The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-31

They stopped only long enough for a 1! drink.
 Corrigan says the party returned up Main street a. few minutes later, and he exchanged a chance word or two with the driver as he passed. They went out Fairfield avenue. Cor rigan paid little heed to the color of the car.
 Mrs. Percy P. Anderson, 1139 Fair field avenue, was walking west in Fairfield avenue, passing the home of nue. when a car sped out Fairfield avenue at such speed that she stop ped to watch it. The Bassick home is a stones throw east of Grove street.
 The police have learned that De Martino deposited his two valises on the curb, waiting for Norwaik car, at the white pole at the northwest corner of the streets. An elderly woman stood there and R. Bertram Veness. of the Union Typewriter Co, was walking towards the corner when the machine drew near.
 None can tell the exact circum- stances of the accident, but it is the theory of Detective Cronan that the man depositing his valises turned m of elm trees for the car when he stepped into the path of the automo- bile.
 Veness tells the story of the ac- cident from this point. He says the man was tossed away from the ma chine, the car sWerved caught him
 
 curb, then sped on. Mrs. Anderson heard the crash but didn't see the man. She hurried and when she reached there she found the woman, Veness and another man standing over the body. On the corner, unob- structed by the trees in the neighbor- hood is an electric. light which made the scene of the tragedy. as bright almost as day Both Veness and Mrs. Anderson say the car was red and there were or men in it, appar- oIoao 6od Tt7n a q O great speed.
 Neighbors who called the ambu- lance timed it's arrival. The call was made at 7:16 and Dr. Krause reach ed the place in just 4 minutes. Di- Martin0 had been killed instantly. His skul1S had been crushed, his left leg awfu1ly mangled, and his body covered with bruises:
 From the home of Alfred H. Fair child on the corner word of tho tragedy was te1ephoned to police headquarters. Through a misunder- standing, it was believed that the ac- cident had occurred at Fairfield ave nue and Broad street, and some de- lay was encountered in getting at the facts. However, telephone messa ges were sent to South Norwalk and Stamford to watch for a party of joy tion as to the appearance of the car and party could be forwarded and no results were obtained.
 Today Motorrnan Tree of the Fair field avenue line reported that as he was running past the Orphan Asylum at Ellsworth, street, about 7:30 car in which were four or five young men shot past him at terrific speed.
 The remains of DiMartino were taken to Stamford, where he lived at 55 Gay street, yesterday noon. He was salesman of barbers' cosmetics, but until about year ago had been a shoe maker. He was not consider ed very sharp witted, and those who knew him in Bridgeport were not surprised when they learned he had walked in front of the machine. They said he was rather dull in his con versation and actions and appeared to be very absent minded. DiMartino is survived by a widow and six children
 Coroner Wilson has allowed the funeral arrangements to be made It was planned to bury DiMartino this afternoon. The coroner will hold an inquest when the police are ready for him.