New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Girl Dashed to Death in Crowd.
ed Princeton Roadway by
Racing Car, Caught When
PatrOIman Blocks Bridge.
MANUFACTURER ARRESTED
Joseph T. Moran, Brooklyn
Man, Released, but Chauf-
feur Is Held for Man
slaughter - Jersey
Speed Maniac Slain.

Speed Maniac Slain.
Automobiles and motorcycles in New 0
Jersey were responsible yesterday for
the death of a young woman and q
man and for the serious injury Of four
other men. The accidents occurred in
Princeton, Arco!a. Egg Harbor and
Orange
All the injured and the man who WAS
killed figured in motorcycle accidents. I
The girl was killed when a racing auto .
mobile struck her as she was walking
on Washington Road. Princeton. fract-
urlng her skull and breaking one Of her
legs.
May Duryea. eighteen years old. the
daughter Of Christopher Duryea, con-
tractor. Of No. .S Park street. Prince
ton, was walking on Washington Road.
accompanied by Miss Grace Lloyd,
friend, when she met her death.
The two girls were stroIling in the
direction of Carnegie Lake. as were
several hundred other persons, when
the automobile driven by Irwin \.
Hoffman, Of Brooklyn. came racing
down the smooth stretch Of road in the
direction Of New York.
Owner Was Speeding Home.
In the car beside the chauffeur was
Joseph T. Moran. ce.president Of the
Atlantic Basin Iron Works. Of Brook
| lyn. Moran, the owner of the car, was
on his way to his home, at No. 12:2.3
Pacific street. Brooklyn.
Washington Road is a popular walk
for persons living in Princeton, espe-
cially on Sunday afternoon. and the
roadway was crowded when the acci-
dent happened. There were many
/ friends of the two young women in the
crowd. and when the automobile, going
at reckless speed. bore down among the
/ strollers there were shouts of warning
from many persons.
Hoffman sounded his siren as his car
+. tore down the road where the girls
/ were walking. Both glanced quickly
behind them and then leaped 10 the
side of the road. Miss Duryea was a
| fraction of q second too late. however.
and the heavy machine struck her a
terrific blow. completely demolishing
the lamp at the side OF the wind shield
The girls body was hurled 10 one
side of the road, where il lay notion
/ less. Several persons screamed in hor-
ror as they saw the body hurtling
through the air. and this frightened the
man ut the wheel who put on more
speed and rushed on his way The
automobile was out Of SHIT in cloud
of dust before any attempt could be
made 20 stop IT,
Companion Hystercal.
Miss Lloyd. weeping hystercally.
rushed to the side of the injured girl
and tried 10 revive her. Blood was
coming from the wounds in Miss
Duryea's head. and her left leg was
bent backward and broket
Somebody called a physician. but IT
required only hasty glance TO show
that the girl had been instantly killed..
Her skull was badly crushed. While a
large crowd Of men and women voiced
their Indignation at the hcartlcss man.
ner in which the men in the autom 1blle
had driven off after killing Miss Dur
yea. a man telephCncd TO the police,
giving the license number Of the ma
chine md a description of the car.
| Within FIVE minutes the police of all
surrounding towns and hamlets wcve
| told 10 keep a sharp lookout for the
| car.
About forty minutes after the acel-
dent Patrolman Robinson, of the New
Brunswick police force, was watching
for the death dealing automobile at ,he
Albany street bridge in that town. lie
could command a wide view OF the
River Road, a favorite speedway for
automobilists, and figured that tna
gray machine would pass that way ON
its trip to New York.
Starts to Head OF Car.
Robinson's patience was finally re-
wardcd when he saw a machine an
swering the description Of Moran's car
come booming along the road. Read
ing the license number, Robinson was
sure of his game. lie impressed into
service the passing automobile of An
drew Weingart and started to head off
the gray car.
TO do this he had 10 first cross the
bridge 10 reach the road. Hoffman
seemed 10 scent trouble and made
desperate effort to get past the bridge
before Robinson could reach il. The
policeman was too quick. however, and
blocked the way across the narrow
bridge, so Moran's car was forced To
slow up. Robinson then got out and
told the men i'm the gray car they were
under arrest, charged with the killing
Of Miss Duryea.
Moran. who seemed in great fear,
told Robinson he did not know Miss
puryea had been badly injured, and had
therefore kept on his way. lie and
Hoffman were taken to Police Head
quarters, to await the arrival Of Chief
Of Police Kilfoyle of Princeton.
-Four hundred Princeton students
were in waiting for Moran and Hof-
man when they arrived at the Mayors
Office for arraignment. Moran was
rlainly nervous, but had arranged be-