Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
OLIVER DIES AS RESULT
OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Struck In Back by Electric Limousine
Driven by Miss Kate 8.
Trauerman.
ACCIDENT DUE TO JITNEY BUS
Eyewitnesses Say 1t "Sidewiped''
Miss Trauerman's Electric Car,
Causing Her to Lose Control of
Stearing Gear.

Following the death OF James Floyd
Oliver-the man who suffered a frac-
tured skull Saturday afternoon when
struck by the electric limousine of
! Miss Kate s. Trauerman, 1o16 Park
Avenue-at the Virginia Hospital yes
terday afternoon. the young woman
was rearrested by Detective Sergeant
Wiltshire and Policeman Akers on a
warrant charging her with involuntary
manslauShter in innlcting the injuries
with her machine, from which oliver
died Miss Trauerman was bailed to
the sum of $1,000 by her uncle, S. w.
fleishman. for her appearance in the
Police Court on June 4.
oliver was operated on shortly be-
fore l o'clock yesterday morning by
br. J. W. Henson at tho Virginia Hos
pital 1t was not until several hours
after he had been taken to the hos
pital that surgeons were able to de-
termine that his skull had been frac-
tured' put the operation was performed
as soon as it was found necessary.
large portion of the mans skull was
removed so as to allow the surgeon to
reach the blood clot which had formed
over the brain.
INJURED MAN DID NOT
RALLY FROM OPER ALTON
Ihe injured man had Iapsed into
unconsciousncss short time before
being placed on the operating table.
and is said not to have regained con
sciousness after the operation His
condition was deemed critical by the
surgeons AS soon rs il was discovered
that the skull had been fractured.
DIVERS condition grew steadily worse
following his removal from the operat-
ing table. II was thought at one time.
however, that ne might perhaps rally.
but his strength again failed and he
died at 1870 o'clock.
\ warrant was sworn out for Miss
lrauerman rs soon as the police had
heen Informed of the death Of the in
)urcd man. and the formalitics OF the
arrest were gone through with 1t is
deemed technical charge by tho
police, who say 1t Is probable that the
coroncr's jury will absolve Miss Traucr-
man OF blame for the accident. and that
the charge against her will be dis
missed in the Police Court.
The punce base their opinion on tho
statements of witnesses to the acct
dent. 1t is said that Miss Trauerman
was driving her electric along the
north side of Broad street, near Sey
pass her on the left side and between
her machine and the poles Of the
safety zone at the corner The 1itnev
did not clear Miss Trauerman's car. hut
side wiped" it near the fornt left
hand fender. Marks on the car bore
WAS STANDING ON cuRB
WITH BACK TO STREET.
The shock OF tho contact was sufn-
Gent to throw the Young woman's
and off the steering lever, It is claimed
and for time the limousine was
without guidance. The car was hurled
toward the sidewalk with such violence
mat the two right-hand wheels
mounted the curb. 1t was then that
oliver is said to have been struck
The man was standing with his back
10 the street. and the car is said TO
nave struck him squarcly in the center
of his back. He was knocked forward.
his head striking the pavement.
Ambulance Surgeon German hurried
him to the Virginia Hospital although
the injured man manifested no signs
OF serious injury AZ that time He
became unconscious In about TWO hours
after reaching the institution.
Coroner Taylor will hold an inquest
into the death of Oliver in his office
at the city Han at 70 o'clock Tuesday
morning. All OF the witnesses have
been summoned, including Miss Trauer-
man. The efforts of the police to locate
the jitney bus which struck the young
womans electric had been unavailing
up TO last night. IT il said that charges
will be preferred against the driver
should he he located
Oliver, who was a single man. was
thirty-siX years Of age. II. was a
bla cksmith by occupation, and made
his home at Rio Vista, Va Tho man
is survived by his mother and father.
two brothers and TWO sisters. The
funeral Will be conducted from Ridge
Baptist Church at II o'clock Wedncs-
day morning. Burial will be in the
church cemetery. Undertaken A. w.
Bennett having charge OF the arrange
mentS.