The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-05
Small Boy Killed
By Police Patrol;
Arrest Chauffeur

The second fatal automobile accl-
dent in two days occurred yesterday
afternoon, when Chauffeur w. A. Met
calf, of the First precinct patrol wa
gon, ran down Joseph Ross thir-
teen-yea old negro boy, on Marshall
street between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth a few minutes after O'Clock.
The boy was struck by the fender of
the car and the front wheels passed
over his body. Metcaf stopped the
machine before the rear wheels
touched the body. Life was extinct
before any of the several witnesses
could reach the boy.
Major Werner who was at the ball
game. was notified at once, as was
police headquarters and Captain r.
B. Sowell, OF the First station. De-
tective- Sergeant Wiltshire, who came
from headquarters, was the first offi-
Ger TO arrive, and Immediately placed
Metcalf under arrest. holding him un-
! til Captain Sowell arrived and swore
j out a warrant for him, charging muir
7 der. He was taken to the First sta
| ton after the body had been removed.
where Judge Richardson allowed him
4, bail at $4,000 Henry Mckinley went
! the bond for his appearance In the
Police court Monday morning.
(, According to the story told DR..
! Taylor, who saw the body before 1t
I was removed from the scene OF the
accident, the patrol wagon was going
west along Marshall at moderate speed
! when II passed grocery wagon going
/ in the opposite direction. 1t is said
| that there was but little space between
/ the vehicles when they passed. The
boy Ross is said to have been hanging
/ to the tail gate of the wagon, and
/ just before 1t passed the automobile
/ to have jumped down and to have
started directly across the street Ia
the path OF the oncoming car.
| Alone in Automobile.
| Metcalf sounded the danger alarm
ON the car, according to the story
and slapped on the brakes. The boy
apparently did not notice the cars APP
! proach. however, and was struck fair
| ly. He was knocked to one side. but
not falling clear, the front wheels on
| the right side of the machine passed
across his body DR.. Weinstein was
summoned and rushed to tho scene
/ of the accident, but arrived several
| minutes after the boy had died Met
! calf was completely unnerved. and
| had not regained his composure an
hour after, when he was released on
bond and allowed 10 go to his home
/ He was taking lights to the safety
zones on Broad street when the acci-
! dent occurred. and was alone In the
Gar.
Coroner Taylor stated last night
that with the exception of injuries to
the boys head, he showed no marks
| from the accident. None OF his bones
are said to have been broken. and but
few bruises are said to have beer
made. Because of this. Dr. Taylor
was OF the opinion that the car coulc
not have been going at a rapid rate
Il OF speed. and is inclined to believe
! that the killing was unavoidable
The body was turned over TO rep
resentatives of Browns undertaking
/ establishment and was later delivered
to the mother of the boy. Celia Ross
/ Of 1903 Page street
| An inquest will be held over the
body Monday morning at 10 O'CLOCK
when witnesses will be called. THOSE
who have been summoned are J, n
Stokes. colored, sos North Thirteenth
/ street; Detective Sergeant wiltshire
and r. j. Creedle and Aubrey New
ton, crew Of a Richmon dand Henricc
electric car. which was near the scene
when the accident occurred.
The fact that there have been two
fatal automobile accidents In the city
in as many days leads many of the
fatalists to believe that there viii be
an epidemic OF similar occurrences
and more than one was heard last
night who predicted catastrophe TOT
one of the Sunday automobile parties
Ion the Cary Street road or the Boule'
today