The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-22
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j. E. Lambert of Boston Ran
Into Carriage North
of Londonderry
PAYS DAMAGES ON
BEING CAPTURED
Family of Bert Howe of Peru Thrown
and One Child Receives Bump on
Head-Auto Driver Said He Would
Send Physician, Then Sped On.

An automobile owned by j. f. Lam
bert of Boston and occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Lambert and their 19-year-
old son ran into and overturned a car
riage with three occupants about a
mile north of the village of North Lon
donderry yesterday afternoon, while
the ear was on its way from Manebes-
ter.
While nobody was seriously hurt
early reports were to the contrary, and
until the automobile party was located
officers We're searching in various parts
of this county and Windsor county.
It is claimed that the party tried to
get away without being identified.
After being taken into custody Mr..
Lambert settled for the damages, pay
ing $50, and was allowed to go on his
way
The occupants of the carriage were
Mrs. Bert Howe of Peru, ard her two
children, two and four years old When
| thrown out of the carriage the older
child received a hard blow on the head
which raised bunch. but DIR. ]. f.
Calvin of Londonderry says there are
not likely to be any permanent results
from it. The others were more or less
bruised and shaken up.
| One of the carriage wheels was COM
pletalx@-stripped and the carriage was
| damaged otherwise When the vehicle
| was overturned the horse ran a short
| distance, breaking the harness. The
automobile fender was crippled but the
machine was not put out of commission
Mr. Howe, who is a farmersin Peru
and his family started from home be
fore noon TO 60 to Londonderry. Afte
going down Stowell Hill Mr. Howe lef
his team and family beside the roaC
about a mile above the village Will
he started in on foot to see DIR. Calvin
|, Some time afterward the AUTOMOBILE
came along and did not turn on
; enough to avoid hitting the carriage
Mr.. Lambert stopped to learn the eX
: tent Of the damage and then starte
on, and according to Mrs. Howe h
said he would send DIR. Calvin.
Mrs. Howe telephoned from farm
house to her husband at DIR. Calvin
: and as the car did not show up Nj
i Howe notified Deputy Sheriff Fran
: f. Davis of that village. who notifie
:. officers in all directions. The physical
/ and Mr. Howe then went to the seen
I of the accident
: Deputy Sheriff Leland of Cheste
} started toward Londonderry on n
: ceiving Deputy Sheriff Davis s mes
sage and near the Heron Smith plac
in North Windham he came upon NJ
Lambert, who had stopped to true u
his fender. Mr. Lambert went wit
! 1.-THE officer to South Londonderry to q
legal advice. and it was agreed that
he would pay $55 for the damage an
= the physician S. services he would
= released, which he did
Constable Chauncey I. Knapp +
ceived the message in this town fro
Deputy Sheriff Davis, and he and P
y liceman w. Z. Tyler went by autom
re bile mp towards Williamsville Th,
It. told other officers and individuals, al
r until news of the capture of the Bast,
I'll party was received about every c
ne that passed through Main street w
serutinized to see if it bore the Mass
elfusetts number plate S71l9, whi
was the number plate on Mr.. Lal
bert s machine.
al 1t was reported here at first that
child had been injured badly a
soon the report had grown until it W
ed said that two cars came together a
in one man was killed.
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