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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1948-02-26, Page 5FEBRUARY .26thi 1948 'r 4 LtTCKOW SENTINELLUCKNow hxrAuTn FURY VERDWT a (Continued 1r0M pare 1) , to'the west in the .direction of the. 'Ostrander. car., . Mrs. Button, also saw what toned aut to be the • Ostrander car, and 'saw ' someone walking ,around' loopingat the front and the back of the• car, at if std de- termine how badly he was stuck. She saw the man . signaI.' the ap- proaching truck and taw nothing more as she returned to her -kit - 'Oen, These were the 'only two vehicles she saw on the highway. Extremely Slippery Harvey Webster, who drove pavison's „ambulance and who is employed at ,.Ostrander's garage, said, that _ it . was after he had left ;the ., garage ,. at six :o'clock that Rexford ,came and got, the * car. Ile found •driving conditions ex- treniely slippery and very haz. .'ardous,• although he had no trouble with visibility enroute t� the. hospital.. At -the scene of the `accident the Ostrander . car had one front wheel in 'the snow, with the car, sitting at a very moderate angle on.the roadway. The.next day a dent was" foiund' in the top left hand corner of the trunk at the back of the car,, • on the .corner 'nearest the .roadway., "It had .not` been . there ' before"' Mr. Webster. said. , ' "Didn't Feel Anything"' George Hassall, driver :of Sit, verwoods truck and, the vehicle. in; ti eatton,Thaid• re Was return- ing from Hanover,' avcomppanied. by Jack Fisher, where they had been installing ice cream cabin- ets. Driving conditions. weren't bad. to Blackhorse, but as they .fOceededsouthward grew stead- ily worse, "with the visibility af= ;f ected ' as- the windshield was - acing over. They cam down the Grey Ox • hill in low gear and. were •. in second gear- practically. from •the Grey Ox.'At one time in checking his. •Speedometer he was travelling less than 10 miles an hour. , .. Whir' atehing for Ludgard steet, ake the turn east to Silve 990's ,` plant' he saW the hts of the Cari'which he could tell *Was stopped but could -not determine whether A Was in 'the 'ditCh or on the rOad. He 'saw° someone standing *by the car who toOked a. little' bent. over, but didn't see any signal,, George said he ,was. bearing over to, his: off, Side of the road he approached" and as he went to stop the truck it swung to the west in, Rexford's_ facing north and on the roadyiay; -4'Is it posiible 'You could 'have 4neY aSked. "It is. Possible but *9 didn't, feel. anything", .George. .; When he got out of the.truck Rexford' was on his. knees. at the .side Of the car, ,George." didn't*. •knoW. who it was until he went. Lyceum Theatre WI N6HAM T;i0 Shows Each Night Friday and Saturday FlEBRUARY 27th, 28th JON HALL', PATRICIA MORRISON e Prince of Thieves "THE ROYAL WEDDING", - -Matinee Saturday at 2.00 p.m. hewas badly hurt. They took a cushion 'from the ,dar and laid hirri, on 'and George ran tO In reply Ito questions .George said' he "imagined he 'had a ton, tried to•turn up Liidgard St.,' be-' mg afraid to touch his.btakes. As off: on the left. hand. shoulder and going. along straight, apd•did then touch iii.s _brakes. thinking he Reference. wai Made to.his•Tong. 'record .•aCcident-iree. driving Jack Fisher's evidence aS tO the driving: conditioneWas, quite sim- -ilarolp• George's, evidenCe, With. the clriVees. In reply- to the replied.' it' was* ".4ufte poSsible" Monday:and Tuesday, MARCH. lst .2nd DULCIE ',GRAY in.making ;the Spin butthat they "did 'not 'feel 'or .,hear* anything *jacic,'covered..birri."Wth his 'Coat said ,hlothing rCceiVecl:'.4 Call' at, approximately rible ' getting ;to: the'. Scene, , where found Rexford' 411y.'very....seribuSly hurt.: There was. no ;apparent; fractureS oilhe arms,' !egg 'or, back: fa i led;,, to 'The 'report of the 'pos,t mbrien-i; per brnied•-in MARCH. 