The Archive · 1924

Defendant's Statement

Mr. Moss stated that he had driven a motor for 1M years and had never been reported to the authorities for improper driving. and that upon this occasion he was

and between Rue Paul Beau westward along Avenue fand Route Voyron at a speed not exceeding 15-18 miles an hour when he saw in the moonlight a riesha ahead of him, If the riesha had kept in its regular path he would have cleared it by about seven fect. The coolie, however, when about seven feet distant, suddenly turned into the centre of the road.

The witness turned to the right as quickly as possible and put on the brake but had-not time to get out of the way. The extreme left. end of.his bumper struck part of the right wheel of the riesha turning it around and over. The witness immediately turned his ear back to the curb again, stopped

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