The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-29
DODGING AUTO KILLS A BABY
" o. HIIkERiJI YES THE "a RH
avn mrs PERtum 0 tTOR
JnsI What ue was ~, ng To A'OLi. but
NIIsas Father GFI~s fsT HIs Arrest
Nursrmahi CTO.-~d the street When
safety lay Ia Just STANDING SIN.

William Il Walker. president Of the
American Ih.TmOS Bottle Company,
driving his own AUTOMOBILES last night On
seventh avenue near l22d street ran down
baby carriage in which little Italian
sirl a. o,i Zoe AL airing Tn" child ~d~
killed Bettins Oalicia. who " as Wheel IN <
the carriage ran u TO the Sidewalk IA an
effort tn avoid the car. but the car climbed
the curb and overturned the parambIlator
hen she thought she had pushed u 10
safety
The child ~as Allsa Ouida. daughter "
Antonio Guida. who lives az 2SOS Ii ghth
svsnue and has a fruit stand in Washing
ION Market She was Just learning 70
talk Bettina the fifteen year old nurse.
didn't like Eighth avenue with the chatter
u the elevated trains. So when she took
the baby out she turned toward seventh
avenue and started up the west side - the
street
Al Ie2d street she started across the
avenue to the east sidewalk There we're
few vehicles in sight and the passage
looked safe She a. IN the middle Of the
street before she saw the lights on the
from, Of Mr. Walkers motor II. wasn't
coming s~iftly
The sidewalk Was only twenty feet
a~av and Bettina thought she could
MAX. il She gave the baby carrlAg. 4
shove and started 10 run for d, Hut 20
as she would she couldn't get away from
the automobile II seemed 10 her that
th. car kept chasing her Really the
driver uncertain Of what Beitina Was 60
ing 20 do next. was trying to dodge her
In an instant al. Was ON the sidewalk
and IL was there that the car knocked her
over the baby head
Tn. machine kept on. bringing up
against a tree unchanged Mr. Walker
jumped out 10 $50 what injury he had
don. Bettina scrambled TO her feet
badly scared but not much bruised
The baby was still alive
Persons on the street Logan 10 threaten
Mr. Walker bicycle policeman told
him he'd have 10 ~ 10 the station house.
Mr. Walker objected. saving thai the
child letter he attended 10 first man
aud two women who had been riding with
Mr.. Walker. ~ said some witnesses
started on down town
Mr. Walker placei the little girl in
his car Bst'inA climbed In too. aud fol-
lowed by the policeman they hurried
To- Harlem Hospital Alisa die ~ they
reached II After that they started for
the West I?;;h street police station
BsttinA started back for Guida's house..
trying 70 get up her courage TO tell Alisa =
mother that the child was killed Il
didn't take two looks to see that sons
thing hal gone wrong with BettinA. and
she was spared the trouble Of an expla-
nation. Guida set OF for th. police sta
ton vowing ven geanc-
He found MIR Walker there talking
with Capt Farrell Coroner Holtzhauscr
had b.-n sent for 20 question Mr. Walker
and n witness II Levy 81 ross Seventh
avenue Guida couldn't $50 why the law
should move 20 slowly against the man
who had killei his little EirI He swore
he would even things himself
Capt Farrell told him that that wouldnt
do II. said that Mr. Walker couldn
even b. arrested becaus. h. had not
meant TO kill Alisa Guida would hAv.
10 go to the Magistrate in Harlem court
aud ask for a warrant Then II the MAgis-
traie said yes Mr. Walker could he
Coroner Holt1hauser hal Mr. Walker
explain how IL hal happeu.I Hrnrv
smith. former Park Commissioner. aud
Dr Marvin H. Palmer chief u the polic,.
surgeons. friends ~ MIR Walker. we're
Ola hand To help him When Coroner
hal finished questioning
him he said tina, he couldn't see that there
was anything upon which Mr. Walker
rould bs hold MIR Walker went home
la ~? Riverside Drive