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Q; - What light suspended, a light like that when it is dropped shows from the opening portion?
A; - The white.
Q; - The cord suspending the white from this mast level how far is that, about three feet?
A; - I could not -
Coroner; - It is kind of rigged up on a couple of lines?
A; - They are on to these lines, fastened on to the end of the lamp.
Q; - This evening they were not? A; - Yes, unless they got out as soon as I came away.
Q; - Was there any wind that night?
A; - No, sir; It was a still night.
Q; - Mr Smith, you know has the reputation of being a careful driver?
A; - I have not heard that, sir.
Q; - When you warned him, did you stop him to warn him?
A; - I was talking to him at the foot of the bridge.
Q; - You stopped him did you?
A; - He was fixing his motor at the end of the bridge.
Q; - How long ago was that?
A; - I don't know.
Q; - Was he the only one you warned?
A; - There was another man.
Q; - Any other automobiles? A; - No.
Q; - Have you ever seen him driving over the bridge but in the center of the bridge coming towards you?
A; - Where there's too much traffic.
Q; - Have you ever been in a position where you could stand off at one side and see him pass you?
A; - Well, I have been on the protection piers.
Q; - Do you recollect these specific times? A; - No.
Q; - When you have observed the rate of his speed, was either the car was coming towards you or going straight from you?