The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-08
AUTO VICTIM DIES;
DRIVER SURnENDERS
ARCHER JONES REPORTS NEoao.s
DEATH TO POLICE AND Is
ARRESTED
APPEARS ACCIDENTAL
SEVERAL SAW THOMAS PHILLIPS.
AGED oNE-EYED CoLoRED MAN,
Hsr Hs CAR--pEATB WAS
UNEXPECTED
APPEARS ACCIDENTAL

Because Thomas Phillips. coiored,
died Thursday night in Memorial hos
pital. presumably from injuries saa-
tanned when struck by an automobile
ariven by him on the night Of Mon
aay. October 9sth, Archer q, Jones
president Of the Duplex Envelope and
Printing company, and Of the Rosemary
company inc yesterday submitted him
self TO the police on technical charge
Of murder Jones was hooked nj the
Second police station as arrested by
Detectives Atkinson and Kreugel and
Policeman samuels He Was admit
ted to bail BY Judge Richardson. of the
Hastings court.
Mr. Jones appeared yesterday morn
ing at police headquarters and inform
ed Major Werner that colored man
whom he had hit with his automobile
at the corner Of Franklin and Foushea
streets several nights ago had died In
tho Memorial hospital He told the po-
lice chief that he had expected 70 be
arrested. and was Informed that until
he appeared the police knew nothing
OF the Negroes death.
Detectives Atkinson and Krenele, de-
tailed to the case, leRrned at the hos
pitei that Phillips had appeared to he
making splendid progress toward re-
covery until a short time before he WAS
claimed by death.
several Bones Broken.
The man had suffered a broken col
farbone and three broken ribs in the
accident, according 10 the physicians
who attended him since he was taken
10 the hospital That there were inter
nal injuries that the physicians had
not discovered and which caused the
death of the man is now believed
When the accident occurred On 1he
night OF the 2sth. Mr.. Jones took the
eoored man into HIS car and took him
to Memorial hospital. whore he secured
two nurses one for day. the other for
night, that one might be constantly In
attendance upon his victim. He also
had his family physician. Dr. G. A.
Blanten, give the colored man atten~
ton
At the time Of the accident 1t was
about 7 o'clock in the evening, the
coiored man was crossing the street In
-froDt- Of -An--l-E,ast- EFanRl4a- street,
the residence OF Mrs. A L. Boulware,
by whom he had been employed as
butler for several years.
Blind In One Eye.
The negro, VINO was about sixty
eight years Of age. and who was blind
IN one eye. is believed TO have mig
judged the distance between the car
and himself, for he hesitated as he
started across the street. halted and
then started ahead again, getting
directly In the path OF the car.
Mr.. Jones, who was driving the car,
saw the colored man stop and
thought, he says, that it would be safe
for him to continue the course OF the
car. He was running the car about
ten or twelve miles an hour. he says.
and there are three or four wit
nesses IT ths accident, who will cor
roborate this and who, Mr. Jones be-
nevss. viii show hitting the man was
entirely accidental AS the car con-
tinued TO run, Phillips started ahead
again and taking a diagonal course
across the street came into the path
Of the mchine
Learns Negro Is Dead.
He Was picked up by MIR. Jones as
sisted by persons who sAw the acct
dent and was placed In rhe auto and
rushed al once 40 the hospital The
condition Of Philips at the hospital
was watched closely by Mr. Jones. and
until u late hour Thursday night,
every indication pointed 10 the col
order mans recovery. Yesterday
morning SIR. Jones, inquiriut after tho
negro, learned he was dead, 1t was
then he went 70 police headquarters
ard told OF the circumstances Of the
case and Informed the police where
ne could os found II wanted. The In
vestigation of the detectives showed
the negro was dead and Jones was
called to headquarters. where he
submitted TO arrest
Coroner ". II Taylor who was
notified of the death of Phillips said
last night he will hold an tnouest AT
10 o'clock Monday morning.