Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-16
$4,000 SUIT ACAINST
&k.RAILR0 AD FOR DEATH
OF NORTH VASSALBORo GIRL

track and that he had pointea ~.
a place about two PAGES from where
she had been as the place that the
car was situated when she ran Onto
the track. oi'o
Miss Philomen Dusty declared
that she had been nearby at the
time OF the accident and that she
could not remember II the whistle
nad been blown or not. She said
tnat when the car went by her it
was not going very fast.
Conscious After Accident
DR.. Napoleon Bison of Waterville
stated that the injured girl had been
taken to the hospital and he was
called. He testified. that one leg was
nearly severed and the other one
was broken. Her wrist was also
broken She was conscious and suf-
fering great pain and he had i'm
mediately prescribed an opiate. She
was later placed under the influence
OF an anesthetic and the leg was
amputated, but she had died soon
after. He thought that she was in
the hospital about an hour before
she died.
After the noon recess June Perry
and Chester Perry, children who
were playing with the others. were
called and testified substantially the
same. Doris Perry testified that she
was in the house at the time of the
accident, sitting upon the lounge.
Just before that Elsie had come to
the side of the house and had talked
with her mother. Her mother had
stood by the screen door for a mo-
ment and then had cried out that
there was a child under the car. The
witness declared that she jumped
up, ran to the door. and cried out
to the conductor. who looked out
and then spoke to the motorman.
The car was not stopped until after
that.
Mildred Ormerod, q young girl.
testified substantially as had the 9TH
err children. She said that she had
not heard any whistle.
Mrs. Williamson said that Elsie
had talked with her and had walked
back, disappearing from view
around the corner. "a minute OF
two later she had seen her under
the car. She was conscious after
she was taken into the house and a
doctor was called. She did not know
that an opiate was given there but
thought that it had been done.
On cross-examination she declared
that her daughter, Doris Perry. had
stated while seated on the couch
| that she heard the car whistle UT
near the Baptist church and she
had stayed in the door to look after
| the children. She admitted that she
had told Attorney Nelson voluntarily
that Elsie ran to speak to her, and
ran back. and that the next thing
| she saw the child was under the car
Took Child to Hospital
Mrs. Matte Keune stated that she
was passing in an automobile, saw
| that there had been an accident and
| stopped. She had been asked by Mo.
| torman Hall to take the child to the
hospital and had done so. Elsie was
conscious all the way and on cross.
examination she said that the child
was suffering terribly.
Mrs. Gladys Jones Of East Vassal-
boro was at the garage at the time
of the accident and also went to the
| hospital with the child. The girl
was in great pain.
Defense Testimony
Miss Elizabeth Hill, a stenograph.
Ter in the office of Andrews, Nelson
| and Gardiner, was the first witness
| for the defense. She stated that she
| had gone with. Attorney Nelson, Mo.
torman Tall and Superintendent
Bowie to North Vassalboro abou;
two weeks ago and had taken short
hand notes of the declarations oil
some Of the children.
She declared that Raymond Vim
cent had said that they were play
ing in front OF the house, that Elsie
had run in front of the car and
that the whistle had been blown
, Mildred Ormerod had said that Ell
sic ran past her onto the track. On
cross-examination she said that Ray
mond had stated at that time that
the whistle had been blown as the
car was by driveway north of the
Williamson house. He had also said
given point in the yard of the
house when Elsie ran onto the track.
Margaret Wyman, employed at the
wooden mill In North Vassalboro, was
a passenger on the car. She had
noticed nothing. until the motorman
looked out Of ms window, hurriedlv
manipulated the levers and the car
came to stop with jerk. It had been
going slowly before that. She could
not remember II the whistle or bell
had been sounded or not. Mrs. Mary
Allen corroborated this testimony.
Motorman on Stand
Leslie Hall Of Augusta, who was
the motorman Of the car at the time
!. Of the accident, stated that he had
served in that capacity about three
years previously having been en-
ployed by the same company for q
similar term as conductor. Much OF
that time had been passed upon the
Waterville line, William Keenan,
was. the conductor on this car which
was what ID called a regular extra.
At the time of the accident he was
watching the track and the car was
going about IL to IL miles an hour.
The girl ran out from behind the
house, onto the track and ne re-
versed the car at once to bring It TO a
stop. He had blown the whistle. at
which she had looked up and put out
her hand as II to fend on the ap-
preaching electric car.
On cross examination he said that
he had seen two or three children
talking on the sidewalk. but could
not say IL they were boys or girls.
After the car had hit the girl It haa
gone about a cars length before II
Stoned. When 1t came to a rest she
was not under 1t but was beside the
track near the front end OF the car.
On redirect examination ne re-