The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09

fov ride of two Yale seniors, a divorc- ed woman and another who is little more than a school girl, Stuyvesant Peabody. the son of a wealthy coal merchant of Chicago. is held in ball of st.oOO by order of Acting Coroner H. c. stevenson, pending an inquest into the death of one of the party when . trolley car ran down the ma- chine in Stratford at midn.g ght.
 In the automobile were:
 Stuyvesant Peabody, Yale senior, 22, arrested and held in bail of s1,O00.
 B. c. Thompson. Yale senior, ?. in Bridgeport hospital with broken fore- arm and other minor injuries.
 Mrs Jessie Saunders. B, dress maker, the divorced wife of Erastus Chesbro of Myst.c, Conn, dead.
 Miss Lillian Forster. daughter or Mrs. Jessie H. Forster, proprietress or the Milford Inn, unhurt.
 Peabody's automobile was demolish- ed. and the woman died an hour after the accident. in the Bridgeport hos pitai, a few minutes after she had been admitted with Thompson.
 Both students had been drinking heavily, according to the statements of several who witnessed the acci-
  time afterwards. None but the stu dents knows what Mrs. Saunders condition was, and they have thus far made no statement to the author ities. Miss Forster however Is saio to have shown no evidences of drink, and her mother today indignantly de- nied that either her daughter or any others In the party had been dr.nk- fue. Mrs. Forster's statement was made upon the strength of what her dauxhter had told her.
 Mn Sauuders-the dead woman re- stunned her maiden name after her di- vores. about 10 years aso-was anout sie vas the reigning belle of Mystic. Conn. where her petite type of blonde beauty made her the object of admir- alton of the chivalry of the town. Her marrage to 0hesebro was ad- vantaseous for her. for though bless ure she came of people Tn humble circumstances, while Chesebro came of one of the old New England fam iles of much wealth.
 Ther marriage did not result hap oily. After their child was born Chesebro sued for divorce, ana was given it together with custody of the child who has since lived with the father Mrs. Saunders has since liv- ed/In Hartford New Haven. Provi- dence and New York city and lately has been dressmaking.
 Peabody, who owns the wrecked automobile. A Hudson four passenger machine, had been accustomed to WIS., it the Milford Inn with fellow stu dents Last night She and Thompson drove to the Milford Inn. Mrs. For ster was absent They spent short time at the Milford establishment. then invited the dressmaker and Miss
 
 day that Mrs. Saunders had been there about a week. and that she would not have objected to her daughters accompanying the party had she been at home.
 After dining in Bridgeport. at one mobile trade the party started for home, shortly before midnight. They had reached the negro Baptists church in Stratford avenue. Strat- ford, near Beardsley street, when they were run down by the Derby car leaving Bridgeport at n.2o.
 Whether the auto had become stall cd on the car tracks or was run ming slowly and the trolley car ov- ertook it, has not been clearly estab- lished in view of the reticence of the students In the rear seat were and Mrs. Saunders in front Peabody and Miss Forste1O The
 
 and striking the side of the auto with terrific force hurled it over on it's s.de. Mrs. Saunders sat on the side near the car tracks, and the colli sion hurled her high from the auto. She fell on the car tracks. in the path of the trolley. and before it could be stopped. the fender had passed over her and she lay within few inches of the forward trucks. She could be heard moaning faint iy and appealing to the 10 or doz- en passengers and trolleymen to pull her from beneath the car. but when she was extricated she collapsed. investigation showed that her body had been terribly crushed. Thompson Peabody and Miss Forster were thrown into the street. Thomp- son narrowly escaping being run down by the trolley car. His forearm was broken and he had other in l juries that made him sick and faint. | Miss Forster and Peabdy were un- | hurt. The trolieymen summoned Drs. c. | F. Lewis and DeRuyter Rowland of | 5tratford. and telephoned to Bridge l ,otr for the ambulance from the | emergency hospital. Expecting the | rfctims to meet the ambulance. the | grew of the Derby car, Conductor Louis Peterson and Motorman Ben- l amin Lenchecix placed the victims | apon . west bound car that drew up |