New-York tribune., 1909-05-05

M4CHTNE VAS GOING At
MODERATE SPEED.
Mother of the Tictim Tries to Hang
Herself When She Learns
That He is Dead.

Arthur Carpenter seven years old, of No. 7S9
Sixth avenue. was run over and almost instant
" killed bv large touring car he was
running across the street. opposite No. 12O West
45th street at $50 o'clock last night.
According to eyewitnesses of the accident,
the little fellow started to cross from the south
the north side of the street, just as an auto
mobile driven by Carl Anderson, of No. 347 West
55th street was coming through the street at
moderate rate Of speed Arthur appeared to be
stricken dumb with fear as he the big
car approaching and instead of continuing on
his way stood still right in the path Of the ma
chine. Before Anderson could apply the brakes
to the car or steer the machine to one side
the hoy had been knocked down and had fallen
directly under the front wheels.
As soon as possible the automobile was
brought to stop and Anderson and his en-
hIoyer, Harry II. Meyer, a stock broker OF No
547 Fifth avenue, who in the machine,
Ieaped to the ground and raised the boy in their
arms They saw that his head had been crushed
by the heavy wheels He was breathing. how
ever. The little lad wrapped tenderly In
a rolRa and placed the rear seat. The auto
mobile then proceeded at full speed to Roose-
Welt Hospital.
As the machine with the mortally injured boy
reached Broadway and 45th street, on the way
to the hospital Patroman Meyer, Of the West
41th street station. seeing the crowd that was
following behind and noting that the chauffeur
was exceeding the speed limit. raised his hand
for the machine to stop Mr. Meyer hurrledly
explained to the patroIman that the case was
an urgent one. if the boys life were to be saved
and invited him to get into the automobile and
accompany them To the hospital
As the car drew mp in front of Roosevelt
Hospital the three men jumped from their seats
and drew the dying boy from beneath the robe,
where he had been placed and rushed him TO
the operating ward. Here he was attended by
DR. Whipple. the house surgeon. who had no
sooner glanced at the little fellow than he
shook his head and pronounced him dead
PatroIman Meyer then placed Anderson. the
chauffeur. under arrest. a charge Of homi-
eide and he was held to await the result OF the
Coroners inquest.
The dead boy YVES the Of William and
Margaret Carpenter who separated. the boy
living with his mother and grandmother. Mrs
Margaret Hickey. at No. TS9 Sixth avenue. The
scene OF the fatal accident is just around the
corner from the Carpenter home, and Mrs
CARPENTER being attracted by the large crowd
which had collected about the body Of the boy
arrived on the street just as the machine con-
tanning her sons body was crossing Broadway
ON the way TO the hospital When she asked
hvstanders tire cause OF the excitement She was
told by a boy that her son had been run over
by the machine.
Controlling herself Mrs Carpenter ran back
To her home and broke the news 70 her mother
Mrs Hickey The older woman fell TO the floor
in faint When she had regaued her senses
the two women vent to the hospital. leaving
behind two younger brothers Of the little Vic
tim Just AS the women arrived ut the
.r he encountered several
Of the bospftal attendants who told the mother
that her son had been killed Mrs. Carpenter
vbisnered that she could not bear TO look upon
her boys body and. leaning on the arm Of her
aged mother. the stricken woman retraced her
. steps to her home
After Mrs Hickey and her daughter had re-
turned TO the house in Sixth avenue. according
to the story told by Mrs. Hickey Mrs carpenter
retired to her room, weeping and convuIsed by
sobs few minutes later the cider woman
found her daughter trying to hang herself to the
chandelier by piece of cothesline. She tiercely
resented Mrs. Hickeys interference and It was
some time before she was calmed Sufficiently to
be induced to retire to rest.
4 pathetic feature of the accident according TO
neighbors was the pitifu pleading Of Arthurs
two little. brothers to see the dead boy They
could not understand why Arthur was not home
in time for supper, and kept asking whether ne
had been hurt.
edward Iesselroth. sixteen years old, Of No.
1o,, second avenue had his right shoulder
blade broken Yesterday afternoon in front of No.
147 West S4th street. where he was struck by an
automobile in which seated w. II. Taylor.
of No 3I1 Mott avenue. He was taken to the J.
Hood Wright Hospital by Dr. Hammond.
TavIor says the boy came up to the machine
while it was standing still and played with the
mechanism. In some manner he started the ma
chine and was knocked down. The boy says
that he was crossing the street and was run
down bv the machine. The automobile is owned
Inv DR. r. Haywood dentist at the Mott ave
nue address, a brother-in-law of Taylor.
Taylor was arrested, but when arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Kernochah. at the West Side
police court, later charged with assault, he was
raroed for examination this morning