New Britain herald., 1924-01-17
INCREASED TROLLEY YEARES
 INTO EFFECT FEBRUARY
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GAGNER BOUND OVER FOR MANSLAUGHTER Witnesses Say Car That Hit Mrs. Frederick Was
 Going Fast

Probably cause was found in the sett street when he was arraigned
 before Judge William c. Hungerford
 in police court this morning on a
 charge of manslaughter and he was
 bound over to the March term of the
 superior court at Hartford under
 bonds of s1,o00. Prosecutor Will liam Greenstein presented the states
 case and Attorney P. F. McDonough
 was counsel for the accused man.
 Judge Hungerford in passing judg-
 ment said that he did not feel as
 though he could discharge Gagner
 because he had disregarded traffic
 signals and was on the left side of
 the road.
 Dr. Waterman Lyon, medical ex-
 aminer, was the first to be called to
 the witness stand. He testified that
 on December IS Mrs. Johanna
 Frederick of Cherry street died at the New Britain General hospital at about
 o'clock in the morning after hay
 ing been struck by an automobile,
 which, it is alleged, was driven by Gagner, on Franklin Square. Upon examination, the doctor said, he found that the woman received fracture in the rear of the head, n fracture of the skull and bruises over the right eye in addition to in- ternal injuries.
 Policeman Malona testified that he was called to Franklin Square at about 6:20 o'clock on the morning in .agi nx.I I,. l.. found a woman lying on her back about nine feet from the west curb of Franklin Square to the north of the end of the park. He said that the body was 22 feet from where Gagner had first applied his brakes and wheel tracks showed that Gagner travelled IS feet farther on before stopping.
 Henry w. Williams of 97 Franklin tsquare, Janitor at the Northend school, testified that he saw the woman cross the street. He also said that he saw the machine travel ing at about 20 to 35 miles an hour. He said there were no lights on the machine. Ernest Dyson of 90 Frank lin Square testified that he heard the crash after having seen the car travelling fast. He could not esti- mate how fast the machine was travelling as he said he did not ride in automobiles very often. William J. Brown also testified that the au- tomobile was going al a fast rate of | speed. The witnesses for the state | admitted that Gagner was west of | the traffic signals which have been | placed on Franklin Square by the | police department.
 Detective Sergeant William P. l Mccue stated that Gagner had told | him that he was travelling at about | lb to 20 miles an hour and was on he left of the traffic post. He said hat Gagner had admitted seeing the woman Cor an obJectD in front of him, running across the street. Officer Doty testified that Gagner old him that morning that he turned .o the left Of the street to get by before the woman crossed.
 Attorney F. r. McDonough argued lt this point that there Is no law which compeis a driver 10 go any place except 10 the right Of the middle of the road. He said that no nan or person can put an obstacle in he road and say that traffic must go Lround it unless there is a traffic ,fficer there. The attorneys motion or a discharge was denied.
 Gagner, when put on the stand, , estified that he was traveling at bout is to 20 miles an hour and dmitted that he was on the left of he traffic signal. He said that he vas going straight ahead when he aw someone cross the street. He hen ran into telegraph pole to void striking this person who. he |, ater learned. vas Mrs. Frederick Ie said that he didn't know the roman was hurt until Williams told i'm. The woman. he claims, ran 1to the rear right fender Of the ar.