Palisadian., 1925-09-11
JUDGE ARTHUR M. ACNEW INJURED
when TAXI HITS TROLLEY IN LEONIA;
CLIFFSIDE POLICE FORD IN CRASH
Four Hurt in Edgewater Collisions Fight Follows Auto
Mshap in Fort Lee; Carpenter, Hit by Auto in
Palisade, Suffers Fractured Knee; Minor Accidents
Numerous This Past Week

Judge of the District Cour:, ar.4ue
M. Agnew, of Grantwood, was painfui-
ly hurt last Saturday afternoon when
the taxi in which he was riding skid
ded on Fort Lee hill and crashed into
a trolley making it's way to Fort Lee.
The sudden lurch and severe impact
of the auto threw Judge Agnew heav.
lily against the side of the car and
caused a compound fracture of his arm
near the elbow.
The sufferer was rushed to the En-
glewood Hospital in private car COM
mandeered by the Leonia Police where
an X-ray was taken to determine the
extent of the injuries. A number of
physicians were called in consultation
as the arm was found to have been
badly hurt.
Police Car Hit
AS he was making his rounds of
the Cliffside Park streets early on
Sunday morning in the police car,
Patrolman John Bruley was run into
on Palisade avenue, Grantwood, by a
taxicab driven by Joseph Gunther, of
Summit avenue, Jersey City.
The officer was driving along the
street about one o'clock a. m. when
the taxicab came around the bend near
the high school, and sweryed to the
left on the road. Policeman Bruley
turned his car in toward the side of
the road, but the taxicab did not
change its direction, striking the police
car on the left rear wheel, demolish-
ing it and doing considerable damage
to the body of the car.
Bruley received a cut over the eye
and several bruises about the head
and body.
After striking the police car, Gum
ther Gid not stop, but sped away FROM
the scene of the accident. The police
man summoned passing car and gave
chase, catching the man at Marion
avenue, Grantwood.
After arresting. Gunther, DR.. He'll
stern was summoned and treated the
injured policeman's wounds. He was
permitted to go to his home. Gunther
was held in $500 bail charged with as
sault and battery by auto, for a hea--
ing before Recorder Preston.
Bad Smash-Up In Edeewater
Four people were injured in Edge
water on Sunday morning when, a
Ford sedan in which they were riding
was hit by a truck at the junction of
State highway and Undercliff avenue.
The four occupants of the car, Cas-
per Schumacher, and Mrs. Casper Schu-
maker, of 1873 Endicott avenue. and
Charles Murphy and Mrs. Murphy, of
5O2 Central avenue, all of Jersey City.
were the victims of the accident. Mr..
and Mrs. Murphy were former resi-
dents of Coytesville, having a store
at Washington avenue and Second
street.
Collision In Fort Lee
Louis Schomp of 1873 Jane street,
Englewood, driving car on Hudson
street, Fort Lee, Saturday night, ran
into a car owned by Louis Casey of
10 Thirteenth street, Astoria, which
was standing at the curb. Casey reg
istered complaint of reckless driving
against Schomp who was held in S25
bail for hearing on Thursday night.
E. Meyer of Fort Lee, who went to
of the collision, was punched in the
eye by Richard Yeager of $50 East
One Hundred and Twenty eighth
street, New York, chauffeur for Casey.
Yeager was arrested on a charge of
assault and battery, and held in S100
bail for a hearing on Thursday night.
Patrolman Flynn and Scheurer of Fort
Lee made the arrests.
Hit BY Car In PaIisade
On Tuesday last about p. m. Muc-
co Coppilli of 445 East 11Sth street,
N. Y. C. carpenter, while crossing
Palisade avenue near route 10 in Pal
isade was hit by car driven by John
A. Brown of Ridgefield Park. He
suffered a fracture of the knee and
after being treated by DR.. Crandall OF
Ft Lee was taken to the Englewood
Hospital.
Brown was arrested on the charge
of assault by AUTO.
John Kazinci, of 349 Gorge road.
Cliffside, driving his Buick touring car
ON Palisade avenue, collided with a
Hudson sedan driven by c. c. Sargent
of Fort Collins, Colorado, this past
week. Sargent preferred charge of
reckless driving and Kazinci was held
in the custody of Captain Borrell, of
Cliffside Police Department for a
hearing last night.
Walter found his mamma talking
to very stout woman.
"Walter," said his mother, "this is
your great-aunt."
'Yes," said Walter, gazing at her
ample proportions, 'she looks It'll"