New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-11
MRS. j. j. LEVY KILLED BY A CAR
JUST LEAVING HER DRESsMAKER'S.
CONFUSED BY AN APPROACHING rRucK-THE

CONFUSED BY AN APPROACHING TRUCk-Ihh
CAR DRIVER ARRESTED.
A richly dressed woman. past middle age, walReu
down the steps from Mrs Ladiiug BonvaIots dress-
making establishment at No. eco West Twenty-tmru
ST. few minutes after p. m. yesterday ana waveo
her hand attract the attention OF the d1Ver vi
crosstown car going east. The driver did nor see
her. or did 10 stop in the middle OF TIE plooh
and the car went past her although the woman hsu
walked over the tracks for the cars going west she
bcsitated n moment and then instead Of keeping on
10 the south side of the street began TO ieacc hef
stops covered truck was going west ana she hao
20 get out of Its way. At tho same time westoouno
car was bowling along close behind the truck Iho
woman got out of the way of the truck which was
turning out for the car, just In uine W po Ao''u
down by the car horse.
She fell so that her head lay on one OF the car
tracks and moment later her head had been crushed
and split oren by a wheel Of the car Inc car CAM
TO a stop and John Duffy, the driver sprang on INC
platform and threw up his hands In dlsmay' several
men, among them Policeman McCabe. OF the west
Twenticth-st squad. TO DuiTys assistance. They
pushed back the car and raised up the womans oody
Her death had been almost instantaneous. women
In the car screamed crowd gathered 10 look al
the mutllated corpse. Servants ran from inc uress
makers house 10 say that the dead woman was MIS-
John J. levy of No. 81 West Fhieih-st she han
heen in the house 10 have dress fitted and had gone
out In a hurry
Policeman McCabo procured strctcher and heipeo
to carry Mrs Lcvy's body 10 the police station.
Duffy the driver who said he lived at No 900 est
Twenty thrCst, arrested. He said the accideh'
was UNAVOIDABLE as the truck prevented him from see
Ing the woman until she was knocked down ny INC
horse Several witnesses of tho accident said that
Duffy was not to blame but he was locked up, pend
inc an Investigation BY a coroner. Captain Grant
sent information Of the accident TO Mrs Levys home
Her husband Who is interested in the Consolidated
Card Company IN West Fourtccnthst., went 10 inc
station shortly after p. m, accompanied by ono OF
his sons. Another son had reached the STATION .
few minutes before and had permitted to look at
his mothers body. The young man was fran'lc WIN
grief and he begged his father not to go into the
room where the body lay. Captain Grant took MI
Levy and his sons into Office upstairs and per-
suaded them remain there until an under'aKef nau
obtained permit for the removal Of the body.
little later the body was examined by order OF
the captain who wished to know If a pair Of diamond
woman The sergeant reported that no diamond car
RINGS had been found and thai there were no marks
10 indicate that the earrings had been torn out of her
ears At the dressmakers IT said that no one
there had noticed diamond earrings in Mrs. Levy's
ears when she had the dress fitted. Captain Grant
said that Mrs Levy probably had left her earrings at
home and that they would be found later Reporters
wha asked 10 DC permitted to see Mr. Levy or his
Sons were told the wOman's relatives were 100
much prOstraed with grief talk 10 strangers; The
undfrtakcr said the body would taken 10 the house
tanned the addresses Of tie following witnesses OF he
accident: Edward COnkling. No. i3o West twenty
eichfhst. Dr. L. d. COst2les. No. 263 West twenty
third George ~ Amdo. No 260 West Twenty
third ST. and W ilam Schultz. No. POI Eighth-ave.