The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-26
WOMAN is KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Becomes Confused While Cross
ing Street, and Steps i'll Front
Of Car.
DRIVER IS NOT BLAMED
Young Physician, According 10
Witnesses, Was Driving
Carefully.

Excited and confused by passing
, white woman, who has no, yet been
identified by the police was run dowr
and killed at Sixth and Broad Streets
at sos o'clock yesterday afternoon BY
Or. G. Tyler Hundlcy, of 4o3 tias,
Franklin Street.
Dr. Hundley was driving his auto
mobile eastward, returning from the
City Hospital, and the woman was
crossing Broad street diag onally from
the southwest corner. According tc
Or. Hundlcy and several eye witnesses
she became confused just as she was In
the middle of the street, and twice
changed her course in an effort to get
out Of the way Of the automobile Sn,
was struck by the forward mudguard
and fell beneath the machine. the rear
right wheel passing over her body.
Taken Into Store.
DR.. Hundley Immediately stopped his
machine, and. with the aid of John
Stannard. of 31o South Fourth street
and II. B. Ebenhack, who witnessed the
accident, carried the injured woman
into the store Of Meyer Grcentrec, Sol
East Broad Street.
She was still breathing, but uncon-
scious. She was placed In chair, and
hurry call was sent for the city am
bulance, but she expired in two min
utcs. before the arrival of DR.. Tune
who came in answer TO the urgent
message ~ cloth was placed over her
head, and the doors OF the store were
closed against the morbidly curious
crowd which Immediately gathered
Or. Tune. finding tina. the woman
was dead. called Coroner Taylor, who
after getting such evidence as he could
on the spot and vainly endeavoring tc
learn the woman's name, turned til,
body over to Undertaken Bliley.
DIR. Hundlcy hailed.
DR.. Hundley remained with the wo-
man until she died, and then surren.
dered himself to Policemen AGREE anc
Griffin. The latter officer accompanied
the physician to the Second Police Sta.
J ton. driving in DR.. Hundlcy's automo
| bile. Judge Witt, of the Hastings
Court, was summoned. and he admitted
|
| Of Sl.0oG, T. Nj. Hundley. OF the nrn
OF sydnor & Hundley. the latter.
father. acting as bondsman.
! The physician was grief stricken
| over the accident, and could hardly
! control himself. 1t was some hours be-
| stated. and In this he was borne on
/ By several witnesses. that ne was driv.
/ Ing his machine at the rate OF only
four or five miles an hour, and wa:
\ t,l.a "a II inn,
/ OF the crowded condition OF the streets
AS he got TO Sixth and Broad he no
ticed an old woman attempting to eros!
| in front of him. She had ample time
7! 1t Is said, to make the passage in safe
! ~, but became confused. Others wer,
! crossing and rccrossing, and the clang
Ing of street cars added to her excite
4 ment. She halted, and twice essaye,
to cross, each time changing her min,
and taking different course. Thei
she ran directly in front of She on
Knocked her down before Or. Humble,
could change his direction or apply nj
brakes In time to prevent an accid mt
Was Not Identified.
! Wnlle the woman sat propped uD il
chair many people were admltte,
could on ona her, But none knev
was woman who lived on East Legl
Street. but Detective Sergeant VILE,
j visited the residence named and foun,
y The dead woman was evidently sixt,
or slNty-Hve years of age. She wa
about ,,o t, i've feet tail, and weighed abou
.acket OF cheap texture and wild
black felt hat She wore rubber boots
IN her hand at the time Of the acci
With unwashcd dishes. and 1t Is be-
deyed that, earlier In the day, she ha,
taken dinner to some working man. o.
acr person could be found absolutcI
no marks of Identification. There wer
40 letters. no papers. She also carrie
A a, small handbag which was empty
The theory that she was an inmate O
. zone, nome me fer aged women was enter
iained, put there We're no grounds ii,
WHICH TO base any certainty as to prop
er Identification. 1t was suggested tina
ner name am vas Burton. as several wn
a woman Of that name.
l Continue Investigations
ne police VIII make further inves
,hsi tor,,, to-day, ,la and 1t is probabl
without trouble. The woman cxhibjte
every mark OF poverty, and the fac
\ mat so much difficulty was experience
N the effort to estah!!=h her ldentit,
SHOWS that she was not widely known
Coroner Taylor Will swear In hi
JURY at 10 O'Clock this morning. bu
evidence will not be taken until to
morrow morning. when the name o
Il known y
An examination Of the body by Cor
c oner Taylor showed that the RICH
right side We're broken; that the RICH
side OF the head was crushed. and t6a
probably. the base OF the skull wa
Fractured 4"
/ Ciaim Theft OF Plumbing.
John Easey. colorcd was arrested yeste,
day afternoon by officer j. +. Pohlman
n na