Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31
CHAUFFEUR SKELLYS DRIVING
 DANGEROUS TO LIFE
Warrant Out for His Arrest-Denial
 That He Was Intoxicated.

l Augustus Skelly, chauffeur for George H. Pratt of this city, who was driving the latter's automobile which ran into Neptune park at an excessive rate of speed and overturned Tuesday after noon, throwing him and Dr. Wilson of Montville out will be arraigned in the New London police court Friday morn ing.
 Prosecuting Attorney Daniel M. Cro min issued a warrant for his arrest ! Wednesday morning which he gave to State Policeman Alfred Rudd State Policeman Rudd notified MT. Pratt to have Skelly come to New London We'd nesday. MT. Pratt stated that the chauffeur was so lamed up that he was confined te his bed and would be un able to be about for at least two days He was told te have Skelly appear in New London police court Friday mern- ing and promised te do so.
 Skelly's driving of the automobile was characterized as dangerous to hu- man life. MT, Pratt told the New Lon don Day Wednesday that Skelly did not have the machine out on a joy ride as was the impression but that he was i in New London on an errand fer him. He denied that Skelly was drunk claiming that he is not drinking man. Persons who witnessed his conduct and heard his language after the ae- cident and his threats to whip one of those who volunteered to help him gained the impression that he had been drinking and it will be hard to con vince them otherwise.
 Drunk or sober, it is the opinion of many that the case should be reported to the secretary of state and the chauffeur's license revoked
 The accident was due, in the opinion of those who witnessed 1t, to reckless speeding and losing control of the car Inv 10 1Tjxv J6 onV 1-T1 Montauk avenue and in the Pequot section one of the tires gave out and it was replaced with another Then he started off toward Pequot avenue at about 50 miles an hour, turning the corner toward the Casino with scarce ly any lessening of speed accomplish ing an almost incredible feat
 After the accident, says the New London Day, Skelly refused to be as- sisted in any manner and his refusals were forcible. When he was ap- preached by those anxious about his condition and wishing to render help, he threatened to strike them and his threats were accompanied by voIleys of curses and profane language. One of the first to reach him was P Hall Shurts of New London, and he was the object of Skelly's vile language. His condition and manners generally led to the conclusion of the bystanders that he was drunk.
 At the Lawrence hospital Dr. Will son was given a thorough examination by Dr. Daniel Sullivan and Dr, J. T. Black, which revealed & fractured rib, the abrasion of the forehead and other minor injuries. It was feared at first that he might have internal injuries, but Wednesday it was stated at the hospital that none had developed thus far.
 Chauffeur Skelly was persistent in f-sy7 %r 10 %al- &1 .4oI and insisted on going to his home in Norwich, claiming that he was unin- jured, although it was feared by per sons solicitous for his condition that he was understanding his injuries in addition to the cuts and bruises on his face.
 The machines damages were exten- sive. The windshield was completely shattered, the tire on the left forward wheel partly ripped off when the wheel struck the embankment. the mud guards were bent. the lamps broken ed, besides being badly scratched and the paint scraped off. The engine was still running after the car rolled over and righted itself. It was run under it's own power to Swans garage on Main street. where 1t will be repaired All around the scene of the accident were scattered bottles of beer which had been thrown out of the car
 It is understood that the blowing out of a tire is given as the reason for the accident. The only blowout of a tire which is known to have taken place occurred several minutes after the &C., cident. The machine was standing in the lot at the park when there was a sharp report which startled the large number of people who had been at tracted to the scene of the accident An investigation showed that the inner tube of the tire which had been par tially ripped off had blown out