The evening world., 1906-03-06
HEWITT CHAUFFEUR
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Killed Boy in Seventh Avenue
and Then Made a Dash
to Escape.
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
Employer Expresses Regret and
Says He Viii Do Something to
Lessen Bitterness of Tragedy.
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE

Terucath AttiIlo, chauffeur for Peter
Cooper Hewitt, who ran down and
killed twelve-year-old Robert Claudet
on Seventh avenue and Twenty-nInth
street last night, was held without bail
in the West Side Court to-day to await
the action OF the Coroner, who i8 making
an investigation. Tho French Colony is
greatly stirred up over the AFFAIR.
Though every effort was made to save
the child'G LIE he died several hours
after ho was run down in Roosevelt
Hospital The chauffeur, who tried his
best TO escape, was chased down by
mob Of several hundred people He was
caught only after he had become en-
tangled IN a trahlc jam.
The accident occurred During the rush
hour last night It has been the GUS
tom for chAuffeurs 10 drive their ma
chimes at top speed through Seventh
avenue. On Broadway and the other
principal streets they maintain reason
able speed.
Boy Dropped Pennies.
The Oaudet bov. who had Lived with
his aunt and uncle, Josephine and John
Broohet, at No. 2F West Twenty ninth
for a candy Buorc. lie was crossing Sew
en<h avenue, at Twepty-ninh EfSA'
when he dropoed the pennies he carried.
He stopped % pick them up. unaware OF
the big machine that was approaching
nolselessly from behind. AZ he bent
over no was struck and hurled through
tho air for twonty feet.
The machine, which was going al
Ereat speed, then ran over him. The
driver. needless Of the shouts OF the
people who had witnessed the tragedy.
EhlrlSd his wheel, shot across inuo
Twenty-nlnth street and threw the le'er
wide open. He would have escaped had
not the driver OF an express wagon, who
had seen the boy run down, lashed his
horses into q gallop and pursued the
Geeting auto. The big machine was
forced to slow down at Sixth avenue
by a jam of vehicles. 1t Bwerved up
on the sidewalk, though, and wac on
the point OF again escaping. when the
express driver leapsd from his seat and
yelled for q policeman.
Policeman Thompson, VINO was break
ing UP the tramo congestion, ran UP
and took the chauffeur back to Seventh
avenue. There was a great crowd at
his heels and tho machine had difficulty
Ia forcing ats way back to where the
little boy lay on che sidewalk.
When they lk0sed the boy he Whispered
"Grandmero' twice and then lapsed
into upconBcoumsss. The policeman
saw at once that the case was q serious
one and Lifted the boy into the auto.
He then ordered the chauffeur TO drive
AT full speed to the Roosevelt Hospital
He never recovered consciousness again.
Boy Was an Orphan.
Teooopt Cl.arics Claudot, unO dead boy,
had Doe. 81 TIN, country but two years.
He was Oo.n a Troycs, France. His
mother died wen he was quite young.
HIS fathe.' Ul-.4-s to America the next
year 70 maze a hona Tor hia little son,
but was huT. a the jackson Iron Toun-
dry shortly after ne obtained work
thars and died In the French Hospital.
The boy lived with his grandmother un-
III she died two yOarB ego, when he
HO was very bright and stood at the
head OF hiB CLASSES.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, when cen in
his studio IN the Madison Square Gar
dan Building to-day expressed the
koonest regret at THO accident.
man." ho said. He was q man I had
taken out OF the factory on Twenty
ninth street and had been driving the
machine for about two weeks. He was
q careful man and I had the fullest
confidence in him. understand the
speed. feel very badly about this
matter and shall do ell in my power to
make the blow less bitter to the fam
Ily."