Lucian Lawrence, driver of the Security Feed Company truck which participated in a three way crash on Madison street, Saturday night, which claimed the lives of Willie Armstrong and his wife, Mabel, was free today, following the report of a coroner's jury which held that the couple met their deaths as the result of negligence of Lawrence in the operation of his truck but recommended that Lawrence not be held for manslaughter.
Coroner Causey S. Green immediately vacated a $500 appearance bond on which Lawrence was freed from jail Monday.
No other charges were pending against Lawrence in connection with the accident, as far as he knew, Judge Green stated.
As the jury, impanelled Saturday night, when it viewed the remains of Willie Armstrong, reconvened today, it was immediately charged with the duty of also investigating the death of Mabel Armstrong, Willie's wife, who had died this morning from the effects of the crash.
Bringing in a verdict shortly after noon today the jury stated:
"Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of a collision on July 13, 1935, between a vehicle driven by Willie Armstrong, deceased, and a truck belonging to the Security Feed Company, driven by Lucian Lawrence; that said Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of the negligent operation of the Security Feed truck driver, Lucian Lawrence; that Lucian Lawrence be not held for manslaughter."
A similar verdict was rendered in the case of Mabel Armstrong.
Witnesses to the tragedy stated that it ocurred as Lawrence was apparently trying to turn out from behind Brinson's truck to pass it, striking the negro's truck and crashing head on into the Armstrong machine.
Emory Carter, who stated he lived near the Champion mill, said that he was about 55 feet east of the accident walking on Madison street toward the White Way filling station. He said the Security Feed truck, which he estimated was traveling somewhere around 40 miles an hour pulled out and passed a touring car about 100 feet this side of the Brinson truck. Brinson he said was going about 25 miles an hour. He said he saw the Armstrong machine which had come from the Armstrong home just west of the White Way station, proceed east on the highway. After passing the touring car, Carter said the Security truck attempted to pass the truck ahead of it, striking the truck and hurtling across the road into the Armstrong vehicle.
Reggie ..., who lives at the White Way station, said that he was standing in front of the station looking east down Madison street. He saw Armstrong's machine which came out of a road near his station and went east on Madison. (Remainder of story in microfilm of the newspaper and not reproduced here.) PDN, Wednesday, 17 Jul 1935. Listed in Find A Grave and burial in Oak Hill East Cemetery. Obit to site creator.
Coroner Causey S. Green immediately vacated a $500 appearance bond on which Lawrence was freed from jail Monday.
No other charges were pending against Lawrence in connection with the accident, as far as he knew, Judge Green stated.
As the jury, impanelled Saturday night, when it viewed the remains of Willie Armstrong, reconvened today, it was immediately charged with the duty of also investigating the death of Mabel Armstrong, Willie's wife, who had died this morning from the effects of the crash.
Bringing in a verdict shortly after noon today the jury stated:
"Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of a collision on July 13, 1935, between a vehicle driven by Willie Armstrong, deceased, and a truck belonging to the Security Feed Company, driven by Lucian Lawrence; that said Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of the negligent operation of the Security Feed truck driver, Lucian Lawrence; that Lucian Lawrence be not held for manslaughter."
A similar verdict was rendered in the case of Mabel Armstrong.
Witnesses to the tragedy stated that it ocurred as Lawrence was apparently trying to turn out from behind Brinson's truck to pass it, striking the negro's truck and crashing head on into the Armstrong machine.
Emory Carter, who stated he lived near the Champion mill, said that he was about 55 feet east of the accident walking on Madison street toward the White Way filling station. He said the Security Feed truck, which he estimated was traveling somewhere around 40 miles an hour pulled out and passed a touring car about 100 feet this side of the Brinson truck. Brinson he said was going about 25 miles an hour. He said he saw the Armstrong machine which had come from the Armstrong home just west of the White Way station, proceed east on the highway. After passing the touring car, Carter said the Security truck attempted to pass the truck ahead of it, striking the truck and hurtling across the road into the Armstrong vehicle.
Reggie ..., who lives at the White Way station, said that he was standing in front of the station looking east down Madison street. He saw Armstrong's machine which came out of a road near his station and went east on Madison. (Remainder of story in microfilm of the newspaper and not reproduced here.) PDN, Wednesday, 17 Jul 1935. Listed in Find A Grave and burial in Oak Hill East Cemetery. Obit to site creator.
