Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-09

stopped his horses TO turn and watch
him.
MOTORMAN SAID To
KNOW ABOUT RACING
George SOuthworth of Marion, Ind.
motorman on the Marion Flyer, is the
witness who is said TO be in position
to tell Of circumstances tending to show
that Howell was racing.
The Union Traction tracks, coming
south from Lawrence. turn west az a
point near Arlington avenue and run
TO Fall Greek along the north side Of
Thirty Eighth street, a distance Of about
four miles. Southworth is said u have
told Mr.. FRANKIE. and to be willing TO
testify at the inquest tomorrow, that
when his train turned to the west st
Arlington avenue Friday morning be
noticed a big black car, corresponding In
description to the car driven by Howell
speeding along on Thirty Eighth street.
He said that this automobile kept up with
the ihterurban. High weeds scrss1ed
the street from the car tracks at some
points, but the motorman is said to have
asserted that whenever there was sn
open spot be would see the black automo-
bile speeding along abreast OF the inter
urban until the point where the accident
occurred was reached. There. South
worth is reliably reported to have said,
he saw light automobile with two men
in ii headed east.
Just as the train reached the point the
motorman noticed that one of the men
in the light automobile threw I'D his
hands, it is said. The next moment ac-
cording to a report of the mOtorman's
statement. he thought he heard a noise
on the road but could not be certain be
cause of the noise his train was making.
He did not stop. The train was going at
the rate Of from forty five to ffty-hvc
miles per hour, the mOtorman is reported
to have said.
FATHER GATHERS
ACCIDENT ACCOUNT.
number of varying accounts of ex-
actly what happened when the little girl
was struck have been published. Mr..
FRANKIE gave today what he said was an
accurate description of the affair as
gathered from all witnesses he has been
able TO interview.
Woanets, Thelms FRANKIE, 11-year- old
sister of the dead girl, and Helen Kicks,
IL, a playmate, were on their way 60 the
home of a friend. The trio were walking
east on Thirty eighth street when the
light automobile in which Jesse Todd
of Lawrence and John Trendelman. 3s45
Denny street, were riding, came up be
hind them. The girls got of to the side
of the road, but little Woaneta started
back into the street Mr.. FRANKIE said
his daughters had been attempting to
see who could collect the biggest ball
OF tinfoil for a week OF two and Thelma
believes Woaneta started across thu
street to pick up a piece Of foil shining
in the sun. The light automobile was
brought TO a stop as WoRneta stepped In
its path and, unmindful of danger.
skipped slowly across the street. Mr..
FIanke said that reports that the girl
erroneous All the testimony, he said,
shows that she skipped slowly and that
the driver of the light car going east
had plenty of time to stop.
The girl had got to within three or
four feet Of the north side of the street
when the car driven by Howell struck
her, Mr. FRANKIE said. The tlow WAS
delivered on the girls right arm and
slght side of her head by the right head
Aght. showing that she had time TO get
rushing motor. The blow knocked the
little girl into a BAN which rolled sew
eraI feet before the car passed over It.
At the time of the accident It was said
that the automobile travelled seventy five
feet before il was brought to a stop. Mr..
FRANKIE said that Tbelma and the little
Kicks girl say smoke came from the
screening brakes A friend who meas
ured the distance from the accident to
the point where ~the car stopped. Mr.
FRANKIE said. win swear that he paced Of
10S steps. each Of which was approx
mately three feet long.
Howell. the father said, did not re-