Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-12-30
AUTO KILLS BOY.
Victim Was to Have Been Pace
at Marrisqe Of His Sister.

at Marriage Of His Sister,
Newark, Dec. 81. -Hurrying home to
try on a new suit of clothes he was to
wear at his sisters wedding, Never
Bunnin, years old, of No. Is Belleville
avenue, was struck by an automobile
this morning and so severely hurt that
he died quarter of an hour afterward.
The accident occurred right in front of
his home. The lad was running gayly
across the street with a song on his
lips when the automobile knocked him
down.
The machine was a runabout, owned
and driven by Ward l.. Ferguson, Jr.,
president of the Columbia Steam Laun-
dry Company, of No. 1919 Halsey street.
He was held in 81, 900 bail on the charge
of manslaughter.
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. Bunnin
sent her son across the street for some
oatmeal.
Hurry back, Meyer" she said. 81
want you to try on your new suit before
you go to school,.
The boy was proud of the new suit,
in which he was to appear as page at
the wedding of his sister, Elizabeth, on
next January 8. He did not need to be
told to hurry, so he ran across the
street, got the oatmeal in jiffy and
started to run back as fast as his legs
could carry him, thinking only of the
new clothes and the wedding. Those
who witnessed the accident said he did
not see the car until it was almost upon
him. Then he tried to stop and dodge
it. Ferguson said he was not driving
rapidly.
Il saw the boy" he said, "and did
everything in my power to avoid him.
When | slowed the engine down to let
him pass he stopped and started the
engine again and again he started to
cross the street. Seeing an accident
was impending, | wrenched the wheel
around in the hope that | would avoid
him, but in VAIN
The mudguard struck the youngster
full on the temple and he went down
beneath the machine. Austin Wells of
No. Z Belleville avenue saw the accident
from nearby paint shop and rushed
out and dragged the boy from the under
works of the car, where he was caught.
He picked up the limp, unconscious
form and staggered with it to the curb,
where he himself collapsed.
Meantime Ferguson had backed the
machine to the curb. He jumped out
and made hasty examination of the
injured boy. He saw there was a spark
of life left and put the youngster in the
car and hurried with him to st. Michael's
Hospital. There the little victim was
placed on the operating table, but died
before the surgeons had time to make a
thorough examination of his injuries.
Meantime the mother was waiting
for her boy to return with the oatmeal
and was wondering what had become of
him, as he never fingered, she said,
when she sent him on an errand. AS
she was about to go out in search of him
a neighbor came running in and told
her what had happened. She rushed out
to the street. The first sight that met
her eyes was pool of blood at the curb
where the boy had been before he was
removed to the hospital.
Not knowing where he had been taken,
the frantic mother ran about the street
asking everyone in sight what had be-
come of her boy. No one she saw was
able to tell her. She was directed to
the Second precinct police station. She
ran to that place and told her story to
Sergeant Fallon. He sent out Patrol
men Goodman and Harmon, who learned
the boy had died in the hospital. They
directed that Ferguson be brought to
the police station. There he was ar
raigned before Judge Herr on a charge
of manslaughter, and held for the Grand
Jury. Afterward he went with Harmon
to the office of Prosecutor Mott, where
bail was fixed.
In the car with Ferguson at the time
of the accident was Thomas Greason of
No l29 Third avenue. Ferguson had
started for his place of business from
his home, No. AZ Berkeley avenue, and
picked Greason up on the way
Greason was paroled as witness, as
was William F. Holmer of No. Is Web
ster street.
1t is probable that because of the lit
tie boys death the wedding of his sister
will be postponed. She was in New
York at the time of the accident.
Within short time after the boy died
her mother got her on the telephone
and told her of the tragedy, and she
hurried home.
Meyer was a son of Philip Bunnin,
who has grocery store in No Is Belle
vile avenue. Besides the sister, Eliza
beth, there are two small boys in the
family, Isadore, 3 years old, and Sid
ney, 10.-New York Press.