The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-03
MEETS DEATH
In FROM OF CAR

VI lne ueatn Oh uUuekt Is. h0OSeVeiC
Jr., of Bay Shore, Ns H., from an ac-
cident in Columbus Eyenue Friday
night was cleared tori{ght by Joseph
Murray physical director at the Yale
club, an eyewitness, who said he saw
the youth fall into the street in the
path of taxicab and municipal bus.
Both cars passed oven him. The ac-
cident occurred in pouring rain.
Murray said he assisted in carry
ing Mr.. Roosevelt intoea nearby res
taurant, but did not know his iden-
tity.
Mr.. Murray said he saw man
walking as if confused from the east
side to the west side & the street.
81 never knew Mr.. Roosevelt" he
said, land of course 7 aid not know it
was he. l saw ma1 grasp one of
the pillars of the elevated road on
the east side of the stSeet l walked
on up to Eighty-frst street and wait
ed there for bus.
81 was looking down the street
when l saw the man slip and sudden
ly fall out over the vehicle road. He
fell right in front of d taxicab COM
ing down the street.
at was pouring rain and l am sure
the driver did not havesa chance to
see the man fall" he continued, cor
to stop before he reached him, even
if he did see him. There was a bus
Immediately behind theftaxicab. The
bus was driven by DavM Zalkin, who
has been arrested and Held for honi-
eide, Zalkin could not possibly have
seen Mr.. Roosevelt fallS as the taxi
cab was between him and the falling
man. ~
"Both the taxicab and the bus pass
ed over him." 81
Mr.. Murray said that he called to
woman that the taxicab had passed
over man and she ran shrieking to
the driver: q. :.
"You killed that man.y a.:
Mr.. Murray said he then took
charge of affairs and had Nh Roose-
welt taken into the rest4urant.
New York, April 2y1)asis zAikin
driver Of municipal Is. WAS held
without bail for ttsse Y aE 1
on c1nffge Of h6mIcTS5s connec:
ton with the death of Robert B
Roosevelt, Jr., of Bay Shore, N. j.
who died yesterday of injuries be-
lieved to have resulted from being
struck by an automobile.
Roosevelt, who was % years ole
and a second cousin of former Pres
ident Roosevelt, was found by a po
liceman unconscious on Columbus av
enue near Eightieth street with 9
fractured skull. He died few hours
later at Knickerbockcr hospital with
out having explained how he received
his injuries. Zalkin was arrested
last night.
Counsel for the bus driver entered
a plea of not guilty when Zalkin wa:
arraigned in West Side court, ant
sought to have his client released OF
bail, but Magistrate Cobb refused
the request that mo one travelling or
the street nowadays is safe"
Passengers on Zalkin's bus, accord
ing to the police, said that the ma
"hine struck something" while go
ing north on Columbus avenue neal
Seventy-ninth street, but continued
on it's way. A woman, who boarded
the bus at the next stop, said to tn
flriver: "My God. you've struck ant
killed man back there" according
to the police version. Zalkin said h
returned to the scene of the acci
dent, saw a man being carried into 1
restaurant and took names of wit
nesses. He told the police he had en-
deavored to report the accident t.
the municipal authorities but coul'
not find the proper official to receive
it.