The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
MOTOR CARS HURT 9,
one VICTIM IS DEAD
lanes Lucas, a Vaudeville
Actor, Injuries Three Men
on Ocean Parkway.
WOMAN DRIVER SEIZED
Lonis Neher Held on Homicide
Charge for Killing Of
a C0nfectioner.

Nine persons were injured in automo-
lille accidents yesterday. Howard Dean
Of 1867 East Seventh street, Brooklyn,
who was one of three bowied over by
a car driven by James Lucas, a vaude-
Vile actor, received fractured skull
and NAV die. Lucas was driving at
parkville avenue and Ocean Parkway
when he ran down Dean. John Cahill
OF 564 East Fourth street. and John
Armour, $40 East Fourth street. Dean
was taken TO Coney Island Hospital, and
Lucas was arraigned in Flatbush avenue
court for driving without a license. He
was fined IS, and will be held to answer
n charge of homicide in the event Of
Deans death.
Thomas Jennings, rs, of $40 East
10th street and Horace Fuzella, 43, of
$50 Madison avenue, surveyors at work
in Park avenue just north Of Forty-sev-
enth street, were struck by an automo-
bile driven by Benoit waag of 215 West
1leth street. Mr.. Fuzella was thrown
several feet and two of his ribs broken.
He was taken to Flower Hospital. Waag
was held in the East Fifty-first street
station on n charge OF felonious assault
Andrew Gallagher. superintendent of
ing in a wagon with his wife and daugh-
ter, was struck by an automobile owned
BY W. H. Hayes of Bellehaven. Conn.,. In
greenwich last night. All three occu-
pants were thrown out and the horse
was killed. The injured were taken to
Greenwich Hospital Miss May Nugent
a bystander, was kicked by the dying
horse and her leg broken.
DR.. Maurice J. Settenfield Of this city.
an automobile inspector of the Depart
ment of State. was fined So in Port
Chester police court for driving on the
wrong side of the street. He offered
the defence that he was hurrying to
assist in a consultation. Witnesses said
his car nearly collided with the car of
Mrs. Charles A. Gould. whose summer
home is at Rye.
Mrs. Vida NJ Hyman, "a, who said
she ran a road house in Merrick road
Jamaica, was charged with speeding
away from an accident at Third avenue
and Forty-third street yesterday. and
held in 1880 bail for the Grand Jury
Thomas Sullivan, a hackman Of 2195
Eighth avenue, was getting of a surface
car when Mrs. Hyman's car passed, the
fender throwing him TO The street. The
arresting officer said that Mrs. Hyman
tried TO get away and refused to give
her name when he caught her. Mrs
LYMAN had nothing to say at her ar
raignment and was bailed out by q
surety company. Two young men ac-
companied her to traffic court, but theiI
identity was not learned.
Louis Neher, IS, of e2o st. Nichoia,
avenue was arrested yesterday on G
charge of homicide for the killing Of
Max Postrel. a confectioner. by an auto
mobile truck, which mounted the curl
and rammed the front of Postrers store
on Wednesday. The truck had been left
standing in front of a cafe owned by
Adolph Neher. the boys father. and. az
cording to the police. Neher and t~C
others started TO take a ride in 1t. Mrs
Sadie Glassman and Postrel's brother
Joseph were also hurt in the crash.
The young man was, held in $4,000 bal
for hearing on August Z. when he wa
srraigned in Washington Heights court