, 1926-01-06
AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR MORRIS
RANCH RESULTS IN DEATH OF
LITTLE BARBARA KELLEY
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the, right of the road. He said
he was driving as close to the ditch
at the right as was safe, but that
the Morrison car forced him n
it.
He testified that his left front
fender was badly bent, his left
front hub cap tori away and the
running board damaged. He said
the Morrison car struck him
from the side, and not in front
as would have happened had he
Morrison car been ahead of him.
He testified hat he had traced he
tracks of the two cars, and that
they had run parallel for about
thirty feet, not more than a foot
apart, until his car went into the
ditch. Morrisons car came within
a foot of the ditch before he
Strengthened it out.
Mr.. Sherwin said that after the
accident he scrambled out and pick
ed up the little girl whose body
had passed under the car. He con-
sidered her badly injured but said
she still breathed. The Morrison
car, which had gone on down the
road for about a half mile, return
ed and he accused Morrison OF
killing the girl by his reckless
driving. Morrison, he stated. de-
clared that he was sorry, but that
the ruts and wind made the hand
ling of the a impossible, or words
to that effect. Morrison placed
his car at the disposal of the moth
er and brought her and daughter
Immediately to town.
Henry Dahlem, sheriff. was call
ed, and corroborated Sherwin's test
imony as to the tracks, which he
said he measured within an hour
of the time of the accident. He
stated the cars had run along par
allel for 35 feet, the Sherwin car
being crowded into the. ditch.
Fred Morris also testified as to
the condition of the road and, stat
ed that the main track of the road
was on the right, and that about
twenty-five feet of passable road
was left to the left, where a car
could have gone by. He also testi-
fled to the condition of Sherwin's
car, saying that the fender had been
jammed from the side.
Morrison Testifies
At his own request, Jack Nor
rison took the stand and told OF
catching up with the Sherwin a
just west of the canyon, and at
different points had attempted to
m oCc Trtct hnforn fh4 ,oa;ja,t h.
testified that he had raced along
side the Sherwin car for several
hundred yards endeavoring to get
by, and had pulled into the road
when he thought himself clear of
the other car. The only intimation
that he struck the Sherwin car.
he said, was a slight click as of
brushing tenders. He was accomp-
anied by Chas. Krause, and as
and did not see the car following
them. they came to the conclusion
there had beer an accident, and
went back to see what assistance
they might be.
Morrison stated that Sherwin had
told him he had killed the girl but
insisted that Mrs. Kelly was carry
ing the child up and down the
road, being followed by Sherwin.
Mr.. Krause testified to practical
" the same as Morrison, adding
that the wind was blowing hard.
and Morrison had said that he
guess the driver of the car could
not hear his horn.
Sherwin IN being recalled to the
stand. denied thai Mrs. Kelly had
held her daughter. but said she
was in an almost frantic state of
mind. He said the road where
the accident occurred was plenty
wide for the massage of cars, and
that he had been crowded off the
right hand side into the ditch.