THE MOTOR CAR FATALITY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 26 January 1907, Page 3

THE MOTOR CAR FATALITY

A CHAKGE OF JiAN'ISLAL"GIITEII. IV.T Press A.-soeiatiou. Wellington, Jiunuu v 25. As the outcome of tin? neeitiont at the comer of Uowcn-slreel ami Laud,toil Quay, on December 17th ; in which -Mrs Amy Kensington v ii'e or tlie l.'n-del-Secretary for Lands, was killed ami her daughter severely injured. a charge of manslaughter was brought ajrain'-t Wm. Stephen O'Jivien and L'nlin.-r <)Uo fSpry in the S.M. Court to-day. Spry was driving the motor engine at the time of the accident, perintendent O'Jirien was in charge ot the brigade. The motor was driven along Lambton Quay about 4.30 in the afternoon on the way to a liiv. Juxc before the motor turned into Jiowea>treet Mrs Kensington and her I wo , daughters walked on to the crossing. ! The car turned iiie corner and collided i with the two ladies. The Coroner's jury returned a verdict that (lie death) of Mrs Kensington was accidental, and that no blame was attachable to ifte driver of the motor. hi opening the ease to day, conn-el explained the two counts in the charge. The lirst was one of manslaughter am; the second was that of recklessly driv-1 ing a motor «nv. thereby causing th.' death of Amy Kensington. lie refer red the Court to section J> of Tile M°tor Kegnlations Act. providing r"«»r the limitation the speed of motors charge couNl not be su-'aiued ur. der "iiirtt >eetioii; there was a section in t!i<* (,'rim'n-il Code und-r wlo lt ti might be brought. A'exnnder Robert Kennedy also re p. ate I th" evid'-ru e gi\en at the former inquiry. IL' admitted, under cros-. examination, that the movements of the ladies after they first hesitated in front of the ear might have eseap ed hi'< notice. He had noticed ti at i mot'-ristx wre frequently very cuvless in pa-slug over Mich crossing. I The case was adjourned till Monday.

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