New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
AUTO VICTIM NAY DIE
BOY RUN DOWN IN STREET
Busu Police Chase Speeders-4mbu-
Ianccs CenSured.

Car Linden. a ten-vea--old schoolhcy. of 10. 25e
East sSth street. was knocked down by puohc
automobile while running for 4 hall Al S2d street
and Second avenue ,ast evening and recelNed d
fracture Of the sll and Internal injuries Despite
the seriousness % The boys injuries. The chau1eur
IN charge ~ the machine. owned. according 10 me
police T., the Kew York Transportation Cohpa"S'
was not arrested
patroIman O0penheim. II lhe East 57th street
station. summoned an ambulance and the boy was
hurried 70 Bellevue Hospital The surgeons san,
he would probably die. The chauffeur IN charse oi
The machine said he was William MCGOWAN OF No
90 Fast s-rn street. When Patrolman Oppenhelm
reporred -he case ar te station he was iH"eolatei
sent -,r 70 ind ana arrest the chauffeur he loUno
MCGOWAN al the conlpauy's garage IN fiei'ii "
nue. and took him to the East Both street station non
where be WAS locked UP on charge oi le'oiii'1s
assault
.iexs,,5e.- ,-rfl7a five years old. playing tag
Ias+ nrft with several other children in front OF ms
home No 30 East 149th street. when ne wa
struck ny ati a.tolnobile owned. according 10 u'
,,o7oa f., Lewis Gofdstein. Of North Main street
Paterson. \. ! The younsster. who was runhlns
49,, from another child escape being tagged
sprang in front Of Goldsteins machine |hich vas
moving westward In 149th street at modera'e ''
Of speed. -.,..oa
ss,-e-ar rrr1.siols Of the body. but DR. Hrschnah'
~ Lebanon Hospital. Who examined him. Ola no'
.hs,l- tss Injuries serious enough to warrant MS
removal 70 the hospital The father Of the injured
lad declined 10 make complaint against 1oi''S'e-'
and he was nor detained hy the pobTe
Charged with violating the speed law IN dFlFiHs
an automobile twenty miles an hour on foto"@il
E2o.a The Bronx George Krizck chauffeur ot
~ - zEesr 1elst street. arrested yesterday
afternoon Al Fordharn Road and CreSioh S'Nell-'-
The automobile is owned by Charles SInitheTS,
broker Of No 22ll Broadway, who put Up $l' casn
hail for his chaufeur's appearance TINS moTIn'e
n the Morrisauia police court
MAGISTRATE herman. iH the HoTkTllie poll17
co,.-t EXPRESSED his opinion yesterday OF al'11
lance cfauffe1rs who exceed the speed Hnllt- iae
sid +f7a+ + any Of them were arrested and brought
before him on charge Il exceeding 'he nun. :
1ablished bv law he would hold them for the court
Of Special Sessions.
The judicial opinion was expressed at a hes'Iii[
on charges preferred by Dr. Irwin DarneH' OF
Flower Fioerf-aI. IN which he accused Niilaih
Vizras a 1notormaH employed on the LeAliiet'i'
avenue line of stopping his car Al street CROSSING
directly in the path of ar ambulance.
Your honor" said Vigras the ambulance was
going between rzreIty ard thirty miles an hour
didn't hear il coming until ! reached the crossing.
and then brought the standstiil inlT1ecl-
atelv The ambulance turned into the track aieau
az me and ran 10 5lst street. When We arrived
there found the doctor waiting for me with d
policeman
the hospital. had no patient aboard and was gong
about twelve or fifteen miles hour In announc-
Ing his decision. Magistrate Herman said:
u have myself seen ambulances going through
tfe street at such "a rate OF speed that Il Il had
been possible I would have arrested The men IN
charge and punished them It's all right TO get to
a sufferers side WIKI all due speed. but in getting
there YOU might hill two three other persons
Discharged"