Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-12
AUTO ASSOCIATION
AIDS AUTHORITIES TO
RUN DOWN MURDERER
Offer Reward for Driver OF Car
That Killed Miss Amanda
Wilson.
CLUES BEING FOLLOWED UP

With the hope of facilitating the cf-
forts of the authorities 20 run down the
motor car driver who killed Miss Aman-
da Wilson. while the latter was walk
ing on the Kennett pike. on Sunday
evening the Delaware Automobile As
sociation today suggested n reward and
announced it's Willingness TO help in
this behalf.
This was learned from Charles @.
Ciuyer, the secretary. who stated that
the association would add 500 to any
reward that might hc offered for tho
apprehension and conviction of the gull
ty person. 1t has also been learned that
members of the association are doing a
bit Of detective work with the hope
Of obtaining information that will bc
valuable TO the authorities
The police hope they are on tho trail
Of the murderer Several machines and
drivers. which had been under sus-
piCion have been examined, but proved
satisfactorily that they Were not In ihe
vicinity OF the accident, Both the city
detectives and state Detective George
II. Baldwin are following every clue
The members and driver of the automo-
bile party are making themselves
ameanablc 10 a charge Of murder by re
naming in hiding and attempting 70
conceal their identity from the authori-
ties. both Chiefs Black and BENSON
stated this morning The accident in
itself was a very serious matter
captain Benson said. hut the attitude
OF those responsible for IT. puts them in
a very had light and will have a scri-
Gus effect when they are brought TO
Justice Not only is the driver re
sponsiblc for the crime, but the others
in the party are also liable 10 face a
charge of being accessories after til"
fact knowing that they were tmplicat-
"a in the accident.
Coroner Bullock has not So; date
for the inquest and Will not he said
this morning. until tho authorities have
completed their investigation. Funeral
services for Miss Wilson viii he held
4 on Thursday afternoon At 3 o'clock AZ
4 the home Of Howard q. Ely. 1912 West
I Tenth street. Burial Viii be made IN
Mt Lebanon cemetery. Miss Wilson
/ was the daughter If Sarah II. and the
\ later W. Atwood Wilson ~ this city.
F! Miss Wilson was 4 graduate of the
/ Alexis l. du Pont High School and at
I tended Goldey College. She was en-
! ployed in the accounting department Of
! the du Pont Company and had been
1 living with her mother at S34 Monroe
street Miss Wilson was a member OF
! the Greenhill Presbyterian Church and
| was returning from a Christian En-
/ deavor meeting, there. with her friend
/ Miss Krauss. when she was killed
All Car Occupants Liable.
Attorney General Townsend spent
practically the whole of Monday after
/ noon and this morning working in con
junction with the city and state dctec-
tive departments. in the investigation
! of the automobile accident which re
suited in the death OF Miss Wilson. Thi:
morning. when interviewed, Mr.. Town
send said:
1T would be unwlse for this Office
10 give out any results ~ the invest
cation for publication. ! viii. however
say that If the persons who accom-
panied the driver OF the car do no
come forward and tell what they know
they will be indicted and tried togethe
with the operator of the car when he j.
found as accessories.