The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
GIVES YEARS REPORT
ON BAD AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

up with cases it is several months. often
times over a year before it comes up in
the higher court, and the matter is then
forgotten, the judgment of the recorders
court is reversed and the speeder has es-
capped unscathed once more. On the other
hand If the speeder is given light fine
he win cheerfullv pay It and go on his
way rejoicing, and as bad as ever.
"A jail sentence seems to be the only
cure for the speeders. Fines should be
abolished for this offense and a few so
day sentences passed on the guilty would
soon break UP this practice of running at
90 miles an hour through the city streets.
would not wish to appear as advocating
harsh punishment. but the statistics of my
department, which show 81 serious auto
mobile and motor cycle accidents in the
city during the space of one year, are
appalling and harsh measures must be
taken to prevent repetition of this aw-
full record
'The grand jury can do a great deal to-
ward stopping the speeders, and that body
should be commended for its zeal in in
vestigating this phase of our civic
troubles. await their report on the mat:
ter with a great deal of interest"
Many Not Reported
The report submitted to the grand jury
cannot be said to be very accurate, as
many automobile accidents happen which
the police are not cognizant of. even in the
city streets. And throughout Jefferson
county there have also been numerous
automobile accidents which have resulted
seriously and in some cases fatally 1t
is estimated that the report of the police
represents about half of the actual au-
tomobile accidents that happen in Jeffer-
son county during the 70 months between
September l. 1912, and September /, 1913
The report of Chief Bodeker which was
made up for the benefit of the grand jury.
follows
Report in Detail
NO. l, September IA, Will Walker (c),
1874 Alley A, was hit by an automobile
driven by DIR. Hogan and was lightly in
Jured This occurred at Avenue b and
Eighteenth street at $50 p. m. Reported
by DR.. Hogan.
No. 2. September 20, automobile 1885,
owned by ]. w. Austin and driven by j..
e. Thore, was hit by street car No. 4s
al Nineteenth street, between Second and
Third avenues at $40 p. m. Thore was
taken to McAdorys infirmary by friends
and Motorman W. II. Chisolm, No. 922,
was injured in neck and spine. Reported
by Brannon.
No. 8, September 80. Mitchell Collins (c),
700 Fifth avenue, was hit by an auto
mobile at Avenue B and Twenty-second
street, at p. m. This negro was prob
ably fatally injured. Witnesses: Charles
F. Banks, (c), 2315 Alley G.; Win Abrams
tc), Helen Bess Mines. and Hazie Abrams
tc), 1906 Warsaw street. Reported by Of
ficer Ivey.
No. 4, October s. Jimmie Scott (c), 1913
Eleventh avenue, south, was run over. by
automobile No. 3747, owned by the Welden
Ice Cream company, and driven by Nor
man Hudson (c). This occurred at Second
avenue and Eighteenth street about $50
p m. Scott sent to Hillman hospital.
Hudson was arrested.
No. 8, October s, G. j. Freeman (w), Sui
ligent, was run over and killed at Ave-
nue. b and Twenty-first street by auto
mobile No. 6SS at S:45 p. M Automobile
was driven by Phillip Osborne (c) who
was arrested, charge 'manslaughter"
Witnesses: R. S. DAILY, 4O6 Graymont;
DR.. Goggins, 406 Sarah avenue, Gray
mont; Leo Stewart care Letaw phar-
macy; E. r. Norton. Sulligent: Hughey
Loggain, Sulligent; DR.. Lull. First Ma
tional Bank building.
Messenger Boy Run Over
No. g. October u, Charles Woodson (w),
messenger boy for Postal Telegraph COM
pany, was run over at Powell avenue and
Twentieth street at 1890 p. m. Auto driven
by r. f. Terrell (w), who was arrested.
Reported by Officer Henderson.
No. 7, october 26, Eugene Evans (c), S0S
Williams street, Graymont, was hit by
automobile No. 723, driven by Ralph Con-
dray (w), at Eighth avenue and Will
liams street about 720 p m. Died at
$50 p. m. at Hall inflrmary. Witnesses
William Kendrick (c), AIS Graymont
Heights w. S. Corr (c). 100 Eighth ave-
nue.; Alex Hepton (c), 6S1 Smith street;
DIR. B. A. Walker (w) was in car and