New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-08-19
Pla1nv7lle News
AUTOIST HITS MAN
With BABY. IN ARMS
Reckless Driver Flees, Leaving
Victims in Ditch
CHILD'S HURTS MAY BE FATAL

Friends of Injured Father Gather For
Lynching Bee-School Board Selects
Negro Shack Destroyed by Fire
Speeding away without making the
least effort to learn what damage had
been done an autoist, who, last eve
ming ran down and badly injured Fred
CASTILLO and his seventeen m onth- old
daughter as they were on their way to
their home on the Southington road,
probably succeeded in escaping punish
ment for his recklessness as the po-
lice admit today that they nave no
means Of locating him. The number
CT his car was not secured and the au-
thorities believe the motorist success
fully evaded responsibility for the ac-
Cident.
His victims are laid up at their
home, the child possibly suffering from
fatal injuries while its father is
badly bruised about the body that
he was unable to leave his bed today
The little girls face was badly cut and
her head. She has a bad scalp wound
and internal injuries are feared. DR..
L. II. Frost is attending them.
The accident occurred near Harris
corner about o'clock. Gastiello was
on his way home and was carrying
the child in his arms. He was walking
almost in tho ditch VIII en- the death de
flying autoist came upon him. The ma
chine was travelling at high speed and
the driver turning to the side of the
road to avoid hitting another machine
struck him. Gastiello, who is an un-
| usually heavy man, was hurled into
! the ditch, where he landed on the
PROSTATE form of his baby.
! There were four people, three women
and the driver in the car, at the time
| of the accident. Bystanders claim all
| turned to learn the results of their
| rccklessness and when they saw that
their victims were either killed Or bad
ly hurt. full speed was ordered and
the machine whizzed away in the
darkness.
Difficulty was experienced in getting
physician and it was nearly two
hours after the accident when friends
secured DR.. Frost to attend the in
jurod. When the doctor arrived at
the Gasciollo home he found an OK
cited crowd of Italians in the house
EnraScd over the accident thCv were
ready to Wreak heir wrath on the ;1l1-
toist and had he been apprehendcd
the crowd was unruly that he might
have joined Leo Frank, leaving by the
| same route as that chosen for the al
legged Georgia murderer.
There was a slight improvement in
the cilild's condition this morning and
there is a chance for her recovery.
New Teachers Hired.
A. l.. Rogers, chairman of the
| school committee today announced the
| filling of vacancies in the teaching
| force at the local Schools caused by
! the resignation of our of last years
| instructors.
The new members of the staff are
Miss Ruby c. Lepper of Hartford, who
| is to have the sixth grade; Miss Maude
| Pearce of Holyoke, selected for the
mixed fifth and sixth grade; Miss
Edith e. Whiting of Marlborough,
! Mass, who will have charge of the
mixed third and fourth grade and Miss
Helen Garfield of Derby for the kin
dergarten. The board previously an
| nounced the election of Miss Bowles
who is now living here, for the sixth
| grade.
In connection with the filling of va
cancies, Mr.. Rogers stated that the
board had promoted Miss Pauline
Raruthers from a mixed grade to the
fourth grade.
Principal Judd's staff is now COM
plete and as far as the teaching de-
partment is concerned things are in
| readiness for the re-opening of the
schools which is scheduled for Tues
day, September 7.
Word has been received from the
manufacturers that the portable
school house, recently ordered by
special town meeting, has been
shipped from the factory and will
probably arrive in Plainville within d
few days. 1t will be placed in posi-
ton at once and the board hopes it
will be avilable for use when the fall
term begins. The new building will be
used for the kindergarten.
Negro Shack Burned.
An old frame building, located in
Birchville and known as the Bellamy
homestead, was destroyed by fire, the
origin of which is unknown, late last
night The structure, which was
about of the pretentions of a shack,
was burned to the ground, the blaze
having had too much of start on the
firemen
The house has not been occupied for
several weeks and it is thought posi-
BILE that tramps using it as quarters
when the fire broke out Officer Ma
rino was notified of the blaze by an
autoist VINO passed the place. He sent
in an ala rm, the local department re-
spending.