Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-19
GREENF |ELD'S BODY
SENT TO RESIDENCE
Will Be Brought to East New
ark Home from Scene of
Fatal Auto Crash.

The body of Police Recorder Ar
thur L. Greenfield of East Newark,
VINO as told in a late edition of
yesterdays Evening Star. was killed
IN an automobile wreck at Spencer.
Mass, is expected to arrive at his
late nome, 402 North Second street,
EAST Newark, sometime today.
according to advices received today,
Mrs. Nellie Greenfield. widow of the
dead man, who was also injured, Is
still patient in the City Hospital,
at worcester, Mass. 1t Is believed
sne was injured internally.
News by Telephone.
Inc first report of the accident
was received over the long distance
telephone by William Greenfield, of
hearny, brother of the police re-
corder. The sender was Harry
greenfield, of go Davis street, Harri-
son. a nephew of Mr.. Greenfield, who
was also in the accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenfield, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Green
Held, were making tour of the New
England States in the formers auto
mobile. The party had been gone
Tor week and expected to return
home yesterday or today.
They were homeward bound when
the automobile was wrecked.
The accident occurred on the Moose
Hill Farms Turnpike. near Spencer.
Another automobile. owned by Doug
las H. Thomas, a leading banker of
Baltimore, Md, and containing his
IN NIB oh haf d,-ix t,xy
Lewis Almond, a chauffeur, of Balti-
more, came up In the rear of the
Greenfield machine and tried to pass
It,
struck by Another Car.
Whether Almond became confused
or the steering gear became unman-
ageable Is not known, but the huge
car struck the Greenfield machine a
terrific blow and tossed 1t to one side
of the road where 1t went over an
EN- bankment.
Recorder Greenfield was buried be-
meath the overturned car. His wife
was hurled some distance to one side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Greenfield were
thrown into some underbrush and SO
escaped injury. They were rendered
unconscious, however.
A passing automobile took the
Greenfield party to the Spencer Town
Hall, where Recorder Greenfield died.
Here it was found that the recorder
wife had received injuries about her
hip and also internally. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Greenfield were revived and
the former telephoned the sad mes
sage home.
The Thomas party motored to Wor-
cester where Almond was put under
arrest. He was later released under
$500 bail, put up by his employer, on
charges of reckless driving and as
sault.
Prominent in West Hudson.
Recorder Greenfield was one of the
most prominent citizens of West Hud-
son. He was bookkeeper of the Chem
ical Charcoal Company and was vice.
president of the First National Bank
of East Newark and a member of the
East Newark fire department. He
was fifty years Old
Besides his wife Recorder Green
field is survived by three brothers,
George, Harry and William Green
field; one son, Arthur Greenfield, and
two daughters Mrs. William Thomp-
son and Miss Irene Greenfield.
Mayor Cornelius A. MEG lennon, of
East Newark today ordered the flag
on the municipal building lowered to
half-mast.
The mayor and other officials yes
terday received postal cards from the
late recorder The latter stated ne
was having fine ime.