The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-29
Auto Rams Bill
 Board; One is Dead

(Continued from Page 1) gathered about the wreck Of the car today were many from the towns along the Newtown turnpike. who de- clared they had either seen or heard a car racing along the road in the early morning. The impression pre- vailed that the party, on the down grade into the city, were unable to ne- gotiate the sharp turn at the foot of OK Hil on account of the speed. In vestigatfon by the police, early today. led to the belief that speed was the cause of the nishap. The scene of the disaster, until rel gently, was a death trap. A sharp ledgei of rocks screened the view lof the mdtorist atfthe sharp curve, many nlishaps having been .recoxded in the vicinity as a resuit5of the perf1s of ne-s gotiating the curve at nigh speed. From the appearance Of the bill board, it is apparent that the car, ,leav- ing the road about 100 feet from where it finally pIunged through the board, swerved to the right of the. bend, so far that it went outside of a telegraph pole. and then side swiped l the first of the series of five big bill boards of the size known as "24-. sheet stand.'' The first of these shows the marks where the car col1ided with it. Marks of the hub cap and of the ltires are plainly visible. Past this. and the second big board swept the lear, and then, at the beginning of the third board, suddenly it sswerved sharply and plunged through with the same general effect as is produced 4 when a circus rider leaps through a paper hoop.
 Half a dozen uprigTts, four by six inches, were crump1ed by the force of the collision, and after the car had torn through the third bill board the second collapsed towards Main street l The exact manner in which Costello met his death probably will never be
 known His head was crushed, prob ably against fragments of the bill
 board All the party were stunned. Lucius was the first Of the party to regain his senses and he rushed to the nearest house. that of Mrs. George KetcheT1 of 45oo Main street, where a te1ephone call was sent for the Emergency ambulance.
 The Emergency corps responded in quick time but Costello was breathing his last when pr. E. B. Weldon was l giving first aid treatment. The phy- sician ordered Driver Aubrey Burli- son, who is a special policeman, to place Moshier and Iuefus under ar l rest.
 In city court this morning, owing to the serious condition of Moshier
 who is now resting in St. Vincent $ 1 hospital. a continuance in thes case of tboth was granted until Saturday
 morning by Judge Frederic A. Bart Ilett. Bonds in the case of Noshier, who is charged with manslaughter were fixed at $3,000. Lucius is held lin default of furnishing a bond of 1$1,oO0 on the charge of taking an au- tonobile without leave. Late re- Iports from St. Vincent's hospital state that Moshier's condition is not serious l and that he is rapidly recovering from ! the concussion of the brain which was the most serious of his injuries. He will most likely be discharged in time to appear in the city court Saturday,.
 Lucius was formerly employed in
 Harry E'ord's garage, 455 Stratford
 avenue. Costello. the victim of the
 accident, was employed as foorman
 in the Blue Ribbon garage on Fair field avenue. Reardor is employed as
 night clerk in the same garage. Mo-
 shier is chauffeur in the employ of the Weber Taxi-Cab service. Ely is
 not very well known in this city.
 CostelIo's home was with a married
 sister. Reardon was the oldest of the I i've He is about 30.