New Britain herald., 1923-11-06
NJ. ]. KENNEY STRUCK
BY AUTO near Home
Undertaken Painfully Hurt After
Alightins From Trolley Car
NORTHAMPTON MAN HELD
Harry II. Deuel. Charged With Pass
ing Standing Trolley and Driving
Without license or Registration
Certificate-HeId in $500 Bond.

Michael J. Kenney, we'll known
New Britain undertaken, is confined to
his home at 1340 Stanley street with
a badly torn right ear. decorations
about the head and contusions on the
chest and arms as the result of hav-
ing been knocked down by a passing
autoist as he alighted from a north :
end trolley at the corner of Allen and
Stanley streets directly in front of his
home last night after midnight. DR..
George w. Dunn was called and
found it necessary to take about IA
stitches to close the wounds on the
ear and directly in back of the ear
on the head. DR.. Dunn said today
that Mr.. Kenney was badly hurt but
he was unable to tell as yet as to
whether or not his condition is seri-
Gus.
Driver of Auto Arrested.
Harry r. Deuel. Of Northampton.
Mass, was arraigned in police court
this morning on charges of passing a
standing trolley car, driving without
an operators license and without a
certificate Of registration. Because
of his condition Mr.. Kenney was un-
able to appear in court today and
Deuel. is being held under bonds of
$500 for appearance next Monday.
He was arrested by Policeman Will
liam Grabeck, who witnessed the
accident and only avoided being
struck himself by jumping out of the
path of the oncoming machine. Ray
mond Goulash. driver of another auto.
which was in back OF the machine
which struck Mr.. Kenney was fined
SO and costs for driving without an
operators license,
Mr. Kenney. he said, had alighted
from the trolley and was standing
next to him in the road. He was
not able to move quickly enough and
as result WAS struck The auto hit
him with such force that II threw him
to the side of the road, the police
man said. and when he was picked up
by fellow passengers he was bleeding
profusely about the head. Tho ply
siciRn Ns.s Immediately called. Po.
licemnn Grabeck ran ahead and
about as feet In front Of the trolley
whore the auto had stopped. he
placed the driver under arrest The
driver. he said. could not produce a
license 10 operate car nor a certi-
hcste Of registration.
NJ =. Leghorn, whose iewelrS shon
Is in the same store as Mr. kenney's
establishment testified
hat they were riding IN the trolley
var and after hearing a sudden grind
ng Of brakes looked into the road
,nly 10 see Mr.. kcnney lying near tho
,urh The automobile passed the car
or about So feet, he said George
Duncan Of Seton Drive was another
Witness 10 tho AFFAIR
Deuel. Attended Wedding Here
Deuel. said that he had drt, on three
men 10 New Britain from North.
Impton and vas on his way back 10 |
lis home town. lie said that Goulash |
vas with him and followed behind. |
ie said that he thought that he had |
ime tn pass before the trolley stop. |
led Deuel. said that he. with others.
lad been st 2 wedding ~ Dndiack's
iall They arrived there about 10
'clock and left lust before midnight. |
Near scene of Allen Death
The accident last night occurred |
Eithins a quarter Of mile from the
pot whore the late John w. Allen
Fss struck by passing autoist as he
fas about to alieht from the trolley |.
D front OF his home near the inter |.
ection of strstford road. on Angus, |,
7, 1921. Mr.. Alien died the next dev /,
Policeman Grsbeck testified that az
his was the last car out from the /
enter he waited AZ the corner NJ
Allen and Stanley streets and was be-
ween the car tracks and the curb as
he trolley approached. He said that
Ie signalled the automobile to- ston A..
nd after the trolley had stopped Was
orced TO jump 10 avoid being struck
Mr.. kenney today through Attor-
eys Dunn and McDonoueh. brouKh,
1it for $1,000 against Deuel. and the
-ranis Co. OF Northampton. Mass
he plaintiff claims personal injuries
nd also claims that Deuel. was driv-
lE recklessiy. The Grants Co. Is In
olved. the plaintiff claims. because II
concern which conducts an auto
sles store IN that city and rents auto
lobiles. The automobile which struck |
Tr. Kenney had been rented from
tat concern. the plaintiff alleges.
Papers were served this morning by
Unstable Fred Wrinkle and the auto
obiie which figured In the accident
as beer attached The case Is re-
irnabla ~ thr next term of the siI-
srior court which convenes In Hart
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