Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
MISS WILSON'S SLAYER
STILL HAS HIS LIBERTY
Reward of $500 Offered tor Ar
rest and Conviction OF
Reckless Driver.

To aid the authorities in their effort
20 run down the slayer of Miss AMANDA
wuson. who was killed by a motor car
ON the Kennett pike near the du foht
school a week ago last night. sZVo re-
ward has been offered and Sloo also'
.onditioned on the total being raised 10
8 600. for the arrest and CONVICTION ot
IN. guilty party While many clues
bavr bccn received and all have been run
down. the murderer and those VINO were
Win him I'm the car-all guilty partici-
pants-are still at large and endeavor-
ING to conceal their identity. How long
they can do this is n matter of con-
lecture.
In connection with the tragedy the
following letter has been received by
Every Evening from the president of
the Delaware Safety Council:
The conditions under which the fatai
md distressing accident to Miss Amanda
Wilson occurred on Sunday, April 10.
seem 10 have been generally misunder-
stood. Miss Wilson and Miss krauss
we're not struck by an automobile ap-
preaching from the rear
They were walking west on the pike
ON the north side. and in single file
Miss krauss in tho lead). had just
crossed tnG pIlOkt NtSt VI hAtt W. C'AA
school and east OF Breck $ lane. The
car VAS running east, with headlights
on. and was well on the south side of
the pike. almost off the concrete With
out warning the car swerved entirely
across the concrete. striking Miss
krauss a glancinG blow on the arm
Miss Wilson was struck from the front.
first presumably by the front bumper.
then hy the left mudgard which crushed
her chest Her body then fell 10 the
concrete. striking on the back and right
side Of her head. and was found in that
position with head toward the west
In the meantime the car had straight
aned out before striking the fence. The
driver was heard to accelerate it. cut
ting out the muller. and passed Green
hill Church at high speed.
What caused the car 10 swerve sud
1cnly from one side OF the road to ~the
thcr extreme? Driving conditions were
niserahle-it was dark and raining
IL is possible that seeing suddenly in
ront of him the south parapet of the
ridge he realized his position, threw on
lis breaks and skidded 10 the extreme
,ft. II SO. his speed before this act wa S
icvond all reason considering the
weather conditions. Womcns laughter
7ad been hoarcd in the car as il passed
Srcc. : Lame possibly there was only
me hand on the wheel, or one hand was
not that Of the driver or the driver S
lands and brain We're far from steady
These are mere ConjeCturcs.
Whatever the conditions attending the
accident, whatever the oxtenuating cir
umstances any the escape was
Intentional The driver knew he had
lfr~rzf
ihe shock 70 the car (Which was severe
and should have crumpled the left mud
guardl. the screams Of the injured
women. were enough to tell him. lie
iid not stop because he did not dare
% stop In speeding away, he not only
1rokc the law of the state, hut stamped
himself for life q coward. tie is a
,riminal though uncOnvlcted, and q
fugitive from justice.
The sunday star has offered re-
ward of 500 for evidence leading 10 the
iriver's conviction. the Delaware Auto
mobile Association has offered S1o0 and
he Delaware Safety Council has re
eIved the offer of 500 from a public
spirited citizen conditional only on q
.otal of $1,000 being pledged as an ex-
Dression Of public Indignation and an
fort to obtain the conviction Of a per
son who IS a menace to the community
Are there others who will come for
ward and show that crimes Of this kind
annot be committed with impunity in
Delaware?
Very truly /. 4. DeBlois. President
Delaware Safety Council.
The latest clue IS the reported find
ing of d woman's hat on the gol
grounds along the Kennett pike sup
~
party in the machine. Both Attorney
General Townsend and State DetectiV,
Baldwin denied the report. however.