NEW ZEALANDER KILLED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13602, 6 February 1915, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDER KILLED.

BY A MOTOR AT SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Jam 6. Mrs William Merrill, wife of tho caretaker of the Calvert, Hotel at San.Frauuisco, muo with a shocking death at San Francisco on the night 01 January 4 by being kuocked down and killed by *a speeding motor car driven by Edward M ;> IJradfield, manager of Uie Entertainers' Exchange. Bradfieid was surrounded by an angry crowd, threats were shouted at him and the police were forced <to interfere to prevent his being mobbed. Bradiieltl, with three women in his car, was driving from the Hotel Berg at a rate of forty miles an hour, according to 'the police. Mrs Meerin, who recently came from New Zealand to San Francisco, was crossing Mason street as the car rapidly approached. The car skidded and struck Mrs Meevin, who was knocked to the ground, tho hood of the machino striking her head as she' fell, fracturing her skull. She died two hours after being taken to the Central Fjmergeney Hospital, and did not regain consciousness.

A force of police interfered and prevented Bradfieid being mobbed. Bi-ud-field, who was arrested on a charge of manslaughter, said that when the car skidded and ho saw ho was certain to hit Mis Meerin, he completely lost his head and hardly knew what happened until tho automobile came to a stop. Mrs. Meerin Avas 32 years old. The management of the Calvert Hotel spoke in high terms 'of the Meerins, referring to thorn as educated and refined people, who luid fallen on hard times.