The Detroit times., 1915-11-24
A ccid en- is Increase
While Citizens Frame
Safety Measures
DRIVERS ARE
ARRESTED
IL Year old Boy Is
Fatally Crushed By
Brewery Truck


safety campaign that Detroit has
known, there have been more Sc
r!ous street accidents the last "a
hours than in several weeks past.
One oi them resulted fatally. and
two persons lie in the city hospital
with but slight hope Of recovery. At
least Il dozen others were manned
by autos and street cars. principally
the former.
While stealing a ride on q truck
OF the Kaiser7Scanidt Brewery Co.
! driven by Cha;lss Sever, OF 40. So
Meldrun.avs.. a. 80 O'Clock. Tues
day afternoon, John Eolewicz, II
years old. OF No. 52S klrby-ave. east.
fell from the machine AID was run
over by the trailer. The child was
unconscious when picked from the
road, and died before he reached
Grace hospital.
Sever did not know that an acc.
dent had happened until he was
looked up and informed OF the ia
tality Ivy the police. lie was releas
| ed after he had been questioned by
Assistant Prosecutor Speed.
Dragged 80 feet. aftor he had
been hit by an auto, driven by
Maxwell Humphry, 2l years old, of
No. Norwood-pl., at Miohigan-ave
and Thirty.frst-st.. early Wednesday
morning, Joseph Muscle. 30 years
old. who lives az No. So Thirtiett-
st. was all but dead when he was
lifted from the street by witnesses.
Rushed to the city hospital 1t was
learned that he was suffering from
a fractured skull, internal injuries,
and severe cuts and bruises on his
body. and no hope Is held out for
his recovery.
Police OF the sixth precinct sta
! tion. called 10 the scene a few
minutes lates. arrested Mumphry,
and he Is looked up at that station,
charged with reckless driving.
Persons who saw the accident.
say that Humphry WAS driving his
auto at high rate OF speed. and
was unable to bring 1t to a stop
before Muscle had been dragged
under the wheels for considerable
/ distance. One Of the assistant pros
ecutors went to the Sixth precinct
station TO take Humphreys state.
ment, but il had not been deter
mined at o'clock. whether he
would be held, pending a further
investigation OF the probable fatal
! ity.
Humphry drives one OF the autos
! OF the Mechanics Laundry Co.
Suffering with conclusion OF the
brain and internal injuries that are
expected TO cause her death. Mrs
Lena Juergens, SO years old, OF No
4s Park-ave IS in tho receiving hos,
pital, In an unconscious condition.
tho result OF her stepping in front
| OF moving auto at Ayrtle.st. and
Humboldt-ave. Tuesday night. The
car was driven by J. VI Hardness,
OF No SEQ Fores,-ave. west. After
! he had been questioned at the
Grand River.ave. police station,
| Harkness was released He eX-
planned that the womsn stepped
from the curbing and walked into
the path OF his car before be coulf
bring II TO a stop.
Even trafic officers are not safe
or Detroit's streets Traffic Patrol
man Bernard Baldwin was struck
| and severely hurt at Warren and
Woodward-aves.. Tuesday night. by
An auto driven by James Graham,
OF No. ~ Mt. Vernon.ave. Graham
drove through the safety zone. ac.
cording TO the story of the officer,
and would have driven across War
ren.aye., In which traffic was open.
Graham became abusive when
tho Officer started with him for the
Bethune station. and threatened
Baldwin. according to the report OF
the officer TO the lieutenant at tho
Ninth precinct Graham was locked
M. charged with reckless driving.
He gave his age as 80 years Both
baldwin and officers at the Ninth
| precinct station say that he was
under the influence OF liquor when
brought In.
Jack Humphrey, Of No. 977 Mack.
ave, didn't MAIN anyone with his
machine. neither did he collide
with another machine nor a street
car, but his recklessness nearly cost
his own life and that OF his four.
year-old daughter. Mildred, who was
in the cur with him, Tuesday
| night.
While driving south on Field-ave.,
at about $3.50 O'Clock. Humphreys
machine suddenly brought mp
against a telephone pole at Mack.
ave. and the car was badly dam
aged. The father and child were
thrown about by the force Of the
| collision. hut neither WAS severely