ARTICLE :
J. M. PATTERSON FATALLY INJURED TODAY WHEN HE WALKS IN FRONT OF CAR
Struck as he stepped in front of the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, J. M. (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue was knocked down and fatally injured today in front of the residence of S. F. Bostwick, East Main street extended.
The accident occurred at 8:45 a.m., and without regaining consciousness, the man died at l:20 this afternoon. Patterson also suffered severe cuts under the left eye across the temples, top of the head, lower hip, right arm, and abrasions to the nose.
The injured man was brought to the hospital in a truck which arrived on the scene shortly after the accident occured.
Death was caused by severe head injuries and shock.
Dr. Bishop, who spends his summer at Pen Mar park, was driving to Waynesboro with four passengers. He says as he approached the brow of the hill in front of the Bostwick estate, the man walked in front of the car. "I swerved my car, but as I did so the man jumped in the path of the car again. It was unavoidable," he explained.
Dr. Bishop said he was driving at a moderate rate of speed at the time and saw the man in plenty of time. He stopped his car and gave the injured man every possible assistance. The car did not pass over his body. It is believed that the concussion resulted from the man's head striking the hard macadam roadway.
Coroner S. D. Shull was notified of Patterson's death this afternoon. He will come here later today to investigate the accident and the exact cause of death.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Thursday, July 24, 1930
OBITUARY :
WILL HOLD INQUEST INTO PATTERSON DEATH TODAY
Arriving here at 5 o'clock last evening, Coroner Samuel D. Shull of Franklin county decided to hold an inquest at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Heffner & Sheldon Funeral Home, West Main street, into the death of Joseph McClelland (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue, who died of injuries received after being struck by the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, at 8:45 a.m. yesterday.
The following jury was sworn in: Aaron Bloom, J. A. Heffner, Mitchell Mickley, Ralph Blair, A. D. Shockey and George H. Culp.
Patterson, who was walking toward the mountain yesterday morning to pick black berries, is said to have stepped in front of the machine driven by Dr. Bishop as he was driving toward Waynesboro. Mrs. Patterson had gone to the mountains aboard a trolley car while her husband decided to walk.
The accident occurred directly in front of the farm tenanted by A. C. Black, East Main street extended. Mr. Black has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness, while Regan, the truck driver who took Patterson to the hospital also has been called.
Patterson received severe head injuries. Shock, induced by the heat and concussion of the brain are believed to have directly resulted in his death at 1:20 p.m. yesterday.
Patterson is survived by his wife and an adopted son, James Edward Patterson. Two sisters, Mrs. Martin Green, Wayne avenue, and Mrs. C. E. Young, Rouzerville, also survive.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the late home at 168 Wayne avenue, in charge of,Rev. F. R. Bender. Burial will be in the Amsterdam graveyard along the Midvale road.
Deceased was born in Frederick county, Md., and for many years lived in Rouzerville, moving to Waynesboro 14 years ago. He had been engaged as a farm hand for many years.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Friday, July 25, 1930
ARTICLE :
DRIVER EXONERATED IN DEATH OF PATTERSON BY CORONERS' JURY FRIDAY
A coroner's jury sitting in the undertaking parlors of Heffner and Sheldon yesterday afternoon exonerated Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, local dentist, from all blame in connection with the death of JOSEPH McCLELLAND PATTERSON, 60, Wayne avenue, who walked in front of Dr. Bishop's car Thursday morning on the highway east of town, and was fatally injured.
Eight witnesses were called at the inquest, which was conducted by Coroner S. D. Shull.
The first witness called was J. C. Black in front of whose farm the accident occured and who was an eye witness.
Black stated that he had just finished putting some milk onto a truck and after completing the task had stopped at the gate and was counting a brood of his "chicks." which were on the Bostwick lawn across the road, when he saw Patterson, carrying a pail, walking along the car tracks.
