Newton, July 16—Wofford Hilton was found guilty of manslaughter late Tuesday afternoon. Sentence has not yet been passed by Judge Shaw. The case was begun Monday morning. There were a large number of witnesses on each side.
The case hinged on the question as to whether the defendant was complying with the automobile speed law and the highway warning requiring him to drive slowly in passing a school, and whether he did all in his power to avoid running over a little boy who was killed by his car at Blackburn school on the morning of February 18th. There was direct conflict between witnesses for the state and witnesses for the defendant on these points.
The judge eliminated all other verdicts except manslaughter and not guilty. The jury reached an agreement on manslaughter after a short deliberation.
From page 4 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, July 17, 1925
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