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Accidental Death Jury's "Verdict But Driver of Inquest Held at Bowmanville Into Death of Mrs, Jesse Speight Who Was Killed dn Auto Crash East of That "Ion Last Sunday -- Wil- lard Nicholsdn, of Beaver Fells, Pa, Driver of Fatal Car, Will Face a Charge of Ci iminal Negligence (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, Sept. 24.--The jury cmpanelled into the death of Mrs, Jesse Speight, wife of William Henry Speight, 768 Markham street, Toronto, last night brough in a ver- diet of accidental death, The find- ing reads: "We, the jury, sworn to investigate the circumstances sur- rrnding the death of one Mrs, Jes- sie Speight on Sunday, September 18, 1927, upon the Kingston Road in the town of Bowmanville, find that the deceased came to her death through the result of a collision between two automobiles, no blame being attached to either drivers of the cars." W. F, Kerr, K.C,, Cobourg, county | crown attorney, acting upon orders from the Attorney-General's Depart- ment is preparing to lay a charge of wilful misconduct thereby doing bodily harm to Mrs, W. H, Speight, against Willard Nicholson, Beaver Falls, Pa,, driver of the car, which, when skidding, struck the automo- bile in which the late Mrs, Speight was riding into the ditch, Mr, Kerr is waiting now for more definite orders before formally laying the charge, Nichol- son at present is charged with reck- less driving and is out on bail which was bonded for by T. 8, Holgate and Frank Pethick, both of Bow- manville, 4 Son Testifies Ernest William Speight, son of the deceased woman, and driver of the car in which she met her death, was the first witness called. He de- clared that he was going about 20-23 miles per hour when he saw the other car skidding toward him from the west, and about 125 yards away. | Mr, Speight added that it had been raining, although he does not he- lieve it was at the time, and that uto Will Be Charged ' the pavement was very slippery. Saying that he was of the opinion that the other driver had been try- ing to pass another car and then changed his mind, Mr. Speight de- clared that although he put on his brakes when he was a hundred yards away, having seen that the other car was unable to come out of the skid, he was not com- pletely stopped when the crash oc- curred, Mr, Speight, who suffered a frac- HI NSH. \ tured collar bone, cuts about the 1ace, and body bruises in the acci- dent, does not know what happened after the crash, as he was thrown underneath his ear which was in the ditch. The last he remembers until some people were lifting up his automobile to release him, was the car coming sidewise down the hill at a fairly fast rate of speed, and striking the left rear of his motor. "My mother, sister Aimee, and a friend, Mackie Hogarth, were in a heap on the floor of the car. I noticed when 1 was being taken from underneath the wreckage. My sister was covered with blood, and Miss Hogarth had cuts on her face, and was complaining of her back. Mother had a long deep cut from the left corner of her mouth to her throat, There wasn't a pane of glass unbroken." William Henry Speight, father of the last witness, was sitting in the front seat and declared last night that they were just over the bridge when he noticed the car skidding ahead and saw trouble might fol- low. "What did you see first?" queried Crown Attorney Kerr, * "I noticed this car on the top of the hill, about 100 yards away, skid- ding. 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Mr. Hines natural thing for Nicholson to apply his brakes to stop from hitting the car ahead which was proceeding quite slowly. ness of the accident, said the Speigh; car was travelling at a moderate rate of speed, but did nog see the Nicholson autemobile, « 'Mr, « Bates helped to assist Ernest under his ear, id Nog o' Measurements Thomas Hudson, Highway Traffi- cars had obliterated them. at the turn, and said: that the Am- turn, db was Mr. Hudson's kellef from from: the scene of the clash; that the Americans had heen travelling at a fas vate of speed, . dack Hately believed that the Am- faster than 25 miles an hour, he- canse iy skidded completely about on the pavement, yet did not capsige. Mr. Hately was of the opinion that if the car had been going faster than that rate, it would have turned over, Willard Nicholson, Beaver Falls, Pa,, driver of the car which side- swiped the Toronto party, said they had left near Gore's Landing, Rice o'clock, proceedingly slowly along the road, admiring the scenery, They had intended taking pictures of some animals at the Cream of settle a friendly argument amongst themselves as to their identity, ! "I had heen following an auto- mobile for about three miles, when, near the cemetery, another car road, Coming up behind him, I put follow too closely. T began to skid, so I released the brakes, come out of the skid alright, but | could not regain control "I didn't see anything of the car I helped to remove Ernest Speight | my back doing so. It hurts me so I can hardly stand now." "Sit down, Mr. Nicholson," said need for you to stand." ir. "Are you a teetotaler?" "I never took a drink in my life" replied Nicholson, which astonished Kerr very much, who