Here is the rest of it and also another article: Page 2 Nicholson immediately ascertaining that the two men were either badly injured or dead, started on foot for Derry. He secured two rides into the town, where he went to the office of Justice of the Peace Robert M. Doty, surrendering himself. Doty remanded him to the custody of Chief of Police C. W. Rupert, who placed Nicholson in the Derry lock-up. State Police at Greensburg were immediately notified, as was Westmoreland county coroner, Dr. James Harkins of Mount Pleasant. The later (sic) conducted an investigation of the case in Blairsville late this morning. State Patrolman L. Moore of Greensburg and Chief Rupert both stated that Nicholson had told them that he was driving his car at the rate of 40 miles and hour when the double tragedy occurred. The result of the coroner's investigation has not yet been learned. ----------- Indiana Evening Gazette December 20, 1928 NICHOLSON IS HELD UNDER BAIL Young Man Arrested on Manslaughter Charges After Deaths of Two Aged Men at Brenizer Yesterday. CORONER TO ACT Following the fatal accident near Brenizer yesterday morning in which George Reid and Bert Enrico, both of Brenizer, were killed by the automobile driven by William Nicholson, 25, of Derry, charges on involuntary manslaughter were lodged against the motorist by Chief of Police C. W. Rupert of Derry. At a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Robert M. Doty in Derry last evening, Nicholson was released upon bail of $2,000 in each case. 'Squire Doty stated that he would not fix the date for the formal hearing until after the Coroner's inquisition into the Reid and Enrico deaths. As a result of a further investigation by a State Patrolman, it was learned from other miners enroute to work that at the time of the accident, Reid was carrying a lighted flashlight and Enrico was carrying a carbide lamp, also lighted. The accident occurred about 6:15 a.m. The bodies of the two victims were removed to their respective homes in Brenizer late last evening, after they had been viewed by Westmoreland County Coroner, Dr. James Harkins of Mount Pleasant. A verdict of accidental death was returned in each instance. Funeral services for George Reid will be conducted in his late residence Friday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock and interment will be made in Blairsville Cemetery. The services for Bert Enrico will be conducted in SS. Simon and Jude's Roman Catholic Church, Blairsville, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the church cemetery. ----------- At 05:43 PM 5/15/2004, you wrote: >Headline of the day was: Indiana Evening Gazette November 19, 1928 > >TWO AGED MEN KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE AT BRENIZER > >DERRY MAN IS HELD IN JAIL AFTER ACCIDENT > >George Reid 75, and Bert Enrico 62, Victims of Peculiar Tragedy >at Early Hour This Morning. > >DETAILS GIVEN > >Two well known miners of Brenizer were killed at 6:15 o'clock this >morning when they were struck by a automobile driven by William >Nicholson of Derry. The accident occured near the office of the Brenizer >mine of the Westmoreland Mining Company. two miles south of Blairsville >on the Blairsville-Derry Road. Both men were employed by the mining >company and were on their way to begin their morning work. > >THE DEAD > >George Reid 75, of Brenzizer - fractured skull, fractures of both legs and >internal injuries. >Bert Enrico 62, of Brenizer - fractured skull, fractured leg and >internal injuries. > >After the accident other employees of the mining company carried >the victims to the emergency room of the company where a Blairsville >physician pronounced them both dead, their bodies being removed >to the Ferguson undertaking rooms in Blairsville. > >The driver of the car, William Nicholson, 220, of Derry, an employee >of Conemaugh Iron Works in Blairsville, was driving to Blairsville to begin >his days labor. Nicholson told police that Reid, who was a cripple, was >walking along side of the road directly facing him and when the car >neared the aged man, Reid started to cross to the opposite side of the >road. Nicholson ? > >Continued on page 2 > >I cannot bring up page two at this time...hope this helps.. > >Bill Gibson >wmggibson@aol.com > > >==== PAINDIAN Mailing List ==== >Search the INDIANA CO mailing list ARCHIVES > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Enter: PAINDIAN