The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-06
SEEK AUTO PARTY
 AS RESPONSIBLE FOR FATAL SHOT
Death of. Mrs. Summers Re- ported As Due to Acci-
 dental Shooting. CASE IS PARALLEL TO DEATH OF D. w. BEACH Stringent Provision in City Ordinance Prohibits Use
 of Firearms.

Search for a party of young men who were in an automobile. Tuesday evening at Broad street and Park place when Mrs. Mary Summers, 46 years old. of Newark, N. J., dropped to the sidewalk and was believed to have been victim of heart failure is being prosecuted by the detective department following the discovery yesterday afternoon by Medical Exam finer s. M. Garlick of bullet wound just below the left shoulder. The police have a good description of the automobile and the occupants and feel certain that one of the men in the car was responsible for Mrs. Sum- mers, death as they were said to have been discharging revolvers. The medical examiner reports the death as due to accidental shooting.
 Because of the time that elapsed since Mrs. Summers was shot and the medical examiners autopsy was per- formed, her slayer has had plenty o1 time to escape.
 Mrs. Summers, who lives at 55s Eighteenth avenue, Newark, came to this city Sunday night with her hus- band and went to stay with her, son. in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs Felix Laskow of 43s Main street. Her son. Joseph, IT,, lived with the Las kows and they believed that it would be a treat for the parents to witness the Fourth of July celebration in this city. "
 After witnessing the parade and celebration of the afternoon, the hus- band had to return to Newark and Jeff late in the afternoon. Tn the even- ing Mrs. Summers and MT. and Mrs Laslkow started for Seaside park, MT Laskow wheeling they baby carriage containing his four months old baby He walked several feet in advance ot the two women And at Park place and Broad street, heard the report of a revolver. He turned to find his mother-in-law lying. face downward on the sidewalk It WAS believed that the report of the revolver had frightened her and her heart had been unable to stand the strap.
 Policeman Terrence Rogers was nearbxr, and made his way through the crowd that gathered. The ann buIance corps was summoned and pr Paine pronounced the woman dead
 The body was taken to the morgue of CuIlinan & Mullins upon permission of Acting Medical Examiner Edward Fitzgerald.
 Yesterday afternoon, Dr.. Garlick began his autopsy. The bullet had entered below the left shoulder, fgac- tured the fifth rib. pierced a lung and severed one of the arteries of the heart. No blood was noticeable out side of the body. It was said by the surgeon that she had bled internal ly.
 The bullet wound had not been dis covered before as Mrs. Summers was wearing a long dark coat and the blood did not penetrate it. But wher the coat was removed at the autopsy a blood spot was found on her shir1 waist and in that manner the na- lure of death was determined.
 MT. Summers returned from New ark last evening with the son. Mrs Summers was born in Germany. Hel maiden name was Bush. The buria will be in Woodlawn cemetery, New ark.
 es The tragic death of Mrs. Summers recalls the similar fatality of David w. Beach, a young accountant em- ployed in the Wheeler & Wilson Man ufacturing Co.,. who was shot dead on
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