The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01

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Ssanxr cAR.
NloToRMAN, J, ARRESTED i |,
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n rAnLE, LeAvEs nousE AND
rnIEs 70 ca0ss owns
80 ..s,..s sTnEnT.
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n 1ToR ], i | J, ARRESTED

Caught Yesterday mornins under a
nor1hbcand street car almost opposite
\ Nor h0rne n keS North Seventh street.
/ 35tie Pauline Esteiie GresoFJ, the two
amd i hair year old daughter OF w.
! III 0fe1ory. was 80 terribly injured
3 Tint her death At the virginia hos
nttAl, where she was taken I'm.
q msftarily expected. 1t was stated
yeGtsrxiay sefteraooa that she had not
the remcteAt chance To recover.
The little tot was attempting to
cross the street to make a penny plir-
chase ~ confectionery on ts,s corner.
Her parents were at the breakfast
4 fnbie. When she slfpped down out
sEcf her chair they thought she had
merely gone dOwnsnarn. FBut she
lWent out on the street with her nine
ayear-oid cousin. Mary Wagner. On the
lopposite pavement she noticed lit
he friend u her own age, and waving
y htr hand to him started to cross to
{ hin side. A Clay etreet car numbered
down the incline. Mary Wagner raw
fts approach, and screamed franticaiiy
( ~ tbs little tot to get out Of the way.
! Others who Raw the impending acct
dent also screamed.
Under the Wheels
But the child heard neither the
4erses OF warming nor the xouhd or
the approaching car. Moterman G.
Eichmond. who was in charge OF the
car. noticed the baby In front OF him
I ao0 late. He crashed down or the
hr1ksa. but was unable to stop the
{ aa0rn0ntun OF the car. The baby WA
nnuxat beneath the frame OF the for
ward trucks. There was faint
scream from the rnortaiis injured
-eA33ya -assA e tla4ss stream Of bleed
4 which frirkled down the tracks told
the tale.
ssszs Roth car crew and passengers
4ltgi1ted, and people who had viii
ueaoed the accident rushed to the
4 SCENE For a moment there was alb
4 salute confusion, all attempting TO
& help the dying tot beneath the car.
Mr., and Mrs. Gregory were at
fracte<i to the street BY the cries and
{ hOAssA shouts of the crowd. MI.
Gregory realized at once what had
I happened. He crossed the street to
U <he err IT ~ 5asap. and. with u frantic
u isnprecation. dared the motorman 10
move ths car.
Parents on Hand.
Mrs. Gregory was behind him weep
a. pitifuiiy. she isnpsored the by
Hfandars 10 save her child. But motor
nan and conductor and MIR. GREGORY
hirneelf were then crawling under the
ear 10 reach the little tot. She was
Affli conscious, and obeyed every direc-
rim which the frantic men gave ner.
After lons effort and after they had
N4en compelled to jack the car up
fhey Dragged the Haangled form OUT.
A the little child was taken out ana
esaSped IN her fathers arms she
Y 1aan4ed. and for the time being suf-
fBred No more,
TIA atty anrbuiancs was called. but
d haf0re It's arrival, an automobile truck
\ Nelcn94nK 70 the Royal Laundry Wa
( nrofRered. and the child was rushed 70
4 - virginia hospital. She was placed
I ~, The operating table immedfafety
anA prs. Tpshur and MaeIlean dressed
ber injuries and set the broken
beAes.
Has Many Wounds
They found that her Skull vas
u rr,,shed and that she had suffered
~thcr terrible injuries. One eye was
rune and there were ether WOUNDS
aatrt cnn have but one result. A. sue
\ - ne from under the influence pI .ne
Anesthetie, the child turned 20 ner
N father. and asked .or or'hh u
water Then she cried 70 go nSm'
rttb him. and wept for her mother.
surgeons and nurses turned their
hAads Al the pitifulness Of IT, ana the
iitxle child sobhed again Tor ner
,,,other. Shaken with GRIEF anu M
u rulsh. Mr.. Gregory put his arms ABOUT
a i,rr and attempted to give her COM
a. home Mrs Gregory was pros
4rated. and became 50 wild Win grls1
that q physician was caiieu ~ W ~
s~rf fcr--es She Was net pernitiea 10
ii Co... -, sne hospital until late in the AZ
f<rnoon. r,s Sorth
d fsonauctor r. II. Herring. bic North
\ s.verfh street. and Motorinsn o~enr
were arrested on formal cmar ~
n Uerrinr Was later rfieaHeo' ny s ss
motnrnan was held In sl,ooo pa ao'
iii ! appearance before Justice 'ra'e"-
Aeid Tuesday nornlnE
Dal.e,a Praises Hearst.
etpYs August 3l---ConEfessnlhh