The Bishop car, he said, was coming up the grade at a moderate rate of speed, and that Patterson started across to the other side of the road, and when Bishop swerved the car he jumped into the path of the machine. Bishop swerved his wheels again and as he did so, Patterson again jumped into the path of the car and was knocked to the macadam. Black also stated that the car only traveled about seven steps before stopping, after hitting Patterson.
Bishop, he said, got out of the car and asked where he could telephone a doctor. Doctor J. W. Croft arrived at the scene and ordered the man removed to the hospital, after easing the pain. The injured man was loaded into a truck and brought to the hospital.
Ragan Harbaugh, herdsman on the Glen Afton farm, Midvale, driver of the truck, was next called and told of seeing Patterson lying on the road, his body lying north and south, partly on the highway and partly off, to the side of the road.
A. G. Shrader, North Church street an occupantof the Bishop car was next called to the witness stand by Coroner Shull.
Shrader said that he was riding in the rumble seat of the Bishop car on the right side of the car. He said he saw a man walking in the road carrying a pail and that Bishop swerved his car three times to avoid striking him, and that each time he jumped into the path of the car. There were no other cars in sight on the highway at the time.
Dr. J. W. Croft was next called to the stand and told of being called to the scene shortly after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning and finding Patterson lying as Harbaugh described, on the side of the road. After administering a hypodermic he ordered his removal to the hospital, where Dr. A. B. Sollenherger assisted in dressing the injured man's wounds.
Dr. Sollenberger was called and stated that, he helped dress the wounds and shortly after 12 o'clock was again called to the hospital, at which time he pronounced the man dead.
Gerald,twelve-yeax-old son of A. G. Shrader was called and told that he did not see Patterson walking along the road and did not know they had hit anything until the car came to a stop. He said he felt the car swerve and tighten as the brakes were applied. The Shrader lad did not get out of the car until after Dr. Croft arrived.
Evelyn Snider, Baltimore, who is summering at Pen Mar, and was riding with Bishop in the front seat, collaborated the story of Mr. Shrader.
Dr. Bishop was next called to the stand and told of seeing Patterson walking along the road and swerving his car three times to avoid hitting him.
Patterson, he said, was walking across the highway from the car tracks when he first saw him, and he blew his horn to warn him of the approach of the machine, but Patterson paid no attention and walked directly into the path of the car. He turned to the left and Patterson jumped the same way. Again he swerved to the right and Patterson followed. When he turned again to the left Patterson jumped in front of the machine and was knocked down.
The Jury retired about 15 minutes and returned with the verdict that Joseph McClelland Pattersoh met his death through an unavoidable accident, exonerating the driver of the machine, Dr. Blaine C. Bishop.
The coroner's jury was composed of J. A. Heffner, Aaron Bloom, George Culp, A. D. Shockey, Mitchell Mickley and Ralph Blair.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
FUNERAL SERVICES :
Funeral services for J. M. PATTERSON, who died Thursday afternoon from injuries received when struck by an automobile, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his late home on Wayne avenue, in charge of Rev. N. W. Brechbiel, pastor of the Otterbein United Brethren church. Burial was made in Amsterdam cemetery.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
J. M. PATTERSON FATALLY INJURED TODAY WHEN HE WALKS IN FRONT OF CAR
Struck as he stepped in front of the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, J. M. (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue was knocked down and fatally injured today in front of the residence of S. F. Bostwick, East Main street extended.
The accident occurred at 8:45 a.m., and without regaining consciousness, the man died at l:20 this afternoon. Patterson also suffered severe cuts under the left eye across the temples, top of the head, lower hip, right arm, and abrasions to the nose.
The injured man was brought to the hospital in a truck which arrived on the scene shortly after the accident occured.
Death was caused by severe head injuries and shock.
Dr. Bishop, who spends his summer at Pen Mar park, was driving to Waynesboro with four passengers. He says as he approached the brow of the hill in front of the Bostwick estate, the man walked in front of the car. "I swerved my car, but as I did so the man jumped in the path of the car again. It was unavoidable," he explained.
Dr. Bishop said he was driving at a moderate rate of speed at the time and saw the man in plenty of time. He stopped his car and gave the injured man every possible assistance. The car did not pass over his body. It is believed that the concussion resulted from the man's head striking the hard macadam roadway.
