The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
LlNDBURGH HELD TO. AWAIT OUTCOME OF
 LYNCH'S INJURIES

Henry F. Lynch of Stamford, for merly of Bridgeport, is at St. Vim cents hospital in an extremely serious condition with his skull fractured over the right temporal region and Harry E. Edinburgh of 5 Atlantic street. aS Sta11f ord resident for the past three months, is held by the Fairfield au-s. thoritfes sslnder bonds of $500 as a result of an a5It onlobi1e accident at FIintss Corner in Fairfield last night Developments today, Lindburgh.s story being taken as a basis, seem to indi-# cate that Lynch met his injuries. in jumping from the automobile as the machine careened towards a telephone post.S He was rushed to the hospital in the emergency hospital ambulance, Dr. Macdonald securing permission from superintendent Johnson to go out of the city limits.
 Lindburglh was placed under, arrest by Deputy Sheriff H.R. EIwood charg- ed with driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, T,eck- less driving and operating a car with a 1912 drivers license. He was for 1nally arraigned before Justice Bacon Wakeman today and q continuance directed for 8. week in order to deter mine the outcome of Iynch's injuries. Deputy Sheriff Elwood is searching for the other three members of the party, who disappeared in the con- fusion. Lindburgh says that they were strangers to him but he thinks the name of one was Hurley.
 pr. Elmer F. Blank took charge of Lynch today upon the request of rela- lives. There was consultation at Il o'clock with pr. J. W. Wright attend ing and a careful examination was made. While clear indications of fractured skull were found, Lynch ae,in 0fn r<3T TlI symptoms caused them to determine not to operate. It is thought that he has bright chance of recovery. The outcome will not be known for from 24 to 48 hours.
 Lindburgh, who is in partnership with Lynch in the automobile painting business in Stamford, says that he does not know the identity of the own CT of the Locomobile figuring in the wreck. They get the painting from A. l.. Schayoir'S Loco agency. at 66 Warren street, Stamford, and this ma chine was one given them to paint. Lynch wanted to come to Bridgeport last night to attend a Knights of Co., lunbus rehearsal for the minstrel show Lindburgh offered to drive him and they left at 6:30 o'clock. Two men were picked up at Darien, one of them a. South Norwa,lk hotel man. At South Norwalk the two left after en- toying a. cigar and drink in the Hotel Clifford. There, three men, friends of the hotel man, were introduced and the request made that they be taken to Bridgeport. He says that they were strangers to him.. At Kinsella's in Fairfield they also stopped. Lind burgh says that only three rye high balls were taken the entire trip and denies that he or anyone in the party were under the influence of 1i- quor.
 As they neared F1int's Corner, says Edinburgh, one o the men told him to steer close to the left. Lynch, he He did so and they swerved down to- wards a telephone pole. Lynch thought there was to be collision and jump ed. It Is believed that tire burst. The machine was badly jared and the running board damaged. It was talk en to Browns garage under it's own power. At the SchaYoir agency today 1t was reported that the accident had not been reported, that it was not known that a car had been taken out and that the owner is at present un- known.
 Dr. c. B. Hyde of Southport, who happened to be near the scene of ac- cident, took Lynch to Boy1e's pE,ars macy and gave treatment until the ambulance arrived. Lindburgh lives with his wife at the Atlantic street address and was once in charge of the finishing department at the Loco plant. Later he was in business for himself on Gregory street. Lynch is a brother of the late Rev. F-r. Lynch, pastor of St Charles church and de- votes much attention to amateur thea tricalg.