New Britain herald., 1916-06-22
NEW YORK ATTORNEY DIES BENEATH AUTO Lawyer Mofatt Instantly Killed
 When Car Turns Turtle
 R0DY m RE CREMkTED
BODY TO BE CREMATED
Big Packard Skids Into Ditch and Turns Ovcr-Victim Was Prominent in New York Legal Circles and Was Mentioned For Supreme Court.

1 in New York Legal Circles and Was Mentioned For Supreme Court. Pinned beneath his Packard touring car Which was overturned after skid ding from the highway into a ditch short distance south of Hart's corner B. Burnham Moffat, a prominent member of the New York bar, and well known politician in the metropo- lis, was instantly killed late yesterday afternoon, his skull being crushed by the steering wheel behind which he became wedged as the car toppled OH the roadside. His wife and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Moffat, who were with him, were thrown clear of the somer- | saultlng car and they escaped with but l a few minor bruises.
 MT. Moffat's body was sent to New 1 York today and, in accordance with l his wishes, will be cremated. l The Moffats had closed up their res l 1dence in New York and had started 1 early yesterday morning for their sum l mer home in ChoCOrua, N. H. They intended to stop off at Boston to at l tend the commencement exercises at | Harvard, where their son is a student,
 and they were proceeding at high | speed at the time of the accident MT. | MOffat was at the wheel himself, his l chauffeurs riding in another machine
 in which the family luggage was being 1 transported
 l According to the other occupants of | the car, the big Packard skidded on | the rain soaked macadam and got into | the ditch, turning turtle. Employes of | the Humason factory on the South 1 ington road came to the assistance
 of the unfortunate motorists. They found the attorneys body pinned un- der the car in such a position that l bars had to be used to lift the ma l chine sufficiently to permit them to l extricate 1t. pr. J. N. Bull was sent 1 for, but his services were not required life having been extinct by the time 1 he arrived.
 1 Medical Examiner c. w. Moody viewed the remains and gave permls-
 sion to have the body removed to the
 undertaking rooms of w. A. Bailey
 & Go. MT. Moffat's wife and daughter
 went to Hartford to spend the night, and returned here this morning to &C.,
 company the body to New York
 For many years the deceased attor-
 ney had been prominent in political and legal circles in New York. He
 was fifty-nine years of age and had offices on Broadway for number of l years. He was at one time a member
 of Tammany law committee, was
 counsel for the New York Life Insur- ance company and was active in the affairs of the democratic party He rhad been frequently mentioned for ap- l pointment to a place on the supreme l court bench and two years ago was mentioned to President Wilson for ap-
 pointment as district judge. MT. Moffat was a graduate of Har- ward and was recognized as a remark able scholar. Besides his legal pro- | fession he devoted considerable time 1 to writing and was the author of a
 number of books. He was affiliated with many of New York's biggest so- cial and fraternal clubs.
 1 His widow, a daughter and two sons
 one a Harvard student and the other a pupil in Groton preparatory l school, survive him.
 | The auto in which they were riding at the time of the accident was bad l ly damaged. It was lowed to Cookes l garage last evening for repairs.
 Herschal B. Baker Dead. Herschal B. Baker, a resident Of 1 Plainville for many years, died yes. 1 terday at his home on Crown street
 after a long illness. His funeral will l be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 1 o'clock from Bailey's undertaking
 rooms on Broad street Rev. J. z.
 Ward, pastor of the Baptist church, 1 will officiate. Interment will be in l West cemetery.
 MT. Baker was seventy-six years of
 age and is survived by his widow. a.
 son, Edward Baker and a daughter
 who lives in New York He also has
 two brothers, Ranson Baker of South | Norwalk and Everett Baker of
 Denver Col.
 For a number of years Mr. Baker and his brother had a brass foundry
 Eere.
 Attending Convention
 Plainville was represented at the | convention of the Masonic Veterans association held in Hartford today | by A. H. Dresser, William Blakeslee,
 I. P. Ryder, Frederick s. Spencer. ! James Robinson and James Burns.
 'Miliionaire's'' Brother Fined
 John DooleY of Bridgeport, who | claims his brother is a millionaire,
 was fined $2 and costs this morning l by Justice E. P. Prior, before whom
 he was arraigned on charges of in 1 toXication and breach of the peace ! Henry O'Hart, his employer, agreed
 to stand responsible for the payment
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