Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-09
ONE KILLED BY
SPEED FIEND
IN STOLEN CAR
Eight Others Reported Hurt
in Over Sunday Auto
Accidents.

James F. Wilson. IS, Of Cleveland
Ohio, who was run down and killed Ly
speeding automobile at Pennsylvania
and North streets yesterday afternoon
had come to indianapolis on Dec. % t.
make his home with his son, B. L. vii
son, 1726 North Pennsylvania street.
l The car which ran the man down sped
on after the accident and the police are
seeking to establish the drivers identity.
Spectators say It was driven down FIT.
Wayne avenue at high rate Of speed
and turned into North street without
slackening. The authorities believe the
death car was stolen.
PRACTICED LAW
IN CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Wilson had practiced law for many
years in Cleveland. His wife died
eight months ago. The son is a member
Of the firm of E. E. Holloway Company,
139 South East street, manufacturers of
pipe organs.
Mr.. Wilson was 4 member Of Me-
mortal Post, G. A. r., at Cleveland He
served in the 10Th Ohio Volunteer In
fantry, during the Civil War, which was
one Of the first regiments ordered to the
front.
Mr. Wilson is survived by three sons
and a daughter They are Harvey J.
Wilson of Muncie, Capt. Robert f. Will
son of Cambridge, England; Bertram L.
Wilson Of indianapolis and Mrs. Zilla L..
Wilson Of New York.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed, but burial will be at Warren,
Ohio, which was formerly Mr.. Wilson's
home.
Eight persons were injured in other
accidents. George Egan, 113 East North
street, is under arrest, charged with driv-
ing an automobile while under the infu-
ence Of liquor as a result Of one Of the
accidents. Egan, according to the police
was zig-zagging out Washington street
when he ran head-on into a west-bound
street car at Irvington avenue and Wash
ington street. He was thCown under the
front Of the street car and narrowly es-
capped being run over, but was only
slightly injured. His automobile was de-
molished
Thomas Ajamie, lilo Sterling avenue,
was cut and bruised when he was struck
by taxi at Sterling avenue and Tenth
street yesterday morning. The taxi was
driven by Albert Moore, 915 North I'LL
nois street Ajamie stepped in front Of
the automobile after alighting from a
street car
Everett johnson, 10, 1Gl5 Massachusetts,
avenue, was hurt when an automobile on
which he was riding turned over at
Brookside parkway and Hamilton ave
nue.. James Schwegman, 1855 Windsor
avenue, who was driving the car, said
the boy was riding on a fender when q
wheel came off, causing the car to turn
over.
Five persons were injured when two
automobiles colIded at Washington
boulevard and Fortieth street The in
Jured are Francis Blackwell, Thirty
First street and Washington boulevard.
who suffered a probable concussion Of
the brain; Margaret Clune, 1902 North
Delaware street; Marjory Good, 151 East
Forty Seventh street; G. N. MeikselI,
3422 North Illinois street, and Mrs. G..
N. Meiksell, 1922 North Illinois street.
slightly injured.
The car in which Blackwell and the
young women were riding was driven by
Martin Guedelhofer, 16, 1924 North Meri-
dian street. Guedelh0fer was arrested
charged with assault md battery and
speeding.