The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-30
INJURIES FATAL
TO H|NSDALE MAN
After Race with Motorcycle
Car Carrying Two Men
Turns Turtle
RUY HIGGINS DIES
IN HOSPITAL HERE
Sustains Fracture at Base of Skull -
Warren G. Remission of Hinsdale,
Driver of Automobile, Placed Under
Arrest by Deputy Sheriff.

Arrest by Deputy Sheriff.
Reckless driving of Dodge automo
bile some distance south of Hinsdale,
\. H., on the Northfeld, Mass, road
about $50 clock yesterday afternoon
resulted in the death of Ruy Higgins of
Hinsdale, who was passenger in the
machine, and the smashing of the car.
Mr.. Higgins died i'll the Brattleboro Me-
mortal hospital about II clock last
night as the result of a fracture at the
base Of the skull and other injuries
without having regained consciousness.
Warren G.. Kenniston of Hinsdale, who
was driving the car, which had been
racing with motorcycle driven by Bert
+. Ober Of Brattleboro, was placed un
der arrest last evening by Deputy Sher-
liff F. Packard Of Hinsdale, on sus-
picion of having violated the statutes
and was placed in jail there pending
orders from County Solicitor R. NJ.
pickard of Keene.
Mr.. Ober and a passenger were on
the way from Northtield to Brattleboro
by way of Hinsdale when the touring
car containing Mr.. Higgins and Mr..
Remission, who is employed in the
Hinsdale garage and is known as
- Hickory came up behind them. Mr..
Ober SAYS that he kept ahead of the
ear about mile and then drew out to
one side to let the automobile pass. He
| says he should judge that the automo
bile was going at top speed and that the
occupants yelled as they flew past.
The ear disappeared around curve
/. which was q wide curve OH smooth state
] road, and when Mr. Ober few second:
later rounded the curve he saw the ma
chine overturned in the road, headed
, backward. The top was ripped off, The
left front wheel broken, the steering
: wheel smashed and the body badly
, iammed. He says Higgins lay in tn,
| road near the ear unconscious and bleed
ing and Kenniston was in a sitting pos
ture somewhat dazed but unhGrt.
The scene of the accident was nea
the Hovt Day place, and Mr.. Ober wen
there to see if he could telephone t
: Hinsdalc but there was no telephone
| When he returned several automobil
parties had gathered there, and Dl
: LaChaine of Hinsdale was soon mott
Il fed and the injured man was brough
$ to the Memorial hospital in II. w. Tay
d lor s Ford truck. DR.. George r. Andel
k son examined him and found that h
2, had sustained a fracture at the base o
V the skull, multiple scalp wounds an
It possibly internal injuries.
II To persons who gathered at the plac
e where the accident happened Kennisto
f tried to explain how it happened. II
@ said Higgins leaned out of the car t
20 ha 10
4 looming and that he, Remission, to pre-
= vent him from falling out reached fo
.r him and put on the brake. The eond
n tion of one of the tires indicates tina
!, the brake was .jammed on quickly, an
J, it is thought that the sudden applied
: tion of the brake with no weight on tn
back seat caused the ear to turn turtl,
it was going as such speed.
The car had been used two or thre
= seasons by James O'Brien, formerly
sclectman of Hinsdale, who recentl
. sold it to John Sargoski, a Polande
u Kenniston had been teaching Sargosl
;. to run the automobile, which was keI
. at Mr.. o 'Brien's garage. He had bee
y out with Sargoski and instead of II
n turning it TO the garage went to Nortl
field.
Mr.. Higgins S body was taken TIL
morning by Undertaken j. NJ. Lamb {
that town and an inquest was held b
DR.. Frank Dinsmoor of Keene, medic;
70 examiner, who found that death W;
due to injuries received in the aceiden
There will be no autopsy unless IL
Is family requests it.
O Mr.. Higgins was b years old an
or unmarried, a son of Mrs. Ida May Hi,
10 gins. He was lifelong resident I
ne Hinsdale and for several years had bee
"A employed by Liveryman William
ne Smith Besides his mother he leaves
Us brother and sisters. They are Mrs. Ha
eo old B. Webster, Mrs. Oscar T. Whitnt
er and Mrs. Herbert c. Barrett of Brattl
Is. boro, Mrs. Earl p. Bailey, Ida, job
ne Jubal, Glen and Rex Higgins of Hin
TO dale and Lee s. Higgins of Chesterfield
ne n. H.
We The funeral will be held at the hou
iy on River street at 3 clock Wednesds
ne afternoon.