The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-19
Mrs. W. r.. Weible Loses Her
Life in Auto Accident.
Mrs. J. f. McLatchey, Her Com
panion, Painfully Injured.
RETURNING FROM CHURCH
Ford Car Driven by Miss Vera
Bell Strikes Them.
Car Was Moving Slowly When
Accident Occurred.

Apparently becoming confused at
the approach of a motor car. which
witnesses say was being driven on the
wrong side of the street. cost the life
Sunday of Mrs. w. r. Weible, 80 years
old. 93S Morris Avenue; and brought
painful injury to her companion. Mrs.
J. F, McLatchey, IS years old, 917
Morris avenue.
The two women were, run down by
a Ford touring car. driven by Miss
Vera Bell, % years old. at the corner
of Munson- and Morris avenues,
shortly after IL O'Clock in the after
noon. Mrs. Weible died within a few
der the car and carried to the porch
of a nearby residence, the right side
of her chest having been crushed by
one of the wheels of the car.
Suffered Many Bruises.
When the car stopped, one of the
rear wheels was left standing on Mrs.
McLatchey's right ankle and it was
necessary to move the car few
inches before she could be released
The ankle was found to be broken.
At her home this morning, it was
stated that, in addition to this injury,
Mrs. MeLatchey suffered a number
of bad bruises and was still somewhat
dazed by the shock, but that she was
resting fairly well.
Both the two women and the parties
in the car were returning from morn
ing church services when the tragedy
occurred. Mrs. Weible and Mrs. Nc
Latchey were on their way home from
the Westminster Presbyterian church.
corner of Huntoon street and College
avenue, and Miss Bell, with her father,
T. NJ. Bell. a retired Methodist minis
ter. and Mrs. Ford Robinette, were
returning to their homes near Mount
Hope cemetery west of the city, after
attending services at the Lowman
Memorial Methodist church. Several
persons, also returning home from
church, witnessed the accident. ~
Car Was Going Slow.
Altho the car was moving slowly,
witnesses say it was on the wrong side
of the avenue when the women were
struck. The car came south on Morris
avenue and was turned west on Num-
son avenue. Instead of turning sharp
ly at the corner and proceeding west
on the north side of Munson avenue,
it is said Miss Bell made wide turn
and caught the two women pedestrians
near the south corner on Munso1 ave
nue., as they We're starting across on
the west side of Morris avenue going
north That the two women were
south of the center of Munson ave-
nue. is stated by practically all of the
witnesses, and. DR.. H. L.. Clark, county
coroner, says he measured the distance
and found that the track made by the
car was only three feet from the south
curb. Seeing the car coming toward
them, witnesses say the women first
started one way then the other, evil
IDENTIFY confused, and finally stepped
directly in the path of the car At one
time, it is said the women were al
most past the car, and that Miss Bell
swung to the south to pass behind
them, but they again started back and
it was impossible for the car to dodge
them. Miss Bell became hysterical
after the accident.
Died Before Ambulance Arrived.
Drs. j. A. Crabb and c. w
Schwartz were summoned to the
scene but found that Mrs. Weible was
fatally injured. She died before an
was removed to Bomgardner's under
taking establishment by Penwells
ambulance. Mrs. McLatchey was re-
moved to her home where she was
attended by Doctor Schwartz and DR..
J. C. Shaw
Mrs. Weible and her family came to
Topeka about twenty years ago. She
has been in poor health for some
time and Sunday was the first time
several weeks. She is survived by her
husband, who is a contractor; and
two daughters. Mrs. Roy Shinn, of
Burns, Kan, and Mrs. Joseph Sweet,
whose husband is an army officer sta
toned at Manila.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Doctor Clark said this morning a
decision to hold an inquest would not
Tinkham Veale, county attorney.
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