Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-12
AUTO CRASHED INTO
UNcASVILLE MILK WAGON
Chauffeur is Under Arrest on Charge
of Assault and Battery.

Sebastiano Angenello, an Uncasville |
milkman, is badly cut and Frank |
Parker of Saybrool is under arrest as
a result of an accident at $50 o'clock !
Tuesday morning when an automobile
owned by Gilman c. Gates. son of c. s.
Gates, judge of probate OF Saybrook,
and driven by Ashley Hosmer. crashed
into the milk wagon containing An
genello and his brother. Salvatore, at
Jerome'S corner on the Norwich road.
Parker is said to have assaulted the
milkman when he attempted TO secure
the number OF the automobile. Assault
and battery is the charge against him.
The roadster left New London short
ly after o'clock Tuesday morning af-
ter the owner and his party are said
to have spent the greater part of the
night at a hotel. When passing Jer-
ONES corner the auto crashed into the
milk outfit, which was going toward
New London on the start of the An
genello milk route. The crash was
terrific. the auto hitting the horse head
on, breaking the right foreleg Of the
animal and spinning the wagon end
over end into a nearby ditch. The auto
also landed in the ditch.
Neighboring farmers, hearing the
crash, hurried to the scene and found
Sebastiano bleeding freely from his
face and head. on being questioned,
both Italians insisted that while at
tempting to get the number of the
machine Sebastiano had been assaulted
by Parker and badly beaten.
DR.. NJ. Z. Fox of Uncasville hurried
to the scene and after dressing the in
| jured man ordered him home, the &C
| Cident having occurred just after the
milk wagon had swung from the home
| driveway. A farmland from the z. ].
Hampstead farm secured a gun and
! shot the horse. which during the pro-
ceeding had lain in the road, moaning
| pitifully.
The neighbors Immediately took up
/ the matter of Parker assaulting the
| Italian and Sheriff Tubbs was called.
who Immediately placed the young man
under arrest. The charge against him
/ will be assault and battery, but Sheriff
/ Tubbs said Tuesday afternoon more
! arrests would likely follow when the
| accident was probed.
On being interviewed, the brother of
| the injured Italian was too excited TO
| give an intelligent account Of the ac-
| cident. his entire talk bearing on the
| statement that the wagon was show
| ing a light and was on the right hand
| side of the road.
Judge Gates stated Tuesday morn
ing that his son and his companions
| were driving slowly along the right
| hand side of the road when they hit
| the wagon, which was on the left hand
| side and showing no lights. The
were At fault and that the auto could
not be stopped after the wagon was
sighted.
Sheriff Tubbs said that the matter
of the accident was not attracting the
| attention OF the authorities so much as
the matter of Parker assaultinE tho
Italian. AS yet no complaint has been
made against the young auroists by
the italian and until IL is no action
will be taken. as il is a matter for a
civil suit The assault. however. is a
criminal offense and one the authori-
ties cannot overlook.
| NeiEhbors who heard the crash said
that IL was miraculous that all this
principals in the collision were moi
killed. The position Of the horse and
Wa EOn was such TO attest that tho
crash had been terrific and even th'
heavy auto was hurled sideways into
ditch.
The statement that the italian was
on the left hand side OF the road &:
| a matter that cannot be determined
| Those first on the scene after the &C.
! Cident disa gree. some saying that tho
position of the wagon indicates thai
the vehicle was on the right and other,
being iust as certain that II was or
the left.