then explain- ed that very few of his own friends could say the same thing, and that | he was surprised. Albert W. Bork, truck driver of Beaver Falls, a companion of the last witness, said the party stopped occasionally on the road to see some black squirrels, "They're a rare article down home, sir, I don't believe I ever saw one in the open before," ex- plained the Amerfean visitor. Describing the coming to the scene of the accident, Mr. Bork saii he saw the crash coming and rolled Rimself up, preparing to withstand it. "I've been driving since 1910," continued the tourist, "and this is the first accident I was ever in. In have never even scratched any point Yes sir, I am a teetotaler." the American car, confessed tha; he The development of .rubber making has seen very great pro- gress. 35 men and women being called upon to do today the trim- are made each day, the increasse in been installed to take care of the work which suflicied three or four The work in the rubber heel depart- ment, like that in the others, fs steady the year round, the amount if he was a teetotaler, Ray said he | wasn't, but that he hadn't had any- | 1 | i William Bates, another eye wit-: Speight: from | | delivered Offfoer between Cobourg and Bow- | lowing: manvilley didnot take measurements | N. Thurston, of marks ab the scene of the acel- | james Souch, Willard Caldwell, R dent, beeause the passage of Other George Thompson and John H. Hal- Bome- 1owell, one: showed Mp. Hudson a mark in -------- the gravel along the side of the road | CHARLES H. RICHARDS erican oar could not have heen going jor. Lake, Sunday morning at about ten | Barley camp, and so were not going | fast, as they wanted to see them and | turned onto the highway off a side' jon my brakes, as I do not like to | hoping to! ahead of me, I was busy paying at- | tention to my own. After the erash, | | from underneath his car, and hurt Crown Attorney Kerr, "there is no "I thank you very much fon that, all the driving about I've dope, I | off my car or the other fellow's.' | Wilber Ray, another occupant of heel | ming and packing of the heels, All | p-------------- of which was done by seven girls, RITSON RD. N. five years ago. Over 100.000 heels producifon being so greal twat a! number of six deck presses have single deck presser 1 years ago. | om labor employed flucimating very | did not drive a car. On being asked ' { of too harsh to-slow up was present. Dr. Tilley to it when it complied with the regyest, and Wil: | was going fast. It could not have liam Mark Allen and his two broth- kept going down on the north:side ers: Alvin Willaim - and . Norman of the road behind the other: car, john, who were with: him af' the 'was going too time, stood.' rw "Mr. Allen, in the witness. stand, "There was a crash, I do not know said he saw the Toronto motor com- what happened for a few minutes. ing toward him on the opposite side I got out and helped get my son of the car, and heard a crash just as from underneath the car which was it passed him. He stopped the car in the and helped assist diteh. The cement was very slippery. from under the wreckage of his car. Ernest Speight Norman, his brother, seated in the very sorry, 1 rear seat, saw the Speight car begin vouldn't help 'it.' He didn® give to skid as it was passing. He thought any reason, just saying he could the automobile was proceeding at [an average rate of speed. - B. J. Hazlewood, M.D. called to Joseph Hines, Editor of the Dur- attend Mrs. Jesse Speight, who had ham News-Review, was selling gas been rem at the Cream of Barley tourist camp Hospital, and happened to see the crash, It Cut on her chin, was his belief that Nicholson was base of the skull, and was suffering of from brain compression, He attri- e buted death to the skull fracture oved to the Bowmanville said that deceased had a a fracture of the (and cerrebral hemorrhage. Dr, Tilley, in his address to the has owned and driv for five Jury, declared that Nicholson and or six by and [Veh vale yor 4 pi his party had come from Rice Lake, a distance of forty miles, at an aver- iage speed of twenty miles an hour, Pointing out that the law allows a ,8peed of 35 miles per hour, Dr, Til- ley declared tha; two cars coming together at that speed, would have a concussion equal to a single speed of 70 miles per hour. Concluding that lately many have keen killed {on the public highways, the coroner ordered the jury to withdraw. Returning in 29 minutes, the jury its verdict of accidental It was composed of the fol Fred C, Palmer, foreman: Alfred H. Bickle, | death. i Bowmanville, Sept. 24--The funeral erican cor had made 4 dn trying the 'wi he held tomorrow afternoon to | Bowmanville Cemetery at three o'clock the distance the Speight ear 'Was from the family residence, King street | | east, of Charles H. Richards, who died on Thursday in his 58th year, Mr. ! Richards is survived by his wife, three brothers, Ernest of Agincourt, Scar- Alfred, of Bowmanville; George of Moosimim, Sask. ; also three sisters, Mrs, H. H. Todgham, kerville, Mrs, B. Smith, Man, and Mrs, F. J. Clemens, J. U. Rohins. minister of the Trin- itv. United Church, will officiate, and will probably he assisted hy Rev. 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