Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-08-21
MAN KILLED AND
BOY BADLY HURT
In Two Automobile Accidents
in This Vicinity One Satur-
day and One Sunday.
MANS NECK BROKEN
Struck by Car Near Fords--
Boy Run Down at State
and Smith Streets.
MANS NECK BROKEN

Two persons were hit by automo-
biles in this vicinity, one Saturday
afternoon at Smith and State streets,
and the other yesterday afternoon
near Fords. The latter resulted ia
tally. In the accident Saturday a
boy was run down and so badly in
jured that he may die.
Man Killed Near Fords.
1t was while attempting to cross
the Amboy-M road a short
distance west of Rogan's corner late
yesterday afternoon that George
Kingichki, of Fords, was hit in the
back by an automobile going to
Plainfield and was killed by sus-
tanning a broken neck. He was
rushed to the city hospital In the
machine which hit him, but expired
as he was beng carried to cot.
The car was Cadillac go"
model, bearing N. ]. No. 9,443, be-
longing to Hiram Weisenfeld, of
Plainfeld, and driven by Albert
Babb, colored, twenty four years
old, of the same place. DR.. @. w.
Tyrrell was summoned to the hospi-
tai, but the victim had expired be-
fore he COZ 2. reach the institution.
Coroner Fel z, 9srretson was called
and after in, r igating the accident
and notifying Z g city and county
authorities, he gave a permit for
removal of the body.
The accident occurred about 5.25
O'Clock as Weisenfeld, with members
of his family and his chauffeur, were
enroute to their homes in Platnfeld.
1t happened about 51b feet west of
the bend where the Public Service
trolley line leaves Crow Mills road
to turn out on the Amboy- -Metu-
chen road.
Chauffeurs Statement.
Chauffeur Babb, who lives at All
West 4th street, Plainfield, had the
following statement to make after
the accident: LAS l was driving up
the hill towards the road crossing
slowed down to allow a trolley to go
around the corner and three men
were walking across the road.
blew my horn and the men stepped
out of the way quickly Two lead
the way but one hesitated and ran
directly back In front of me. l was
running fifteen miles an hour and
had a speedometer on l had slowed
down for the car ana was not going
fast. The men stepped towards the
trolley rails and pulled the third
man towards them. He broke away
from those who held him and ran
back against the right front mud
guard of my machine. He was not
struck by the front Of the car, but
was hit by the center of the right
front fender. / asked the other two
men to come along to the hospital
when we picked him up, but they re-
fused. The man was still breathing
when we arrived at the hospital"
In tne car with the driver and
the owner, who lives at 1925 West
Seventh street, Plainf1eld, was the
latter's brother-in-iaw, s. B. Meyers
of the same place,
:. :. Some of TIP Witnesses.
Among the witnesses were Miss
Matilda Dilts, Joseph Dilts and Mrs.
Johnson. Coroner Garretson noti-
field the police and telephoned to
Prosecutor Booream. Patrolman
Timothy J, Quinlan brought the au-
toists to the police station, where
their names and addresses were
taken. They were released until
wanted by either the local or county
authorities.
Kingishki Joined the Foresters,
Court Columbus, No. SS, of Fords,
dVe weeks ago, but his widow can
not draw death benefits under the
courts rules A man must be a
member six months before he be-
comes eligible to receive such funds.
The dead man leaves a widow and
four children in the "Old Country"
Auto Runs Down Boy.
Joseph Plufka, twelve year old
boy living IN Conyery place is the lad
who may die as the result of being
run over by heavy touring auto
mobile following an attempt to cross
State street at Smith street when
traffic was congested Saturday after
noon. All the ribs on his left side
we're broken by being crushed when
the left front wheel stopped on top
Of him. He now lies in the city hos
pital with a high fever and is In a
serious condition, suffering from in
ternal INJURIES. He is under the care
Of DR.. M. S. Meinzer.
The automobile was owned and
driven by G. G. Tyrrell, forty-three
years Olu, Ol lof I1dluiltUu blIGSl
Railway. There were two men and
woman in the car with him. Eye
witnesses say the car was running
very r'owly at the time and that the
auto { iver was blameless.
The accident happened at 2
o'clock when Saturday afternoon
raffic was unusually heavy at Smith
and State streets. G. G. Tyrrell was
driving the auto, bearing N. J. IL
,ense number $40, very slowly south
ward on State street, IL Is claimed.
AS he neared Smith street there were
Two wagons and number Of pedes-
trians ahead of him. Witnesses de-
clare that as he turned out for one
wagon, the Plufka boy, who was
standing with two other boys at the
northeast corner Of Smith and State
streets. ran rapidly in westerly
direction across State street. He
plunged into Tyrrell's machine. The
auto was stopped almost instantly,
but not before the lad was under the
front wheel. The sight caused pc
destrians to turn their faces in hor-
ror. The victims PROSTATE form
was quickly removed and given med
ical attendance.
Patrolman Nels Tonneson investi-
rs and took Tyrrell to police
y. SIS 1arters, where he gave his
name >ah address. He stated he was