Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-03-25 | Page 1 | General Bell to Blame

GENERAL L BELL TO BlAME Ordered Chauffeur to Cross Track and Accident Occurred in Which Mrs Slocum Was Killed Washington March 21 That Major General J Franklin Bell chief of staff of the army and his chauffeur ur failed tailed to observe ob ere proper precautions before turning their automobile In front of a trolley trolle car was the verdict of a coroners jury which investigated the accident of at yesterday in which Mrs Herbert J Slocum wife of Major Slocum of ot the We Seventh cavalry was killed almost instantly and in which General Bell was severely injured General Bell had not sufficiently recovered recovered recovered ered from his injuries to attend the in inquest Inquest Inquest quest The body of at Mrs Slocum was taken early In the day to Ossining N Y where the funeral will be held tomorrow Sergeant Ward of ot the he Signal corps who was driving the automobile testified that General Bell was riding in the rear of ot the car with Mrs Slocum and not on the front seat with him as was first said That makes the escape of the general almost miraculous Sergeant Ward said General Bell or ordered dered ered him to cross the tracks but whether the general saw the can caI coming and urged him to hurry ahead of ot It did not develop