The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-07
AGED MAN KILLED <. OUTRIGHT WHEN
 STRUCK BY AUTO
Henry P. Barnard Is Victim of Accident-Driver Arrested and Charge of Man.
 slaughter Is Made

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 Impaled upon the radiator of an automobile driven by Bruce Davis, a mechanic, who resides at S154 Fifth avenue, north, Henry Pierce Barn. ard, aged 79, of 10S Seventy-fourth street, father of H. H. Barnard, claim agent of the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, was struck and killed yesterday after noon at l:30 o'clock as he was cross ing First avenue at the corner of Seyenty-fourth street, north.
 Witnesses of the accident stated that about 1:so o'clock yesterday aft ernoon Mir. Barnard was seen to De crossing First avenue with com panion. John A. Munsey, of Rogers vile. Mo, from the north to the south side. He crossed the tracks and had reached the middle of the roadway between the car tracks and the curb ing when he was struck by an auto mobile which. 1t is said, was travel ing at a high speed, east. on First avenue. Mir. Barnards companion, Mir. Munsey, succeeded in leaping from in front of the oncoming motor, but the victim of the accident was struck squarely and impaIed between the headlights against the radiator.
 Carried Seventy Feet
 The automobile carried Mir. Bar nard about 10 feet from where he was struck. Davis is thought to have partially lost control of the car, for the right front and rear wheels jumped the southeast curbing at the corner. disiodging Mir. Barnard and throwing him to the foot of small tree between the sidewalk and the curb near the corner.
 The car, still travelling at fair rate running about 50 feet. when 1t sud- denly swerved. skidded in a complete circle, smashing the right rear wheel which was said to have been weak ened by the crash against the curb. It was also thought that the smashed wheel struck the car tracks, com pleting the work of the crash against the curb.
 Davis is said by several witnesses of the accident to have leaped from the car. covered his faces with his hands, and run southeast from the automobile through a large vacant lot near the scene of the tragedy, l Several witnesses rushed in pursuit of the fleeing driver. while others rushed to the assistance of the ac- cident victim.
 Held for Police
 Davis, after passing through the vacant lot, climbed a fence and made off down an adjacent alley, where he was stopped by c. H. Harvey, 7414 Sloss avenue, who held him for the police. Officers Barker and Ham, bright were summoned. Davis was placed under arrest at once. Officers Wilson and Hambright brought the driver to the city jail, where he was docketed and held for warrant on d charge of murder. Officer Wilson 1 made q preliminary investigation of the case and obtained the names of several witnesses.
 The car was later taken to a ga- rage at the corner of Seventy | street and First avenue.
 A doctor was summoned at once. 1 and after making a thorough exami- 1 nation, stated that Mir. Barnard had l been killed almost instantly. The doc tor stated that he thought the neck 1 must have been broken by the im- pact. The victim was removed to tvt. inc fah1l e nnnt l in an ambulance. where Coroner J. D. l Russum was notified of the accident
 Coroner J. D. Russum and Assist | ant Coroner l.. J. Heacock went to | the scene of the accident later in the | afternoon to make preliminary in- | vestigation. They later went to the | city Jail to interview Davis.
 Davis Tells of Affair
 Davis stated to the coroners that | he had made two round trips on | First avenue. passing the corner of l Seventy fourth streer and First ave- | nue four different times during the | day" He said that he was making | about 25 or 26 miles an hour when | he struck Barnard" further stating l that the accident was unavoidable" | and that he was most sorry that it l had occurred" He stated to the cor oners that he "had not run away" l but later added that someone had | asked him where he was going when | he stopped in the alley about block | away"
 Judge Hugo Black appeared at the | city hall about 5 o'clock and went | into conference with Chief of Police | T. J. Shirley In regard to setting ! bond for Davis. Chief Shirley re- | ferred Judge Black to the detective l department. Detectives DeGroar and | Williamson having been assigned to | the case.
 A warrant was sworn out before | Judge H. B. Abernethy last night at | about o'clock by the detective de- l partment charging Bruce Davis with l manslaughter. The arresting officers | designated on the warrant were De- [ tectives DeGroat and Williamson. | Bond was set at s2,00o. Davis was | transferred to the county jail about | S:30 o'clock.
 The body of Henry Pierce Barnard | will be sent at noon today to Rogers l vile. Mo. for burial by woodin. He | Is survived by a son and sister living | at Springfield, Mo.
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