The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-05
Former Resident of Richmond
Met Her Death While on the
Way to Attend a Fourth of
July Celebration.
DEWEY YOUNG ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF MURDER.
Deceased Was a Sister of Mrs.
Joseph C. Kern, Formerly of
Richmond--- BODY Will Be
Brought Here for Burial.

Miss Carrie wilkins. formerly of
Richmond. and a sister of Mrs. Joseph
Kern, until recently of Richmond, but
now of Indianapolis. was killed in an
automobile accident at indianapolis
THURSDAY The Star gives the follow
Ding account of the affair:
Shortly after having been struck and
run over by an automobile at Twenti-
eth and College avenue yesterday, just
after noon, Miss Carrie Wilkins, "a
years old, 1884 Central avenue, died at
st. Vincents hospital from internal in
juries. Dewey Young, 10 years old,
driver of the automobile, was arrested
at once and is now charged with muir
der. He was locked up at police head
quarters without bond.
A Fourth of July celebration which
had been prepared at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William G. wilkins. 2030
Broadway, was brought to sudden
close by the tragic occurrence, since
dinner had been spread upon long ta-
BILE beneath the trees in the Wilkins
yard and the guests were waiting for
the arrival of Miss Wilkins, when the
word came that she had been probably
fatally hurt a block from the place.
Among hundreds of other persons at
tracted to Twentieth street and College
avenue the celebrators flocked to the
scene of the accident After the wo-
man had been taken to the hospital and
the guests at the Wilkins home were
about to take their places at the table,
the news came that Miss Wilkins had
died within a few minutes after her ar
rival at the hospital.
In the two-seated touring car with
Young. the driver, were James Madi-
son. 2C23 College avenue, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Wright of kokomo. Ind, and
Miss Grady Jerrett. sister of Mrs.
Wright, who was visiting from Frank
lin, n. c. The auto with the pleas
ure party had been making the rounds
of the city parks on a Fourth of July
pleasure trip and was within half
block of the Madison home when the
accident occurred. One of the women
was prostrated by the excitement of
the accident and was for a short time
yesterday in a critical condition at the
Madison home.
StFuCk AS one All9nteO.
Miss wilkins, who was tailoress at
East Washington and Delaware
streets. was on her way home She
had boarded a College avenue car and
had stepped off at Twentieth street,
from where she should have gone a
block west and half block north to
reach the Wilkins home on Broadway.
According to eye witnesses Miss VIII
kins was struck as she walked north
beside the open car from which she
had just alighted.
According to estimates made by per-
sons who saw the accident. Young was
ldriving his car at a speed of ten to
twenty miles an hour. No person was
found who said he made any attempt
ito stop his machine or to sound sig
nal other than the exhaust. Young
himself asserts that he used the ex-
,haust as a signal and released the
clutch.
The woman was struck in the back
by the forward part of the machine,
and, according to the account given by
the nearest eyewitness, was carried
ten feet before she fell face down
ward beneath the right front wheel.
Both right wheels passed over the mid
die of her back.
The woman regained consciousness
soon after she had been put on a cot
on the Carse porch and directed the
people about her to notify Mr.. and Mrs. |
Joseph G.. Kern. 2234 Central avenue,
with whom she made her home. Mrs. !
Kern is a sister of the dead woman.
Miss Wilkins was formerly a resi- |
dent of Richmond. Ind. She came to
Indianapolis five years ago with the |
family of Joseph C.. Kern. a tailor. She |
had been invited to attend the little |
celebration at the wilkins home on
Broadway. where about twenty-five /
grown persons and children were TO |
eat dinner and supper yesterday and /
give display of fireworks in the eve
ming.
The body will be taken to Richmond I
for burial. In a week or more the wom- 1
an had planned to go to the Silver I
Lake Assembly. near Buffalo. n. Y, TO /
cuaud tho summer