The evening world., 1919-02-12
TWO AUTO DRIVERS
FIRST HIT MAN AND
THEN KILL A GIRL
Continued from First Pagc)

child ana placed It on the curb on
the south side OF the street"
Tho tragedy has cast a spell Of
sorrow over the neighborhood around
First Avenue and 32d Street where
little Adele was popular both with her
playmates and older folk. She was u
smiling. light-hearted child. with
large blue eyes and hair that just
missed being blond.
First Avenue, In this nelghborhpod,
has been turned almost into a speed
way and a mother constantly fears
that when she sends n child 10 the
grocery or permits II TO go out in the
street 10 get fresh air and recren ton
II viii be brought back TO her dead.
That was what happened to pretty
Adele. With three or four compan-
ions she was playing keep house"
near 31st Street and First Avenue.
They hal a few pieces OF broken
china and were absorbed in the last
moments OF play before their mothers
would cali them into their homes for
the eurbstone. and before she even
knew she was in danger. along
swooped tho ambulance and struck
her body such IA blow that her deaf n
was instantaneous. Her father, An
thony Bfuni, who is n shipping clerk
for A. Loyenstein. No. Is East 47th
Street. and Mrs. B.umi. knew nothing
OF the rident until some one who
recognized Adele bore the sad news
TO them.
The police believe they have n net
woven aroundt Meters and Driscoll,
from which they cannot escape. Miss
Shields approached Meters az he was
picking up the child's body and saw
both OF the men. she told the police
Sho related to officers ut tho East
3jth Street station. the ambulance
was being driven fast when IL hi,
Adele apd that she went UP TO Motors
, and asked him wat he was going &c
> do with the child.
Were going to Bellevue with II :
she says Meters replied. as he put In,
On Slst street. miss Shields, the po
lice say, was able to identify Meter
after his arrest.
Y And there IN where, the police say
Sykes's testimony chnches their casc
sykes said he saw the ambulance sto,
in front OF "A lumber yard on ais
q Street. east OF First Avenue, wher
" Meters laid the child's body on th
: curbstone and. whirlins the machin
= around. drove back to First Ayenu
= and disappeared uptown as rapidly "a
the motor could go. Driscoll saw &!
name OF Scully q walton on the am
bulance and that led 10 the arrest o
the two men.
Detectives said that when they wen
TO the garage neither Meters no
priscon had made a report about tn
girl.
Blood was found on pillow in III
Ambulance. Meters explained this
the police say, by telling OF anothe
accident in which hls aIpbulanc
struck David BabitEkecs, thirty-iivt
tailor OF No. So7 Madison street, II
Second Avenue, between Ninth an,
Tenth Streets. Meters had taken
woman 10 the Beth Israel Hospital il
Cherry Street and struck the man o
his way back Ia " garage. Meter
tooshim 10 Bellevue and II was Will
he was returning the second tim
that, the police allege. he killed III
Biumi girl
Al. tho Biumi home this morning
reporter for The Evening Worl
found Mrs, Biumi almost prostra te
and her husband hot with ange
ag5inst Meters.
1T IL well | haven't got my hand
on him. said the father. Look
Adele and look II the awful bruls,
on her mead ana !ace. But she doeSr
look like herself. Her face was tu
and pink and not drawn like thi
7 The police Will look after this scouI
u ,drel"
n Beside Mr.. and Mrs Biumi u
family consists OF Mildred, nincteor
Dorothy. oigntecn: Harold, aiXtceI
hU,bony G,a@y,; t1'T;9S1; n .src1 henr" H,Se' ar
- Oricels u the East SJtH Sire
station de.,!ared that u Is a wond
no.e acc !denta DO not happen on F!r
Avenue IN the pe!ghborhood, as 6
street 10 almost a speedway.
Meters, the chauffeur. lives at \
- So West iotth street. and DriscolL
= assistant. at No. iso West sist Sire