Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-12-08


selves - swiftly and surely - for an
organized, supported movement to land
these reckless motor drivers, one after
another, in Jail for the sake and pro-
lection of innocent citizens and their
lives.
STRIKING INCIDENTS.
The history of Friday contributed
three striking incidents, all of which
contrived to hasten action and to make
it powerful.
The man-slaughtering automobile
driver should go to prison each time, or
he will go on with his killing.
First on the list was the application
for warrant in the Thanksgiving day
automobile slaughter in which two wo-
men were killed and third is dying.
1t has been issued for the arrest of the
driver of the car, j. j. Gormey of ia
maica Plain, on a charge of man.
slaughter.
Directly followed issue by Attorney
Lawrence G. Brooks, in behalf of the
leaders of this movement through The
Journal a statement of the plans for
the Public Protection Association
Still another instance of the need oc-
Cured in Reading last night, when one
man was probably fatally hurt as an
immense automobile dashed through
the crowded Reading square early in
the evening, shrieking its siren, scores
of others endangered and terribly fright
ened.
TOSSED ASIDE BY CAR.
According to the report from Reading,
the car seemed to be travelling about
forty miles an hour, and John Mans
field, aged 48, of Green street, in Read
ing, motorman, was unable to get out
of the way quick enough and was struck
and tossed aside by the great car He
is now in the hospital suffering from
internal injuries and intestinal hem
orrhages, and it is not believed he can
live.
The car, which is owned by Alfred
Wills of Lawrence, was occupied by
Ernest P. Libby, the chauffeur, and his
brother.
Both We're arrested on the charge of
reckless driving, but it is understood a
more serious charge may be preferred,
at least against the chauffeur, if Mr..
Mansfield dies.
There seems to be no doubt that the
Thanksgiving day fatality, coupled with
the Reading accident and others that
are likely to occur over Sunday, will
result in Fastening the action of those
who are determined to organize a much
needed association for the safe regula-
ton of automobile traffic.
ATTORNEYS STATEMENT.
Attorney Brooks, who will handle the
legal end of forming the association,
made the following statement:
1.-The frightful accident which oc-
Cured Yesterday in Roxbury, in which
two persons were killed, one fatally
injured and several others badly shake en-
up sad repetition of exactly the same
sort of accident a few months ago, is
but another reminder that the time has
come when the public must take a hand
in the regulation of the automobile
traffic. Apparently, existing authori-
ties are unable to handle the situation.
1t is the realization of this fact which
has led to the formation of the new
association headed by Messrs. Storey
and Pillsbury, which hopes by getting
behind it large number of thoughtful
citizens anxious to preserve their lives
and those of their friends, whether
automobiists or not, to bring into play
forces, hitherto unused, capable of rem
dering material aid in the solution of
the problem.
1.-THE public is waking up to the fact
that its rights are being infringed by
automobiles who, entirely without
warrant and almost without apology,
are daily menacing its safety and more
and more endangering life itself An
earnest but unorganized multitude