New Britain herald., 1917-06-22
Plainvnle News RUNS AFTER PEGGY'
 AND IS HIT BY AUTO

Meets Almost Instant Death AUTOPSY IS BOUND OYER Witnesses Believe Driver of Car Could Not Have Avoided Aooident-Jacob Wrinkle of New Britain at tho Wheel-Would Condemn Land for Railroad-Briefs.
 Unmindful of danger in the excite- ment of game of peggy" in which he was engaged with other boys on the highway in front of the home of Constable Philip Marine on West Main street, Thomas J. Maloney. the twelye-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas W. Maloney of Bohemia st4eet. darted in front of an automo- bile owned and driven by Jacob Wrinkle of New Britain, about 8:15 last even Ing, was knocked down and run over, sustaining injuries from which he died at the office of Dr. J. N. Bull few minutes later. The little fellows jaw was broken, his skull fractured and his body otherwise bruised. When picked up he was unconscious and had but . very feeble pulse. He was rushed to the office of Dr. Bull. the physician immediately determining that there was nothing that could be done to save his life.
 The boy was taken into the doctors office where he expired. Medical Ex- l aminer c. w. Moody viewed the body l and gave pormission to Undertaken M. l Leo Prior for it's removal to the Ma 1 tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock from
 the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. A high mass of requiem will be cele- | bratod. Interment will be in St. Jo- seeph's cmetery.
 | Although making no claims as to the probable guilt of the accused, Jus ! tice A. III. Condell last evening bound
 Wrinkle over to the September term of the superior court under bonds Of | 1000. Bail was furnished by pr.
 Mendel volkenheim of New Britain. Eye witnesses of the tragedy are not inclined to place responsibility for 1 the child's death on Wrinkle, as they
 claim he was driving at 8 reasonable
 rate of speed and was unable to avoid
 striking the youngster. The Maloney
 boy was playing with Harry Zickwolf. William Tolli and Robert Thorn as l the automobile. proceeding towards Bristol, hove into view. His mind
 concentrated on the game. the little l fellow. needless of danger. darted af- tter the peggy. coming directly in the path of the car. which was then
 but few feet away. Wrinkle 3ammed
 the brakes in an effort to avoid run l ming down the youngster, but a col 1 lision seemed inevitable, according to
 witnesses, and the boy was struck. The car struck him on the side of the
 head, knocking him down, one of the
 wheels subsequently passing over him.
 Wrinkle brought the car to stop
 within few feet of the spot where
 the boy was struck, picked up the
 unconscious form of the victim, and
 hurried to the doctors office. A frac-
 ture at the base of the brain, how
 ever, made his recovery impossible,
 and he breathed his last as he was taken into the physician's house.
 Wrinkle subsequently, surrendered to the authorities, and his case came up
 in the Town building during the even ing. The accused waived examination
 and, on recommendation of Grand
 Juror S. S. Gwillin, he was bound l over, judgment as to responsibility to
 be left to the higher tribunal. Should
 an investigation show that Wrinkle
 was not to blame, the state's attorney
 will drop the case without trial.
 There is genuine sympathy in the
 community for the family of the un- fortunate youth. The boy was a
 bright and courteous little fellow and
 was popular with his associates. He
 was a pupil in the Grammar school
 Besides his parents, he leaves two sis
 ters, the Misses Anna and Alice Ma
 loney.
 Want Land Condemned.
 I Notice of its intent to bring pro-
 ceedings to condemn land that 1t ! might be used for railroad purposes 1 was served on the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing company by the New
 Haven road yesterday following un-
 successful efforts on the part of the
 corporation representatives to pur- chase certain property which 1t wants ! to make possible the laying of spur l track in the eastern section of the l town. ..sf
 The Trumbull company, the select ! men and citizens of prominence pro- pose to resist the efforts of the railroad ] to force a sale of the land and when it brings its case before the public
 utilities committee 1t is likely that or ganized opposition will be presented
 by the town.
 The company proposes to increase l it's transfer business at the local l freight yards and instead of doing its | switching in the yard, plans have
 been made for utilizing spur tracks YH1.A ho