The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-18
ONE DEAD IN
AUTO CRASH
Joseph Miclett0, Victim, Who
Was In Buggy at Time.
ACCIDENT NEAR FALL RIVER
Intoxicated Companion Injured Providence
Party In CsIltlng Car Homeward
Bsusd Narrowly Escapes.

ed severe injuries last night. on the road
between Fall River and New Bedford as
the result Of a collision between a 20
horsepower auto. owned and operated by
Alvah $. Hitchcock OF 80 Arch street. this
city, and a light carriage owned by a
New Bedford clergyman.
The dead man is supposed to be Joseph
Miclette. 26 years old, a loom fxer. OF 25o
Fountain street. Fall River. and his COM
panion, who was injured about the head,
IL Joseph Sicard OF G7 Cottage street.
New Bedford
The accident happened on one Of the
darkest spots in the road. three miles
from this city. at Westport. and consider
able difficulty was experienced in gettins
police and doctors 20 the scene.
Mr.. Hitchcock, witt his wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry u. Whipple OF As Francis
street and their guest. Mrs. Maude Rob
erts OF Middletown, Conn, had been to
Onset. Mass. and were on their way back
10 this city.
PROVIDENCE MANS STORY.
According to Mr.. Hitchcock's story he
was travelling about IL miles an hour,
with all the lamps on his machine light
ed. He said he was on the right side Of
the road, and some distance ahead saw a
~ Wv WV NV eb
preaching on the same side OF the road.
They showed no signs OF turning 20 the
proper side OF the road. and Mr.. Hitch
cock slowed down his machine and turned
1t to the left 10 pass the carriage I'm safe
~. AS shown by the wheel tracks OF the
machine he went to the left. as far as he
could. but soon after he made the left
turn the men I'm the wagon turned their
horse TO the right and struck the automo-
bile a CHANGING blow. The only damage to
the machine was the tearing away OF a
tool box and the ripping up OF brass trim
ming on the step OF the auto.
Two wheels OF the wagon were smashed.
Hitchcock stopped his machine and with
Mr.. Whipple went back to the scene. They
found sicard under the wagon with his
feet tangled in the reins.
LIVED ONLY Is MINUTES.
Miclette was farther along the road
with the carriage robe under him and
unconscious. He was bleeding from q
ghastly-iooking wound in his head. A
crowd collected from passing cars. ant
the c~onstables OF Westport were sum,
moned.
A telephone message to New Bedford
called Or. George f. Lewis, but before h.
reached the SCENE the man was dead
This was within 10 minutes after the acct
dent.
Medical Examiner Cunning found tina
the victim came to his death bv n frac.
ture OF the skull, and ordered the remain,
turned over 10 Undertaken Paradis. Wher
the police arrived Sicard was questioned
Dut was so overcome by liquor, IL is said
that he could not tell an inteIligible story
tie muttered and talked In n dazed
drunken manner. and declared that hs
knew OF no accident. Constable Iawtor
arrested him for drunkenness and locke
him up I'm Fall River.
While waiting for the medical examiner
the police searched the dead mans cIo,bo,
auu iouhn documents which led them r.
peIleVe the mans name was Miclette.
- ielter was found. addressed to John
Mlclette, loom nXer. No. 4 iron work
mills. Fall River, and bearing a Canada
postmark. a communication from a loca
lodge OF Foresters. bearing the sam.
name. was also found. together with .
receipt In tho same name from a Ioca
lawyer. This the police accepted as M
identification, and called an undertaken.
DOUBT AS TO DEAD MAN.
Some doubt was cast upon this belle,
by "A message received by the local nolIc,
from New Bedford. This message state,
that Orrin VI. CoveI. a stab IL keeper there
had let n wagon yesterday answering IN.
description or the smashed rig to n MAJ
who gave the name OF Jossnh More,
"''''' NV W p'NlpIu DNlifp say live!
In Cottage street, that city. Up TO mid
night the dead man had not been positive
~ Identified.
Under a vigorous shaking up by IN.
police late last night Slcard was able I,
tell part OF tho story. He said that YES
terday morning he hired a team from
Covel at New Bedford and came 10 Fal
River. lie declared that ne knew moth
Ing about the dead man. and that he wa
alone In the wagon. He said he knew
nothing about any accident. but n tn,
police said there was one. II must be 50
Under further questioning he went int,
a drunken stupor.
Mr.. Hitchcock told tho police his stor,
Of how the collision occurred. ana som,
time after II o'clock tho party was al
lowed 10 leave for Fall River and con
tinued their journey 20 this city.
The medical examiner will report hi
findings In the case 10 Judge .GcDonougl
Of the Second district court. and unlcs
the latter decides 20 order an inquest (
Is probable that the further ~attendanc
~ Mr.. Hitchcock or Mr.. Whipple Of FaI
River in connection with the case will no
be required.
Mr.. Hitchcock and party arrived HON
shortly before I o'clock and all connrme
the story % the unfortunate collision a