New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
PEDESTRIAN KILLED
 BY MOTOR-CYCL|S1 William Mitchell Walked Two Miles
 in Dazcd Condition. HAD CONCLUSION OF BRAIN

English Resident Showed Remarkable l Vitality MotorcycIist Absolved From Responsibility-Plain A. C. Wins Ball Gamc--Notes. ... The funeral of Peter William Mitch ] ell. the aged pedestrian who died yes 1 terday afternoon from injuries re- 1 ceived in collision with a motorcycle | on the New Britain road Saturday l night, will be held tomorrow after 1 noon at 2:30 from his late residence 1 at No. "A Maple street Rev. MT. | Thurston. pastor of the Methodist l church. will otficiate and interment l will be in West cemetery. John w. Brewer of Summer street, l Bristol. driver of the motorcycle. has 1 been exonerated from responsibility | for the accident by the relatives of ] the deceased and by Medical Ex- l aminer Theodore G. Wright. No at 1 tempt will be made by the local au thorities to hold Brewer for further l investigation of the accident. MT Mitchell was walking from New
 
 dent happened. By 9:3O o'clock he had reached point just beyond the residence of Charles P. Hart, where there is a turn in the road and where the view is shut off by two large barns ] close to the highway. Here he mo- ticed Buick automobile standing on the wrong side of the road while tire repairs were being made. Mr. <ot, al, I,aI j,,c q . l when Brewer swung around the bend going towards Plainville. On the rear seat of the motorcycle was Mrs. M. l Haskell, also of Bristol. Brewer says that he was running on second speed and not travelling more than ten miles an hour
 How the Accident Happened. Blinded by the bright headlights on the car by the side of the roah' Brewer swung out with a wide detour and then guided his machine back to his own side of the road, to find MT. Mitchell right in front of him. Ap- plication of the emergency brake came too late. The motorcycle struck MT. Mitchell a glancng blow. knock ing him flat on the road. Mrs. Has, kell was also thrown to the road and
 
 self escaped injury.
 While Mrs. Haskell was being car ried to the home of Charles F. Hart 10 receive attention, MT. Mitchell picked himself up, brushed the aust from his clothes, and started on down the hill towards Plainville. His shoul- der was injured and he had received several bad cuts and bruises on his face.
 Refused Il Ride Home.
 A few hundred yards from the scene of the accident MT. Mitchell met Jeremiah B. Lewis who, reallZ- ing that the pedestrian was injured, offered to take him home in car riage. MT. Mitchell declined this of fer of assistance, saying that ne was we'll able to walk home.
 He arrived at his home on Maple street shortly. after II o'clock. Mrs. Mitchell, who was reused from pea to let him in, did not notice any thing unusual about his appearance. He bathed his face and immediately went to bed.
 Meanwhile reports of the accident had reached his son, John Fl. Mitch ell of East street who had returned by trolley from New Britain about 10 o'clock. When he called at the home of his parents he found his fa- ther in a restless, semi-consclous sleep. He protested that he did not need medical attention and said that he would be all right in the morning.
 At midnight he became seriously i'll and Dr. J. c. Tanner was called to dress his injuries and make him comfortable for the night. The phy- sician found that MT. Mitchell had bad gash on the top of his head. Early yesterday morning he lapsed into unconsciousness steadily grew weaker during the day and died at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Had Concussion of Brain.
 After making an investigation of the case, Medical Examiner T. G. Wright of New Britain said that death was caused by concussion of the brain. It Is thought that Mr. Mitch ell also received serious internal in- juries.
 It is considered a remarkable CO., incidence by those who were ac- uuainted with MT. Mitchell, that he met with an accident at the same locality in White Oak two years ago this summer in the memorable after math of the Plainvfile riot. That night he was walking along the same sec stay at The Swastika" cottage, In- dia, Neck Rranford Conn