The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-20
Arthur Barber and His Son
Hurled to Pavement and
Horse Had to Be Killed
ARREST BUS MAN FOR
CARELESS DRIVING
Jacob Aaron Of Montpelier
Will Be Given Hear
ing Soon

, A Ford jitney driven by Jacob Aaron
of Montpelier ran into milk team
owned and driven by Arthur Barber OF
Richardson road on upper North Main
street last evening, demolishing the car
Iriage in which the latter was deliver
ing milk and threw the driver and his
SON, aged 10, into the street. Barber
sustained painful injuries about the left
shoulder and side, the boy got bad
bruise on his head and the horse suf-
fered with a fracture in the left fore
leg until DIR. O. Il. Barr came along and
lput the animal out of its misery. Aaron
and three passengers, one of them Alfred
/ Turton of New York, who had the plas-
tering contract at Hotel Barre last sum
mer, We're uninjured Aaron was placed
under arrest later in the evening on a
warrant issued by Grand Juror William
j, Wishart charging him with operating
a car in careless manner Chief Sin
clair locked him up in cell at police
headquarters, where he spent the night
His automobile emerged from the mix
up with broken steering gear and
wheel. This morning Aaron was ad-
nitted to bail in the sum of 500 and
a hearing will probably be held later
in the week.
The accident occurred at point not
far from the scene of iitney accident
last summer when several men were
quite badly injured after the driver
had done his futile best to dodge a dog
To all accounts, tie milk man, Barber,
was hugging his own side of the high
way last night and Chief Sinclair and |
Officer David Henderson, who hurried |
to the north end as soon as they were I
notified, found plenty of men who were
willing 20 lay the responsibility for the |
accident up against Jacob Aaron. Bar
Der, who was taken TO the store of Pc
ter Beaulieu at the corner Of North Main /
and First streets, was treated by DIR. |
w. 4. Lazell and later removed to his
home, II is thought that he will make
a quick recovery.
John Griffin, John Broderiek and Den
mis- Starr were standing in front of Mr.
Griffin's store at the foot OF Berlin
street when Aaron and his passengers
went jitneying past. One OF the trio
on the curbing remarked that the party
would see Montpelier, if that was their
in about 10 minutes at the
rate they were going.
Speculation among the three, however,
was shortly interrupted by crash far
ther up the street. Mr.. Starr was one
u the first to reach the spot whence the
rash proceeded and he found both Bar !
Der and the boy lying in the street :
sT.4 h.. s.,e. ..fl 4
Second street 20 the Third street corner I
he auto had pushed the carriage and the !
iorse. 1t was slippery going for any
fehicle and the driver of the jitney must
ave had 10 exert himself 10 stop the :
ar at Third street, distance Of forty I
rards from the spot where tell-tale n
racks pointed TO the scene Of the clash.
aaron Is said TO have steered his car G
nto the side street after the accident =
nd il was not until two hours after. :
Yards, or around 10 O'Clock. thnt ne was I
aiken in custody. The fact that the =
o-se, which probably sustained its leg .
racture from the first impact OF the
ar, and the carriage were rushed y
gainst the corner Of the curbing and g
rec probably prevented the peculiar q
recession from going farther.
According 20 Mr.. Barber. be and his y
On were driving homeward when the
ar struck them without any warning
5 evidence showing that be was on the
ght side Of the highway be told the c,
fhcers 30 exnmine the wheel tracks Of
is carriage. which were only a matter
I inches from the sidewalk. Both oc.
lpants, a. the milk man related bis of
srsion, were hurled unceremoniouslr "A
rer the dashboard The elder Barber "a
nded in front Of the horse and mt ID
BE 10 explain how he escaped being run VI
rer. he strlzek on HE shoulder and n
uldnt remember clearly what followed. n
After his arrest Aaron told the OF n
~ that the milk team was On the u
rong side 81 the street and that Barber
a. accompanied By a woman. ma
A large crosd gathered ct the corner ar
Third sndMain streets almost ss soan uii
the accident happened. someone tel q.
honed police hea8quartsfs that a jit-
q carrying the iicsnse nnmber - s. ~
: had nulided With q mia wagon and 80
? fhief and 0ficrr Henderson started ~
! she north end Immediately Some.
= slss ealled the Barre Drug store Jog -
. Rarr and The veterinarian. who YES he
fsnsinr q shou in the PARA theatrs. ~
Is adrisef that his ssrfiees usrt ueeB-
Nhen notiaf SIS SERVED ~ bin -
Fnurh thf nlslium nf the "n1sifH :
.esn Aftef sEamiuinR tts horse. IT, atf
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