The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-12
AUTO KILLS A BOY
MTNTHORNE WOOLSEY SPENDS
THREE HOURS IN JAN.

Ton.Year.Old walter Pardy, Running
Backward to Catch q Ball, Fell Under
the SLOW Moving Car-Woolsey Held
in o. 900 Bail BY the Coroner.
An automobile owned and operated by
Minthorne Woolsey a banker at 50 Mas
sau street and vice-president OF the Selma
National Bank OF Selma, Ala, killed
Walter P,lrdy. 10 years old, in West Nine
ty-fourth street within a few doors Of
the boys home yesterday afternoon.
He was the son OF James M. Purdy Of 1lS
West Ninety fourth street, a process
server attached to the Jefferson Market
court.
Mr.. Woolssy was fastening from his
home at $50 West Ninety-fourth street
to East Seventy-first street where he was
to call for Mrs. Woolsey at $50 o'clock
In the afternoon. He was accompanied
by his chauffeur. Samuel Gordon. Mr..
Woolsey intended going through Central
Park. As the machine neared Columbus
avenue Mr.. Woolsey slowed to the rate
Of about four miles an hour.
Walter Purdy was playing ball with
other boys in front OF lo4 West Ninety
fourth street, He suddenly started
backward to catch a high ball. Two
wheels OF the heavy machine passed. over
his body before Mr.. Woolsey could stop.
That is the statement made by Mr.. Woolsey
and Gordon and oorroborated by, Harold
and Carrie Thorrington OF ia Columbus
avenue. -,
Gordon sprang from the automobile.
picked up the child and was putting him
IN the machine when Policeman w., p.
Brogan Of the West tooth street station
came up. Mr.. Wooleey held Walter in his
arms while the policeman sat in front
in the race to the j. Hood Wright Hos
pital. The trip was made IN a very short
time, but the child was dead when the
machine reached the hospital.
The Rev. Frederick La%uderburn. q
citrate Of St. ASnes Chapel. Trinity Par
near the scene OF the accident. He mott
fed Mrs. Purdy and accompanied her to
the hospital. Mr.. Woolsey was locked up
at the Tooth street station house on a
charge Of homicide. Abe Gruber arranged
with Coroner Hamburger for bail: The
Coroner fixed the bond at 5000 for APP
pearanoe at the examination to-day.
Mr.. Woolsey had a prison experience OF
Mr.. Woolsey was very much affected
by the accident. 49,.
sit was so sudden ! could not realize
| what had occurred at the time he said.
u am as sorry as il it had been my own
child
A little after 8 o'clock last night a car
numbered down Amsterdam ayenue q
block south OF whore the Purdy boy had
been struck and in lodging a trolley cal
knocked Frank Badineli. IA years old,
OF his bicycle. Badinelli did not appear to
be hurt seriously. but he was taken to
his home at 20 West Ninety-third street
The chauffeur tried to get away but was
stopped. Then he pleaded that he was
going to a drug store to call an ambu.
lance. The crowd that had gathered lei
him 60. but when he reached the drug
store he went out by a side door and
escaped. A search was made OF the neigh.
borhood in automobiles impressed by
tho vigilance committee.
Two little girls were left in the car,
They said that they were verna Fulton
and Irene Schwartz. and that they lived
at 152 West Ninety-seoond street, where
their mothers had q furnished room house,
The chauffeur, they said. was Robert G,
Morris, q lodger there. He was Q mechanic
and had taken the automobile. from a
garage where he worked. The girls were
sent home