The New York herald., 1922-08-29
FRIGHT KILLSDRIVER
AT WHEEL OF MOTOR
Sweryed Car Into Fence to
Avoid Hitting Girl in Brook
lyn Street.
MAN DIES IN BROADWAY
Police Think Him Motor Vic
tim-Priest Among Others
Hurt in Accidents.
MAN DIES IN BROADWAY

William C. Crane or Amityville died
at the wheel of his automobile in stone
avenue. Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon
just after he had swerved his machine
to one side and upen the sidewalk to
avoid hitting a giri who had stopped
to pick up a handkerchief. The car
went across the walk and crashed into
an iron fence at II Stone avenue, and
when the police came Crane was dead.
Crane was driving slowly north in
Stone avenue, according to the police.
and at Somers street several girls
crossed about fifty feet ahead of him.
One OF them dropped her handkerchief
and Crane realized that he could hardly
avoid hitting her. The surgeons who
examined his body expressed the opinion
that the excitement and fear induced
apoplexy which caused his death.
The body OF William Mulcahey OF 72
Main street, Yonkers. was found early
yesterday mprning in Broadway at 260th
street, near the Yonkers boundary line
The police believe that he had been
struck by an automobile He was dead
when found.
A southbound Amsterdam avenue car
struck an automobile driven by James
at 103d street last night. The passengers
were shaken up a bit. Latin was thrown
to the street and cut and bruised.
Hit by Fifth Avenue Bus.
John Rich of 10 East 101st street
was knocked down by Fifth avenue
bus at 110th street and Broadway. He
was sent to Knickerbocker Hospital suf-
fering from contusions of the back and
a lacerated knee.
The Rev. Harry Tracy of S649 White
Plains avenue, The Bronx rector of
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. was
cut slightly about the head and body
when an automobile in which he was
riding struck another car at Magenda
street and White Plains avenue.
Herman Billingsley of 1886 University
avenue, The Bronx asked Magistrate
Hating yesterday for a warrant for the
arrest of Patrolman Joseph Farrell Of
the City Island station. He alleged that
the summons handed him by Farrell was
spite work because he refused 70 buy a
ticket to the police field day games, after
Farrell had fired a bullet into the back
of his car. Anthony Romano of 2453
Cambrelling avenue. The Bronx. sum-
moned for violating the traffic laws, told
the Magistrate that Farrell had given
him his choice OF buying tickets to the
games or receiving a summons. All the
cases and charges were postponed until
tomorrow.
Magistrate House in Traffic Court yes
terday sent twelve chauffeurs to jail for
from three to ten days because they did
not pay fines.
Two touring cars, one driven by Frank
Saba 40, of 235 North Ninth street,
Brooklyn. and the other by Albert Sim
ger of 1867 East Third street of the
same borough, were in collision at Hal
sey street and Bushwick parkway,
Brooklyn, last night. Sabia's car was
overturned and several passengers in
jured Helen La Rocca, 5, of 81 Skillman
avenue. Brooklyn. her sister Antoinette,
IA. and their father, James, Al. were
removed to the Bushwick Hospital,
where it was said that Helen probably
would die. having sustained internal in
juries and fracture of the nose. Mrs.
philomena La Rocca. 81, wife OF James
La Rocca. her mother, Mrs. Marie DE
Landre, 60 her son. Anthony La Rocca,
10, and another daughter. Marie. IL.
went home after being attended for
minor injuries.
Saba was arrested by the police of
the Ralph avenue station on a charge
of driving an automobile while intoxi-
Gated. The charge was made by Singer.