New Britain herald., 1922-08-26
Plainville News
N. '. AUTO|ST DOES MUCH DAMAGE HERE Crashes Into Frank BabcoCk Who
 Gets Broken Hip DRIVES WILD, HITS TEAM

Many Local People Attend School
 Children's Annual Outing at Shaker Farms Today-Usual Church No.
 tices-Leeion Circus Ends Tonight.
 Frank Babcock. aged ss years, a
 truckman of Bicycle street Is at the
 New Britain hospital suffering from a broken hip, as the result of being struck by Stakeholder touring car
 driven by Mrs. Rose Logan of New York city. The accident occurred !, late yesterday afternoon in front of / the Bristol Mills on West Main street as Babcock was driving towards Cen tral Square. Frightened by the ac- cident and breaking loose, the horse bolted and ran up the railroad tracks as far as the Sile Bridge, where it was caught
 Mrs. Logan, becoming confused, stepped on the accelerator and sped on her way down Central Square, taking a sharp curve at the Whiting street corner. She swerved away over to the left of the street and crashed 1 into the Painville Lumber and Coal company's team, just missing stephen Leonard of Pierce street driver of the team. who was unloading lumber from in back of the wagon.
 The auto came to a stop as 1t crashed into the team and jolted the occupants who were with Mrs. Logan. Their names could not be learned, but it was found out that they came from Pennington. where Mrs. Logan is spending her vacation. None of them were injured, but all received a severe shaking up, and Mrs. Logan was completely unnerved by the ac- cident
 Held On $500 Bond.
 Grand Juror William J. Foran and Policeman F. W. Furrey were at the scene shortly after and Mrs. Logan was taken to the town hall and given a short hearing before Judge Edward P. Prior.
 She was released on bonds of $500 pending an investigation of the acci- dent. She could not pay the bond and the car was held in default of payment.
 According to the story of Mrs. Lo- gan, she claims Babcock was driving | down West Main street almost in the | center of the trolley tracks. She blew her horn, for him to turn out | which she says he did not do. In at | tempting to pass him, she says her | car struck the side of the team. Be | coming excited as she saw the horse | break loose and tear down the street | alongside of her automobile. she sped ] up and headed for the Neri Block at | Central Square.
 Seeing Whiting street on her right. | she turned up that so suddenly that | she was forced to run alongside the | curb on the left side. Stephen Leon- ard, unloading lumber into Alderidge block, where the new store of the Plainvile Engineering and Supply will be located, just barely missed being crushed against the back of his wagon by the auto as he stepped out from behind 1t and start ed for the store. A few seconds after the car crashed into the rear of the team. The lenders on the automobile were smashed by the impact t,
 Witnesses Called.
 There were several witnesses to the accident and some of these were "a questioned. Thomas Cassidy and : William Wilber. Jr., employed at the Bristol Mills, saw the crash as did the wife of the manager at the At antic and Pacific Tea company.
 They say that the woman was driving down the street and as she passed Babcock, turned in and struck Inc wagon, turning it over The broke which released the frightened horse and Babcock was thrown out.
 He was thrown forcibly to the