The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-15
old PIONEER MEETS DEATH WHEN
AUTOMOBILE PLUNCFS OVER GRADE

was passed around again; went on
up to upper canyon, put water in the
radiator again and the jug went a.
round again; after that went cou-
pie miles and tipped part way over
the grade; while digging at car to
get it back on road freighters came
up and Mr.. Baker hooked team to
the car and put it back on the grade;
followed teams to upper end of the
canyon but before they passed the
teams the jug went around again. a
mile and one-half further on we went
over the grade, rolling once complete
lly over About half way down the
bank Clarence Santee got up on his
feet; about four fet from the car Ii
onel Renner got up on his feet; he
pulled Mr. Bruno out from under the
running board of the car and that
Paul Jones was lying on Mr.. Bruno's
lap with one arm and head on the
running board: that Paul Thomas
was half way under the hind wheel;
witness stated that he saw Mr.. Bru--
no was badly hurt and that he went
to camp with Paul Thomas for help.
Mr. Rabenort and another man
went down to see how Mr.. Bruno
was: he stated that Paul Jones the
driver drank out of jug each time
it went around along with the other
boys: didn't know what was in the
Jug but tasted like Cayenne pepper
to him; that it must have been some
kind of shine; that he had never
drank any moon" and that he did
not know whether it was moon" or
not: that the boys weren't what a
man would call drunk, but that it
might have been the kind of booze
they were drinking: witness stated
that Mr.. Bruno had the lug first, got
= from his place when he came out;
didn't know where he bought it; that
the jug was full at the start but could
not say how much was in the jug at |
the time of the fatal accident; the |
witness further stated that when he |
car went off the grade the first time
there was a bunch of shale or slide,
and that Jones turned out to pass
it and never turned back just went |
right on: that when the car went off
the second time it was on straight
piece of road and he (Jones) just
started in to wheel right of the way
he did the first time. He stated that
after they got ahead of the teams 1t
was getting late and as they had no
light were trying to get to camp be-
lore dark: that Jones had speeded
lp two or three times and climbed a
little raise on high and just on the
op of the raise the car went over.
He stated that he had not had the
,ar door latched since the time of
he first accident and as it tipped ov-
sr he stepped out; that he had no.
iced the car start to go off to the
eft and he stepped from the car to
he ground; that there was nothing
n the road, no obstacle of any kind,
except loose dirt; that they were not
travelling fast; that in his opinion
he car could have been held in the
Dad without any difficulty; that the
EAR travelled about fifty feet from
he point it started to leave the road
o where it went over the grade. He
lid not follow the car after he STEP
led out and judged that car was go
ng about Is miles per hour when it
started to leave the road; witness sta
ed that in his opinion "moonshine"
vas the cause of the wreck; that the
teering gear was alright so far as
lie knew before the wreck; that 1t
vas light enough to see the road at
he time of the wreck that the road
vas plainly visible.