Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-18
ONE KILLED, 4 HURT,
AS CAR TURNS OVER
Evangeline Pratt, Eleven Years
Old, Victim of Early Morn
ing Auto Tragedy.
DRIVER PUT UNDER ARREST
Lloyd B. McColl Charged With
Voluntary Manslaughter and
Drinking While at Wheel.
DRIVER PUT UNDER ARREST

One person was killed and four others
seriously injured carly yesterday morn
ing at l:30 o'clock when seven
passenger automobile turned turtle
twice on the Cary Street Road directly
d, the Country Club.
Evangeline Pratt. eleven -year-old
daughter OF Mrs. Ida rratt, widow,
"aS the death victim. Her body lies
In Bennetts morguc. awaiting the in
quest to be held today al noon She
ired at 10 North Fourth Street.
7, Iomnonwsaiin,s Attorney w. W.
out warrant last night. charging
LLOYD y. McCo!l. driver Of the machine,
Coll, who is at ST Eliza betR's Hosp pital
suffering with serious chest and scain
wounds. is also charged with driving
ihs car while inder the influence Of
Two Men Escape Injury.
Besides McCo!l and Mrs Pratt ,ha
2.neFs injured are Mrs. NJ. l.. Davidson.
ie't shoulder bone broken, and her
bruised about the face. All eycepi
McColi resided at 10 North Fourth
Two others. who were in the rear
jury. They we're Charles SnoIv - WIN m
Gan3a5ssi. iita naser Of, Of the Winn Auto supply
". b' Be- Bass "a forest, msst Broad Street. and
American Tobacco Company
Nin, i,c'~o!.' whose home is in Detroit.
time ago returned from overseas ,wi.
tioh service, had charge of tho ~
rbe n.cn "a, Is owned by Mike I.ovenstein.
street, next 10 the Winn Auto Srnni 90
Ihotnna ny and. according TO the an.
at;scbe it;oscfb'es ,he ear was under "A court
z D. ,.a nt- shnie mt II was running nrider =
pennsylvania license ar 'Ihs ,; =; Z,
.Srhed over, and. in view Of mis- e.
iiieve 1ba,y tbavy o anthoIities state they be .
90! was driving the automobiin III, ~
out state permit. With
Car Completely wreck.d
wrene Ine 81 nut.oomobila was comple,e,v
SuickiS eJfed; The accident happened so o
VINO were able TO speak last nicbS, s.tS pdriy
5ened 6e1e an rs rssNpianation of how il nan
IRENE right ns on ,1''tS tSe siri was at the ex-
na aLy mashed. She died wbiin hsin;, T@s
rushed Mrs TO. TO- the hospital. 'e'"s
arm arm and from the shock of her daurh1 durgn
vei ,,. oeath. Yesterday afternoon she
piisl Sis Femoyed IN hss from 81 Elzabe,hs Hos sle
gre" worse and physicians advised M
she DC again committed TO the hos
pisai. sa she was taken 10 the Memorial
AZ the Country Club three roads in
55tgiTSbecam,he 5tinb Cary street, the Country
a inn inne ana sa the River Roads. There is
ing TO the county authorities who nm
oertook an investigation, the heavy
II were going at a rapid and excessiSe
rate of speed. The car was roundirT
TINS curve on the return trip 10 Rich
mona when the tragedy occurred
An investigation was begun bv Com
resuired wed'in T., s., attorney Beverley. which
MAJ warrant against McColl
Probe VIII BE Delayed. o..
In explaining the nature of the war
rant against McColl last night. MIR
6Severiey 6sv e stated that while intent may
as as result of which the child met her
death The condition. of the Injured
the progress Of the Investigation which
MT Beverley intends 10 pursue
- Acc9rdhing to Winn. when questioned
were taking pleasure ride. At about
IL O'clock Saturday night. he said. all
sxcept except Mrs. Pratt and her daughter
were In the car when II was driven
around in front of the apartment house
at 10 North Fourth street. One OF the
party got out and went into the build
repair to the machine. Mrs. Pratt was
asked 10 join the party. She did SO.
accompanied by her young daughter.
They had driven around two hours or
more, ne continued. and were nearly
At the Country Club when it started
left rear tire, he said. Asked about
the rate of speed az which the machine
was travelling, he said that IT was maxi
ing twenty or twenty-five miles an
hour. He could not tell how the big
car happened TO turn over.
Corroborate Winn's Statement.
Mrs. Davidson and her daughter were
able to talk last night wnen seen at
their apartment. They had been re-
moved from the hospital Yesterday
afternoon. having remained there since
8 o'clock yesterday morning. They
suhstantiated the story told by Winn,
but had nothing further to add.
y private ambulance from 4. w.
Benefits undertaking establishment
answered the call to the scene and ar
rived shortly before > O'Clock. DIR.
Berkley Martin. a Westhampton physi-
clan. was summoned, and the injured
were taken to st. EliZabcths Hospital
WILSON'S NIECE TO LEAD
NEW YORK STRIKE PARADE