New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
HUNTINGTON HOME ON BOND
THE WIDOW OF RAILROAD BUILDER
STOPPED IN AUTOMOBILE.
SHE ACCOMPANIES HER DRIVER TO STA
TIoN INDIGNANT AT ARREST AFTER
LIVELY CHASE.


The new $4,000 Panhard automobile of Mrs
Arabella D. Huntington. widow of Coils =
Huntington, containing herself and two women
friends, being sped up Fifth-ave. last night
by a French driver. when he arrested by
Bicycle Policeman Hanley. who said he timed
the speed of the machine at seventeen miles an
hour. Mrs. Huntington, who, with her friends
her way to Baychester. was indignant
at the arrest. She baied the driver, giving as
security her home at the southeast corner of
Fifty-seventh-st. and Fifth-ave.
Francois De Chasney, the driver recently
came here. bringing the automobile for Mrs
Huntington. He cannot speak word Of Eng
lish. Hanley says he has seen this same auto
mobile being speeded up Fifth-ave- on various
occasions and that he has warned the driver,
but has had no attention paid to his warnings
The machine is ali black and is covered, there
being glass in the sides, and the operator sitting
in front and outside. De Chasney was last
night seated beside a footman, and both We're IN
gay livery. The women sat inside and were
hidden from view
Hanley esped the automobile first at one
hundred a and-nineteentf-st and Fifth-ave- lie
says 1t was going very fast, and he put UP MS
finger to warn the driver The man paid no
attention to him and he shouted. but motion
was made to show he or needed lie
then got his bicycle to after the auto
mobile. 1t turned into Observation-Disclosures
tieth-st. and went TO Mount Morris Pace. AT
Mount Norris Park then to One-hundred-aho-
twenty-fourth-st.. to Fffth-aNe-, where "
speeded gain. according to Hanley- An electric
car in One-hundred- and twenty y-f1fth-st., was
nearly bumped by the machine, and so swiftly
was it going that Hanley took out his watch
10 time it. He says he figured that between
One-hundred- md -twenty-si and one-hun-
Observation-Disclosures SITS. II went at Ihe
rate of seventeen miles an nour.
He then shouted again. but received no reply
and he spurted. The machine lodging IN
and out among other vehicles. and Henley says
children playing OF the asphalt were IN danger
from the big machine. and had to run IN HNey
fashion at times HanIey himself narrowly es-
caped several collisions with vehicles and chill
dren
The Panhard was turned at One-hundred-and-
+birtv-ffth-st toward Nadison-ave. to make the
1Tadison-ave bridge. and il had to slow down
here Hanley caught it. and made gestures to
show the driver he under arrest The door
was opened and Mrs Huntington put her head
out to inquire what wanted
III have to arrest this man for speeding the
machine replied Hauley-
But. dear me-" calculated Mrs. Huntington,
he's not been speeding the carriage at all You
| certainly ought not to arrest him
! Il warned him. and he paid no attention 70
| me- and 7 had hard work making him stop
| said Hanley.
No wonder said Mrs Huntington; he ;
French and doesn't understand word of Eng
| Ish.''
Mrs. Huntington was indignant at the arrest
and tried to assure Hanley the vehicle had not
been propelled at unlawful speed, but he insisted
| il had and that the driver should go to the
station.
Gracious" cried Mrs. Huntington And We
wanted 20 go Bay Chester quickly. Never
mind. Ny turn Will come next
Mrs Huntington directed De Chasney to take
| them all to the station. in East One-hundred-
| and-twent y-sixtf-st. where she expressed her
| Indignation to Sergeant Sullivan. Hanley made
| the charge and Sullivan asked the driver his
! ington spoke to him. He described himself and
! the sergeant telling Mrs. Huntington he could
be bailed out she signified her intention Of Civ
! ing the bond She gave her namc and address,
but Sullivan did not know her. and asked
How much is that place WORTH
"Oh. S2,NneDn or S3.AAFh. Just as YOU
| wish
Sullivan was stupefied for instant. hut
! then put down S2.OOnpr. Mrs. Huntington
signed her name and then said.
"rll be in in the morning and explain 70
/ the Judge that the speed was not illegal me
man speaks no English, anyway
Mrs Huntington rejoined the women IN the
/ automobile who refused their names. the oper-
ator and funkey took their seats, and the ma
| chine was started off again.