The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-27
AGED WOMAN MEETS
DEATH FROM HURTSa
STRUCK BY A carr
Speeding Belt Line Car Runs
Down Mrs. A. E. Jones on
North Eighth Street. \
SHE WAS VERY DEAF
Charges Against Car Crew
Depend on the Verdict
Filed BY Coroner. 4
SHE WAS VERY DEAF

Mrs. A. E. Jones. 5S years old. died
at her home. Is North Twenty-second
street at twelve-thirty o'clock this
morning of injuries received when she
was struck by speeding belt line car.
No. S29, at the corner of Eighth and A
streets at FIVE o'clock yesterday after
noon. The car was southbound and was
running on schedule time In charge OF
Motorman C. NJ. Harris and Conductors
Bert Gellinger.
Whether charges will be preferred
against the members OF the car crew.
Chief Gormon stated today. depends
upon the verdict of Coroner Pierce.
who is making an investigation of the
tragedy
Mrs. Jones Very Deaf.
Mrs. Jones. whose deafness prevent.
ed her hearing the gong sounded by the
motorman, was crossing the corner to-
ward the Y. NJ. c. A. building. Her
body was thrown three feet and she
sustained numerous cuts and bruises
besides concussion OF the brain andS
internal injuries. No bones were bro
ken.
The police ambulance conveyed her
while she was still unconscious TO her
home, where DIR. F. w. Kruger exam,
ined her. Her recovery seemed proba-
BILE for a time and she retained strong
pulse and heart beat until three min
utes before her death. She recognized
her husband only during her occasion
al semi-conscious periods.
Mrs. Jones was a solicitor for per-
fumes, toilet articles and women's
fancy goods and at the time of the ac-
cident was at her daily work. She was
very well known. During her entire
married life she has been the mainstay
Of the household, working as a sales
woman for specialties. A number OF
years ago she managed a department
in the Art Goods Store on South Ele-
venth street. When her husband sus-
tanned a crushed hand more than fif-
teen years ago which rendered him un-
fit to work, Mrs. Jones Immediately
took his place as provider for the fam
lily. She was a CHEEKY woman of happy
disposition and made friends with ev-
eryone with whom she came in con.
tact
Sketch OF Her Life.
Mrs. Jones was born in Clinton
county. Ohio. and came to Richmond
in 1881 where she has since resided.
and soon after her removal to this
city she was married 70 A. E. Jones.
One daughter. Hester Jane Jones. who
is critic teacher at the Normal col
lege at Marion. Ind, also survives. be-
sides a brother and half-sister. !
While a young girl. Mrs Jones had
severe case of typhoid fever and
since then she had been hard Of hear 3
ing. Her deafness became gradually
worse until she was compelled TO OBJ
tain an instrument to aid her.
Frank Thayer. go South b street.
with other passengers on the car
which struck Mrs. Jones heard the mo-
torman sound his warning and apply
the brakes but the high rate of speed
the car was going prevented Motor
man Harris from stopping until forty
feet past the place where he struck
the woman. A large crowd gathered
around the PROSTATE woman and she
was identified by J. b. Howes, North
Twenty-first street
Reports are Filed.
Motorman Harris and Conductor
Gellinger have Sled their oficial re-
port of the accident with Assistant
Superintendent Charles Greenhoff Of
the street car company. Greenhon
said the report showed that the car
was within one hundred feet of Mrs
Jones when the motorman first saw
here. She was standing on the cor
ner looking south, and then started to
walk diagonally across the street
Harris rang the bell, and when no
heed was paid to his warning, he ap-
piled the brakes. his report states,
when the car was three feet distant
from her. The car was going fifteen
miles an hour. and was running TO
make schedule time. The accident
happened al 4:53 O'Clock. The con-
ductor was able 10 get the names OF
five of the eight passengers on the car,
but eye Witnesses of the accident have
not been learned.
Deputy Coroner Morrow and Dr.
Kruger conducted a post-mortem ex-
animation this morning. and death was
found to be due to injuries on the
head and chest. The report viii be
filed within a few days, when the
is completed