The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-14
YOUNG MANN AUTO
RAN DOWN TEAM
ON MAIN ST.
John Percy Injured and Car
riage Smashed
AUTO DRIVER DIDN'T STOP
But Was overhauIed by e. 3. HuIIng
Had Reputation of Being
Careful Driver

Michael Mccarthy driving large
Peerless automobile ran into car
riage in which John W. Percy was
driving on Main street about quarter
after eight last evening, throwing
the latter out and badly injuring him.
The carriage was demolished.
Percy had driven up Union street
and turned into Main. He was driv-
ing down Main street and had reach
ed the edge of the Eli Briggs property
when he heard the noise OF an auto
mobile rapidly approaching from be-
hind. He looked around the edge OF
his carriage top and started to turn
out for the car when the carriage was
struck from the left.
The carriage was caught in one of
the lamps OF the large machine. Mr..
Percy stated this morning that the
carriage and horse were dragged sew
eral rods. Curiously enough, Mr.,
Percy was not thrown from the car
riage at the first impact but was a
little later hurled across the sidewalk
number of feet into the Briggs
yard. He was picked up partially
unconscious by f. b. Huling.
The driver OF the car continued
with undiminished speed down Main
street 1t was found that Percy was
able to walk with assistance. Mr.
Huling started down Main street and
found several who had noted that the
first figure of the register number
was "19" and that il was a New York
license. He met Frank Bentley driy-
| ing up Main street and they at once
started in pursuit of the fugitive. At
| the corner of North and Main streets
no one had seen fast driven car.
Messrs Bentley and Huling turned
down North street and saw car com
ing from the north without lights
which was not keeping straight
course
The car went to the Williams gar
age on Main street where Mr.. Hui.
ing finding its license number to cor
respond with the description, accused
Mr.. Mccarthy who was driving OF
having run down Percy Mccarthy
denied It but could not explain how
his lamps had been smashed,
| He was taken into custody by Off
Ger Brazil and at the Office of Nash
and Hutchins stated to States Attor-
Iney Meagher that he knew nothing
Iof the accident officer Richard Hur-
ley was sent to the scene OF the acct.
dent to procure evidence and return
ed with the glass from the auto lamps
which had been strewn along the road
for several rods, and a pipe that is
thought TO have belonged TO McCar-
thy.
| Mccarthy today admitted that he
was the driver of the car that caused
the trouble and stated that he had
had several teeth extracted at a local
dentists in the afternoon and had
been under the influence OF cocaine.
The light at the scene OF the acci.
dent is not of the best and Mccarthy
claims he did not see the carriage un-
Ill he had struck Il.
The officers refused to permit Nc.
Carthy to take the car and II was held
at local garage until this morning.
This morning Dr. j. H. Cole who at
tended Mr.. Percy, who is son Of
John II. Percy of the North Benning-
ton road, found that no bones had
been fractured. Mr. Percy has a
bad bruise on the head and his left
shoulder is so badly injured that he
is barely able to move his hand His
left leg is also In bad shape.
| The horse Is also badly bruised
and while not permanently disabled,
will be worthless for work for some
weeks.
The remains Of Percey's carriage
were left in the street during the
night. The carriage is smashed be
yond hope of repair.
The car is owned by Philip B. Jen.
nings who recently returned from a
foreign tour upon which Mccarthy &C.
companied him as chauffeur. McCar.
thy was previously employed by l.. A.
Graves. He had the reputation OF be
ing an unusually careful driver.
Mccarthy was released last even.
ing on his own cognizance. States
Attorney Meagher stated today that
he will be arraigned shortly before
Judge Il. H. Holden on the charge OF
fast driving. r. II. Healy has been
retained by Mrs jennings. The case
will be tried as soon as Mr.. jennings
arrives from New York He is in.
sured against liability resulting from
such accidents.