Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-20
Jury BLAMES BOY
FOR -FOUR DEATHS
Careless Driving of Alfred
Broaddus Responsible for
Glen Allen Tragedy.
CROSSING NEEDS GUARDS
Fourth Victim of Accident Dies.
Funeral Of Miss Broaddus
Today.

Blame for the Glen Allen tragedy
Sunday night. which claimed four
young victims, was placed on the
driver Of the car. Alfred Broaddus
li-year-old son OF DIR. w. Il. Broad
dus. by the coroner'S\ jury which held
AN inquest over the four bodies yes
terday afternoon in the Bcnnct, un-
dcrtaking parlors.
Ate. making the formal report 10
Coroner J. Ful.ncr Bright on the in-
juric3 from which each of the young
women died. the jury summed up re-
sponsibiiity for the accident as fol-
lows:
The accident vas tho result or
carelessncss on the part OF the auto
mobile driver. Alfred Broaddus"
Charlie Fleet. driver OF car which
stopped in front OF the tracks as the
Broaddus machine swept past. and
members of the crew OF r., T.. e T.
train No. SO testified At the inquest
BroadJus In Hospital.
Broaddus. the sole survivor Of the
accident. was removed from his home
to the ST. Elizabeth Hospital yestcr-
day. where he was treated for a
broken leg. His injuries are not dan
brought against the youth. DIR. Bright
stated last night.
After reporting on the death OF
each OF the four young women who
were killed in the crash. the jury
added the following accommodation:
This jury urges the placing OF a
warning gong at this crossing"
DR.. Bright stated last night that
this was thought to be most impor-
tant by the jury. although he said
the evidence plainly Indicated that
the accident under investigation was
the result Of careless driving and not
: oil the dangerous crossing.
Miss Evelyn Jones. the only one
Of the four young women who lived
more than few mlnutcs succumbed
TO her injuries at the Retreat for the
sick shortly after noon yesterday.
. Her body was shipped to her home,
baltimore, at S:I5 O'Clock last night.
Her sister and brother in -iaw,-reacncJ
Richmond yesterday shortly after her
Death and took charge OF the body,
which WAS at Bennett's establishment.
Flrst FuncrnI Today.
Funeral services for Miss Adelaide
i'roaddus. aged IA. will be held a,
! home OF her father. DR.. Broaddus. at
Glen Allen. Dr. r. Clagett Skinner
viii! o1!cnte at the funeral. and buria1
Will be In the Glen Allen Cemetery.
Miss Eroaddus was instantly killed.
her mangled body being taken from
the pilot OF the engine.
The body OF Miss marguerite Dun
navant will he shipped to buckingham
station ai 10 o'clock this morning g
from Benefits undertaking establish
mert.
Miss Elizabeth Scott. the fourth vic
tim of the tragedy, was also killed
Instantly, her body being found wita
that OF Miss Eroaddus on the engine
pilot. Her remains will be silipncd
TO appahannock, her home. by ~ay
OF Fredericksburg this morning.
The accident which resulted in four
tragic deaths occurred At !:l! O'Clock
Sunday night. Young Broaddus was
driving his sister and the three other
young women, all of whom were
teachers in the Glen Allon public
school. from meeting OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union.
According to the testimony OF
Charlie Fleet. I6-year- old friend or
hroaddus. the youth did not heed his
warning signal and cry TO stop when
Inc approaching train was heard
Fleet WAS driving car and brough;
to stop just as the crossing. Young
Broaddus attempted TO cross in front
OF the rushing train and the Ford
machine was caught squarcly between
the tracks.
Engineer j. f. Adams, Conductor G.
*. Waller and Fireman Mallory also
testified at tho inquest yesterday
All OF the men drawn for the jury
reside near the scene OF the accident
Ihey are: Charles y. Trevctt. George
II. McGraham. II. NJ. Fleet. j. Ernest
TrcVctt. George w. Shepherd and T.
I. Cashell.