Coroner S. D. Shull was notified of Patterson's death this afternoon. He will come here later today to investigate the accident and the exact cause of death.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Thursday, July 24, 1930
OBITUARY :
WILL HOLD INQUEST INTO PATTERSON DEATH TODAY
Arriving here at 5 o'clock last evening, Coroner Samuel D. Shull of Franklin county decided to hold an inquest at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Heffner & Sheldon Funeral Home, West Main street, into the death of Joseph McClelland (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue, who died of injuries received after being struck by the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, at 8:45 a.m. yesterday.
The following jury was sworn in: Aaron Bloom, J. A. Heffner, Mitchell Mickley, Ralph Blair, A. D. Shockey and George H. Culp.
Patterson, who was walking toward the mountain yesterday morning to pick black berries, is said to have stepped in front of the machine driven by Dr. Bishop as he was driving toward Waynesboro. Mrs. Patterson had gone to the mountains aboard a trolley car while her husband decided to walk.
The accident occurred directly in front of the farm tenanted by A. C. Black, East Main street extended. Mr. Black has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness, while Regan, the truck driver who took Patterson to the hospital also has been called.
Patterson received severe head injuries. Shock, induced by the heat and concussion of the brain are believed to have directly resulted in his death at 1:20 p.m. yesterday.
Patterson is survived by his wife and an adopted son, James Edward Patterson. Two sisters, Mrs. Martin Green, Wayne avenue, and Mrs. C. E. Young, Rouzerville, also survive.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the late home at 168 Wayne avenue, in charge of,Rev. F. R. Bender. Burial will be in the Amsterdam graveyard along the Midvale road.
Deceased was born in Frederick county, Md., and for many years lived in Rouzerville, moving to Waynesboro 14 years ago. He had been engaged as a farm hand for many years.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Friday, July 25, 1930
ARTICLE :
DRIVER EXONERATED IN DEATH OF PATTERSON BY CORONERS' JURY FRIDAY
A coroner's jury sitting in the undertaking parlors of Heffner and Sheldon yesterday afternoon exonerated Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, local dentist, from all blame in connection with the death of JOSEPH McCLELLAND PATTERSON, 60, Wayne avenue, who walked in front of Dr. Bishop's car Thursday morning on the highway east of town, and was fatally injured.
Eight witnesses were called at the inquest, which was conducted by Coroner S. D. Shull.
The first witness called was J. C. Black in front of whose farm the accident occured and who was an eye witness.
Black stated that he had just finished putting some milk onto a truck and after completing the task had stopped at the gate and was counting a brood of his "chicks." which were on the Bostwick lawn across the road, when he saw Patterson, carrying a pail, walking along the car tracks.
The Bishop car, he said, was coming up the grade at a moderate rate of speed, and that Patterson started across to the other side of the road, and when Bishop swerved the car he jumped into the path of the machine. Bishop swerved his wheels again and as he did so, Patterson again jumped into the path of the car and was knocked to the macadam. Black also stated that the car only traveled about seven steps before stopping, after hitting Patterson.
Bishop, he said, got out of the car and asked where he could telephone a doctor. Doctor J. W. Croft arrived at the scene and ordered the man removed to the hospital, after easing the pain. The injured man was loaded into a truck and brought to the hospital.
Ragan Harbaugh, herdsman on the Glen Afton farm, Midvale, driver of the truck, was next called and told of seeing Patterson lying on the road, his body lying north and south, partly on the highway and partly off, to the side of the road.
A. G. Shrader, North Church street an occupantof the Bishop car was next called to the witness stand by Coroner Shull.
Shrader said that he was riding in the rumble seat of the Bishop car on the right side of the car. He said he saw a man walking in the road carrying a pail and that Bishop swerved his car three times to avoid striking him, and that each time he jumped into the path of the car. There were no other cars in sight on the highway at the time.
