Bradford County telegraph., 1910-09-16
MAYNARD GIRL Meets TRAGIC Death.
Hattie Skipper Thrown From Automobile in Jacksonville Early
Sunday Morning and Dashed to Death Against Tree.

Jones drove out to the Edwards road
house and collected what information
they could concerning the wreck. AZ
forwards they visited Beasley, who was
ut the wheel Of the Inflated car when
the crash came, and secured his version
of the accident, Bessley claiming at the
time that none Of the party had been
drinking and that the accident was due
altogether to . miscalculation on his
part.
This morning, it was announced, an
inquest will be held over the body of
Mrs. Griffis She was q woman of but
~ years and, it is stated, had been in
Jacksonville but a short time. TeIe-
grams have been sent to her husband,
who is said to live in Lawtey, and to
her father, but up to date no arrange
ments have been made for the funeral.
Mrs. Nettie Fernandez was the wife
of Joe Fernandez, formerly a cigarmak-
er of this city. Her name has come be-
fore the public on previous occasion in
connection with court fight over the
/ possession of child. The child, after
the court proceedings, was sent to con-
vent at Tampa, but, it is asserted, was
later spirited away by the father. Mrs.
Griffis and Mrs. Fernandez lived togeth-
er at 625 West Ashley street, a hoGse of
which the latter is said to be the pro-
prietress.
! This is not the first time H. B.. Beas-
ley has figured in an automobile Hcci-
dent. On September IL he was arrested
by Patrolman Jesse Greek and held in
custody for q short time on a charge of
careless driving. He had run by and
side swiped" an automobile used by
Edward L. Carroll, civil engineer in the
employ Of the city. The case was COM
promised out of court. Beasley is q
youth Of probably 2l years.
In his statement to the officers yester-
day Bessley said that he was on his way
citywsrd when the accident occurred.
Il was driving tbe car and We were 60
ing At q speed of between twenty five
and thirty miles an hour. When We
struck the curve by E iwards' halfway
house, ran out too far. saw my error and
turned the front wheels in. The car
skidded, struck the tree and that is
about all l know"
Beasley explained that the curve was
quite sharp aud that it was very dark.
He stoutly maintained that neither he
nor the others Of the party had been
drinking and that the accident was not
due to carelessness.
From the appearance of the wreckaGe
the officers believe that Beasley under
estimated the speed at which he was
travelling, that he must have been run
ming at forty mile clip when the crash
came. The accident is the first faral
one Of the kind reported in this city in
, many months.
ACCIDENT SAYS CORONERS JURY.
The coroners jury empsnnelled Wed.
nesday to inquire into the cause Of Hat.
tie Shippers death returned verdict
} exonerating H. B. Beasley, who was
driving the automobile, from blame fol
the accident.
The body of the unfortunate girl was
not claimed by relatives ard remained
at the undertaking establishment Of
Marcus Conant until Wednesday, wher
, Tirgie Carlilse, another resident of the
| restricted district, volunteered to give
$500 to pay the buriakexpenses and SAVE
the body from the paupers' field. Sim
, pie services were held in the chapel al
{ the undertaking establishment and the
body was buried in Woodlawn cemetery
"She was beautiful girl and only Il
/ years old. cannot bear to think of hel
body being given 20 the paupers' field,
/ WAS the only explanation that Virgi'
: Carlisle had to offer for her charitable
, act