The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-20
WOMAN WHO DROVE
DEATH CAR FACES
MURDER CHARGES
FOIL OWN 6 ACTION
OF COUNTY ATTORNEY
Information Against Young
Woman Who Crashed into
Car and Killed Man AL
leges Depraved Mind

Oklahoma City, Aug. 2O.-A new
angle was Injected into the Hamlet
case when it was learned the infor.
nation charging murder was signed
by II. w. Andrews Of the Delgnan
Motor company, Mrs. a. L. Roca,
wife Of the man who was killed, did
not sign the papers. II was Andrews,
1t is said, who had pictures Of the
two cars made after the wreck
Preliminary information charging
murder was filed against Miss Mary
Hamlet, by ]. X. Wright, assistant
county attorney in the court of Joe
Deupree, justice of the peace, yester-
day.
Miss Hamlet was the driver of the
car which crashed into a sedan at
the corner of North Walker avenue
and West Twcnty.third street at
about 1880 O'Clock last Sunday morn.
ing. a. l.. Roca, driver Of the Ford
was killed in the accident. Mrs. A. J..
Roca his wife, was seriously injured
and little five.year.old Helen Waddell's
face was badly lacorated All three
were occupants CT the sedan.
Miss Hamlet is an orphan. Her
mother died when she was 9 years
old and her father when she was !.
!. he and ner sister, Marguerite, who
owns the car she drove. have been
living together at 11l6 West Thirty
fourth street. They have been living
together ever since the death Of
their parents. Mary is "a years old.
icr sister, Marguerite. married re-
Gently.
The girls have several wealthy
bachelor uncles who have taken a
deep interest in them. Mary worked
for q short time at the state capitol.
Her sister is to return to Oklahoma
City today.
Wednesday in A. w. McWilliams
justice court coroner's jury found
that A. /. Roca came to his death
through the criminal, reckless driving
Of Miss Hamlet The Jury recon-
mendcd that the county attorney take
action for prosecution OF Miss Ham
let and that the car be held as
evidence
lNHNfIGdN AllN my illisANiAll NtN' iiN
charging Miss Hamlet with murder
The information stated that Miss
Hamlet was driving at \ speed Of
about fifty miles an hour" without
regard to the rights Of human life,
and "actirg in a manner as TO cvince
n derraved mind"
Friends Of Miss Hamlet expressed
the opinion yesterday that the girl
was 4 victim Of circumstances and
that an attempt was being made to
make an example Of her without talk
ing into consideration that the death
of Hoca was the result of an uninten-
tioral and inevitable accident Hints
at sensational developments in the
case were made.
1t was reiterated yesterday that
Miss Hamlet had the right OF way
on the street going north and south
and that the speed limit there Is
twenty miles an hour. According, to
her statement and the statement Of
the driver of a water truck she was
not exceeding that.
A warrant was issued for the
arrest OF Miss Hamlet. it was said
Yesterday morning. she is sad 10
be critically i'll at the home OF her
sister, who is on her honeymoon in
the east. Her sister has been sent for.
Miss Hamlet, who is said TO have n
very nervous disposition, has been in
bed on the verge of q complete ner'
vous breakdown, it was said.
Funeral for a. l.. Roca will be held
from St. Josephs cathedral this morn
ing at Q o'clock. Burial will be at
Farlawn
Clearing up on some of the hazy
details Of the accident was brought
about yesterday by a review OF the
court records in the coroner's jury
hearing, the statements obtained from
friends of Miss Hamlet ana the au-
ditional details Of the accident told
BY eye-witnesses