Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-09
DRIVER FATALLY
INJURED; CAUSE
NOT DISCOVERED
Body of James Woods Found
Lying Near Curb on Lower
Market Street.
CUT AND BRUISED, MAY
HAVE BEEN HIT BY AUTO
Was on His Way to Work,
Having Taken New
Position.

James Woods. sixty-six years old, a
driver. was found fatally injured on
Market street, near Ferguson street,
early today, He died in an ambulance
while being taken to st. James Hos
ipital His home was at $40 Market
street, a short distance from the spot
where he was found.
County Physician Mckenzie later
examined the body and found that the
man had sustained a fracture of the
skull, three fractured ribs, a punctuye
of the liver and cuts and bruises
about the face and body 1t is be-
lieved he was struck aud run over
by a passing automobile or wagon.
Got New Job Yesterday.
Woods left his home about 4.4t
o'clock this morning to go to the
stables of the Miller-Freeman Con-
tracing Company. at 81 Prospect
street. where he secured employment
as driver yesterday. Shortly aft
erward his body was found lying in
the. street a short distance from his
home near the corner of Chambers
street. William Cotton. a driver for
the Ward Baking Company, was the
! first one to discover the body.
George baltimore, of 81 Chambers
street, who was on his way to work,
joined Cotton and the pair went to
the Hill Bakery, corner of Market
and Frederick streets, to telephone
to the police. They met Patrolman
Schmidt. of the Third precinct, who
sent in a hurry call for the police
ambulance.
Cotton then drove off to his route
in Jersey City and the police were
unable to get a detailed account oil
the finding of the body.
Night EmpIoye Finds Body.
Frank O'Connor, of S02 Elm street
a night employe at the Hill bakery
said that Cotton told him that be hae
seen the body of the man lying IL
the gutter as he WAS passing in hi.
automobile. Lieutenant DAILY and Ser
geant Brex, of headquarters. are in,
Yestigating the case. but so far havi
been unable to find any witnesses L
the accident
Woods pipe was found about ter
feet away from his body, and small
bottle containing kerosene lay un-
broken beside him. He had taken the
kerosene to light the lamps at the
Miller-F freeman stables.
According to County Physician Nc.
K emile, the man could not have met
his death in a fall. and in all prob
ability was run over by an automo-
bile or some other kind Of vehicle.
The police are puzzled as to VIII,
Woods should attempt to cross ths
, street. as he apparently was doing
when he was knocked down. Hi.
home is on the south side of Markei
street. and il would not have beer
necessary for him to cross the stree
on his way to work.
Woods had been out of employment
for about a year, and was overjoyet
when he secured a position. Yester,
| day was his first day on his new job
and he determined to be at worl
early this morning.
He arose about 4 o'clock and, aftel
, dressing and eating light breakfast
bid his wife good-by. Mrs. Wood.
| she settled herself for a nap wher
| she heard a knock upon the door. 1
was Patrolman Schmidt, who had
come to inform her of the fatality.
Woods had been resident of this
city for twenty-eight years, coming
here from New York. He conducted
an express business in this city fol
about ten years, having his place o.
business at one time at 259 Washing
ton avenue, and at various othel
places In the Woodside section. He |:
survived by his widow. Mrs. Elizabeth
Woods, and a stepbrother. John Fits
of Brooklyn.
Funeral services will be held in ths
home Saturday morning. and inter
ment viii be in Evergreen Cemetery
Brooklyn.