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Show SAYS ODIN JOHNSON'S BRAIN BECAME NUMB Cincinnati, Aug .i That the brain of Odin lohnson, the Salt Lake City motorcycle racer, who, with nine other oth-er persons, was killed at the Ludlow Lagoon motordrome last W ednesday eenlng. had become numbed owing to the excessive speed at which ho was racing, was the opinion of Dr I J. Malloy, one of the witnesses In the trial of the three promoters todav Dr. Malloy testified that high I speed has a tendency to affect the brain and the rider becomes confused and loses control of tho machine Manager W'llber of the Ludlow l agoon a-goon and J H Rush, manager of the' I motorcycle league, were exonerated i from all blame by ludgo lee, and the I charge of Involuntary manslaughter was dismissed, although Manager El-serbardt El-serbardt of the motordrome was refused re-fused dismissal on tho same charge and the taking of testimony in the preliminary bearing was continued Several witnesses testified that Johnson threw all caution to the wind when he sought to overtake the other riders Others declared the wire guard screen was not sufficient to I hold the machines on the track. Fear is expressed by relatives of Mrs Josephine Patterson, widow of one of the victims, that she ma', end her life. |