Milford chronicle., 1935-08-16
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In WEEK END
ACCIDENTS
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The brothers had been trailing
another car containing other mem
bers of the Fizz family who were
on their way to RehObOth Beach for
a fishing party. The entire party
was from PottstOwn. Those in the
first car missed the second car and
turned back, discovering the acci-
dent. They took the brothers to
Milford Emergency Hospital where
George died of a broken neck and
Joseph was treated and admitted.
Privates Moore and King, Of the
State police, investigated the acci-
dent.
Robert Figg was arrested for as
sault and battery, but was exOner-
ated Monday morning by a cOrOner's
1 jury, who found the death OF George
Fizz, Jr., was the result Of an un-
avOidable accident.
Lee Higgins, so, Of Vienna, Nd,
a passenger in an automobile driven
by B. Darby Hackett, Of Vienna. was
fatally injured Saturday night when
the car cOllided with a truck driven
by James A. COnsidine, Of Roches-
ter, N. Y, near TyabOut's Corner on
the dupont Boulevard.
The automobile struck the truck
broadside as the truck was pulling
out of one of the crOss-Overs be-
tween the dual highway after get
ting gasoline at gas station state
police said.
Higgins was taken to the Della
ware Hospital where he died OF a
fractured skull. Haekett was treat
ed in Homeopathic Hospital for Sc
we're laceratiOns Of the scalp, cuts
and bruises. Neither COnsidine nor
Max Goldblatt, OF Rochester, a pas
senger in the truck, were injured.
COnsidine was arrested by Pri-
Vate Reed of the State Police on a
charge of assault and battery and
held under $4,000 bail when ar
raigned before Magistrate Cramer,
Goldblatt was held as a material
witness. Hackett will also be ar
rested on an assault and battery
charge when he leaves the hospital.
Automobiles Collide
William w. Hance, of BOOthwyn,
Pa, suffered a possible fracture OF
the skull and decorations Of the
scalp when his car and car DRIVEN
by Bertram R. Hardy, Of HaVre-de-
Grace cOllided at Faulk and Naa-
mans roads Sunday night. Hance is
in the Delaware Hospital, Whining |
ton. Hardy was arrested for as
sault and battery and ignoring AIRED |
light by Privates Workman and Nc
COnnell of the State Police.
Four persons from Hershey, Pa, |
escaped injury when a car driven by /
Joseph F. Barth, OF Hershey, who
was said to have fallen asleep while
driving north on the DUPONT BOule-
ward south of Dover. The car struck
a concrete abntment and threw
Mrs. Marie Barth, Clarence
Wells and Miss Lucy Dodge out into
the road. Barth was fined $40 and
costs for reckless driving by Magis-
trate Ridgely.
Miss Edna Maloney, II, of 111O
West Fifth street. was treated for
of the forehead in the
General Hospital Sun
day afternoon after she fell from
The running board OF a car driven
by Stanley J. Ptak, Of 400 South
COnnell street. at Clayton and Oak
streets, Wilmington.
Jewel Noble, z, OF lll6 Pullman .
Place, Wilmington, was treated for
minor injuries at the same hospital
sunday afternoon after she fell from
truck driven by her uncle, Frank
Noble, same address at Front and du-
oOnt streets. Wilmington.
Calvin Tucker, Negro, of Raleigh,
I. c., a passenger in a truck driven
" James Johnson, Negro, Of Clay
on, Delaware, received. bruises and
acerations when. he was thrown
rom the truck when It turned over :
t Sixteenth and Walnut streets.
improper brakes were held re- /
pOnsible for the accident. Tucker !
'as treated In the Delaware Hos !
ital. johnson was arrested for Op- :
rating with improper brakes. !