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and buggy were hit. All that happened

was over in a few seconds.
AS soon as Meinhard stopped the ma
chine, he and the other two men in it
ran back to where Mr.. Hamlin's body
lay. They shook him by the arm and
spoke to him, but the body lay limp,
bleeding from cash in the head. Mr..
Hamlin's neck was broken. He had
been killed instantly.
Schaller and the boy were found where
they had fallen. Both were stunned.
An ambulance from the Sisters Hospital
was called, and they were removed to
the hospital. Schaler was bruised and
his scalp was cut. His injuries are not
very serious. The Hecke boy was very
badly mangled. His left leg was frac-
tured at the knee, his skull was frac
tured. his peritoneum torn, and also his
intestines.
THE CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED.
Meinhard, the chauffeur, was arrested
soon after the accident. by Constable
Charles Heir, of Amherst, who ar
raigned him before Justice Stroll of Will
Evansville. Bail was fixed at 5000. The
constable brought Meinhad into the city
so he could get bail from a member Of
the Hamlin family.
According to the story told by Mein-
hard, the automobile was not going
faster than twenty-five miles an hour
when the accident happened He said {:
"Just near the turn IN the road where
we struck the buggy, two racing auto
mobiles passed us. They threw up so
much dust could not see. We had just
got into the cloud of dust when 1 felt
the jar of striking something. put on
the emergency brakes, and l noticed
that Mr.. Hamlin was bounced out of his
seat. 1t all happened SO quick it is hard
to say just what did happen"
Patrolman Gavin said that Mr.. Ham,
lin wanted him to be one of the party
that were going on pleasure trip to-
day. but he could not get leave of alb
sence from the force.
81 went over to the station house this
afternoon" said he yesterday, after the
accident, land found l could not get
off, 50 l told Mr.. Hamlin. He insisted
take little ride with him. Two cars
passed us just before the accident. The
dust was binding. l think it blinded
the horse so that it swerved into our au-
tomobile. I am positive we were not
going over twenty miles an hour, and
that the accident was unavoidable.
Not at all unavoidable if the automo.
biles had their own roads
Cirac Lutz, who lives on the Williams
vile road, near where the accident oc
Cured, says the dust was thick. SchalleI
had been to see him about buying some
chickens. He also called on another man
living further towards Williamsville
Returning to Buffalo he stopped his
buggy in front of Lutz's place to chat
"We talked a few minutes, then
Schaller said goodb BY" said Lutz, "start
ed his horse and crossed the road. He
had gone only a few moments when
heard the crash. could not see the &C.
cident because of the dust"
! One of the two machines which raced
past that of Mr.. Hamlin was big Pack
ard. 1t was going very fast. Every.
body along the Williamsville Road yes.
, terday noticed that dust was easily
, stirred up. The road is limestone form,
/ alton that always has been noted fol-
/ dustiness, and when automobiles make
fast time on it they stir up great clouds
1t is partly on this account that so many
accidents have happened on this road.
! Constable Heir, who arrested Mein,
hard, was put on duty yesterday, with
! particular instructions to watch out for
speeding automobilists. 1t is reported
he was waiting for an opportunity to ar,
rest Mr.. Hamlin. as complaints had been
made about him speeding. He did moi
notice his car go past yesterday. HEIR