Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-28
STATEN ISLAND
AUTO TRAGEDY;
TWO ARRESTED
Man Killed by Car of Man He
Called on Phone
for Aid
HIS CAR WAS STALLED
Policeman Who Was Serving
Summons Also Injured in
Collision of Cars
HIS CAR WAS STALLED.

One man Is dead and three others
were injured in an automobile accl-
dent in Amboy road, Huguenot Park,
! Staten Island, about 8 o'clock last
! night.
Arthur H. Zumsteg, forty-two
years old, of AZ Pleasant avenue,
Great Kills, was struck by an auto
mobile owned and operated by
Claire Walters, a garage owner, OF
Amboy road, Great Kills, while he
was standing beside his stalled car
in Amboy road. Walters, with his
brother, Edward Walters, thirty
years old, of IT Sheldon avenue.
Jamaica, driving east on Amboy road
struck Zumsteg and hurled him
about 100 feet to the side of the
road. He was taken to the Rich
mond Memorial Hospital, where he
died soon after arrival without re-
gaining consciousness.
The two occupants of the Walters
cars we're taken to the same hospital
| In the ambulance, where they are
prisoners charged with homicide.
| Claire Walters has a possible frac-
ture of the skull and internal in
juries and his brother is suffering
with cuts and bruises about the
body. They were unconscious when
taken to the hospital, but recovered
early this m orning. Bicycle PATROL
man William Reich, of the Goth
precinct station. standing beside the
stalled car was struck also and hurled
about thirty feet in the air. He re-
ceived a possible fracture of the left
knee and he is suffering with in
ternal injuries. He went to his
home.
The accident happened about 800
feet north of HLsuenot avenue
when a car owned by Zumsteg be-
came stalled as he was taking his
wife and daughter to their home in
Great Kills after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Felix Stanschek in Huguenot
avenue. zumsteg had telephoned
Claire Walters a few minutes be-
fore he was killed at the latter's
garage in Great Kills to pull him
home. Unable to get him he walk
ed back to Stanscheck's place and
he with his car came over to pull
him out. The second car became
stalled and when Bicycle Patrolman
Reich came along he questioned
them as to the trouble. While he
was serving Stanscheka with a sum-
mons for operating a car without a
license the Walters ear came along
it is alleged at great speed. After
striking Zumsteg and Reich the
Walters car struck telephone poie
smashing the machine and hurting
the two occupants out into the
street,
Zumsteg, who has summer home
in Yetman avenue, Raritan Bay
Park, has been connected with for
eign banking and brokerage con-
Germ in New York for number OF
years. He with his family were
pre- pairing to move their home In
Tottenyille shortly after the winter
at Great Kills.
Claire Walters has been in a
number of other automobile acci-
dents according to the police rec
ords. On November 2, 1922, while
driving in Amboy road, Annadale,
only a short distance from where
last nights accident occurred, ne
struck and killed Edward Tutty Oh
Arden avenue. Annadale, riding a
bicycle on that thoroughfare. lie
was discharged later in the SECOND
district court by Magistrate Croak at
StapIeton. He is twenty-seven years
old and is married. He resides win
his wife. ana son III AhipoS iSN'
Prince Bay
Medical Examiner Mord TOOK
charge Of Zumstegs body and an
autopsy will be performed today
Captain Ernest L. Van Wagner with
District Attorney Albert Each were
soon at the scene of the wreck ana
ordered both Claire Walters and ms
brother put under arrest, charged
with homicide. A patrolman is con-
stantly in attendance over them at
the hospital, where it was said this
morning that Claire was in SER
ious condition, while his brother is
not so badly hurt. A partolman was
stationed at the wreck all night.
At 11:50 o'clock this morning
while Patrolman Mullen was watch
ing the wreck. Peter II. Nelson, for
ty-five years old. of 81 Madison
street Richmond Valley struck the
damaged car. Nelson was arrested
charged with reckless driving. He
will be arraigned in court. Police
Sergeant Hayes with Reich made the
report of the accident at the Tot
tenville police station. Ambulance
Surgeon Heksh and DIR. Mcdonald
attended the injured man.
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