Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
.LEhKE TELLS POLICE OF
INJURY TO WALDROP
Was Driving Slowly When Bewil.
dered Man Stepped in
Front OF Cur.
RENDERED ALL POSSIBLE AN
Waldrop Died Of Fractured Skull at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital Some Hours
After Acknowledgements TO Hold
Inquest To-Day.

Charged with having unintentionally
caused the death OF Thomas A. WAL
drop, 5o7 West Grace Street, by strik-
Ing him with his automobile, T. s.
Leake, Deep Run Avenue. proprietor
OF printing-housc at COS East Main
Street. was yesterday morning arrested
by Detective Sergea'its Wiltshire and
Bailey and Motorcycle Policeman Sam
ueis. He was taken before Justice
Crutchfield and bniled for his appear
ance in the Police Court Saturday
morning. Coroner Taylor win hold an
Inquest over the body OF the dead man
In his Office at the City Hall this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
Details Of the accident in which Wal
drop received the fatal injury which
early yesterday morning by the police.
They were engaged later in the day
In locating eyewltnesses, and It was
reported, that Frank Doyle. LOG North
Linden Street, was one OF those who
would be summoned before the cor
oncr's jury.
Waldrop ,was struck by Leake's au-
tomobile while crossing laurel Street
near Beverly. about Q O'clock Sunday
afternoon. Leake, assisted by sew
erai persons nearby. Is said to have
carried the injured man into Edward
Doherty's residence. S07 South Laurel
Street, where he was attended by his
physician. He was later uhken to his
home, wherc he remained under the
care Of Dr.. a. e. thurman until about
10 O'Clock that night, when 1t was dis
covered that his skull was fractured
He was unconscious when taken to
st. Elizabeth Hospital, and died there
without having regained his senses.
Waldrop Is said to have appeared but
slightly hurt Immediately after the
accident and TO have been able TO give
his name and address and to ask that
he BIO taken homo.
DID NOT LEARN OF DEATH
UNTIL FOLLOWING MORNING
Leake did not learn OF waldrop's
death until the following morning IL
is said. He then went to Police Head
quarters with Policeman Samuels and
told how the accident occurred. In
part, his statement TO the police was
as follows:
This is the first accident I have
had In nine years experience In driv-
| ing an automobile. I was on my way
to deliver the car to j. IS. Pace. who
lives on South Laurel Street. when the
accident occurred. Mr.. Waldrop saw
me about the same time I saw him.
and just as I was turning into Laurel
Street from Beverly. He WAS crossing
the street and apparently became con-
fused. He returned to the sidewalk.
; and ! slowed the car. which had been
| running Mt a low rate of speed. In
/ stead of remaining on the sidewalk, ee
thought he would do after once re-
| gaining the pavement. he suddenly
started across the street hgain. ap-
piled the brakes, when I saw him al
most directly In the path OF the ma
chine, but II was too late. The left
; fender struck him, and as he fell his
! head hit the pavement The car
stopped Immediately afterward and did
| not pass over him."
! Leake then went on to say that he
! had rendered all possible assistance
before returning to his home.
| Waldrop was nfty.eight years old,
and was engaged In the grocery bust
! ness with his brother on Brook Avenue.
/ He was twice married. and Is survived
l by four children. two sons and TWO
daughters, Vaughan and Thomas f..
, Waldrop and Misses Jessie N. and
Myrtle E. Waldrop. His four brothers,
y. r., +. A., w. ]. and II. F. Waldrop
| also survive him.
The funeral Will be held to-day from
the residence of Thomas II. Waldrop,
f, 203 West Clay Street.