Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-24
BODY ISFOUND
LYING IN ROAD
accident Near Weston Mills,
Another at Keansburg and
One at Seven Bridges.

ly star Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. a.
the finding of the body of John Gil
land, of Spotswood, lying beside his
ar e., a dangerous point in the road
lea Weston's Mills. about / o'clock
b,scmornine, has developed some-
that of q mystery.
First reports of the accident were
eceived at the local police station
khen a taxi driver named Rook
anne there at 1880 o'clock and stated
hat he had seen the mutilated body
II a man lying beside a wrecked car
i Weston's Mills.
The. police started out with an
ambulance in company with Rook
b investigate, but before they
eached the scene an auto In which
kere William Smell and Henry Mas
erson, of New Brunswick, had pass
ID and picked up Gilliand.
The man was brought to the po-
lce station unconscious and was re-
hoved to st. Peters hospital. He
ned at 6:55 o'clock without regain
bg consciousness.
In the meantime an auto driven
nv John Moritko, of Perth Amboy,
anne to the police station ana re-
iorted the accident.
The New Brunswick man and the
iolice went out to the scene again
t3 a. m. and found man working
ger the badly wrecked car. He
lated that he was from Welsh's
hrage and had come there to fix the
ar and. according to Smell he is
eported to have said that there was
mother man killed.
All this time it was not known
hat the dying man was Gilliand
ntil a further investigation was
nade. The car had a New Jersey
l:ense tag 1S2.399. and it was found
hat this was the number of Gill;
nd's car.
The car was in a deep ditch and
fas a total wreck. it being found
hlly twenty feet from a telephone
iole, which it had careened into. 1t
not known whether the accident
Ias caused by mishap to the auto
hobile or whether it was a result
II trying to avoid a collision with
} mother car.
Auto and Trolley Collide.
George Howley, of New Bruins
hck, while driving his car on Eas-
bn avenue at 1890 o'clock last
light was forced into collision with
/ trolley car, resulting in the severe
Iteration of his face and chest, the
tturies of Lawrence Kelly who was
ding with him, and the wrecking OF
Is automobile.
He was approaching Prospect
Ireet when a taxi swerved in from
Is right. In order to avoid smash
liz into the taxi he was forced TO
nll quickly to the left and into the
hth of an oncoming trolley. Tne
ten were removed to St. Peters
ospital where their injuries were
kported as not being serious.
Ties up Traffic; Fined $1OO
Henry Goldberg, of Brooklyn, who
pparently was unfamiliar with the
handling of his truck, was arrested
fhurch streets about o'clock last
light. The truck was loaded with
inoleum and had been driven by
toldberg from New York to this
hace without any apparent mishap.
t was when he got in the traffic
Am that he evidently became ex-
Sted. Traffic Officer Reilly arrested
he man and when he appeared be-
bre Recorder Tindell this morning
was discovered that. he had no
fcense.. He was fined 800.
Man Struck by Car at Midtown
Reports were received at the local
iolice station at 1 O'Clock this morn
hg that a man named George Mo-
Ger had been struck by truck at
Lilltown. Investigation failed to
lring any facts to light other than
hat the truck was thought to bear
he license tag either x1035 or
k9V35. The truck escaped and it
annot be ascertained how badly the
han was injured.