3rd,• CLARK GABLE„ E HUCliSTERS' • Johnston -and Dr. Corrin, was given at the inquest by the for for- mer„„ -.Dr.„ Johnston furnished ;a - written report' to the coroner,. and outlined briefly 'to the jury the extent of the •injuries • Rexford had . received to S' nSe his death,,- were three abrasions .across the chest in a depth of about four, inches'. There was an abrasion on PAGE• FIV* t e head and one knee `of a minor, nature. No 'spinal Or 'head injury `.;' ,Was reyealed in the p9st 'mortal. e chest, however, was severely' crushed, four ribS' frribtured and internal organs ruptured. Pr. Johnston said in his opinion a eruihing blow 'was 'necessary to inflict sUch injuries, and 'could not be : received .by, falling.' It would be difficult • tb believe he could' walk 'after -suffering 'such injuries,-*alhough. two or three: Steps 'might -have been possible. Constable Wood's Testimony • . Provincial Constable Woods of Kincardine' was enroute.to Luck - now with. the Kincardine hoCkeY tearn when a call was Out in for hint He. described, road condi., tions as the 'work he had ever .experienced and had been froin '6.45 %to 9.00 in 'getting, tO Lucle- noVii. In • the 'meantime both: the car and truck had been reinovecl • from the scene, :The. mark... Of *here the car had been was quite evident.,His-shotilder fitted neat- ly into the' bump on. the Itrunk. He gave his height.as 5 feet 11•142 inches, and Rexford's' ,height es STILL TALKIN kEEPINa .CONVERSATIONS 'BRIEF is just one of the ways of practicing the master rule for the best telephOue Ser-, vice , .."Do unto others ai ou would likei them to do to you—and doit first". . ilia REST RIESIIIITS • 1. .1Ceep,ccills brief, 2.... 'Space your calls. 'to emergency Celts... He,told of making an insPfection, of the truck'ljand car , that. even - gave as bri. theory that a 4-irich metal band :around the .platform truCk, had inflicted the fatal -injuries, .wheri'' it .took the: spin. Re?.5ford;•..he believed, had. acted' a'sy'"a between the trUck and the cal'. ,The eVidence points to that, he 'said. The steel pand„aronnd: the' truck platform .was apprOXimately 40 inches.froin the . ground. 114- abrasion's of* cor4 responding width on:the Vittim's the soles of his. feet: Provincial ()Meer PointonteSt- ,ifted ,briefly and donsiable ens substantiated the evidence Of ProvinCiai Officer *Cods. • The "Crovv.n. Attorney *In sum- fb!:the to ,decide .whether or not was something* that la Tuts YEAR ALoNE we are Spending $4,009,000 so that moielarins masy have, tele- - .plidiies with feWer people ;;:14 . THE BELL TELEPHONE . each line, •-• COMPANY OF CANADA • *wind have been prevented by reasonable care and biudenee. ,eYidence had been. entirely truth-, ful arid perSonally. he could see no negligence On the 'part ,of the drivei; •for -While he didn't know have hapPeried"., , asserted. ,Mr. He' referred to• the acqdent: as an `act of God"; that claimed the. life of a young man; Wlii3 out the goodness..of his heart,. was The • inquest (veiled at two. 'o'clook anct: the. jury ,retired at . 3.25, returning half an hOur later. with their verdict to *which all had affixed their Signatures. The, Coroner, read the 4.ve dict, ills- • missed the ' jury and' a journed the court. • with re ar • ILIZE TIC • e made • . The Luchnow DiStrict Co -Operative Incorporated have_ *11* ssured Of materials to:mix 1,000. tons of all the usual brands' Of CO:41p: Fertilizer. ...Tbis Was last year's output, Tbe,followint brands will ne PaCked in 125 lb. jute bags and delivered free of charge within a radius' of:25 miles: strerigh) .pebhle will be packed in 100 lb:. jrite. bags.: • ORDER NOW AND SAVE DISAPPOINTMENT isten to. ON • •