The sun., 1903-08-16
VOLUNTEER DOCTOR IN ASCRAP
HAD TO FIGHT HUSBAND OF AN
AUTO VICTIM HE SUCCORED.
street Comedy OF Errors I'm which the
MedicO Was Taken for a Thief and
Real Thieves Made Away with the
Victims Cash, Jewelry and Sult Case.

An automobile accident in Sixth avenue,
near Fiftieth street, ended last evening
in free fight between the husband Of a
woman who Mad been run down and physi-
clan who wanted to render medical assist
ance. Both men were taken TO the West
Forty seventh street police station, and
there the irate husband discovered that
in his eagerness to protect his wife where
protection was not needed he had lost their
suit case, containing cash, jewelry and
some deeds.
The victims in this new comedy of errors
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Barrari Of 1920
South Twentieth street, Philadelphia. The
physician said he was DIR. George W. Will OF
90 West Forty ninth street. Barrari came to
this city with his wife to see their son Harry
rehearse in "The Silver slipper
They were crossing Sixth avenue near
Fiftieth street about o'clock last evening,
when large automobile bore down on
them at high speed. 1t belonged to II. l..
Denny Of Milton Point, Rye, but contained
only the driver, Robert r. Schoonmaker,
Barrar got out of the way, but his wife
was hit by the machines big lamp and
knocked unconscious. She also suffered
a broken ankle.
In the crowd that quickly gathered
about there was DR.. Will and he hastentd
to offer his professional services. The
first thing he did was to give boy quarter,
with orders to run to the nearest drug
store for a bottle OF whiskey. Then he
began to unfasten the dress Of the I'M
conscious woman at the neck.
Hey, therel what are you doing?' cried
Barrari indignantly
DR.. Will looked up in surprise, but did
not deign an answer Instead he pro-
ceeded to unclasp brooch which held Mrs.
Barrari's dress together.
"You quit that, l say" snarled the hus-
band. What do you want with that
brooch2'
DIR, Win dropped few profane remarks
regarding the brooch and then tried IN
calmer mood to explain that he was a ply
siclan and that Mrs. Barrari seemed to be
very much in need of his services, being
still unconscious.
And send in big bill afterward, l sup
pose" remarked Barrari Not for me.
You leave her alone. guess I'm able to
take care of my own wife
DR., Will expressed his doubts on that
point, very strongly. Then one man
as ready with his fists as with his tongue
For several minutes there was a scrap
which many of the spectators declared to
be almost as good as anything professional.
A policeman put an end to it by taking
the fighters to the station. and sending Mrs.
Barrari, who had just regained conscious
ness, to the Flower Hospital. The boy
who was sent for the whiskey never came
| back.
At the West Forty seventh street station
Barrari and Dr. Will made charges and
countercharges until the sergeant de-
clared that the only way out of it for him
would be to lock them up. Then they
repented and each withdrew his charges
DR.. Will only insisted that Barrari should
pay the quarter the had boy had run away
with
Barrari protested but submitted when
the sergeant held that it was his duty to
pay. Searching his pockets, he was not
able to produce more than few cents
"All right, he said "Ill have to change
bill Where g my dress suit case. officer?'
he asked, turning to the policeman who
Ia d arrested him.
Il amt seen no case" replied the cop.
A few questions by the sergeant revealed
that Barrar, in his eagerness TO protect
his wife against Dr. Will, had put down
the case on the ground and had forgotten
all about it. The case, he said, contained
his and his wifes pockebooks, a large
sum in cash, his wife's iewelry and several
deeds to property
The police could find no trace of The miss
inc suit caae