The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-17
WINDSOR BOY KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
Howard Emery, Eight Years Old, Was
Run Over by Machine of Henry
Klein of Cornish, N. H., and
Driver Claims Child Was
Careless.

Driver Claims Child Was
Careless.
Henry Klein of Cornish, n H., this
morning reported to the secretary of
state the fatal accident that took place
in Windsor about 8 30 o'clock Sept. 10
while Mr.. Klein was carrying his chill
dren to school in Windsor and when
Howard Emery, child of eight years,
was hit by Kleins automobile so that
the child died about half an hour follow
ing the accident. From the report it ap-
pears that the child, through careless
ness, Jumped off the sidewalk and ran
into the street, going in front of the
Klein car.
The west" side of the machine hit the
child, knocking him down and the car
passed over him. He was taken to the
house of DIR. J. d. Brewster, who, with
another physician, attended him, but he
died in short time. The parents were
brought TO the physicians about that
time by Mr. Klein, who does not hold a
license in Vermont and in his report
admitted that he had business as shoe
repsirer in Windsor and came to that
village every day.
No report has been received at the sec
retary of states office relative to the
accident which took place in Montpelier
Sunday night when the automobile 1922,
registered by Hermon A. Stark of Bur
| ington, and the trolley car Of the Barre
4 Montpelier Traction 4 Power Co. col
| lided near Granite street. The automo-
bile was pushed about nine feet along
the track A Mr.. Lynch, who was in the
car, was injured about the ribs so that
| Dr. NJ +. Mcclure was called TO care for
him. One wheel OF the automobile was
damaged. Mr.. Lynch went home by
train. They had been attending the
Knights of Columbus meeting at Barre.
| Officer Frank Baldwin was called to the
place.
| Other accidents that have recently TAX
en- place in this locality and reported to
the secretary of state include Roy T..
Scott of Graniteville damaging his car
while driving on a straight road by the
base of the steering gear coming apart; /;
Charles W. Edison Of South Royalton
running over dog; W. Cole OF Barre
running into the rear end of a road ma
chine in Wiliamstown. He was waiting
to meet an automobile that had to meet
the road machine first and while 80 do
/ ing ran into the rear end of the road
machine.
f. H. Baekus of Montpelier reported
that his machine, while driven by Guy
Baclus, collided with another car at
Sharon Sept. 10.
Harvey Warren of Calais made re-
port of the accident with the Myrtle
0rmsbee machine, reported some days
since.
Two Licenses Revoked,
The secretary of state this morning
suspended four automobile operators Ii.
censes and revoked two as a result Of
recent reports that have been made TO
his office The latter include John Phe.
nix of Newport Center, who was con
victed in the municipal court of Orleans
county the 18th on the charge of operat-
ing his automobile while his license was
suspended. He was fined sl00 and costs
(which he paid. The fine was lessened by
the statement that he had served in the
Canadian army, in which he received an
injury. He was convicted in Richford
recently of intoxication while operating
his automobile and the license suspended
about that time
/. II is understood that investigation OF
similar cases is under way by the secre.
tary Detection of this case was the
work Of Inspector A. A. Griggs.
The other license revoked was that OF
Fritz w. Jackson of Barre for intoxira.
tion as per Barre city court records.
lntimation was made this morning
that investigation as to the afTidavits
made by persons who recommended
granting license Of this nature might
occur.
The suspensions include Dan Regen.
bald of Wallngford for an accident while
attempting, with a motorcycle, to pass
on the wrong side Of an automobile.
George Kinney Of North Bennington
for causing two accidents by rockies:
driving of his automobile.
Joseph A. Phsnix, cousin Of the one
above mentioned. He lives in Newport
Center and his license was suspended be
cause he passed team instead of wait
! ing as the law provides resulting in col
liding with another automobile Ash
nard Bertrand of st. Albans for reckles,
driving, OF which he was convicted IL
. st. Adams