The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
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HURLED AGAINST
: TREE AND KILLED
Walter Miller Crushed to Death
While Testing Motor Car
in Country
MAN WITH HIM ARRESTED
Scarlet Charged in Warrant With
Manslaughter-Mrs. Miller
in Hospital.
MAN WITH HIM ARRESTED

In an automobile accident near
Yellow Tavern yesterday morning at
IL o'clock. Walter Austin Miller, de-
monstrator for the yirginian automo-
bile. was instantly killed. his skull
being crushed and his body badly
James Scarlet, Jr.. OF Danville.. Pa.
alleged to have been driving the car
ut the time. was arrested soon after
the accident. charged with man.
slaughter he was bailed in the sum
of $500 by II. A. McCurdy. Witnesses
says that the car was running
at very high speed at the time and II
another warrant charging him with
exceeding the speed limit will be
sworn out against him. M
N,a Miller Thrown Against Tree.
Statements concerning the affair are
conflicting indeed The Immediate
cause, undoubtedly. was the bursting
of the right hand rear tire. which
caused the machine to swerve to the
left. throwing Miller head first into
u tree. The car ran along the road
side for about Atty feet after Miller
was thrown out. and was badly brok-
en- up The body was taken to Ben
netts undertaking establishment I.
where the Inquest Will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock.
When he urned to his room at
the Jefferson Hotel yesterday after
noon, Scarlet said that he was not
running the car. but several witnesses
who saw 1t a moment before the acct
dent stated that he had the wheel at
the time. Again It was stated that the
car was running Mt moderate rate OF
speed; while the same witnesses de-
clared 1t to be travelling at rate
far beyond the limit
NNffr TIL In IoSnftnl
Miller was thirtytwo years OF age.
and had been in the employment CT
the company for about a year. He
came here with his wife from De-
troit. and lived at 2o0s Park Avenue.
For some time Mrs. Miller has been In
the Virginia Hospital, where she re-
Gently underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis. a few days ago she was
pronounced to be out OF danger and
would have been taken home yaster-
day but for her husbands death Her
physician, DR.. B. l. Hillsman. broke
the news to her yesterday afternoon.
and though almost crushed with grief.
she stood the shock we'll. DR.. Hills
man does not think that 1t Will result
In relapse.
oficers of the automobile company
photographed to aIiller's sister In De-
troit She Will arrive here to-day. and
make the funeral arrangements The
body will be taken TO Detroit and
there probably cremated, according TO
request 1t is said Miller frequently
made.
Scarlet came to- Richmond to buy a
Virginian car. which he expected to
drive home. His father, James Scarlet,
Is one OF the leading lawyers in Penn
sylvnnia and his office in Danville
called up The Times-Dispatch over tho
long distance telephone last night to
ask for particulars OF the accident.
Later in the night Mr.. Scarlet tele-
graphed from Sunbury. Pa, that he
was leaving there for Richmond. He
will arrive here this morning.
Although the county authorities be-
lieved that they had ample evidence
that young Scarlet was driving the
machine when 1t was wrecked, other
witnesses have declared that Miller
was at the wheel.