The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-12
man CRUSHED BY
ICE-CREAM TRUCK
Killed Near Grandstand at Fair
Grounds, and Driver Is
Under Arrest.
IDENTIFIED AS ED. TURNER
Boy Nearby at Time Tells Po-
lice Dead Man Was
His Uncle.

With his chest crushed in from n
collision with a heavy automobile truck
belonging to the Purity Ice Cream Cor
poration. Edward Turner, of III West
Clay Street. was picked up in
dying condition last night at $50
o'clock, 200 yards north of the grand
stand on the road Immediately back OF
the racetrack at the fair grounds. He
died few minutes later. Witnesses
of the accident asert that the man was
knocked down and run over by the
big truck, and that the driver of the
machine skipped as soon as he saw
what had happened.
DR.. ]. Fulmer Bright, county coroner,
was summoned and viewed the body A
search of the dead mans pockets fall
ed to reveal anything that would lead
to the establishment of his Identity
and the coroner ordered the body re-
moved to Bliley's undertaking estab
lishment, where the inquest will 20
held at l o'clock to-day.
Clothing From Syracuse.
The dead man wore a dark suit Of
clothes. q shirt of a striped material.
u number fifteen collar. and a black
derby hat. The suit bears in the inside
breast pocket the name OF the maker
"Clere Clothing Company, Syracuse. n.
" The derby bears the name of JAG
obs and Levy. OF this city On one OF
his fingers is "a small diamond ring. In
his trousers pocket was found a whis-
key flask which had been crushed to
bits by the impact OF the collision. The
bottle carried a liable of Frank Miller.
Richmond The victims front teeth,
both upper and lower. are of gold.
The body lay in full view OF the pas
sersby for more than an hour. guarded
by Constable c. o. Berch. OF Henrico
county. The only clue was fur
nished by boy-one of a party OF
youngsters which was strolling down
the race-track-who was morally GER
tain that the dead man was his uncle,
Edward Turner, a building contractor
by profession. who lives on West Clay
Street
Many Saw Accident.
There were several witnesses of
the accident. and they will be heard at
the inquest. and they will be heard at
secured the names of the following
who were present: Officers r. B. Jor-
dan and w. l.. Krug, of the city police:
Jack Kimber. watchman at the Fair
Grounds: William Titus, employed in
the stables, and J. C. Hurlburt of 1909
Grove Avenue.
From the best accounts obtainablc
pretty fast clip. and that the victim
was hit III the back while running TO
get out Of the way. The finding of the
crushed whiskey bottle on his person
seems to indicate that he had been
drinking, which may have contributed
its share to the accident.
Driver Arrested.
Chauffeur W. NJ. Steward. of 206
South Belvidere Street, driver of truck
1918 of the Purity Ice Cream Company,
was arrested and taken TO the Henrico
county Jail. AT the time of the acci.
dent ne had with him in the truck
Burgess Ramos, of 1902 Floyd Avenue.
and James Altman. of 1920 Beverly
Street, both of whom have been sum-
moned as witnesses. Further exami-
nation of the clothing late last night
showed that the collar had a laundry
mark in red ink "R L. t." leading
the county police to the belief that the
body might be that OF r. L. Turner,
carpenter. living at 32l1 West Cary
Street, the address given by the boy
as that of his uncle. Eddie Turner.
Another brother, r. NJ Turner, is en-
ployed as special policeman during
the fair, and il was he who Identified
the body at Bliley's undertaking rooms
The truck of the ice cream cor
poration was engaged in making de-
liveries at booths In the Fair Grounds.
and was entitled to so on that por-
tion OF the track at that hour.
Mr.. Turner Is survived by four
brothers and three sisters. No arrange
ments have as yet been made for the
funeral.