The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-13
AUTO DODGES TRAP
FOR BRITISH ENVOY
]. r. Morgan's Chauffeur Car
ries Sir Cecil Spring-R Rice
Through Peril in Road.
SAYS BAND LAY IN WAIT

MiSEOiA. July lZ.-Wlllam Patter-
son. head chauffeur for J. r. Morgan,
tod an astonishing story yesterday OF
an attempt, by six men In a black llmou-
sne 10 stop Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. the
British Ambassador. while Patterson
was driving him in one of Mr.. Morgan's
cars on the Westhury road. nea Green
vale. on Monday night, two days after
Frank Holt shot Mr.. Morgan.
According to patterson's story to Con-
se bic Frank McCahill of Glen Cov and
I, county officers. the incident occurred
while Sir Cecil was on his way from the
Morgan home. on East Island. to Willard
u straight's house at Greenvaie. The
Ambassador was a guest of Mr.. Morgan
when Holt made his attack.
Patterson drove Sir Cecil In one of the
Morgan limousine;. When about three
miles from Greenvale another limousine,
also black. and showing no tail light.
passed the Morgan car. About two hum
bred yards ahead II slowed down to the
pace at which Patterson was driving
and maintained This position for two
miles.
Then, on reaching a dark turn in the
road. about a mile from Greenvale, the
DARK car stopper ana backed, so tnac
1t was diagonally across the road in
front OF the machine carrying the Brit
ish Ambassador.
Drives straight at waiting Men.
As to what happened next Patterson
Ia not sure. His nerves were unstrung
BY the assault made by Holt on his
tmployer-he was one of the servants
who overpowered the frenzied mainland
by the startling disclosures that fol-
lowed Hollis arrest. Six men. he thinks,
Jumped from the car and strung u
across the road in front OF his machine.
one OF the men made signals and
shouted words that were unintelligible
10 Patterson. His only thought was
hat here was another attempt on the
life Of an eminent man and that the
men relied largely on him for safety.
With his heart pounding like a ham
ner. Patterson says, he drove his car
forward at high speed, and headed his
heavy limousine straight at the men,
praying they were not armed. lie sue
ceeded in passing.
Patterson Is not sure whether he
struck two Of the men glancing blows
or whether they dived under their black
machine to escape injury. He did not
look back. but drove the Ambassador
safely to Mr.. Straight's home. ON the
way back. later in the evening. he APP
preached the turn carefully. but saw
no sign OF the car or its six occupants.
Through IT all. even when the auto
mobile charged forward into the Gordon
Of waiting men, the British Ambassador
ala not lose his head. Patterson said.
Sir Cecil sat In the car with perfect
composure. and seemed not In the least
perturbed at the thought of what seemed
TO impend IN that lonely part OF a
country road Oh a night that the chauf-
fsur describes as pitch dark
No Trace of Black Limousine.
Immediately OH reaching the Morgan
estate, Patterson says. he reported the
occurrence to the guards there. but Con-
stable McCahil heard OF II for the first
time yesterday. No report was made
10 Acting Sheriff Raynor here. nor TO
County Detective Phineas Seaman. Con-
stable McCahill inquired at garages and
gasolene stations near the scene Of the
"holdup." thinking that the black car
was simply in trouble and that its pas
sengers wanted assistance, but could
find nobody who saw such a car last
Monday night.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, who is now a,
the British Embassy la Washington
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