Dr. J. W. Croft was next called to the stand and told of being called to the scene shortly after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning and finding Patterson lying as Harbaugh described, on the side of the road. After administering a hypodermic he ordered his removal to the hospital, where Dr. A. B. Sollenherger assisted in dressing the injured man's wounds.
Dr. Sollenberger was called and stated that, he helped dress the wounds and shortly after 12 o'clock was again called to the hospital, at which time he pronounced the man dead.
Gerald,twelve-yeax-old son of A. G. Shrader was called and told that he did not see Patterson walking along the road and did not know they had hit anything until the car came to a stop. He said he felt the car swerve and tighten as the brakes were applied. The Shrader lad did not get out of the car until after Dr. Croft arrived.
Evelyn Snider, Baltimore, who is summering at Pen Mar, and was riding with Bishop in the front seat, collaborated the story of Mr. Shrader.
Dr. Bishop was next called to the stand and told of seeing Patterson walking along the road and swerving his car three times to avoid hitting him.
Patterson, he said, was walking across the highway from the car tracks when he first saw him, and he blew his horn to warn him of the approach of the machine, but Patterson paid no attention and walked directly into the path of the car. He turned to the left and Patterson jumped the same way. Again he swerved to the right and Patterson followed. When he turned again to the left Patterson jumped in front of the machine and was knocked down.
The Jury retired about 15 minutes and returned with the verdict that Joseph McClelland Pattersoh met his death through an unavoidable accident, exonerating the driver of the machine, Dr. Blaine C. Bishop.
The coroner's jury was composed of J. A. Heffner, Aaron Bloom, George Culp, A. D. Shockey, Mitchell Mickley and Ralph Blair.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
FUNERAL SERVICES :
Funeral services for J. M. PATTERSON, who died Thursday afternoon from injuries received when struck by an automobile, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his late home on Wayne avenue, in charge of Rev. N. W. Brechbiel, pastor of the Otterbein United Brethren church. Burial was made in Amsterdam cemetery.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
ARTICLE :
J. M. PATTERSON FATALLY INJURED TODAY WHEN HE WALKS IN FRONT OF CAR
Struck as he stepped in front of the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, J. M. (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue was knocked down and fatally injured today in front of the residence of S. F. Bostwick, East Main street extended.
The accident occurred at 8:45 a.m., and without regaining consciousness, the man died at l:20 this afternoon. Patterson also suffered severe cuts under the left eye across the temples, top of the head, lower hip, right arm, and abrasions to the nose.
The injured man was brought to the hospital in a truck which arrived on the scene shortly after the accident occured.
Death was caused by severe head injuries and shock.
Dr. Bishop, who spends his summer at Pen Mar park, was driving to Waynesboro with four passengers. He says as he approached the brow of the hill in front of the Bostwick estate, the man walked in front of the car. "I swerved my car, but as I did so the man jumped in the path of the car again. It was unavoidable," he explained.
Dr. Bishop said he was driving at a moderate rate of speed at the time and saw the man in plenty of time. He stopped his car and gave the injured man every possible assistance. The car did not pass over his body. It is believed that the concussion resulted from the man's head striking the hard macadam roadway.
Coroner S. D. Shull was notified of Patterson's death this afternoon. He will come here later today to investigate the accident and the exact cause of death.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Thursday, July 24, 1930
OBITUARY :
WILL HOLD INQUEST INTO PATTERSON DEATH TODAY
Arriving here at 5 o'clock last evening, Coroner Samuel D. Shull of Franklin county decided to hold an inquest at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Heffner & Sheldon Funeral Home, West Main street, into the death of Joseph McClelland (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue, who died of injuries received after being struck by the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, at 8:45 a.m. yesterday.
The following jury was sworn in: Aaron Bloom, J. A. Heffner, Mitchell Mickley, Ralph Blair, A. D. Shockey and George H. Culp.
Patterson, who was walking toward the mountain yesterday morning to pick black berries, is said to have stepped in front of the machine driven by Dr. Bishop as he was driving toward Waynesboro. Mrs. Patterson had gone to the mountains aboard a trolley car while her husband decided to walk.