Lucian Lawrence, driver of the Security Feed Company truck which participated in a three way crash on Madison street, Saturday night, which claimed the lives of Willie Armstrong and his wife, Mabel, was free today, following the report of a coroner's jury which held that the couple met their deaths as the result of negligence of Lawrence in the operation of his truck but recommended that Lawrence not be held for manslaughter.
Coroner Causey S. Green immediately vacated a $500 appearance bond on which Lawrence was freed from jail Monday.
No other charges were pending against Lawrence in connection with the accident, as far as he knew, Judge Green stated.
As the jury, impanelled Saturday night, when it viewed the remains of Willie Armstrong, reconvened today, it was immediately charged with the duty of also investigating the death of Mabel Armstrong, Willie's wife, who had died this morning from the effects of the crash.
Bringing in a verdict shortly after noon today the jury stated:
"Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of a collision on July 13, 1935, between a vehicle driven by Willie Armstrong, deceased, and a truck belonging to the Security Feed Company, driven by Lucian Lawrence; that said Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of the negligent operation of the Security Feed truck driver, Lucian Lawrence; that Lucian Lawrence be not held for manslaughter."
A similar verdict was rendered in the case of Mabel Armstrong.
Witnesses to the tragedy stated that it ocurred as Lawrence was apparently trying to turn out from behind Brinson's truck to pass it, striking the negro's truck and crashing head on into the Armstrong machine.
Emory Carter, who stated he lived near the Champion mill, said that he was about 55 feet east of the accident walking on Madison street toward the White Way filling station. He said the Security Feed truck, which he estimated was traveling somewhere around 40 miles an hour pulled out and passed a touring car about 100 feet this side of the Brinson truck. Brinson he said was going about 25 miles an hour. He said he saw the Armstrong machine which had come from the Armstrong home just west of the White Way station, proceed east on the highway. After passing the touring car, Carter said the Security truck attempted to pass the truck ahead of it, striking the truck and hurtling across the road into the Armstrong vehicle.
Reggie ..., who lives at the White Way station, said that he was standing in front of the station looking east down Madison street. He saw Armstrong's machine which came out of a road near his station and went east on Madison. (Remainder of story in microfilm of the newspaper and not reproduced here.) PDN, Wednesday, 17 Jul 1935. Listed in Find A Grave and burial in Oak Hill East Cemetery. Obit to site creator.
Coroner Causey S. Green immediately vacated a $500 appearance bond on which Lawrence was freed from jail Monday.
No other charges were pending against Lawrence in connection with the accident, as far as he knew, Judge Green stated.
As the jury, impanelled Saturday night, when it viewed the remains of Willie Armstrong, reconvened today, it was immediately charged with the duty of also investigating the death of Mabel Armstrong, Willie's wife, who had died this morning from the effects of the crash.
Bringing in a verdict shortly after noon today the jury stated:
"Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of a collision on July 13, 1935, between a vehicle driven by Willie Armstrong, deceased, and a truck belonging to the Security Feed Company, driven by Lucian Lawrence; that said Willie Armstrong came to his death as the result of the negligent operation of the Security Feed truck driver, Lucian Lawrence; that Lucian Lawrence be not held for manslaughter."
A similar verdict was rendered in the case of Mabel Armstrong.
Witnesses to the tragedy stated that it ocurred as Lawrence was apparently trying to turn out from behind Brinson's truck to pass it, striking the negro's truck and crashing head on into the Armstrong machine.
Emory Carter, who stated he lived near the Champion mill, said that he was about 55 feet east of the accident walking on Madison street toward the White Way filling station. He said the Security Feed truck, which he estimated was traveling somewhere around 40 miles an hour pulled out and passed a touring car about 100 feet this side of the Brinson truck. Brinson he said was going about 25 miles an hour. He said he saw the Armstrong machine which had come from the Armstrong home just west of the White Way station, proceed east on the highway. After passing the touring car, Carter said the Security truck attempted to pass the truck ahead of it, striking the truck and hurtling across the road into the Armstrong vehicle.
Reggie ..., who lives at the White Way station, said that he was standing in front of the station looking east down Madison street. He saw Armstrong's machine which came out of a road near his station and went east on Madison. (Remainder of story in microfilm of the newspaper and not reproduced here.) PDN, Wednesday, 17 Jul 1935. Listed in Find A Grave and burial in Oak Hill East Cemetery. Obit to site creator.
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