Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-09
DORNEMAN AUTO
KILLS A WOMAN
IN ASBURY PARK
Newark Business Mans Car
Was Returning 10 Deal
Residence. =

AsBURY PARK, july Am elder
~ woman, identified as Miss Mary P.
Howell, of New York. was instantly
killed by passenger touring car at
the corner of Grand and Asbury ave-
nues last night. The car was driven
by Earl Johnson colored. and owned
by one Of the occupants, w. J.. Borne
man. of 574 High street. Newark,
vice-president Of the Newark Em-
broidery Works
An inquest over the body has not
been held, but witnesses of the acci-
dent say it was unavoidable owing
to the darkness Of the corner and the
seemingly careless manner in which
the woman was Gossing the street.
She was about sixty years old.
Letters in the clothing of the dead
woman addressed to Mary P. Howell,
704 Summerfield avenue, Asbury Park,
the home of S. o. Vaness, identified
her as a roomer there. She came to
the Vaness home on June 30 She is
supposed to have been returning from
prayer meeting service at the Re-
formed Church when struck by the
automobile.
Mr.. Borneman, the owner of the
car, had started on a ride early In
the evening with his wife, his nephew
and his three nieces, Misses M. and
L. Borneman and Miss ID. Borneman
The nephew and nieces are children
of Herman Borneman who also lives
at the same Newark address and is
in business with his brother. Herman
Borneman's summer home is at Darl-
ington and Stafford place, Deal His
hrothet- has hean his guest
The Borneman car was proceeding
down Asbury avenue at rate of
seven or eight miles an hour when the
dark crossing over Grand was ap-
preached about S:45 o'clock. The per-
sons in the car saw no one crossing,
they declared, until the car was di-
rectly upon the woman. Then, it is
asserted, the chauffeur made an at
tempt to steer to the right of tho
woman, but could not crowd the curb
close enough to prevent the accident.
Harry Devices, clerk at the Metro
politan Hotel and +. Bradley Cox, a
real estate man of 50 Church street.
New York saw the accident. They say
the woman was going north in Grand
street on the left hand side of the
street, and had her head bowed. nt-
terly oblivious of the approaching car.
The left hand mud-guard struck her
temple, crushing the skull. and the
wheel ran over her breast.
Johnson stopped the car imme-
diately, not ten feet from the pros
trate form, and he, with his employer,
carried her to the piazza of DIR.
George F. Wilbur's home. 1t is be-
lieved by Borneman that the woman
was knocked unconscious and never
knew that the car was upon her. She
died while Borneman and the chauf-
feur were carrying her to the Wilbur
home. DR.. Joseph H. Bryan, who was
passing in his car, pronounced the
woman dead from fractured skull
and broken ribs.
Policemen Reed and Van Brunt de-
tained Devices and Cox, with others,
as witnesses. The car number is 37l00
n. j.. and the chauffeur, johnson.
carried drivers license No. 2159.
The dead woman. as viewed at Bur-
tis's undertaking establishment. was
simply dressed In gingham. with a
white shawl thrown over her shoui-
ders
No further court action was taken,
other than to hold Borneman and the
driver in bail until the inquest can be
held The car was given in bail as
the equivalent for $4,000.