The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-27

n to New Brunswick and
from there taken a train for New
York city and zone to DR.. Mac
Farlane's home in that city. as he lived
there. coming here every morning and
returning at night. So far as it can be
learned, DR.. MacFarlane was not mar
ried, and lived with his parents in Man
haitian.
Detective Sergeant Long called at
h residence of DIR. Vaudeville his
morning, and the latter satisfied him
that he was not one of the party, but
was in his home when the accident
that killed Jacobs took place.
The Benjamin Morris who is named
above is the father of DR.. Walter III.
Morris, and is a wealthy coffin manu-
facturer. He recently returned from
Europe and is known to be in Boon
ton in a weakened physical condition.
The police believe that this name was
given in order to cover the party, as
the machine is owned by Benjamin
Morris. It is possible that one OF the
party thought to be DR.. William Nc
Farlane, of 4S1 Broad street, may have
given the name of Benjamin Morris,
the local police say.
Owing to the extreme carelessness of
the party in the auto in dashing
through Broad street at possibly forty
miles ar hour, there is a feeling in
police circles that a Jail sentence awaits
the autoists when they are appre-
hended, and in fear of this they may
have tried to make good their escape.
No automobile disaster in this city
has been as sensational as the one by
which Jacobs lost his life, and the fact
that in the machine were professional
men who failed 20 stop when they
struck the theatrical manager makes
the police believe that they were to
blame in every particular for the fatal
ity. That only one person lost his NE
at the hands of the reckless drivers is
considered a piece of remarkable good
fortune, for at the time that Jacobs
was struck Broad street was crowded
with women shoppers. At the point
Just below the scene were hundreds or
women and children, who had just ieft
Proctor's Theatre, and many of them
Just saw the ponderous machine in time
to avoid being struck. With a Wlld
dash the machine swooped In and out
NJ cars and wagons as 1t went towards
the -Four Corners People stood still
on the sidewalk watching the flight of
the machine through the crowded
streets and noting the hilarious conduct
of the party In it.
Hundreds saw Mr.. Jacobs as he start
I'd to cross Broad street from Military
Park just as the machine, without a
bit Of warning, bore down on him.
hitting him full tilt and knock
ing him into the air. Mortified, the
people ran to his assistance, while the
automobile that struck him dashed
down the street. 1t appeared as II
more power was used in the attempt
to get away.
The unfortunate man was carried to
the sidewalk and a call was sent 10
the First Precinct station for the am
bulance. Jacobs was unconscious when
picked up.
So terrific was the impact that 1t
hurled Jacobs tw A1ty-fve feet in the
air, witnesses stated.
Jacobs sustained a fractured skull,
and the ribs on the left side were
crushed in. Death ensued. about forty
five minutes after he was struck
In the crowd at the time was DR.. j.
w. Kelly, who saw at once that Jacobs
had a slim chance and thought 1t ad-
yisable to send him TO a hospital. The
ambulance reached st. Barnabas's Hos
pjtal. but shortly afterward Jacobs had
breathed his last.
AZ soon as County Physician Elliott was
informed Of Mr.. Jacobs's death last night
Ahc Immediately went to st. Barnabas's
Hospital and made an examination of the
body and found that death was due to a
bad fracture of the skull above the left
eye, and that all of the mans ribs on the
left side Of the body had been crushed
in. leaving no possible hope Of recovery.
The County Physician gave q permit for
the removal of the body to Mr.. Jncobs's
home. 1872 Third avenue
Dir. Elliott. whqN seen today. expressed
himself in no uncertain way over the case
as he said that he could hardly bring him
self to realize that of the four men in the
automobile that there was not at least
one OF them human enough to have had
the vehicle stopped Immediately after Mr..
Jacobs was hit.
1T wss certainly n most inhuman act
on the part of the men in the car said
the county physician, "for them to have
rode right along and get away from the
place. | cannot do anything in the mat
ter he said, until the men are arrested,
and las soon as they are l shall ask tho
County Prosecutor to have the case taken
up immediately by the Grand Jury, which
is in session, in order to save time.
You may rest assured he added, that
l will not waste any time so far as I am
concerned, in having the matter cleared
up with as little delay as possible.
The funeral of the theatrical manager
will take place Sunday morning at 10
o'clock from Mr.. Jacobs's late residence.
Rabbi Solomon Foster. of the B'nai
Jeshurun Synagogue, will o~fficiate.
Triluminar Lodge No. 112. f. and A. NJ,
of which Mr.. Jacobs was a member, will
also have special services.
The interment will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, at Elizabeth.
Mayor Jacob Haussling took a deep in
terest in the case this morning. for as
soon as he reached his office at the City
Hall he called Captain of Detectives Car
roll on the telephone. and informed the
captain that he wanted the men apprehend-
ed as soo7 as possible. The Mayor also
added that he did not want any expense
spared in order to accomplish the work.
Mr.. Jacobs was a son of Henry r.
Jacobs, a prominent theatrical manager.
former partner of +. r. Proctor. The