The Detroit times., 1915-11-24
A ccid ents 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
rious street accidents the last "a
hours than in several weeks past.
One OF them resulted fatally, and
two persons lie in the city hospital
with but slight hope OF recovery. At
least a dozen others were manned
by autos and street cars. principally
the former.
While stealing a ride on a truck
OF the Kaiser.SchmIdt Brewery CO..
driven by Charles Sever, OF No. 90
Meldrum-aye.. at 4 80 o'clock. Tues
day afternoon. JohnS Rolewicz. IL
years old, OF No 52s Kirby-aye. east.
fell from the machine and 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 acct
dent had happened until he was
looked up and informed OF the IA
tality toy the police. He was releas.
ed attcr he had been questioned by
Assistant Prosecutor Speed
Dragged so feet, after he had
been hit by an auto. driven by
Maxwell Humphry, 2l years old. OF
No. Norwood-pl.. at MiChigan.ave
and Thirty hrst-st.. early Wednesday
morning. Joseph Muscle. 50 wears
old, who lives at No 50 Thirtieth-
st, was all but dead when he was
lifted from the street BY witnesses.
Rushed 20 the city hospital, IT was
learned that he was suffering from
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.
tlon, called TO the scene 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 bis
auto at a high rate OF speed, and
was unable to bring 1t TO a stop
before Muscle had been dragged
under the wheels for a 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 be
would be held. pending a further
investigation OF the probable fatal
ity.
Humphry drives one OF the autos
OF Jhe Mechanics Laundry GO.
Suffering with concussion of the
brain and internal injuries that are
expected 10 cause her death, Mrs
Lena Juergens. 33 years old, of M
As Park-ave., iSin the receiving hos
pItal. in an hnconscious condition,
$sxf 9fr4rai.' 81 nef' stepN%l. ~,
OF a moving auto at Myrtle-st and
Humboldt-ave. Tuesday night. The
car was driven by ] VI Harkness
Of No $50 Eorest-ave. west After
he had been questioned at the
Grand River.sve police station,
Harkness was released He eX-
planned that the woman stepped
from the curbing. and walked into
the path OF his car before he coulH
bring II TO a stop.
Even traffic officers are not safe
on Detroit's streets. Traffic Patrol.
man bernard Baldwin was struck
and severely hurt at Warren and
Woodward-aves, Tuesday night ny
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-ave.. in which traffic was open
Graham became abusive when
the officer started with him for the
Bethune station, and threatened
Baldwin. according to the report OF
the officer TO the lieutenant nj the
Ninth precinct Graham was locked
up. charged with reckless driving
He gave his age as 81 years Both
Baldwin and officers ~ the Ninth
precinct station say hat he was
under the influence OF liquor when
brought in.
Jack Humphrey. of No az Mack
ave. didn't MAIN anyone with his
machine. neither did he collide
with another machine nor street
car. but his recklessness nearly cost
his own life and that Of his four
year-old daughter. Mildred, who was
In the car 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. Tho father and child were
thrown about by the force OF the
collision. but neither was severely
hurt.
Patrolmen Harry e. Trius and
". w Myers, who witnessed tho ac-