Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
HIS NECK BROKEN IN AUTO
ALFRED LAUTERBACH OF NEW
YORK INSTANTLY KILLED.
Two Friends In Rear Seat Were Not
Hurt-Maehine Struck
Heavy Fence.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 30.-Alfrsd LATTER
bach. son OF Edward Lauterbach. and
member OF TIE law Arm Of Hoadiey, Lau-
terbach & Johnson. was instantly killed
this morning. when his big French tour
ing car came In contact with the guard
rail edging the approach to a viaduct
over the tracks Of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad. just q
short distance west Of the Westchester
station. There is evidence that the auto
mobile was going at great speed at the
time. for sixty feet OF the fence was laid
low and the car was demolished.
Mr.. Lauterbach's head snapped for
ward. when the projecting timbers OF the
broken fence caught In the spokes Of the
automobile wheels and his neck was
broken. A piece Of timber pierced his
left side. severing the femoral artery. but
death was due to the broken neck ana
was instantaneous.
The only two witnesses were William
H. Kahn and Edmund l.. Goodman. Kahn
and Goodman escaped injury. which 10
considered remarkable.
The body Of Mr.. Lauterbach and the
seat on which he sat were thrown back
against his two friends. who were pinned
In their places. 1t was not until they
had spoken to him and received no reply
that they discovered he was dead: Ut
tcilS ohucTSSu ny TIC da8lS SHo Va Nhcst
friend. they left the scene OF tragedy.
after they had seen to 1t that the body
was cared for. and went to their homes
as quickly as possible. choosing sur
face car in preference to another auto
mobile.
Kahn lives in the Savoy annex. at 761
9Th avenue, where Mr.. Lauterbaeh made
his home. and where his father lives also.
Kahn, when seen this morning. said:
Out Over Five Hours.
Il had been LII for a couple of weeks.
and last night Mr.. Lauterbach called me
up and invited me to 60 with him In his
automobile. telling me that he thought
the trip would do me good. l consented
to 60. and We made q start At O'Clock.
On the way We encountered Goodman.
who had some musical Instruments with
him. He Joined US. placing his musical
instruments in the back OF the car. No
women accompanied US. and We did not
stop to drink anything. ~
For several hours We had an enjoyable
spin over the Westchester road, and We
were on our return trip when. about
o'clock this morning, the railing doomed
up suddenly in front of US. There was nc
light there to guide Mr.. Lauterbaeh. whs
| was driving. / do not think We were 60
Ing very fast when we struck It.
II know that there was a terrific crash.
| the sound Of splintering timbers. and that
MT. AoutcIudCu cauA IiulpiS UacA III u's
| seat. Alarmed. / spoke to him. but he
made no reply. What happened after
| that does not stand out very clearly In
my mind
The accident occurred at 10 o'clock
| Mr.. Kahn was asked IL the three were
riding all the time In the interval be-
tween and 10 o'clock His reply wal
that they had not been riding all the time
| but that there had been couple OF
| breakdowns'' which had delayed them
| quite q little. The car in which the trio
made the trip was a big red French tour
ins car of high power.
Was Noted Lawyer.
Alfred Lauterbach was born in this city
Mag 20. 1871, and was a son Of Edward
| Lauterbach. the lawyer and former presi-
dent of the republican county committee
He was Q graduate OF Columbia College
and OF the Columbia College law school
He received his degree of, ABB. in 1s0(
and Of LIB in 1862. and in the latter
yeer he was admitted to the bar. From
| 1892 to 1885 he worked at his profession
| In his fathers law ONCE.
In 1895 Mr.. Lauterbach was appointed
tby Col. John r. Fellows q deputy assist.
ant district attorney. His salary previous
| to his promotion by District Attorney OIL
| colt to De one Of his assistants had been
Lauterbach had been engaged In a mum.
Der of important trials since he accepted
a place in the ONCE of the public prose-
cutor, among which were the Caesar and
Barberi murder cases. Since his retire.
! ment from office he had been associated
with his fathers firm Of Hoadley, Lauter.
| bach & Johnson.