The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-03
AFFIDAVlTS GIVE
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The affidavits of Mrs. TrPpleton
and Miss Elliott follow:
Il. Mrs. R. L. Trippleton. Whlte'
age 81, of 500 Market St, make
the following statement OF my own
free will and accord.
Sunday night or early MONDAY
morning. about 1:25 a. m. 1t was SO
hot that l couldn't sleep, and was
sitting on the front porch alone,
when a dark colored car, about a
= &c or 81 Ford, four-door, stopped
in front of the house. l was inter-
ested. because it looked like a a
that belonged to a friend OF ours.
I heard some men talking, and
looked to see if they were coming
in, and then I heard something hit
hard. as if a lick against the bone
structure of the head, and saw
2 man thrown out of the car, land
ing IN the street The car then drove
off and left him laying there.
It went out Market in the direction
of 18th st. The man tried to get up
and couldn't and then fell back
down.
81 called pat Elliott. a roomer In
the house. to see what to do. we
talked it over and decided to call
the police before a a ran over
the man, as he was stretched out
on his back, with his head on the
curb and feet out in the road. We
called police headquarters and two
men in uniform drove - in d few
minutes.
They looked the man over with
their flashlights, helped him sit up
and asked nina his name, but he
couldn't talk. He made an effort
TO move his mouth, but couldn't
say anything, so n of the police
men helped him stand or his feet,
while the other one opened the
door to the car. He vas a heavy
man. and it took both of them to
heI,, him into the car. They put
him in the back seat and closed
the door.
They then asked NE my name
and got the information about what
The man had a cut or cash on the
had happened and what l had seen.
side of his head and was bleeding
around the temple. The policemen
told me they were going to carry
the man to the hospital for eXaml-
nation to see how badly he was
hurt, and drove off in the direc-
ton of the hospital.
"These officers did not abuse OF
mistreat this man IL any way.
but were extremely helpful and
acted in a gentlemanly manner.
The man was not out Of my sight
from the time I saw him thrown
out of the car until the officers
arrived, as the phone is in the
hallway, and l could see him lay
ing there all the time while I call
ed police.
The above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and
belief"
Signed: Mrs. RI. Trippleton
Witnessed:
John P, Voorhees,
M. A. Napier
The second affidavit:
81. Pat Elliott, white. age q, Of
500 Market street, make the TO-
lowing statement Of my own free
will and accord.
"On Sunday night around 1870
a. NJ, I was in bed in my room,
awake and smoking a cigarette,
when 1 heard a car with some men
talking in it drive up outside. 1t
sounded as if there were several
men talking. I also heard the lick
they. gave the man and was look
ing out the bedroom window and
saw them throw him out Of the
car.
Mrs, Trippleton came to my
door and asked me to get up. We
both went back out on the porch
and I saw the man laying there in
the street, with his head on the
curbing, and after we talked it
over, Mrs. Trippleton called the
police.
The police came and asked us
about what we had seen and help
ed the man into the police car.
He was bleeding about the head
when they arrived. They treated
him very nice and in no way mo-
Tested or abused him.
1.-THE above statement is true to
the best Of my knowledge and
belief"
Signed: PAT ELLIOTT.
Witnessed:
M. A. NAPIER
JOHN P. VOORHEES,