Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14
3 DEAD, 4HURT
WEEKEND AUTO
ACCIDENT TOLL
Child Run Down in Street
Two Men Asphyxiated
in Garage.
DRIVER FACES CHARGE

Three dead and four injured was the
toll Of automobile accidents in Indian
apolis during the week end. Two Of the
victims were asphyxiated in closed ga
rage and the third victim, a child. was
run down and killed by an automobile
at Illinois and Washington streets. Nj
merous arrests were made following the
accidents and two Of the injured and
four others were arrested on charges of
drunkenness.
The dead:
NICK GUNNER, 45. ss4 South Penn
syIvania street, asphyxiated, by gasoline
fumes in garage.
EDWARD SMITH, %. s27 Union street,
asphy xiated.
HELENE BRADWAY, s, 81 UdelI
treet. killed by automobile.
The injured:
MISS MAY Broadway. 15s West
Southern avenue. bruised.
JACK WHITSIN, IL, 42e- East New
York street, run over by automobile, con-
dition serious.
LOUIS kendall, 50, S217 East Six
tenth street, cut and bruised.
WILLIAM MINOR, West MeCarty
street, cut and bruised.
DRIVER OF AUTO HELD ON
The Broadway gin was killed, and her
aunt, Miss May Broadway, 15S West South
ern avenue, was knocked down snd
bruised by an automobile driven by Roy
Chastine, %, 1908 Marion avenue, as they
were crossing Washington street near
the Lincoln Hotel yesterday afternoon.
Archibald Broadway, 15S West Southern
avenue. grandfather Of Helene, who was
with the child. escaped injury. The girls
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Broadway, are
blind.
Chastine was arrested on the charges
Of manslaughter, and operating a mo-
tor vehicle while under the influence Of
liquor James Herrin, Is 1921 North New
Jersey street. owner Of the automobile
who was In the ear was arrested on the
charge OF drunkenness and vagrancy. Both
Herrin and Chastine are held under S10,-
BOO bonds each and DR.. Paul Robinson,
coroner, is making an investigation into
he case.
POLICE SAY TRAFFIC
SIGN AT STOP"
The accident occurred at 40 p. m. yes
terday. The trio had stepped from a
street car and had started to walk south
across Washington street, in the direc-
lion os. the Lincoln hotel The trafic
sign, according to the police, was at
stop" blocking trsffc from the west.
Suddenly the automobile. east bound on
Washington street, struck Miss Broadway,
knocking her into the gutter, but only
slightly injuring her and then the auto
mobile struck little Helene Broadway. The
child was taken to the Deaconess Hospital
but g nurse said she was dead when she
reached there.
Mounted Policeman Relch, and Trafic
Officer Caldwell, who were on duty at
Washington and Illinois streets. said
Chastine and Herrin resisted arrest. The
police were Handicapped by the crowd Of
about seven hundred persons who gath
cred at the scene OF the accident
AsPHYNIATED BY
FUMES OF GASOLINE.
Joe Drummer, S Poplar street. went
to the garage in the rear OF 1o14 South
Meridian street, at a. N. yesterday and
found Gunner and Smith dead. They
were sitting in an automobile The mo-
tor was hot, but the gasoline tank was
empty. They had been asphyxiated by
the fumes OF TIN gasoline, when they per
mlted a motor To run while the garage
doors were closed.
Mrs. Smith told the police her hus-
band went to the garage with Gunner to
put in a new axle in the automobile
Philip Golas, 1908 South Illinois street,
had gone to the garage at a. m. yes
terday TO get a truck and he saw the
men, Tut thought they were asleep.
BOY KNOCKED FROM
BIO1 Gle AND RUN OVER.
Jack Whitsin, IL, was riding a bicycle
on Delaware street and is said to have
swerved over in front OF an automobile
driven by Oliver z. Hill. 50, Of Green field
Mr.. Hill took the injured boy to the
Eastman hospital near where the acct
dent occurred. Both wheels OF the auto
mobile had passed over the boys body
Hill was arrested on the charge Of as
sault and battery and operating a motor
vehicle without a license
An automobile driven by Kendall col
lided with a tree on Pleasant Run boule-
vard- Kendall and Minor were the only
persons injured. Kendall was charged
with operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence OF liquor. Minor was
taken TO the city hospital and is charged
with drunkenness The other four men
arrested on the charge OF drunkenness
were John HUM, T33 East Morris street /:
Tim MOnihan. 1887 Shelby street; Irwin
Gray, Pleasant street. and Ralph Flick,
1909 Barth avenue.
INSURE SELF-PRoTECT FAMILY.
Every subscriber OF this newspaper
is entitled to the benefits of the
Indiana Daily Times 81 900 Travel
Accidents Insurance Policy. For de-
tails phone Main $500 or Auto. 1851.