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Show mwm 10 KILLEDJIBBALS Salt Lake, Dec. 25 That tho killing kill-ing of William H. TIbbals, a prominent promi-nent business man of this city, who died Saturday evening as the result of being struck, earlier in the day, .by an automobile driven by Chauffeur Ray Glazier, was principally due to carelessness on the part of the chauffeur, chauf-feur, is the opinion of R. May, 910 East Second South street, general manager of the Salt Lake Engineering Engineer-ing works, who was a witness to the accident. Mr. May said last night that an Instant In-stant before the accident took place Glazier was driving his machine at a rate of speed between twenty and thirty miles an hour, and that as the automobile sped toward Mr TIbbals no horn or danger signal was sounded. sound-ed. "I left the south door of the postof-flce postof-flce at about 2:30 o.'clock Saturdnv afternoon," said Mr. May. "As I cross ed Main street on my way to the Xew-houso Xew-houso building I lobked up and down the thoroughfare as a matter of caution. cau-tion. Opposite tho north door of tho postoffice, on the west side of the street, I saw a machine approaching mo at the rate of between twenty and thirtv miles an hour "Fearing that I might be run down, I ran back to tho sidewalk. Turning, I saw TIbbals crossing the street, apparently ap-parently engrossed in his thoughts and unaware that an automobile was approaching him. His arms were filled fill-ed with packages that appeared to be Christmas purchases "Tho chauffeur saw the danger and appliod his brakes, but ho did not sound his horn. Before I could onto on-to Mr. Tibhals the automobile was upon up-on him and he was carried about six feet on the fender of the machine and then thrown to. the pavement. Tho automobile came to a ston after traveling trav-eling twenty-five or thirty feet I sai-l to the chauffeur, 'You are to blame for this,' but he did not answer me." |