The accident occurred directly in front of the farm tenanted by A. C. Black, East Main street extended. Mr. Black has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness, while Regan, the truck driver who took Patterson to the hospital also has been called.
Patterson received severe head injuries. Shock, induced by the heat and concussion of the brain are believed to have directly resulted in his death at 1:20 p.m. yesterday.
Patterson is survived by his wife and an adopted son, James Edward Patterson. Two sisters, Mrs. Martin Green, Wayne avenue, and Mrs. C. E. Young, Rouzerville, also survive.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the late home at 168 Wayne avenue, in charge of,Rev. F. R. Bender. Burial will be in the Amsterdam graveyard along the Midvale road.
Deceased was born in Frederick county, Md., and for many years lived in Rouzerville, moving to Waynesboro 14 years ago. He had been engaged as a farm hand for many years.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Friday, July 25, 1930
ARTICLE :
DRIVER EXONERATED IN DEATH OF PATTERSON BY CORONERS' JURY FRIDAY
A coroner's jury sitting in the undertaking parlors of Heffner and Sheldon yesterday afternoon exonerated Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, local dentist, from all blame in connection with the death of JOSEPH McCLELLAND PATTERSON, 60, Wayne avenue, who walked in front of Dr. Bishop's car Thursday morning on the highway east of town, and was fatally injured.
Eight witnesses were called at the inquest, which was conducted by Coroner S. D. Shull.
The first witness called was J. C. Black in front of whose farm the accident occured and who was an eye witness.
Black stated that he had just finished putting some milk onto a truck and after completing the task had stopped at the gate and was counting a brood of his "chicks." which were on the Bostwick lawn across the road, when he saw Patterson, carrying a pail, walking along the car tracks.
The Bishop car, he said, was coming up the grade at a moderate rate of speed, and that Patterson started across to the other side of the road, and when Bishop swerved the car he jumped into the path of the machine. Bishop swerved his wheels again and as he did so, Patterson again jumped into the path of the car and was knocked to the macadam. Black also stated that the car only traveled about seven steps before stopping, after hitting Patterson.
Bishop, he said, got out of the car and asked where he could telephone a doctor. Doctor J. W. Croft arrived at the scene and ordered the man removed to the hospital, after easing the pain. The injured man was loaded into a truck and brought to the hospital.
Ragan Harbaugh, herdsman on the Glen Afton farm, Midvale, driver of the truck, was next called and told of seeing Patterson lying on the road, his body lying north and south, partly on the highway and partly off, to the side of the road.
A. G. Shrader, North Church street an occupantof the Bishop car was next called to the witness stand by Coroner Shull.
Shrader said that he was riding in the rumble seat of the Bishop car on the right side of the car. He said he saw a man walking in the road carrying a pail and that Bishop swerved his car three times to avoid striking him, and that each time he jumped into the path of the car. There were no other cars in sight on the highway at the time.
Dr. J. W. Croft was next called to the stand and told of being called to the scene shortly after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning and finding Patterson lying as Harbaugh described, on the side of the road. After administering a hypodermic he ordered his removal to the hospital, where Dr. A. B. Sollenherger assisted in dressing the injured man's wounds.
Dr. Sollenberger was called and stated that, he helped dress the wounds and shortly after 12 o'clock was again called to the hospital, at which time he pronounced the man dead.
Gerald,twelve-yeax-old son of A. G. Shrader was called and told that he did not see Patterson walking along the road and did not know they had hit anything until the car came to a stop. He said he felt the car swerve and tighten as the brakes were applied. The Shrader lad did not get out of the car until after Dr. Croft arrived.
Evelyn Snider, Baltimore, who is summering at Pen Mar, and was riding with Bishop in the front seat, collaborated the story of Mr. Shrader.
Dr. Bishop was next called to the stand and told of seeing Patterson walking along the road and swerving his car three times to avoid hitting him.
