The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-24


The slaughter has been resumed.
Only four days have elapsed since
he council amended the new vehicle
ordnance by eliminating It's vital pro-
ision, that requiring autoists to stop
or halted street cars, and going BACK
the discredited six-foot regulation.
that brief period, two lives have
cen snuffed out by motorists, and In
ach instance the victim was a child.
)uring the three weeks the ordinance.
originally passed, was in effect, not
ne fatal auto accident was recorded
nd for the first time in years the
treets were safe for pedestrians.
These facts speak for themselves.
hat neither of the fatalities In ques-
ion occurred on streets where there
re street car tracks makes no differ
nee. II simply goes to show that
he motorists, emboldened by the
ouncils action. are falling back into
heir old ways and are again taking
for granted that they own the
treets. When the Littlefeld plan
vas In effect, they realized that any
itizer could make complaint
|Bdihot lhVuu lOI ldihhb w otOP bOT
lind street cars and at street car in
ersections. The result was that au-
oists generally were more careful,
bot only on the thoroughfares but on
he side streets as well. With that
restriction removed, the natural ten
ency Is 10 revert to the old way,
which means that the slaughter will
ontinue unless the council sees the
rror OF It's way and restores the
ital provisions OF the ordinance.
Fannie Klappa, 3 years old, whose
arents reside at No. 104 Catherine
T.. was the latest auto victim. She
Fas killed by an automobile owiied
y. Henry Lucker and driven By Will
am Patterson, an employe of Luck
r, on Catherine-st., between kivard
nd Hastings-sts.. Friday evening, y
Patterson had as passengers 4 pair
ho gave their names as Gus Diedell,
10. 405 Henry-st., and Minnie Russell,
TO- 80 Catherine-st., and they were
eturning to the latter's home after
joyous day In one Of the river re-
prts. Esther Kappa, aged IL, of No.
2 Catherine-st., cousin of the vic
m, was carrying the little girl across
he street, which was filed wilh chill
rem, when struck by the machine.
Jamie was killed instantly, her held
eing crushed under the wheels Es-
her was also struck and was taken
St. Mary's hospital with severe
ruises. but she will recover.
A crowd Of angry citizens sur
bundled Patterson and were threat
ming to do him serious injury when
he police from Hunt-st station ar
ived In an auto patrol and rescued
i'm.
Patterson and his passengers we're
aiken to police headquarters, where
hey were questioned by Coroner Rot
acher and Assistant Prosecutor Aid
ich.. Patterson insisted that he was
ding slowly and In this he was horne
ut by the statements of other wit
illnesses. He was released after
baking his statement. Coroner Rot
acher will swear in jury today.
The Russell woman was consider
bly,. excited over the affair. AS she
EFT police headquarters she called
ut:
Believe me, kid, it's home for
nine. I've had enough for one day;
axe IL from me. It's me for home,
md there stick"
The victim Of the first accident.
Which occurred Thursday, was T-year-
Id Theodore Brzensky. No. $50 Thir-
y-fourth-st., who was run dovp on
'hirty-fourth-st., near Buchanan. by
n automobile driven by Joseph
ladtke, No. 206 Thirty-first-st., and
Containing two priests, the Rev. Frs.
'krzych and Kieruj. The boy died
Z his injuries in st. Mary's hospital
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