FREDERICK KEENHOLTS IS 

NEW VILLAGE PRESIDENT 

The annual election for the village of Altamont was held at the trustees room on Tuesday afternoon, from 4 to 8 o’clock. There was no opposition to the Citizens’ ticket nominated at the recent village primaries, and little interest was taken by the voters. Only fifteen votes were cast, of which thirteen were Republicans and two Democrats. The officers elected are as follows. President, Frederick Keenholts. Trustee, Harry Fredendall. Treasurer, John L. Harrington. Collector, Jesse P. Livingston. 

AUTOMOBILE INJURIES 

PROVED FATAL 

TO DR. E. S. PERSONS 

Gloom was cast over the community of Slingerlands Wednesday, when our citizens were advised that Dr. Eli S. Persons had died at 4:50 o’clock that morning as a result of his having been run down by an automobile at about 11:30 o’clock Tuesday night, while on his way home from a mission study meeting. 

The driver of the automobile, who was accompanied by a woman, drove from the scene of the accident without stopping. It is believed they came from Albany, and in their flight headed for that city. They had been at the Kientz hotel in this village for half an hour before the accident. 

State troopers on Wednesday morning were patrolling all Albany county roads in search of the fugitive auto driver. 

Three shots were fired at the car by State Trooper Haubner, who happened to be nearby at the time of the accident. The shots were fired after the driver failed to respond to an order to stop. 

With Dr. Persons at the time were Mrs. Persons and their daughter, Miss Louise R. Persons, also the Rev. J. H. E. Rickard, pastor of the Slingerlands Methodist church, and Mrs. Rickard. The group was walking along the side of the road, and it was said the automobile came hurling down the highway from the rear, zig-zagging along as though the driver did not have control of the steering equipment. 

Dr. Persons was struck full in the back by the machine and sustained a fracture of the skull. His body was dragged about twelve feet. He was found lying in the road unconscious and did not regain consciousness. 

The accident occurred in the New Scotland road nearly opposite the Delaware and Hudson railroad station. 

Miss Ruth Miner, whose parents had hosted the mission study meeting, left her home in an automobile as soon as she heard what had happened and, with Trooper Haubner, scoured the roads leading to Albany. They also rushed to Albany and reported the accident at the fourth precinct station. Police of the precinct were asked to be on the watch for the car and to have all roads leading into the city guarded. An Albany policeman was sent back to Slingerlands with Miss Miner and the trooper. This all happened shortly after midnight. 

Six state troopers were detailed on the case. Albert Kientz, proprietor of the Kientz Hotel, said the couple left his place about fifteen minutes before the accident. He told state troopers he did not know the couple, although they had been at the hotel several times recently. 

The Kientz hotel had been visited by prohibition agents of the Troy enforcement office several months ago, and with the aid of a girl accomplice, evidence of alleged liquor violation was obtained, and the owner and a bartender arrested.