The Detroit times., 1914-10-27
AUTOIST, DRUNK,
KILLS WOMAN ON
WOODWARD-AVE.
Plows Into Four. Sisters, Waiting
For Car-Two in the
Hospital
HORACE H. NEWSOM
is HELD BY POLICE
Caught By Another Aut0ist-
Faces Manslaughter
Charge

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police following the automobile acct
dent In which Miss Agnes Brown was
killed by Newsom's machine, was re-
leased at noon, Tuesday. on $4,000
bail. with two sureties.
I Hiram A. Douglas, of No. 162 vir-
GINA Park, treasurer Of the Michigan
Sugar Co. and Earl w. McGookin, OF
Nc. 81 Marston-ave., manager Of the
Stewart Warner Speedometer Corpor.
alton signed the bond, which was &C
cepted by Judge Connolly.
A warrant charging manslaughteS
will be issued for Horace II. Newsom,
mane ger or the American Voiturette
Co.. who drove the automobile which
struck four sisters. Misses Agnes.
Florence. Jennie and Augusta Brown.
killing one and seriously injuring two.
at Woodward and Kirby-aves.. Tues
day morning ut 1890 o'clock.
Miss Agnes Brown, 80 years old.
died at Harper hospital soon after be-
ing trken there. Her skull was crush
ed. Florence, % years old. suffered
scalp wounds and internal injuries
and Jennie. 25 years old, was cut and
bruised about the body and limbs.
Both are at Harper hospital Miss
Augusta, IS years old. was uninjured.
Newsom Is under arrest at Bethune-
ave. police station. According to the
police. he was under the influence of
liquor at the time OF the accident He
Is 3S years old and resides at No. 20
Chandler-ave.
The Brown sisters. who live at No.
IS Leicester-st.. were waiting for .
street car to go home, after attending
a party. Their brother Is David A.
Brown. president OF the General Ice
Delivery Co. Newsom was arrested
near the Bethune police station. after
he had been identified by w. 8. Rey-
nolds, Of No. ITO Holbrook-ave., who
pursued him from the scene OF the
accident
Reynolds was driving his automo-
bile ahead of Newsom. when he heard
screams. He turned around and saw
the forms Of three women lying in
the street. Another automobile driy-
en- by G. Fl. Richardson. OF the Mariet-
In hotel, approached. Reynolds shout
ed to Richarc son to look after the in
tured women, and drove after New
som. After chase Of two blocks. he
forced Newsom TO the curbing ON
Woodward-ave.. and left him In cuS
toby of another autoist. but Newsom
II Is said, drove away. Reynolds again
took up the chase and trailed Newson
TO within Q short distance Of the DO
lice station.
He encountered the auto patrol,
loaded with officers on their way II
investigate the accident. Reynolds
took Newscm from his machine after
II had ben halted by the police, and
turned him over to the officers. New
som. Il Is said, Immediately went "a
sleep after being locker up.
At Harper hospital Tuesday morn
ing, II was reported that the two sis
tiers would recover.
Horace Newson made q statement
before an assistant prosecutor at noon
Tuesday.
He declared that he had spent the
early evening with friends In Canada
and had a few drinks while there. On
his return to Detroit he stopped at the
Hotel Pontchartrain and had a few
more drinks. He asserted, however.
that he was I'm no wise under the In
fiuence OF liquor.
He declared that he remembered
nothing about the accident until he
had been stopped and taken by the
police. He remembered leaving the
hotel and going out Woodward-ave.,
but IL positive that be has no recollec-
lions OF hitting anyone.
II was discovered by the prosecu-
tors Office that Newson went to sleep
az soon as he reached the cell Non
day night. and seemed to be under a
strain OF some sort. He told the pros
ecutor who examined him that his
company was In financial difficulties
and that he had worried about 1t q
good deal.
He said he had driven q car for six
years, and had never had an accident
before of any sort.