Patterson, he said, was walking across the highway from the car tracks when he first saw him, and he blew his horn to warn him of the approach of the machine, but Patterson paid no attention and walked directly into the path of the car. He turned to the left and Patterson jumped the same way. Again he swerved to the right and Patterson followed. When he turned again to the left Patterson jumped in front of the machine and was knocked down.
The Jury retired about 15 minutes and returned with the verdict that Joseph McClelland Pattersoh met his death through an unavoidable accident, exonerating the driver of the machine, Dr. Blaine C. Bishop.
The coroner's jury was composed of J. A. Heffner, Aaron Bloom, George Culp, A. D. Shockey, Mitchell Mickley and Ralph Blair.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
FUNERAL SERVICES :
Funeral services for J. M. PATTERSON, who died Thursday afternoon from injuries received when struck by an automobile, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his late home on Wayne avenue, in charge of Rev. N. W. Brechbiel, pastor of the Otterbein United Brethren church. Burial was made in Amsterdam cemetery.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
J. M. PATTERSON FATALLY INJURED TODAY WHEN HE WALKS IN FRONT OF CAR
Struck as he stepped in front of the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, J. M. (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue was knocked down and fatally injured today in front of the residence of S. F. Bostwick, East Main street extended.
The accident occurred at 8:45 a.m., and without regaining consciousness, the man died at l:20 this afternoon. Patterson also suffered severe cuts under the left eye across the temples, top of the head, lower hip, right arm, and abrasions to the nose.
The injured man was brought to the hospital in a truck which arrived on the scene shortly after the accident occured.
Death was caused by severe head injuries and shock.
Dr. Bishop, who spends his summer at Pen Mar park, was driving to Waynesboro with four passengers. He says as he approached the brow of the hill in front of the Bostwick estate, the man walked in front of the car. "I swerved my car, but as I did so the man jumped in the path of the car again. It was unavoidable," he explained.
Dr. Bishop said he was driving at a moderate rate of speed at the time and saw the man in plenty of time. He stopped his car and gave the injured man every possible assistance. The car did not pass over his body. It is believed that the concussion resulted from the man's head striking the hard macadam roadway.
Coroner S. D. Shull was notified of Patterson's death this afternoon. He will come here later today to investigate the accident and the exact cause of death.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Thursday, July 24, 1930
OBITUARY :
WILL HOLD INQUEST INTO PATTERSON DEATH TODAY
Arriving here at 5 o'clock last evening, Coroner Samuel D. Shull of Franklin county decided to hold an inquest at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Heffner & Sheldon Funeral Home, West Main street, into the death of Joseph McClelland (Shorty) Patterson, 60, of 168 Wayne avenue, who died of injuries received after being struck by the automobile driven by Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, West Main street, at 8:45 a.m. yesterday.
The following jury was sworn in: Aaron Bloom, J. A. Heffner, Mitchell Mickley, Ralph Blair, A. D. Shockey and George H. Culp.
Patterson, who was walking toward the mountain yesterday morning to pick black berries, is said to have stepped in front of the machine driven by Dr. Bishop as he was driving toward Waynesboro. Mrs. Patterson had gone to the mountains aboard a trolley car while her husband decided to walk.
The accident occurred directly in front of the farm tenanted by A. C. Black, East Main street extended. Mr. Black has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness, while Regan, the truck driver who took Patterson to the hospital also has been called.
Patterson received severe head injuries. Shock, induced by the heat and concussion of the brain are believed to have directly resulted in his death at 1:20 p.m. yesterday.
Patterson is survived by his wife and an adopted son, James Edward Patterson. Two sisters, Mrs. Martin Green, Wayne avenue, and Mrs. C. E. Young, Rouzerville, also survive.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the late home at 168 Wayne avenue, in charge of,Rev. F. R. Bender. Burial will be in the Amsterdam graveyard along the Midvale road.
