The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-30
Coroner Inquirles Into Death Of Four
 Years Old Boy
With Toy Pistol CIutehed in Hand Child Runs in Front
 of Car

Official inquiry into the death of Myer Lazarus. killed yesterday by a trolley-car of the Connecticut lines on Fairfield avenue. was begun this morning before Coroner John J. Phe- Ian Following the relation of Dr. Thomas Healey and wife, who were passing in an automobile at the time, Motorman Clifford S. Jennings. man of powerful build and pleasing ap- pearance, was put upon the stand
 He testified that he had not seen two automobiles preceding his car. as he had previously related, and that as far as he knew the child had not run from behind one of them. When first he had seen the young boy he was some s3 feet distant from the stop page-place of the car. He had inn mediately reversed his car entirely which with an application of the brakes had done more than air-brakes alone would have done towards bring ing the vehicle to quick stop. The child had fallen on the fender and was carried distance of about 27 feet.
 Jennings testified that had his vic tim not 'tsquirned or rolled off'' the fender his life would have been saved and he (Jennings) had called to. him to lay still.
 Coroner Phelan. expressing himself of the belief that were the lenders on cars wider the child would have rolled completely clear of the wheels which so terribly mangled the little 1 body Jennings believed the fender on his car was standard size.
 l From the fact that a clear street gave full view ahead and with a. re- versaI of power the car carried dis tance of s3 feet before coming to a l full stop, 1t was the belief of those l at fT7n that the was travelling at a high rate of speed A continuance in the hearings was [ granted until Thursday, and the case | in city court, where Jennings is charg- ed with manslaughter is continued until July t2.
 Playing at Fourth of July celebra- ton with a new toy pistol which had just been purchased for the occasion | Myer Lazarus, four years old, of 2, 91f Fairfield avenue, was run down anc horribly nutilated yesterday after noon, by a trolley-car at Fairfield ave nue. and Jetlan Place. The older brother, who was being chased by the younger. had just crossed the tracks in safety before the car, wher the little fellow. not observing th' danger, ran immediately ahead of thu fender He was thrown from htt feet and for a moment seemed to b' safe, but lost his grasp and rolled beneath the wheels. The forward trucks passed completely over him be fore the car could be brought to {
 stop. Besides g. fracture of the skull T his right leg was almost severed ant
 his hip crushed. Hurriedly taken t
 St. Vincent's hospital every attemp
 was used in an effort to sustain him
 but life ebbed until he passed away
 The mother, who was highly hysteri
 cal, and in need of medical attention
 upon learning that an accident hat l befalIen her boy, was not advised o
 the death until the return of the fath
 CT, who was absent from the cit.
 when the fatality occurred.
 Motorman Clifford S. Jennings, wh
 was immediately arrested and releas
 ed upon bonds of $2,o00 provided b,
 the Connecticut company, stated tha
 he did not have time to stop his car
 so quickly did the boy jump in iron
 of it. Conductor Louis Roeenbere
 also arrested was released. Corone
 John J. Phelan today began an exam
 nation into the death.