The New York herald., 1922-12-18
Brooklyn Mother, Reporting
Lost One to Police, Identi-
fics Motor Victim.
CAR KILLS A POLICEMAN
Wild Machine Runs Onto Side
walk and Pins Fallon to
Railing.

Five deaths were caused in the last
twenty-four, hours ny motor accidents
in New York, while many persons
We're Injured.
afrs. Ida Rush OF 644 DeKalo ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, went to the Gates ave-
nue station In Brooklyn last night to
report that her daughter, Helen, aged
8, had disappeared. When she had
described the child the lieutenant took
her TO the back room to view the body
OF little girl vino had been killed by
All automobile half an hour before. It
vas her daughter. - ~
:, Frank Miller OF t43- Second street.
Brooklyn. told the police ne was driv-
Ing his automobile in DeKalb avenue
near Marcy avenue when he felt a
jolt He found the girl pinned to the
, the Brooklyn Hospital with her. but
she died on the way. Miller was ar
rested on a charge OF homicide. but
denied knowledge OF how the accident
happened.
PhiIadeiphia Girl Kined.
a taxicab running oa forty. miles an
hour struck and killed n young woman
believed to be Miss jeanette Hughes.
aged 90, OF 1906 South Broad street.
Philadelphia at Third avenue and Nine
tecnth street early to-day. The girls
body was carried ten feet and her face
and head crushed. She wore a fur coat
and had an expensive beaded bag. She
wore dancing slippers. Cards IN the bag
gave the name of Miss Hughes, and the
words dancing instructress."
Patrolnan kurz. part way down the
block, saw the rushing taxicab. AZ he
stood watching. he saw the girl step
from the curb. walking briskly. She
had gone only few steps when the cab
struck her. The cab got away. while
KurE ran to the girl and was going so
fast that the policeman was unable TO
get the number or any distinctive des-
cription OF Il. A general alarm was
sent out.
Patroirnan Edward J. Fallon. aged Is.
OF 1885 Lexington avenue was on his
way home last night after reserve duty
at the East Sixty-seventh street station
when a taxicab ran on TO the sidewalk
In front OF the Pauldlng apartment
house at l34s Lexington avenue He
tried to get out of the way. but the
front OF the car carried him against an
iron railing and crushed him to death.
Patrolinan Frank Becker. who had
noticed the cab zlgzagging at high speed
at ncty-fourth street. arrested the
chauffeur, John. T. Francis. aged y
An automobile III which four men
were riding struck "A stalled notortruck
yesterday on the Merr!ek road In Vsl-
ley Stream, L. l.. and both machines
caught fire. Edward Bourjes OF i24tn
street. Richmond Hill. Queens. was sent
TO the Rockville Center Sanitar'unl,
where Il was said that his skull had
been fractured Edward Fitxgerald.
Frank Falcon and another who has not
been identified. were sent 20 the Jamaica
Hospital They are not seriously hurt.
The truck was owned by John Haw-
klns OF 1853 Raymond street, Brooklyn.
He told the police that he had moved a
plano from Brooklyn 10 ROCKVILLE
Center and was on his way home when
something went wrong With HIS car.
Three persons may die as the result
OF a collision between an automobile anu
trolley car last night. at Astoria ave-
nue. and Nineteenth avenue. In the As
torla section of Iona Island CITY. Six
persona were In the automobile. All
were removed to hospitals
Three Likely TO Die.
Mrs. Rosie sailomito. aged a.. OK
North Rnslyn. suffered internal injuries.
Iier six-year-old son, Tony. Jr.. also is
Internally injured. Walter vatacek- also
o: North Roslyn. driver Of the auiomo-
bile got possible fracture of the skull.
Tony sailomito. AGED 90. owner OF the
car was badly cut about the head
Michael. rs. his son. suffered a frsc-
tvred right foot Solomon. Q. another
son. received aorasions OF the legs.
John ]. Bender. aged n, chauffeur
OF SIS Steinway avenue, Astoria, was
killed. and John De Soucey. 81. OF 37S
Potter avenue, Astoria. seriously hurt
yesterday morning when the automobile
in which they were riding skidded at
Astoria avenue and Rernsen street and
crashed into a trolley pole.
One man was killed and four injured
when an automobile driven by William
Carcw OF 400 Broad street Bloomiaii.
". j., crashed into a telegraph pole on
the Bloomfield road al Clifton, N. j.,
near ths Biooraao,d line