The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-27
Metnchen Authorities Un-
aware Car Had Killed
Marcus j. Jacobs.
HAD COLLISION in FLIGHT
Crash Into Wagon Near Railway,
Ask Aid of Newarkers They
Meet IS Theatrical Mana
gers Death Stirs Pub
lie indignation.

Though the police have been work
ing since o'clock last night up till
O'Clock this afternoon they have as
yet failed to arrest the party of auto
lists, said to have been intoxicated.
who were in the automobile that ran
down and killed Marcus ]. Jacobs. man
ager of the Columbia Theatre, at the
corner of Broad and West Park streets.
at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. as
told in the night edition of the EVEN
ING STAR yesterday.
The party has been traced as far aB
Metuchen, according to the police,
where the reckless abandon with which
the machine was run through the CEN
tre Of this city, was continued and al
most cost two more lives. Two ped
dlers In their wagons on the road be-
tween Railway and Metuchen were
struck by the big machine as 1t sped
away from Newark.
Crippled by these two collisions the
autoists are said to have sought the
aid Of touring party made up of
William II. Hoffman, who was accom-
panied by Judge Charles f. Herr. OF
the Fourth Precinct Court; William
Campbell, of the Essex County Brew
cry, and H. v. H. Snyder. They were,
on their way to this city. This aid be-
ing refused, the disabled autoists had
to secure the services of an automobile
from q garage in Metuchen.
Judge Herr in speaking today OF the
case said that one of the men In the
injured machine who seemed TO be in
toxicated or partly so remarked to
Mr.. Hoffman that he had "just run
down Jew" Mr.. Hoffman told him
that the feat was nothing to be proud
of, as Jews were as good as him or
any other body. Mr.. Hoffman found
that the steering gear of the disabled
machine was out of order. Mr.. Hoff-
man feared that as the power of the
machine was all right the injured ma
chine might run into his car IL he at
tempted to tow it to Metuchen. He
therefore refused, but said he would
send help from garage.
Complaint being made to the police
of Metuchen the dutoists were appre-
hended by them, but not knowing Of
Jacobs's death in this city the men
were allowed to go free. They gave
these names and addresses to the
Metuchen authorities. Walter Morris,
466 Broad street; Benjamin Morris, "A
Mount Prospect place; DR.. Charles ID.
NldnueVliles OIL Street, anu
"Dick" Scott, a negro chauffeur. The
number of the machine was 1888.
1t is known by the police that the
men in the automobile were in Clark
ID. De Vore's cafe, 64 Orange street,
yesterday afternoon before they started
on their mad dash down Broad street.
At the cafe today the bartender on
duty at first denied that the men had
been in the place, but when he was in
formed that he had told the police that
Drs. Morris and MacFarlane had been
in the cafe. he said. Maybe they
were,' but "he was not aware of it,"
He was the only person who served at
the bar all afternoon.
DR.. Morris, who is dentist, and DIR.
MacFarlane, who is a surgeon and
| chiropodist, had adjoining offices on the
second floor at 481 Broad street. On
DIR. MacFarlanes office door was a card
on which was written, CLOSED on ac-
count of sickness Open Friday, 10
a. M"
On DIR. Morris's door was a card
reading: "WilI return at 10 a. m. to-
morrow"
Detective Sergeants Long and Ryan
were at the building until nearly IL
o'clock this morning waiting for the
return of either of the men, but neither
appeared A few minutes before IL
o'clock the two detectives were called
to headquarters, and from there started
in an automobile over the route that
the automobile took yesterday after
noon after 1t had struck Mr.. Jacobs.
The police believe that the men are
in hiding in one Of the roadhouses near
Metuchen.
When Detective Sergeants Long and
Ryan left the building where the men
have their offices, Detective Sergeant
Templeton, of headquarters, and Plain
clothesman Harmon took their places,
with instructions to remain there until
further orders.
Learning that there was a possibility
of locating the men In Metuchen, Chief
of Police Corbitt took the reins into his
own hands and went out and obtained
an automobile from Louis ]. Worth
Detective Sergeants Long, Ryan and
Fohs set out in it and made diligent
search of every place between this city
and Metuchen, but up to $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon could not find a trace
of the automobile or the men who were
in it.
They did learn of the trouble the au-
tomobilists got into near Railway by
hitting the peddler's wagon, the arrest
of the men and their being discharged
by the Metuchen authorities last night.
The Newark detectives in their auto
mobile are now beating up" all Of
the roads between Metuchen and New
Brunswick, and they will continue
their search as long as it is necessary.
Their orders are not to return until
they round UP the men, If it is possible
to do so.
II ,vaa thouahf hv the police that all