The evening world., 1903-06-05
Angry Crowd In Second Avenue
Forced Harris C. Motson
and Edward Muller, a Con-
Suctor, Into Drug Store.
RAN OVER WILLIE ZEIGLER.
Boys MansIed Body Lay Under the
Wheels for Half an Hour, Until
Fifty Zen Lifted Up the Car and
Removed II.

while hastening to school with his
elder brother to-day. Willie Zeigler.
eight years old. was struck by Second
lavenue electric car between sixty-sec-
.,ond and Sixty third streets. The fender
passed over his body and he was ground
to pieces beneath the front wheels.
For almost half an hour after the acci-
dent the mangled body lay under the
car. while crowd Of 800 persons living
|nsn the neighborhood c!amored for the
:. lives OF the motonman and conductor.
The former. Hans c. Motson, and the
latter, Edward Muller. were chased into
q drug store. where they found Police
man Patrick Clynes and were arrested
by him.
The crowd then turned its attention
IN getting the boys body from beneath
the car. After waiting some time for
wrecjxing wagon fifty men took hold OF
the car and lifted 1t until the remains
could be dragged out.
search for boys Mother.
The body was taken to ahe East
sixty-swenth street police station.
willie's brother Fred. twelve years old,
Ia also there while the police are
searching for Mrs. Zeigler. who has not
learned as yet OF her sons death.
= Mrs. zeigler's husband left her sew
eral years ago. and she has since earned
"a living for her children and herself
by laundry work. The two boys attend
cd the Slxty-third street public school.
a To-day the mother prepared break
Ia st and then started out to work. The
fdboys left their home shortly after
!, o clock. They walked over Sixtieth
turned ON that thoroughfarc.
Between Sixty-second and Sixty-third
streets they started toward the other
= ride. Fred says they ncJced car ap-
proaching from Sixty third street. ana
} thought they would be able 10 avoid 1t
without trouble.
Coal Cart In tho Why.
But as they started to run across the
tracks a coal cart pore down upon them,
and they waited to let 1t pass. They
then forgot about the car and ran for
ward from behind the coal cart While
being In the lead
The chid stepped upon the tracks just
q es the car came dashing past. and be-
fore Fred could warn him ne was
si struck.
..a Motorman Moisen la twentyIfoIr
, years old and lives at No. 1883 Second
avenue. He is a native OF Denmark
u and has been in this country only six
months
When the angry residents surrounded
him he attempted to explain that he had
been unable to stop the car, but ne
speaks English imperfectly and his for
elgu dialect served only 10 increase the |
rage of the crowd,
Hes an ignorant foreigner" yelled
several men. "String him up!' The pas
sengers on the car Joined in this demon
stration and as Motsen tried 20 force his
way through the crowd he was struck
several times. When he entered the drug
store the enraged people surrounded the
place and demanded that he and the
. conductor be turned over to them.
Policeman Clynes took the two men
=. 10 the Yorkville Court, where Magis-
Strate Barlow remanded them to the
/ Coroner.
y" Willie Zeigler was the pct Of the
school which he attended. He was an
especially bright younSster. with long
golden hair and blue eyes.