The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
2 UNDER BOND FOR 1. DEATH OF NEGRO IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT Brasher Orders Dr. Walk CTS Bond Raised to
 5000 CORONER CHARGES AN INJUSTICE WAS DONE E. L. Evans Killed as He Steps From Owenton Car-Driven Claims
 He Thought He Was on
 Hurry Call

chauffeur for the Jones Taxicab com pany, while taking Dr. B. A. Walker to Ensley, in a machine owned by the Jones Taxicab company, struck and fa- tally injured E. L. Evans, negro, at tho corner of Eighth avenue and Will Hams street, Graymont, last night at B o'clock. Evans died at the Halls infrmary two hours later.
 Witnesses to the accident. immediate ly called the police headquarters and Officers Brent. Darnell and Lyons hur- ried to the scene in the police patrol. After thorough investigation the animation of witnesses of the accident, pr. Walker and the driver, Condray, were placed in the patrol wagon and taken to police headquarters. There Dr. Walker was taken up stairs and shown Into Chief Bodeker's private of fee and allowed to await bondsmen. The chauffeur was confined In the city jail charged with manslaughter.
 Dr. Walker. about half an hour after his arrest, secured bond at $200. This was before the news of the negro's death had reached headquarters. Con dray was held without bond until this was learned and was then released on a $500 bond
 Coroner Takes Action
 Coroner B. l. Brasher about 9:30 o'clock a short while after the negro's death, was notified. He notified police headquarters that pr. Walker must be re-arrested and placed under a 5000 bond and charged with an assault with intent to murder. and that Condray's bond might be reduced to s25o.
 In speaking to reporter last night the coroner said: "As far as I have ooA n injustice has been done young Condray. It seems that pr. Walker, when he hired the car, told Condray that he was on an emergency call to a patient and that he must drive as fast as possible It seems. therefore, to me that Dr. Walker is more to blame than Condray and he will either make 5000 bond or stay in jail.
 At an early hour this morning Dr. Wal ker had not been rearrested by the po- lice, and he Is still at liberty under the bond of ZOO allowed him before the negro died in the in1rmary. Chief Bod eker stated last night that pr. Walker would probably appear at headquarters this morning when notified that his bond had been increased
 About 7:90 o'clock the telephone at the Jones Taxicab companys headquarters rang. Some one. whether it was Dr. Walker himself, or not, has not been as- certained, asked that an automobile be sent to pr. Walkers residence, 145 North 20th street at once. that the doctor wished to make a trip to Ensley.
 Gene Jones, proprietor of the taxicab said last evening, Whoever it was that called over the phone for the car said that pr. Walker had a patient in Ensley and that he must make the trip at once, and that in all probability the patients life was in danger. They said to send our best driver. one who was sure and certain at the wheel and could make good time over the roads. We sent Ralph Condray."
 When Dr. Walker entered the car, &C., cording to Condray, he told the young fellow that he must get to his patient at once and to go through the city to Ems ley. At some potn in Birmingham the ear was stopped and two other gentlemen entered the car. Dr. Walker then order ing the chauffeur to go ahead.
 Machine Going Fast
 The road that Condray chose led through Graymont. as he says that is the best one to Ensley. At the corner of Eighth avenue and Williams street. in Gray mont, the machine was making between 35 and 40 miles an hour, according to Condrays own statement. An Owenton car which was just ahead of them was also making good speed. The road at this point is only on one side of the car track and the machine was running to the right of the street car. At the corner of Eighth avenue and Williams street rather unexpectedly according to several witnesses, the street car stopped. When the automobile. then 12 feet from the car. shot past the rear gates Con dray claims they were closed. The motor man on the car then threw them open and Evans stepped out, walking right in front of the onrushing automobile.
 The front of the machine struck him about his chest. as he had evidently made jump to escape when he turned and saw the machine coming toward him. He was picked up and hurled backward over the hood and up against the wind shield Before Condray could stop the car he had rolled of over the right wheel, his skull fractured and mashed by the contact with the hub on that side.
 Condrays statement as to the accident was as follows:
 q was making between 35 and 40 miles an hour. according to the doctors in- structions. The ear was right ahead of me- but I thought that I had allowed enough room for any passenger who might step of. At the corner of Will Hams street 1t stopped unexpectedly. When I passed the rear gates they had not been opened, the mOtOTfnau eNluently throwing them open after the machine passed the back part of the car. II didn't see the negro until he was on the ground and walking toward the sidewalk. I shouted to him and tried to stop. buA the distance was too short to diminish the speed to any account and when I struck him must have been going fully 90 miles an hour. I did everything ihs my power to stop after I saw that he was walking right in front of the ma chine" The above statement was made while Condray wss in the city jail.
 Doctor Denies Hurry Call Order
 While in Chief Bodeker's office Dr. Walker, when asked what patient 1t was that he was going to see in Ensley, said: T have not told you that was going to see any patient. I was going to see my mother in Wylam. 1 did not tell the chauffeur to go at such high speed"
 Didn't you tell them at the taxicab office that you wanted to get to an urgent case in Ensley. doctor?'' asked the reporter.
 II did not; I was going to Wylam to see my mother, tell you"
 Who were the two men in the car with you and where did they go after the 
 "I' do not know who they were. had merely stopped and asked them if they wanted to go to Ensley Where they went after the trouble, do not know"