Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-05


mobile which WAS purchased by the
board Of works for the mayors personal
use. In a statement to police chauffeur
admitted be was not on city business but
declared he was coming from Mayor
Jewett's hog farm at the Pendelton
pike and Arlington avenue to the city
to get Mrs. Jewett and take her back
to the farm, when the accident occurred.
He confessed he was driving thirty miles
an hour, according to. the police. and
witnesses bore out his statement that he
was travelling at very high rate Of
speed.
VICTIM WITH SISTER
AND OTHER GIRL.
WoAneta FRANKIE. with her sister Thel
ma FRANKIE. IL. and Helen Rlcks, Thirty
Sixth street and Emerson avenue. were
walking west on Thirty Eighth street on
the south side OF the street. just as the
big car came speeding along In the same
direction.
a car driven Ly Jesse Todd Of Law
renee. who was accompanied by JOhn
Trendelman. 3S45 Denny street was go
ing east at the same time and the little
girls moved over into the middle OF the
street Trendelman said the car was
coming toward him at a terrific rate.
According TO Wanetas playmates she
saw a brilliant piece OF tin foil lying on
the cement pavement and ran over to
the side Of the road TO pick it up, and
a a result stepped directly ia front OF
the mayors machine.
Her body was badly crushed and flung
to one side Of the road. Howell pu,
on the brakes and brought his car un-
der control 4 short distance down the
road. but die not return to the scene OF
the accident when he learned the little
girl was dead.
I haven't the heart to see her" he
Is reported 20 have said. He went TO a
nearby house and notihed Mayor Jewett,
whom he had taken to the hog farm
earlier In the morning The mayor in
turn notified the police aud the coroner
and then came 10 the scene Of the
ira gedy himself
The girls body was taken into the
home Of Mrs. Alice Wilson. nearby. The
mayor entered the home and also made
arrangements to have the body taken TO
the FRANKIE home. Mr. FRANKIE is a build
Ing contractor.
The car which Howell was driving
was purchased by the board OF public
works about two years ago without
an appropriation from the city council
and the circumstances under which IL
was bought raised considerable criticism
al the time The board. fearing TO ask
for an appropriation for a personal car
FOR the mayor from the council, bought
the machine without tires in order to
keep within the limits Of fund it had at
its disposal. The tires came later.
Howell IS rated as an assistant me
chsnic by the board and is paid s. cents
an hour He lives at BOG West Twenty
First street. apartment 3.
MAYOR SAYS HE BELIEVES
ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE.
As the mayor left the FRANKIE home be
said:
I'VE have done everything that we
could do 1t is q sad thing indeed that 4
child should be killed. | don't see how
the accident could have been avoided ac-
cording to what has been told me. The
little FRANKIE girl with her sister and an-
other girl were walking In the same di-
reOtion the automobile was going. Sud
denly she started 10 run across the road
to pick up a piece of tin foil. Howell
was so close when the child started in
front Of the machine It was either bit
one child or turn and hit the other two.
The lamp on the right side OF the car
struck her head
Roy Howell drove me to my farm early
this morning. Later I told him to so to
ny home and he started to drive to the
city He had not been gone long and
had started TO the field to make an in
spectlon when Howell telephoned to FL
mer Wiggers, manager Of my farm.
He told Wigge-s OF the accident and
then Wiggers hurried to the field and
told me what had happened. went at
once to the scene OF the accident"
Mrs. FRANKIE was so overcome with
grief that she remained in her room and
only personal friends were permitted to
saa her