A ??oronoi'.-j j-; ? !?> returned I
a iKniruiiiiiiil liO \fi i. ? hi the case of;
I'harlCM TimherlaUe colored. chauffeur!
for A. T. Iliitris. Jr.. SIS West Krank- '
1 i11 Street. who w.ts liofyrc the jury j
as a result of the death of Richard.
T. Johnston last Saturday night. !
Johnston either was knocked down by
the automobile driven by Tiinberlake
or fell while inaUinp an attempt to
escape the oncoming machine at Kifth
ami Broad Streets, and his skull was I
fractured. He died at Virginia Hos
pital early that night without havinir
re?aIned consciousness.
Wit j-esse-- were divided In their opin
ion as to whether Johnston was struck!
by the machine or #vhother he fell in ;
an effort to avoid being struck, and.
sfter a lapse of half an hour, the Jury
brought in .1 verdict to the effect that
Johnston had died "front the effects;
of injuries inflicted or can by an
automobile driven by t'harles Timber- j
lake."
Testimony Introduced before the.1
jury was to the effect that Timber- J
lake had swerved his machinc to the
rijiht side of the street In an effort to
avoid striking two small ?hiPlien, and
that the car skidded violently, Johtt
sfoti Itclnu struck as he stepped yff the
curb. Other witnesses maintained that
Johnston, who was seventy-five years
of ape. fell as lie attempted to retr?at
to the sidewalk.,
Tlmheriake will be arraigned In the
iv.iice Court on April 2.1 on a charge
of Involuntary manslaughter
POLICE COURT CASES
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Stenllng I.rml I'lpe Krnm
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