Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-06
IOMAN AND z men
KILLED BY AUTOS.
r,,rteen Others Injured In sun-
day Aooidents--Mystery
in One Death
amy WAS LEFT ON ROAD

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blIe, m.nov at ii 10 o'clock last night on
p.a0' avenue. west Of Ashton road,
:, ,T,rraosdole. when the machine struck
isorr;cade at a small bridge undergoing
repairs. -, ,Srot
c,..t n companion, were said TO De
,otnrning from boathouse near LOT
re.1aIo and we're in n machine driven
=, Harry Lennox, 1855 Tackawanna
street. :,
hr;dpe over a small creek near
c.art avenue and Ashton road is being
sunnoired A barricade, bearing red
,,Ihts had been erected across the road.
pol;ce saw Lennox drove into the barri-
cade.
The IMPACT threw Mrs. Stremmel to
.ho roadside. She fell on her head and
Sied soon afterward in the Frankford
Uosn;tol Miss Clark is at the hospi-
tal with a fracture of the skull.
Jennox was held today without bail
tor the coroner by Magistrate Deitz, at
the Tacony station.
Supported Blind Mother
John Carey, one Of the men killed,
IN other accidents, was the only
snnnort OF blind mother and Grip
hid father. He lived at 2721 East
Wonmouth street. Accompanied by
his fancee, Miss Lillian Swift, and
two other friends, Carey was returning
from an ounting in Bustleton last night
when a motortruck which he was driving
struck rut and threw him out. lie
,was thrown against a telegraph pole
And badly injured.
The automobile became urcontrollable
.,d n,ouVhed through field. Andrew
Wellst, another occupant Of the truck,
tried 70 stop it, but was thrown from
tbe machine. Miss Swift was also
tbrovn from the truck. Wellst and the
yo,ng woman received slight injuries.
tarpy died shortly after being admit
ted 70 the Frankford- Hospital. The
young couple had planned to take care
| of Carey's parents in their new home.
Mystery in Mans Death -.
Tho body of an unidentified man was
found early today lying in the street at
Eighty. second street and Lyons ave-
nne, It is believed by the police that
| bp was struck by an automobile which
failed to stop after biting him.
| Tho body was found shortly after A
o'clock by Policeman McKenna, Of the
Si,ty fifth street and Woodland avenue
station house, and was pronounced dead
M the University Hospital. The man
was about forty years old, feet 8 inches
tall and weighed 10 pounds. He wore
n Palm Beach suit, derby and low
shoes. ,,,
and Woodland avenue station believe
the man was killed IN another section
Of the city. They are Of the opinion
that occupants of an automobile which
struck him picked tho man up and
started for a hospital, but when he
died en- route they became frightened,
took the body to the lonely spot and
abandoned it.. =,
A pay envelope. containing $34 and
bearing the name James Sam was found
on the body. The envelope hau Deen
Issued by the Baldwin, Locomotive
Works. The address 2214 South Mil.
dred street was written on card found
IN the mans pocket.
An autopsy at the University Hos
pital disclosed that the man had bled
profuscly at the mouth before he died.
There were no bloodstains at the spot
where the body was found, strengthen
ing the theory of the detectives that the
point in the city.
crash on Clty Line Brlnge
Two automobiles collided at the west
end of City Line bridge. below Wissa-
hickon creek. at . o'clock last night.
II. Lincoln. Of 961 Springfield ave-
nue., Chestnut Hill. with Mrs. George
W. Johnson and her daughter 1nez,
were driving east on the bridge, and
crashed into an automobile driven west
by r. A. Hines. Of Coatesville.
All three occupants Of the Lincoln
car were thrown out as the auto over
turned. Inez Johnson received serious
cuts on the forehead, and was taken to
the Memorial Hospital in Roxborough.
The others we're slightly injured.
One woman and two men were hurt
when the automobile in which they
were riding collided with trolley car
at Tyson street and Frankford avenue
last night The woman, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bradley, forty eight years old, of 1854
Belgrade street. suffered internal inju-
rieS and fractures Of both collarbones.
Her condition is critical.
Her husband. John Bradley. driver OF
the car. is suffering from lacerations,
and Joseph Donnelly, of 2919 Sterner
street, has minor injuries. All were
taken to the Frankford Hospital.
The automobile has overturned In the
crash and Mrs. Bradley was pinned
underneath.
Politeness on the part Of two automo-
bile drivers at Wildwood. n. j., led to
collision in which Edith Byerly, Of
o642 Broomall street. this city, suffered
a fractured right arm and bruises about
the body. She now is in Mace's Hos
pital at the resort.
Stops to Let Car Pass
The machine in which she was riding
was driven by Fred Matson At the
corner of Pacific and Baker avenues the
driver stopped the car to permit an
other motor, driven by George c..
Whitehead, OF 3435 Germantown ave-
niue; which was approaching at right
tngles, to pass.
Each driver signaled to the other TO
20 ahead. Both started their cars at
Ine @ same moment and the two collided.
Nnitehead surrendered himself to the
poIIce, but was released
., Two women and girl were knocked
eoWn and slightly injured by an auto
mobile as they were crossing Jefferson
street at Edgewood street.
Ihey are; Mrs. Rose Boynel,
twenty-five years old; her daughter,
SSSShe, seven years old, and Miss Freda
Staani6aGrdler, twenty four years old. all
VI QUA lansdowne avenue, Their in :
Elrles were treated at the Office of
poctor Campbell, S25 North Sixty third
EsIIeet' Gustave Dugnon, of 1850 North
nussegwood ,sgood street. driver of the auto-
ooiie' was arrested and will have n