The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
Body Hurled Fifteen
Feet and raped
Around Light Pole.
FELL ASLEEP AT
EDGE OF TRACK
Aroused by Noise, He Jumped
Suddenly as Owl Car Ap-
peared and Was Instantly
Crushed to Death-Father
Identifies Body-Crew
Arrested and Released.

surprised from his slumber between
the car tracks. Leslie II i'olkes. of col
West Clay street. sprang into the side
OF eastbound Broad and Main street
car NO. oo6 about 5 o'clock yesterday
morning. and was instantly killed. The
accident occurred on Broad street. be-
tween Cedar and Allison Streets, about
hall way stoppinE points.
AS the heavy car rushed on. the body
was hurled against an iron light pole,
and one leg was twisted around the
pole. c.. c.. Eddleton was in charge OF
the car, and r. c, Jones was the con-
ductor. 1t was not yet light enough to
Sec objects clearly. and the car passed
on without either man seeing the body.
or knowing that some one had been
struck.
Found an Hour Later.
The body was not discovered until
a Lakeside car. running from the barns
a few minutes before 6 o'clock to begin
work on the First Street line. ca me UP
nearly an hour later. Motorman j w.
Turner saw 1t lying between the cast
and wcstbound tracks, huddled up and
around the iron pole. and called the at
tention of the conductor. j. l. Tucker.
10 the fact that a dead man was lying
near the car. Just then the headlight
OF the owl car. which did the killing.
came Into view, and the Lakeside car
stood by. None Of the two crews knew
then how the man mad come to his
death. and they notified the Office and
the police. and, in turn. Coroner Taylor
was called to the scene.
Several theories as to how Folkes
had come 10 his death were advanced.
but examination of car ?05. after II had
reached the barns, showed that IL had
brushed the man aside as he evidently
f7rang forward from his sleep and 1T
orally battered him to death, breaking
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Father identifies BODY.
Mounted Officer krug, who had been
a schoolmate of the dead man. who
had seen Foikes an hour before the ac-
cloent only W squares away, was the
first to identify the body. and a mes.
sage was sen TO his home. MIR. Folkes.
father Of the young man. knowing thai
his son had not been home during the
night. went to the scene, and Identified
the body as that of his son. He was
taken home on the verge Of collapse.
and conveyed the news 10 the other
members Of the family. They themselves
knew little OF the supposed details Of
The accident, and were unable TO dis
cuss It..
Captain McMahon and Detectiye.Ser-
Eeants Wiley and kellam Investigated
the case. and. with officials of the Vtr-
GINA Hallway and Power Company.
reached the conclusion that Folke was
asleep between the tracks, probably
against a tree box, when he was
aroused by the noise OF the passing
car and sprang to catch It. Traces OF
blood and a strand OF hair were found
on the left rear journal box, and dirt
was found 10 have been rubbed from
the beam in front.
Hurled Fifteen Feet.
There was much blood also between
the tree box and the light pole around
which the body was hung. a distance
OF about fifteen feet, and 1t is sun
posed that the body was hurled from
one to the other. 1t was stated By ono
who knew the young man that h. was
sometimes in the habit OF aIinr
asleep on street corners while waiting
for street cars.
It was not until after o'clock, when
Coroner Taylor had finished his exami-
nation and detective and street car Of
fcials were satisfied Mat Folkes mad
been accidentally killed, that the BODY
was removed TO an undertaking cs-
t~ablishnent.
Both Eddleton and Jones. crew of tho
owl car. were formally placed under
arrest, and were Immediately admitted
to bail In the SUN of $500 each for their
appearance before the coroner's in
quest at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Young tolkes was thirty years old.
a native OF Richmond. He was en-
ployed as assistant foreman biz II. ".
Itountree and Brothers Trunk and Rag
Company. lie was unmarried. He is
survived by both parents. one brother.
Hunter B. Folkes. and two sisters. Mrs
Leslie Perrin and Miss Maggie Eolkcs
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.