The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-12
HELD FOR MRS. CRAIG'S DEATH
DRIVER OF AUTO THAT KILLED
HER GIVES HIMSELF UP.
He Is Fred 8. WEIGH, a Manufactur er. and
Was Taking Sol Iichtensteln and Others
to Boston on a Speed Run-Party,I II
Is Thought, wouldn't Let Him stop.

Fred 8. WEIGH, a manufacturer OF auto
mobiles, was arrested late last night on a
charge of homicide in connection with the
death of Mrs. Jane Craig, the wife OF Ponce
Sergeant Robert Craig, in the
smashup at lid street and jerome avenue
last Friday afternoon.
WEIGH was driving the machine that ran
up behind the one in which the sergeant
and his family were riding and which was
knocked by Welch's machine against a
trolley pole with such force that Mrs. craig
was hurled out and sustained two fractures
of the skull from which she died a few hours
later in the Fordham Hospital.
The auto that caused the trouble didn't
stop. At the time Of the accident a hi
cycle policeman asserted that the fugitive
auto was the property Of the WEIGH Motor
Car Company, which concern has a branch
here at 215 West Forty-eighth street
Yesterday John f.. Brodsky, an attorney
at 40 Chambers street and living at "a East
129th street, called on Coroner Robert 81
Mcdonald at the latter's home, 100 East
10th street. Lawyer Brodsky told Coroner
Mcdonald that he could produce the driver
Of the machine that was the cause OF the
accident. Coroner Mcdonald told the law
yer that he couldn't produce the driver
any too soon. At 1880 o'clock last night
Brodsky showed up at the Coroner's resi-
dence and had Welch with him.
A short preliminary hearing was held,
and WEIGH, on the advice of Brodsky as
his counsel, refused to answer questions,
and said nothing other than to admit that
on the afternoon in question he passed the
corner of l72d street and jerome avenue
when an accident occurred.
He refused to say who were the other
men in the car he was driving.
1t was learned last night from what was
said outside Of the Coroner's hearing that
young WEIGH and his party were making
a record run to Boston to test the car. All
efforts Of the Coroner to get WEIGH to admit
that his car had struck the one in which
the Craig family were riding we're unslc-
| cessful. Finally Coroner Mcdonald called
The Bronx detective bureau on the tele"
phone and asked hat a policeman be sent
to his home to make an important arrest.
Detective Sergeant O'Rourke was sent to
the house and placed WEIGH under arrest.
The auto manufa cturer was taken to he
fremont police station and arraigned on a
charge Of homicide. He said he was 20
years old and lived at 81 Clark street, Pom
tiso, Mich. Young WEIGH gave his occu-
patton as that of secretary Of the Welch
Motor Car Company, with a factory at
Pontiac and branches in this city and
Boston.
After his pedigree had been taken WEIGH
was released by Coroner Mcdonald in the
custody of Lawyer Brodsky. Before de-
parting from the station WEIGH loosened
up some what and changed his mind about
keeping entirely silent. He told Coroner
Mcdonald the names of two of the pas
sengers that were in his car.
They are Sol Lichtenstein, the racetrack
| book maker. and Mrs. Lichtenstein. WEIGH
said he wasn't exactly sure of the other
names, but would divulge them to the
Coroner some time to-day.
The Coroner and the detectives who heal 81
him talk got the idea that WEIGH would
likely tell an interesting story when the
inquest is held. From his manner they
| assumed that he was anxious to bring the
car to a stop but that some of the occu-
pants were just as anxious that he should
get away and get away quick.
Detective Sergeant Samuel Price, who is
in command of the Bronx Detective Bureau,
said afterward that he had known ever since
the accident that Welch was the driver Of the
car. Price said he had sent a sleuth to
Pontiac, Mich, to get WEIGH if he turned
I'D there and sent another to Boston to arrest
him in that city. The Boston sleuth missed
his man, and the one that headed for Michi-
gan hasn't been heard from yet.