Nogales international., 1939-11-25

ter, and cross examined ABOUT TWO
hours by Attorney Gaynor K. Stov-
ar of the firm of Stover and Martin
Of Tucson, who, with Attorney Ira
Schneier of Tucson, represent the
heirs of the three Tucson musicians
who died as result of the collision.
Willoughby placed the blame for
the accident on Frank Olivas, driv-
or of the car carrying the musicians,
and who was killed instantly in the
crash.
The salesman said he was resting
from a hunting trip near the scene
of the wreck and saw the car driven
bv Miss Manchester approaching
from the south and the one plloted
nv Cliyas coming from the north.
The Olivas car, he said, was zig
Tagging and swaying from one side
of the road to the other, while that
carving Miss Manchester and her
three girl companions was travelling
on the right side of the road. Each
car. he asserted, was travelling at a
rate of speed of about 40 miles an
hour. He also stated that the mu-
sicians' car had attempted to pass
a southbound truck but pulled back
before the zigzagging commenced.
Heard Crash
Willoughby said that while ne did
not see the two cars crash he heard
the collision and it sounded like
two box cars coming together.
He testified he rushed to the
scene and found two bottles OF
liouor near Olivas' car, one con-
tanning whiskey and the other
wine. and that one of the musicians
had a strong odor of liquor on MS
breath.
Asked why he had volunteered tc
testify at the inquest he declared
because a lawsuit had been start
ed in Tucson against Miss Man
chester before the bodies were colo
and I wanted to see American JUS
tice done"
He said he received an anony'
nous phone call about 5 pm, Tues
day from a person who represented
himself to be the county attorney
at Nogales and the stranger asked
him what do you know about this
case?' Said ne replied "if you are
in Nogales tomorrow you'll find out
what know County Attorney
James v. Robins said he did not
know who placed the call.
Attorney Robins was then placeo
on the witness stand by Attorney
Stover and declared his opinion Of
the cause of the accident was &C
uuired the night he investigated the
wreck. "I'd rather not state my
opinion" he said, then it was
/ brought out that the inquest hac
been called at the request of At,
! torneys Robertson and Thomas l.
Hall, the latter also representing
! Miss Manchester.
On the stand Tuesday, Deputy
Sheriff J. M. Soto identified an un-
opened bottle found under the left
fender of the Manchester car. II
contained toilet water.
Wednesday,, Soto testified there
| was smell of liquor, apparently
hard liquor, in the Manchester car
Physicians Testify
Drs. E. C. Houle and j. S. Con
zalez, prominent Nogales physicians
| who attended the two injured girls
| one of whom was Miss Manchester
and the two injured musicians, the
the night they were brought to St
Joseph's Hospital. said there was nc
evidence the girls had been drink
| ing but that they detected odor on
the breaths of the two musicians
one of whom was Olivas, the driver
of the musicians car.
State Highway Patrolman joaquin
Carrillo, Jr., of Tucson said he saw
no bottles in either car and didn I
smell any liquor in either.
Jack Anderson, an officer of the
| Arizona Highway Patrol, said he
believed he detected slight odor
of liquor in the girls car but found
no bottles. Jack Lee, a member OF
the coroner's jury, then said to An
derson: your testimony seems very
indefinite.
Jurors hearing the evidence were
Paul M. Arend, Jack Lee, Eugene T.
Richards, I. H. Shannon, Victor j.
Wager, Jr., and Alfred Camerlin.
Justice of the Peace Charles E.
Hardy, ex-officio coroner, presided.
Mind A Blank
Miss Manchester, who was one of
the first persons placed on the wit