Deceased was born in Frederick county, Md., and for many years lived in Rouzerville, moving to Waynesboro 14 years ago. He had been engaged as a farm hand for many years.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Friday, July 25, 1930
ARTICLE :
DRIVER EXONERATED IN DEATH OF PATTERSON BY CORONERS' JURY FRIDAY
A coroner's jury sitting in the undertaking parlors of Heffner and Sheldon yesterday afternoon exonerated Dr. Blaine C. Bishop, local dentist, from all blame in connection with the death of JOSEPH McCLELLAND PATTERSON, 60, Wayne avenue, who walked in front of Dr. Bishop's car Thursday morning on the highway east of town, and was fatally injured.
Eight witnesses were called at the inquest, which was conducted by Coroner S. D. Shull.
The first witness called was J. C. Black in front of whose farm the accident occured and who was an eye witness.
Black stated that he had just finished putting some milk onto a truck and after completing the task had stopped at the gate and was counting a brood of his "chicks." which were on the Bostwick lawn across the road, when he saw Patterson, carrying a pail, walking along the car tracks.
The Bishop car, he said, was coming up the grade at a moderate rate of speed, and that Patterson started across to the other side of the road, and when Bishop swerved the car he jumped into the path of the machine. Bishop swerved his wheels again and as he did so, Patterson again jumped into the path of the car and was knocked to the macadam. Black also stated that the car only traveled about seven steps before stopping, after hitting Patterson.
Bishop, he said, got out of the car and asked where he could telephone a doctor. Doctor J. W. Croft arrived at the scene and ordered the man removed to the hospital, after easing the pain. The injured man was loaded into a truck and brought to the hospital.
Ragan Harbaugh, herdsman on the Glen Afton farm, Midvale, driver of the truck, was next called and told of seeing Patterson lying on the road, his body lying north and south, partly on the highway and partly off, to the side of the road.
A. G. Shrader, North Church street an occupantof the Bishop car was next called to the witness stand by Coroner Shull.
Shrader said that he was riding in the rumble seat of the Bishop car on the right side of the car. He said he saw a man walking in the road carrying a pail and that Bishop swerved his car three times to avoid striking him, and that each time he jumped into the path of the car. There were no other cars in sight on the highway at the time.
Dr. J. W. Croft was next called to the stand and told of being called to the scene shortly after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning and finding Patterson lying as Harbaugh described, on the side of the road. After administering a hypodermic he ordered his removal to the hospital, where Dr. A. B. Sollenherger assisted in dressing the injured man's wounds.
Dr. Sollenberger was called and stated that, he helped dress the wounds and shortly after 12 o'clock was again called to the hospital, at which time he pronounced the man dead.
Gerald,twelve-yeax-old son of A. G. Shrader was called and told that he did not see Patterson walking along the road and did not know they had hit anything until the car came to a stop. He said he felt the car swerve and tighten as the brakes were applied. The Shrader lad did not get out of the car until after Dr. Croft arrived.
Evelyn Snider, Baltimore, who is summering at Pen Mar, and was riding with Bishop in the front seat, collaborated the story of Mr. Shrader.
Dr. Bishop was next called to the stand and told of seeing Patterson walking along the road and swerving his car three times to avoid hitting him.
Patterson, he said, was walking across the highway from the car tracks when he first saw him, and he blew his horn to warn him of the approach of the machine, but Patterson paid no attention and walked directly into the path of the car. He turned to the left and Patterson jumped the same way. Again he swerved to the right and Patterson followed. When he turned again to the left Patterson jumped in front of the machine and was knocked down.
The Jury retired about 15 minutes and returned with the verdict that Joseph McClelland Pattersoh met his death through an unavoidable accident, exonerating the driver of the machine, Dr. Blaine C. Bishop.
The coroner's jury was composed of J. A. Heffner, Aaron Bloom, George Culp, A. D. Shockey, Mitchell Mickley and Ralph Blair.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
FUNERAL SERVICES :
Funeral services for J. M. PATTERSON, who died Thursday afternoon from injuries received when struck by an automobile, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his late home on Wayne avenue, in charge of Rev. N. W. Brechbiel, pastor of the Otterbein United Brethren church. Burial was made in Amsterdam cemetery.
Source : The Record Herald Newspaper- Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania - Saturday, July 26, 1930
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