bradley's machine, told of
stopping after the Bradley car had
crashed through the gate. of assist
ing and getting Herzog from the a
and later taking Her3og to the hos
pitai.
Corri Winan. employed as a fire
patrolman on the bridge, testified to
seeing Harris wave the red lantern
In front of Bradley's car and added
that the light on the gate was not
distinguished by the crash OF the car
of the bridge. Winan said he was
on the Perth Amboy side of the draw
when the accident occurred but his
attention was attracted to the a by
Harris shouts Of warning.
Harry Hanley, brother of William
Hanley, who testified earlier in the
case. told of hearing the shouts of
Harris and seeing the red warning
light waved by Harris.
Stephen Askowski, Of Perth AM
boy, who was the other occupant of
the Bradley car, told Of the events
which occurred on the night of the
accident leading up 10 the cars GO
ing off the bridge. The witness said
all three men worked at the chemi-
cal works in Perth Amboy, Bradley
being the foreman OF Herzog and
himself. Herzog, according TO the
witness, had been intoxicated for
several days and asked Bradley to
take him for q ride that night in
lorder to sober him up.
The three left Perth Amboy about
$3.50 and stopped in Fords, Askow-
ski said, where Herzog left the a
and returned with a bottle contain
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Hill white mule" He said he and
Herzog drank some of 1t, but Brad
ley refused to drink. At New Bruins
wick Herzog bought some sand
witches and had another drink, the
witness said. Returning to Perth
Amboy by way Of South River, the
witness said, both he and Herzog
had several drinks. but Bradley re-
fused to touch the liquor. Before
the accident occurred, the witness
said. Herzog was drunk and he him
self was under the influence OF
the liquor.
Coroner Arthur X. Hilipot, testify
ing as to the cause Of the mans
death, said he found n marks on
the body which would indicate how
his death was caused. He said he
viewed the body at the hospital that
morning, he having been told Herzog
died before he reached the hospital.
Indications this afternoon at the
close of the states case that a di'
rected verdict Of acauittal might, be
forthcoming. owing to the failure of
the state to prove that the crash OF
the a from the bridge caused Her
zog's death. 1t seemed possible the
defense would point out the POSSIBLE
ity OF Herzog's having been dead be-
fore the went off the bridge-a
Victim of bootleg Whiskey.