The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-12
KIDD IS HELD
on HEAVY B0l||||||
INVESTIGATION or AuToMOexkz Il
ACCIDENT LEADS 70 Il
OTHER CHARGES
YOUNG WOMAN MAY DIE 4
KIDD ALLEGED To HAVE nEm1 as
UNDER INFLUENCE OF wHfs-
KEY AT TIME OF AC-
CIDENr.
YOUNG WOMAN NAY DlE

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Unconscious since midnight Thurs-
day night when she was injured in IN
automobile accident near Beividere nA4
Grace streets. when the car In which
she was riding with Leo Kidd struck
taxicab. Pauline Thorpe, Is not ~
pected to live through the today m
less her condition shows decided I'M
provement at once. At an early hour
<his morning tho physicians It the
Virginia hospital informed the Girls
family that they could. offer them ne
encouragement. Miss rhorps's faxiasr
Is a ninvaHd. Her elder sister spAHt
The night at her bedside last might
Leo Kidd, under arrest as q pe8ust
OF the automobile accident at an
early hour Friday morning, was ball-
ed in the sum OF $1,000 for trial Sep
tember rs. when his case was called
in Police court yesterday on the
charge OF being a suspicious charac-
ter. suspected Of feloniously in1urtngs
Pauline Thorpe, nineteen years old
OF 1107 f-2 South Randolph etreef.
when Kidd. said to have been COINS
at an excessive rate of speed. ran
his automobile into a Richmond
Transfer company taxicab. driven ~
@. w. Meredith. near Belvidere and
Grace streets, probably fatally in5ur-
ing tho Thorpe girl In the sniaship
in which both cars were thrown many
yards from tho point OF impact,
Through his attorney. Louis Wen-
denburg. Leo Kidd yesterday explains
ed that he had carried tbs injured
girl from the street following the ac~s
cident into the front yard Of the
house At s12 West Grace street, after
having told the police that he did
not know how the young girl had
gotten into the yard. WendenburG
said that this statement was made by
Kidd while In an excited state of
mind.
Pauline Thorpe was found In the
front yard by PatEolman Porter ar
ter he had heard the girl sobbtng and
grooming from the result OF her In
juries. She was In a semi consciutf9
condition with her head in poA1
OF blood. with two fractures Of TIM
tawbone and probably other injuries.
The officer summoned medical &1n
from st. El.zaheth's hospital. only
square away. To this institution the
girl was carried. afterwards being
taken to the virainia hospital. which
Is city institution.
While the ofacer and physicians
were attending the young girl. Kidd
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where his slight injuries were A. j
tended to. Shortly after this Kidd
was placed under arrest by Sergeants
johnson and taken to the Second
precinct station, where he was later
bailed for his appearance In PolicA
court yesterday.
Skidded Long Distance.
Detective Sergeant Wiley IL fnves-
tigating the affair. Yesterday WILEY
found that by actual measurement
the taxicah, which was proceeding
south along Beividere street from
Broad. had been pushed up Grace
street for slxty-three feet and thrown
to one side OF the street by the force
Of the blow which II received side
WAYS from the car driven by KlQ3
going west along Grace. The eeven
passenger car driven by KiddN
which the brake had been applte
skidded up Grace street for etenQ-s
four yards. or nearly To the next cor
fore it could be brought to stop.
Back Of the accident. which M
been brought before the public eyes
liz a little STORY which was brou9he
out after a further investigation ye9-s
terday by the police. Kidd frat cout~s
n,enced going with Pauline Thorpe
several weeks ago. Persons tnferesteGa
In the girl discovered this 1act &MMa.
brought It to the attention Of Cap~S
tain of Detectives Mcmahon. Cap
tain Mcmahon detailed an officer 0a 4
rt1e rase.-Frf his ef4ieeF- went tn 1nA.l
home Of the girls parents. 30 4 M
said. and there told them that theirss
daughter was going with Kidd. aisds
advised them to send her out Of tow
for a short while to be taken ANANa
from Kidd and his associates. Nhes
family objected to this and notntn
further was done. .ss
At the hearing In Police court yeseS
terday. Kidd was also arratgned 0ns
the charge of recklessly driving -
automobile. Justice Crutchneld -
at first inclined to place Kidd undeE
$500 for his appearance. when the /
case was to be called on September
IS. Detective Sergeant Wiley inforna.S
ed the court. however. of the other
charge. that had been prefeFrAA
against him OF being suspicioueA
character" and Of thes serious c0n1es
ton of the young girl. The ball
then placed at 81 goo. sssz
The police do not hesitate to- -
that Kidd was under the influence 0Es
whfskey when he was arrested. KtANsA
Is said to have explained this cOndtsss
ton by stating that passershy A1keNs
the accident presented him with I'M
mint of whiskey and told him to dk3MN&i
IL on account of his conditions anNa
that he did so. sss