New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
POLICE ATHLETE
In TRICK SWING
SAVES LADS LIFE
Boy, Caught in Traff
Crush, Rescued When
Almost Under Wheels.
WOMAN KILLED
BY AUTO IN NEWARK
Two Victims of Motor Acct
dents Die-Verdict Of $4,000
Against Prince Pignatelli.

One dead in New York and two more
in near by New Jersey, many injured
and a verdict Of $4,000 against a
Spanish prince whose automobile killed
a man last summer was yesterday s
automobile record. A cool and muscu-
lar patrolman swung a boy caught IN
a traffic jam on Eighth Avenue from
the path of a trolley car.
Henry Masse, eight years old, OF
29l5 Eighth Avenue, started across the
avenue from his home He got as far
as the southbound car track and paused,
frightened by the stream of automobiles
coming from the Polo Grounds. lie
paid no attention to the gong Of an
approaching car.
Crowded with passengers, the cars
momentum carried it along, although
the brakes were grinding and every
wheel shriek,nC. Patrolman Frederick
Hettenheimer, of the West l35th Street
station, was on the running board and
saw the car could not be stopped IN
time.
Two strides brought him to the dash
board of the car. Gripping the iron
roof support with his left hand, he
swung his body to the left until it pro-
jected almost straight out in front OF
the car.
Athlete Saves Him.
The boy stood motionless, his fright
ened gaze fixed upon the car that now
lowered above him. The patrolman' 5
right hand closed upon his collar and,
pivoting upon his left side, Hetten-
heimer swung him back to the safety
of the running board. A few yards
beyond the car came to a stop with a
Jolt that unseated many passengers.
Henry ran home, while the passengers
forced congratulations on the patrol
man.
fastening across Market Street, in
Newarks shopping district, Mrs Belle
c. Baldwin, Of 95 Fourth Avenue, that
city. stepped from behind trolley car
into the path of an automobile. She
was run over and killed Gustaye
MAYER, of So Howe Avenue, Passalc,
who was driving the automobile, was
arrested.
Walter A. Lesser, Of s01 West End
Avenue, died in Polytechnic Hospital
from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident at Echo Lake, Penn, Sun
dav. The car in which he was riding
toppled from a bridge into ravine.
Louis Levy, Of 142d Street and River
side Drive, another occupant Of the
automobile, was killed, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Gledhill, of 312 West
Ninety-ninth Street, were injured: Mr..
Lesser was branch manager OF the
Stearns Motor Car Company.
Prince Must Pay $4,000.
Jury in Mineola awarded Mrs.
Edward V. O'Connell $4,000 damages
in suit she brought against Prince
Ludovic Pignatelli paragon, whose
racing automobile collided with Mr..
O'Connelps last summer. killing Mr..
O'Connell Mrs. O'Connell declared the
prince was intoxicated lie denied It.
John Henlon, fifteen years old, in
iured by an automobile in Kearny, y.
j., Tuesday, died yesterday.
Johnny Herman, three years old, was
so interested in a safety-first lecture
in West Forty-ninth Street by junior
police sergeant yesterday afternoon
that he did not hear the horn OF a
brewery truck. It ran. over his left
foot.
Sergeant" Jimmy Cannon, thirteen,
saw his youngest auditor lying still
after the truck passed. Singing the
unconscious little body across his
shoulder he ran to Polytechnic Hospital
and stood by until DR.. Glenn assured
him Johnny would recover, though his
foot was crushed. A real police ser
geant halted John OBrien, driver Of the
truck. but did not arrest him. Inc
vehicle was owned by the Central
Brewing Company.
Four Hurt in Harlem.
Four boys were run down and in
iured by automobiles in Harlem. Harry
Lewis, eight years DID, of $50 West
Hath Street, was struck by an auto
mobile owned and driven by Dr. Will
lam II. Moore. of 1929 East Fifteenth
Street, Brooklyn. at Seventh Avenue
end l22d Strnet- He was badly bruised