The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-15
DRIVER OF CAR IN JAIL FOR
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK.
GETS FINE ALSO

Last Tuesday morning Coroner J.
L.. Ebberts conducted an inquest into
the cause of death of George Bruno,
ST., which occurred at the John Oiler
ranch on Morgan creek, on october
18th, where he was taken after hav-
ing been injured in an automobile
wreck a few hours before.
Prosecuting Attorney Adamson con
Quoted the examination of the wit
nesses and the case went to the jury
at 1.3O Tuesday afternoon.
The jury was composed of the fol
lowing gentlemen:
W. E. Smith, c. B. Jensen, William
Chivers, Richard BENEFITS. Jake In
man G. NJ Read, Emmett Hosford, G.
E. Keyse- nd Dave Tewalt
The first witness called was Tom
Whitcomb of Bayhorse.
Whitcomb stated that he met Paul
Jones, the driver of the Inflated car,
N Morgan creek on Sunday evening,
October 18TH, when the car was off
+ the road in the loose dirt; that Ed.
! Baker pulled the car back on the road
that they were all drinking. That he
did not see Jones take a drink there;
bus that Jones acted like he was in
toxicated; that he saw whiskey and
jug in car at that time. that when
they stopped Mr.. Bruno got out and
PASSED the jug of whiskey around.
Then the car resumed its journey.
Next saw Paul Jones about mile
and a half from first place where car
went off.
Those in the car were:
Clarence Santee, Bob Renner, Geo.
Bruno, Paul Thomas, J. c. Conyers
and Paul Jones; that when he drove
up to the scene of the End accident
he saw the car down under the bank;
that he hollered down and asked if
anyone was hurt, and upon receiving /
an affirmative answer he got off his
wagon and went down to the car; sta /
ted that he saw Mr.. Bruno who told
him his arm was broken. He helped
him up to the wagon and took him on
to Oilers. Witness stated that Paul
Jones, the driver, seemed to be in (
toxicated at that time.
Tom Howell, the next witness call I
ed stated that the testimony of Whit (
comb, which he had heard, was cor
rect and true so far as he observed.
Witness also stated that his testi-
mony would be substantially the same
as Whitcomb's and that he had moth
ing more to add.
Witness stated that he observed
that Paul Jones was drinking and in
an intoxicated condition.
At this time a juror asked if it
was dark to which the witness re-
piled that the road could be seen
clearly at the point where the car
went over the grade when Mr.. Bru-
no received injuries which resulted
in his death.
Ed. Baker was called to the stand
and stated he was with the other
two witnesses, that he had heard
their testimony and that it was true
with the exception that the car pass
ed them instead of meeting them that
Paul Jones was in an intoxicated con-
dition.
Vim. Rabenort then took the stand
and testified that he saw Geo. Bru-
no soon after he was injured, at the
scene of the accident which was a
bout two miles from the road camp;
hat the injured man was given all
he aid he could give and taken to
he Oiler ranch; that Bruno had a
oroken arm and bruises on his chest; {
md that he lived about three hours I
after he first found him. ]
]. c. Conyers testified that he was I
n the car with Paul Jones at the I
ime of the accident; that they went J
o bridge on Morgan creek and stop i
,ed there to fill the radiator and it g
vas at this time that the jug first /
tut in its appearance and that all had t
drink; that they went on up to the L
over end of Pettigraw's fence and 10
augbt up with the teamsters, Whit I
omb Howell and Baker; after the lp
cams gave them the road the jug v