The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-15

to Mr.. Lindsley's brother, who Ia lawyer
in this city and Yale man Of the class OF
1893. He had been at the Racquet and
Tennis Club early In the evening and had
gone thence to the theater with party
Of friends.
The clerk at the club on hearing what
had happened sent to the theater for him.
AT half past II he came In and learned the
news and said he would get to Benning ton
as soon as he could. He jumped into q
club cab and was driven to his home In
Irving place. There he sent this telegram
to Mrs. l.. H. Lindsey, his mother, who is
at White Sulphur Springs, w. Va:
Harris badly hurt in auto accident at Ben
nington. Come home at once. My address
Is Bennington.
friend looked up the time table for Mr..
Lindsey to see what was the first train he
could get to take him to Vermont. He
decided he would 60 on the 1910 train over
the Central. Mr.. Lindsey had only nineteen
minutes to make the train, but his cabman
said 1t could be done by fast driving.
Harris Lindsey was born In Nashville,
Tenn, thirty-five years ago. He came from
good stock, his mother being New England
woman and his father member of the Har-
ris family of Tennessee. Commissioner
McAdoo announced his appointment as
the Third Deputy Police Commissioner on
April II last year, as the successor OF John
F. Cowan. He was Mr.. McAdoo's personal
selection. He had been connected with
the law firm Of Davies, Stone and Auerbach
having studied law at Columbia University
in this city and at the Columbian University
in Washington. He attended Princeton,
but was not graduated. He practised law
in Washington before he came here to live.
He took up his residence in the Fifteenth
district and began to take an interest in local
politics. In 1900 he was candidate for the
Senate in his district, but was defeated.
He joined the Twelfth Regiment and was a
Lieutenant in it. In the Spanish American
war he did service in Porto Rico. When
the war began he was commissioned a
Lieutenant in the Sixth United States
Volunteer Regiment, under command Of Col.
Tyson and Lieut.-Col. A. s. Rowan OF the
Seventh Regular Cavalry. He was put in
command Of the district of Vega Baja in
Porto Rico and for his services there he was
promoted First Lieutenant on Dec.2, 1899.
Mr.. Lindsley's appointment as a deputy
police commissioner was a good deal OF a
surprise to the politicians. His particu-
lar duty, once he assumed Office. was to try
delinquent policemen. In addition to that,
he was put in charge Of the bureau OF re-
pairs and supplies. Commissioner McAdoo
relieved him of the later work last March.
Early last month Commissioner Lindsey
announced his engagement to Miss Evelyn
Pierrepont Willing Of Chicago. the only
daughter Of the late Henry j. Wiling, ono
of the founders OF Marshall Field Il Co. Mrs.
Willing. who died a year ago last winter.
was the daughter Of Judge Skinner, and q
native Of Manchester. Vt. Mark Willing
Of Chicago Miss Vikings brother. Is the
only surviving member OF the family. Last
winter he and his sister lived at the Lor-
raine, in New York city. Miss Wiling and
her parents had spent nearly every sum-
mer in Manchester.
Mr.. Lindsey was member OF the Stroll
ers and the Princeton Club. When he
started on his vacation three weeks ago he
let it be known that he intended to spend
most Of his time automobiling with his
fanc6e