The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-01
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In WILLIS DEATH
coRoNER's JURY VIEWS SCENE
OF ACCIDENT SATURDAY
EVENING
Claim 10 Made That Driver Of Machine
Was Intoxicated and Lost Control
OF Car Going az Great Speed.

This evening at 1880 o'clock. the
jury empaneled by Coroner J. T. Nc
combs TO conduct an investigation into
the death of Charles willis. popular
young Moundsvilie boy. who was in
stantly killed In an auto accident sat
urday evening. will finish taking evil
dence and render a verdict. The Jury
Is composed of ID. W. Dougherty. John
{. Morris. W. c. Bumgardner. W. T..
smith. Omer Smith and r. T. Howl.
they went to the scene OF. the accident
Saturday night and later viewed the
remains at the ID. C. Lutes morgue.
to which place IL was ordered removed
by Coroner McCombs At Z O'Clock.
Saturday evening they adjourned the
investigation. The most important
witnesses were not on hand.
. Lem Price. nyeryman and garage
man at Mouudsville. who owned and
was driving the car In which Willis
was riding when the accident occurred,
was arrested yesterday. Sheriff c. E.
hutchinson stated last evening that
upon advice OF Coroner McCombs and
Prosecuting Attorney ]. ID. Parriott he
did not take Price into custody. as IL
was assured he would be on hand
when summoned All day YESTERDAY
Mr.. Price remained at home and had
little to say concerning the sad mis-
hap.
The Accident.
Inc accident. which resulted IN the
sSunk nans sudden death occurred
INK. when Price. GeorSe E.re,.r
Happy Delaney and the unfortunatc
MULE man were returning from the
Mssleyan-Carllsle football game al
wheeling. While running at a high
s sars OF speed on the newly paved
the Valley Farm and the ''lted cate
IIlce lost control OF IN ema chine which
Vas vas pig jeffrey touring car. and in
the machine darted across the road. In
an euort 20 right the car on the road
s5d din Hyi nTiee sideswiped a telephone pole
anu Wits riding In the middle OF the
rear seat. struck his head against The
pole. IN some manner which broke his
4 Inc heavy impack of the back end 81
the machine into the pole. failed to
/ str1ci, n . ~ anu n was not until Il
4 farther down Toe road did m SION su,srS.s
Ing across the road
1T IL said the accident wa due TO
I nrite being under the Influence OF
liquor IL Is claimed that while a. hfar-
.ns Ferry he drank considerable. aud
4 20 get someone 10 d~ive them nom. ms
] frice woul' got listen To- Il When Ia
1nsrb Sins Eesrry there We're seven IN the
4 h Snlhe' rice. Ned Pickett, John Zlrn-
efnnnen. GeorEc Fr.ter Chr~les Wiiiis
! ha liy delaney and Joe I.1Estou ON
/ reachinE bridgeport. after sseins- m
| Lp1toall game Pgic stopped IN. ma
TTnllnc ana Went into o.. saloon. Tier. Ned
| Ilckctt. the X X. football team coscl,
kot out and boarded car Tor Whs4IIus
on m" way down go siouud willie tber,
/ 49," siN p"nple Ia The ;la-hine until
I nn.H reached the lower md OF th.
! NatroWs. Price. 10 be- sail. drnv. m.
machine At broaiE-neci. .,i,..,.d fL,o,,.it,
nc NArr"ws, and when az the foot on
~. svuth btu. Joe LcEston threw hi
nat OUT calling 90 Price 20 rtop as h.,
had lost has hat. Price stopped ne cs,.
and Logston and Zunbrunnen got ol,t
snu ret used 20 ~ any farther T'r,.r1i
Nheie ls1Estou aud Iuullrunuefi sol otIf
20 TIE Wheeling " etsl ulaut Ia 81 LII
] rice drove slowly but upon reachfu. In,
Nlp D." IN" road az thiH point H. gres-i.,.
up. ana II was said By William C'hau,b-
/ Tte. VINO ls employed at m. Wiiev
! hiks valley Farm. he was runuiue "a
"eNE tl4lN miles an hour whom he Veng-
ed the Valley Farm
/ rue car Waa left On tie road gafurd.,.
/ nlSnt ana sunday morning was rsuoV.,l
! 20 ne Irtce Nvcrv stable On, second
( street Noundsvillc n was damared
! aiinpsi beyond repair
| me body OF tho unfortunate man M
| removed C. his hone or Iiudon g,-cn,t-
! from the Lutes morguc. SUNDAY morn
| ing. bui - yet furerri grranRcu,euts
! HFe incomplete. Willis was ~ wears 81
aye. and was one of the most poputa-
| YOUNG mon Of the city fscsides NE
| PARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs Henry willis h.
| - survived BY four brothers and t,,-,
I SISTERS AN residing o. Mouudsvfl .