The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-11
WIFE, IGNORANT OF
MANS DEATH, SITS
IN ALL NIGHT VIGIL
Mrs. DrOIIett Watches at VIM
dow, Not Knowing Car
Killed Husband.
GROWS HYSTERICAL WHEN
NEWS is BROKEN TO HER
Victim of Accident Is Ground
Beneath Wheels While Return.
ing Home with Friend.

Ignorant OF the fact that her hus-
band had been killed by trolley car,
Mrs William H. Droliett. of 10 Wright
street, sat all night at the second floor
window of her home frantic with anz
iety at his failure to appear at his ac-
custoned hour
Those who sought her last night Il
break the news could not find her. 50
that it was not until today that shs
was told OF her-bereavement by rep
reesntative of the STAR.
The Drolletts were comparative
strangers in Newark. Three months
ago they came from st. Louis. When
Drollett was struck down by a trolley
car at Broad and New streets last
night his companion, John Lawson, was
unable to tell the police his address.
SO that it was impossible 70 notify
the woman. who was waiting at home,
of the tragedy
Mrs. Drollett was leaving the house
to telephone his place of business eassg
today when a representative Of tho
STAR, who had finally located her
house, encountered her She had heard
nothing of her husbands death. Nhez4
asked IL she was Mrs William H. Bro.-
lett the woman seemed to understand
that her premonition of evil had been
realized.
Il know something has happened to
WILL she exclaimed. He was never
away from home like this before.
Please tell me what has happened 2
Mrs. Drollett was hysterieal Win
grief when she was told of her nus
bands DEATH She begged that Loaass
Aronson. her husbands employer, Ia
islimmened by Telephone. Sfe Ysfr rs
was the only friend she and her huEs
band had in Newark
A woman who occupied the fax be-
low that of the Drollefts said when size
arose early today she saw Mrs. Drol-
lett sitting in the window looking dow a
the street.
SO unnerved was he by the tragedy
which had been enacted before his
eyes, John Lawson. who was with
Drollett when he was killed. could tell
Captain Ryan. of the First Precinct,
who was near the scene at the time
of the accident. little of what had oc-
CURED. Later, when he was more COM
posed, the man said he was with Drol-
lett last night when the latter was on
his way home. AS they were about IL
| cross Broad street at New. Lawson
said Drollett broke away from him and
ran across the street directly in front
of Main Line car. Lawson said he
could not understand why his friend
sought TO cross in front of the car.
Drollett was knocked down ana
| dragged ten feet. Reserves arrive l
from the Second and First precinct
and an ambulance from the City Hos
1 pital After half an hours wait the
wrecking car of the Public Service Cor
poration arrived and Drollett's body
was taken from beneath the car. The
ambulance physician made a eursnry
examination and saw that Drollett was
dead Traffic was held up two hours
| The victim was taken TO Mullin :
morgue George T. Sutphin, 622 Eiiza
| beth avenue. motorman. and J. r.
Smith. $50 Norwood terrace, Elizabeth
1 conductor of the Main Line car. were
arrested by Policeman James Parkin-
son. of the Second Precinct, and taken
3
rolled upon their promise to appear n
the Second Precinct Court whenever
! they were wanted.
Sutphen was later held without bail
I BY Judge Herr in the Second Precinct
I Police Court The conductor. ]. -
! Smith, was paroled
Lawson. who accompanied Droliett,
did not know where his friend lived.
The latter came here from ST. Louis.
where he was a superintendent in a
/ metal works factory three months ago,
He had been living at IS Wright street
but had been planning to move to He'd
den terrace in few days. Mrs. Drol-
lett said. He was employed at Null
berry street.
Mrs Drollett wired to her husband >
mother. Mrs. Susan H. Perrins, A VIM
ter street, Boston, asking her to come
TO Newark and take charge OF the body
of her son. Mrs. Perrins is expected
here late this afternoon.
Mrs. Drollett said her husband, who
was from Boston. was in business for
himself in st. Louis. He met Manager
Aaronson and accepted propositinn
the latter made that he come to New