Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-21
Machine Of Arthur Leach
Runs Down Boy, FraC-
turing Skull.
VICTIM SUDDENLY
RAN ACROSS STREET
Accident Occurred in Harrison.
Auto Was Running Slow
Iy at Time.

A high-powered automobile owned By
Mr.. Arthur Leach. a wealthy New York
banker, who lives In South Orange.
driven by Frank Filing, of 1863 South
Orange avenue, and in which Mr..
Leach, County Prosecutor Wilbur A.
Mott and Albert c.. Wall. all of South
Orange, were riding through Harrison
avenue, Harrison, about o'clock this
morning struck 9-year- old Frank Hes-
ter, of 107 Cleveland avenue Harrison.
causing fracture of the lads skull
that is expected to cause his death
Mr.. Leach and Prosecutor Mott are
neighbors in South Orange and fire.
quently Mr.. Mott rides with him as far
as Jersey City when Mr.. Leach goes to
business in New York city. Mr. Mott
then returns with the chauffeur and
is dropped at the Court House.
This morning Mr.. Mott made the trip.
He tells of the accident as follows:
I'VE were going through Harrison at
a moderate rate of speed this morning
when suddenly. "a young lad bolted from
the sidewalk directly in front of the
| machine He was thrown to the side
walk The machine was at once stopped
and we carried the lad into Alters
drug store. where he was examined for
injuries. Outside of a cut over one
eye he appeared to be all right and
was able to talk to us. After giving
our names to the druggist we proceed
ed to Jersey City.
"On coming back with the driver of
the car we We're stopped and informed
that the boy had become unconscious
and was in a bad way With a mount
| ed police officer we drove to the Har-
rison police station, where the ehauf-
! feur, Elling, was paroled by Police JUS
| tice Joseph NJ. Branegan in my custody
| to appear before him at 4:30 o'clock
| this afternoon for a hearing.
BOY Ran In Front of Car.
| ''None of us saw the boy until he
ran directly in front of the car. lie
was so close that it was impossible
to stop or even TO swerve to one side
and avoid hittingfhim. I do not think
we were going more than five miles an
hour when we hit the lad"
| Mr.. Mott seemed deeply concerned
| over lne matter, out SAID ne dlQ not
see how Chauffeur Filing was to blame,
as he was going very slowly and had
| the car under perfect control.
| witnesses to the accident ,prac-
| tically agree with the version given by
Prosecutor Mott All agree that the
car was moving at a low rate OF
| speed and that the lad bolted into the
| street SO suddenly that Filing had no
chance to stop.
| When carried into DIR. Allers's drug
store, at 1o9 Harrison avenue, the boy
complained only of a cut over his eye.
Apparently no bones were broken ana
no evidence of internal injuries were
| noticed. 1t was after the party had
seen that the boy was in competent
hands and arrangements had been
made to send him to his home that
they proceeded on their way to Jersey
| City
/ The Harrison police we're notified of
the accident by Or. Alters and Police-
man Samuel Boob started after the
! machine on a n;otorc Gle. He rode as
J far as the Hackensacx bridge. but did
1 not catch the machine. As he was rid
ing back to Harrison the machine
passed him and he lied it. Filing
and Mott both admitted they had hit
the lad and were -urprised to find he
was unconscious and liable to die.
Accompanied by the o-icer. they went
to the Harrison police station, where,
after a short hearing Filing was pa
rolled to await the result Of the boys
injuries.