The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-19

afternoon in the trial of Cord,
high school student, charged ,
Ambrose, son of DR.. S. A. AM
brose, owner OF Clover Creek sani-
tarium. is accused of being the
driver of an automobile which col
lided at the intersection of Park
ave. and Airport road with a ma
chine operated by Shannon Sprouff-
sky, 25, of Roy, on the evening of
Jan. u, 1888, resulting in death
to two Roy high school students.
Victims of the crash, passengers
in Sprouffsky's machine. were
Hyle Anderson, L, and June John
son. Is.
After the state had rested at
l:55 p. m. Ambrose took the stand
in Judge Cards superior court and
disputed the testimony of James
Lorenz, Route 3, the states star
witness. Ambrose said he had
been driving at about as miles an
hour and slowed down at the inter-
section. He said that he saw no
lights, but swerved to the left
when the Sprouffsky car entered
the intersection in an attempt TO
avoid the collision.
About 500 feet from the inter-
section car passed my machine. %
L-orenz related. 1T was going
about 65 to IS miles an hour d.
/ was travelling about As miles an
hour
The car passed on the left side
of the road and continued on the
left side until 1t hit the Car at the
intersection He said he later
learned Ambrose was driver of the
other machine.
Lorenz declared the lights OF
Sprouffsky's machine were visible
at a point prior TO the time the
Ambrose machine passed his.
Telling OF the crash, Lorenz
said:
Turned Over Twice
g. stuck my head out of the
window the cars crashed
the Sprouffsky machine turned
ONti lNlCt III lIit dli diib ~
on its side Ambrose's car was
turned around by the impact g."
Lorenz said he drove TO the in
tersection, stopped, and then aided
in righting the overturned ma
chine and assisted in removing the
injured
Albert Reed, Is. of Falkland.
and Allen LaPlante. II, Of l02nd
and So. L SITS, both riding bicycles,
declared the Sprouffsky car stop
ped at the intersection before at
tempting to cross II.
State Patrolman Mike Wayne
related he arrived at the scene
shortly after the accident and as
sisted in removing the injured
from the wrecked car and took
June Johnson to Pierce county hos
pital, where she died.
First Witness
Sprouffsky was the first witness
summoned to the stand by Prose-
cutor Thor c. Tollefson late Tues
day after jurors had returned from
inspecting the scene of the crash.
Selection of the jury was COM
pleted during mid-afternoon and,
opening statements by
Deputy Prosecutor A. NJ. Ursich
and Defense Attorney James Sell
den. the eight men and four women
were taken TO the scene Of the
Tells Of Accident
Sprouffsky related that the night
Of the fatal ride. he, Anderson.
June Johnson and her sister. May,
were en- route TO dance al a
grange hall. He said he stopped |
mis- machine al the intersection Of /
the airport road. then proceeded |
on. As the vehicle passed the mid I
die OF the intersection, an auto,
driven by Ambrose. sssertedly I
travelling at a high rate Of speed. I.
crashed into the side Of Sproud- .
sky's car.
Sprouffsky and May Johnson
escaped death.
Attorney Selden. in his opening
statement. minated the defense
would attempt 70 prove that
Sprouffsky was al fault and respOn- /
sible for the tragedy, and not Am 1
orose He Indicated the defense /
would attempt 70 show that Am 4
Drose had the right-of-wsy and .
was not responsible for the crash.
Jurors Listed
Jurors hearing the case. which
Is expected TO occupy all Of We'd
nesday and Thursday. include.
Frank ". DAVIS. s244 So. Huson
ST; Anna K. Hollingen. 1925 So.
18th St; Mrs. T. O. johnson, SOP
So. Asotin; Mrs. Mary D. Bair.
Steilacoom; Peter Peterson, 1011
50. St: Howard T. Coppock. 5005
So. X St: z. r. Schmid, $500 So.
Puget Sound ave: Isish Parr, 5lss
No. Defiance st: c. L. Wager, 2524
No. Puget Sound ave; William
Obendorfer. Gig Harbor: Paul
-ndourg Graham. and Mrs. H. 2.
Puysllup.
After the jury vas sworn in.
counsel agreed the group should
oe kept together AZ all times until
. verdict Is reached.