New Britain herald., 1929-07-23
MOTORMAN IS HELD
 AFTER COLLISION
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at the corner of Eden avenue and Liberty street 10 take on Mr. Fer relIo. Just as he reached the inter" section with Bristol street. Mitchells ear came whrling around the cor ner and both cars crashed, Ferrel- To. who was walking 10 a seat. was thrown down in the aisle, while the others were tumbled out of their seats
 The police claim that MT Hogan, passenger on the Mitcneil car. ae"- ing that the notorman was asleep, woke him up. Another young wo- man. whose name could not b" ascertained. alighted from the Mitchell car before ii resumed .tS journey refusing to ride and saying she was afraId. the police say.
 Doctor Finds No Evidence
 Mitchell was arrested by Police- man Gustays c. Dexter and was taken 10 Dr Thalberg for eNamina- tion. The doctor, according 10 the report, stated that Mitchell was not drunk Mitchell was put under bonds of $10G for appearance in the Southineton police court. Mltchclls bonds were furnished by thc Meriden local Of the Trolley mems union He will appear in the Southington court Thursday morn- ing
 Officials of the trolley company were on the scene shortly after the accident and started an investiga- tion,
 Mitchell, il is said. is veteran O the World War, having served in the Canadian expeditionary forces. Ii is reported that he sui f,red shell shock during the war and was incapacitated At one time the report states, he was champion i typist Of the Canadian army. ] Officials of the trolley company 1 were on the scene shortly after the accident and started an investiga- i ton. According 10 their report ! Larson and Mitchell were 10 have met each other at Hanson's switch near Hart's corner in PlainVille. 1 When Mitchell failed to arrive on time, Hanson, as is the custom, telc- phoned the delay into the divisional office m New Britain and was or dered 10 proceed to Southington. Says Car Was Speeding Larson stated that he saw Mitch els car approaching and broug ht his vehicle to a standstill but Mitch ell's car was coming so fast that he was unable to stop it before the crash happened. Mitchell was thrown from his seat in the vesti- bule of the ear into the roadway.
 After striking the Hanson car,
 Mitchell's left the tracks and spe across the street. striking the curb on the opposite side before coming to stop.
 The front end Of the Larson "a:
 was badly damaged. and it iS
 thought that Larson received the
 cut on the nose from flying glass.
 Traffic Is Delayed
 Both automobile and trolley traf fic were tied up for a long period Robert r. Lee, uperintendent Of ;h. Merden division of the Connecticu Co. was on the scene in a shor time and superintended the clear ing Of the tracks and roadway Travel on the trolley line was con
 tinued during the removal Of rh'
 other troIleys, the passengers trans l ferring to other ca"5 around th' wreck
 , At the Moriden hospital today , 5 was stated that Ferrello is on h. ? danger list suffering from possihl fractures of the ribs and the lef leg. He also has a bad heart con [ ditiOn.
 Ambulance Is. Slow
 4 long delay in the arrival of tn , ambulance from Meriden cause Dr. Thalberg to impress David Mon i gillo of Southington into service { . take FerrelIo to the hospital. Pc
 liceman Edwin Cushing accompI
 nied him. According to reports. 'h , ambulance did not arrive at rh scene until an hour and a half af'e
 the accident
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