Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-13
We'll Known Man Run Down By A. M. Young $ Auto---Chauffeur Mcleod Held For Man. slaughter---Taken to Police Station Where He Was Bailed Out By
 John H. Goss---ls Under
 Bond of $5,OO0

frederick M. Frost, son or the lat
 ". R. Frost was struck and instantl!
 killed by an automobile about 9:3(
 this morning near the Mad rivel
 bridge at the plant of the Mattatucl
 Mfg Co, on the Cheshire road The
 machine was owned by A. M. Young
 president of the Conn Railway &
 Lighting company, and was driven by
 Hugh Mcleod. who was the only oc
 cupant of the car. The chauffeur was
 immediately arrested, but was re
 leased shortly after on bonds of s..
 GOO, furnished by John H. Goss. The
 accident happened as Mir Frost and
 his wife had just alighted from an
 East Main street car. The chauffeur
 refuses to say anything other than
 that Mir and Mrs Frost became con
 fused as to which way to turn. one
 pulling one way and the other in just
 the opposite direction, with the result
 that the big car, 1t is a massive ma
 chine, struck Mir Frost and took away
 his life. MI
 There Is tendency to exonerate
 Mcleod from all blame, but what ac-
 tion will be taken is not known until
 word has been received from Coroner
 Mix, who was notified by Medical Elk
 amIner Crane. of the accident. Me
 Leod was deeply upset by the accl-
 dent. and when found by the police
 was at the side of his victim weeping
 like child. How the accident really happened is still unknown. as many cannot see.> considering the condition Of the street at the point where the killing occurred. how such q fatality could result. It is long wide stretch of roadway. and chauffeur has an excellent view ahead of him It seems natural when n trolley car stops that . man at the wheel of m automobile should lessen his speed while passing such point.
 As stated by Medical Examiner Crane. who talked with several per sons. who witnessed the accident. Mir and Mrs Frost had just left the car. As they could only get or on one side they naturally had to allght from the running board on the right side which would land them on the right side of the road. As they turned around they saw the automobile coming towards them, Dr Crane says that Mrs Frost did not state at what speed. and they Immediately endeayored to get out of the way. The general opinion Ia that the wife endeavored to get across ahead of the machine. while the hus- band intended to stand near the car track until the automobile passed. At any rate Mcleod stated to Dr Crane that they zigzagged in the road. Mrs Frost finally got out of harms way but her husband was struck by the machine He was hurled dis tance of about fifteen feet and death was instantaneous for when Mcleod, Mrs Frost and persons who were on the car reached tine side of Mir Frost. the man was dead.
 News of the accident was imma- diately telephoned to the police sta ton and Medical Examiner Crane re- ceived word about the same time. Meanwhile Supernumerary Officer Halnes. who Is employed at the Mat- tatuck concern placed Mcleod under ! arrest. Later Officer Donahue arrived on the scene and acting under orders from Dr Crane Mcleod was brought to the police station. Dr Crane made 1 an examination of the body. hut was somewhat puzzled as to how he re- ceived the injury. The only evidence | of the accident was the mans broken l skull. but this injury. the doctor l thinks was sustained when the man | struck the ground. He could find no other injuries on the body although the headlight on the machine was un- | smashed from colliding with some part of Frost's body. To , have been struck in the head Mr Frost | must have been stooping over. hut \ this is not at all probable. The acci- lent will he only thoroughly explain rd when Mrs Frost Is able to clear m | inc affair by stnting what she knows If It. Mrs Frost was so badly shock d that she had to have medical as- sisfnnce. She was taken to the home If Mrs Nichols. on the Southmayd -oad. where at noon she was fin a SC -ious condition. being In an unc"n- scIous state the greater part of the lime II
 The body of the dead man was talk n to the morgue of Undertaken Bur all. but was later was taken charge f by Undertaken Stewart. at the re luest of the family.
 As soon as he was able. Chauffeur Mcleod. when in communication with John IT. Goss. Mr Young's son n-Iaw and representative in this city Ifr Goss told him he wouh immc- liasely appear at the police station to all hin out Bonds were fixed at 's0p and within an hour after the Icrfdent Mcleod was on the street fe hung around the garage cf F. H. rovIe. and refused to say wori- He 5 a tall powerfully built fellow and ppears as if he would have Bo trOu- le in controlling a machine He was orn in Providence. is 3 years of age nd spends the greater part of his inc at Pine Orchard severai ques- lsns were put to him. but he remain | mum 10 aIl of them -AH care to sy Is thsf an very surry- wah his ennrk ucISspd b said to be . god | - d s1.a ~H{ kmx . urr1rm1rmf |