Evening journal., 1922-04-11
ABUSED WOMAN
HIT BY AUTO
Mrs. Head Suffers Broken
Leg After Men Tried to
Attack Her
SHE AND FRIEND
PICKED UP, THEY SAY

Mrs. Ella Heald 2s. 115 East
Seventh street, is in the Delaware
Hospital suffring with a broken leg.
as the result of being run down by
an automobile on the Philadelphia
Pike near Marcus Hook. Sunday
morning. When found she was in
an unconscious condition. but after
treatment at the hospital is report
ed as doing very well.
The injured woman was found lying
beside the road bleeding. by Frank
Travis OF this city. who placed her
IN his car and telephones the police
In Wilmington 10 meet him witt the
ambulance at Concord S-enue and
Washington street--end after the pa
tient had beS-1 transferred the ar,ou-
lance [1rried her to the Delaware
IJ5spital.
According to the story told to the
police by Mrs. Heald. she and
Mary Bromley. % years old. Of SIS
Kirkwood street. were picked up"
by several men In an automobile at
Eighth and French streets about
o'clock Sunday morning They rode
beyond Claymont when the men
stopped the machine and made I'M
proper advances TO them.
Mrs. Head said she and her friend
rebnffed the men and were put out
OF the car. They then started 10
walk toward this city. After they
had been walking about Is minutes
another car passed them and It's oc-
cupants asked Z they wanted a lift
Miss Bromley, according to her
friend. left her and got in the car.
Mrs Hcald continued 10 walk II
and q few minutes later was struck
hv a passing automobile. The car
did not stop and the injured girl lay
helpless by the roadside until Travis
unroached
Mrs. Head Is the wife OF George
Head. an employe Of the DUPONT
Company. and a son OF the late VIII
liam Heald. court crier in the NUM-
c.pai Court.
Mrs. Briggs. mother OF Mrs Heald,
said this morning that there yet re-
mains considerable mystery about
the affair. and that she knows little
OF what happened on the midnight
ride except that her daughter had
said shat the men became unduly
fam.lis~ and finding herself power
.'-- rhcm Mrs Heald
sprane To- her feet and either fell or
was thrown ont in the scufie that
cnsued. She was left lying by the
roadside for possibly two hours
Members OF the ambulance crew
that took Mrs. Heald to the hospital
say her clothing was not torn nor
did she show any effects OF a strug-
gle except that one leg was broken
and one hand soiled where It came
In contact with the earth when she
fell
She was brought 20 the Delaware
Hospital shortly after o'clock
sunday morning. hut said Mrs.
Briggs this morning. her family
knew nothing OF fl up 10 a late hour
sunday night when a friend OF Mr.
Heald told him that his wife was
in the hospital.
Mrs. Brigr said this morning that
her dauct ,nf' the house Saturday
night WIKI riis Mary Bromley and
they were sccu ON the street together
shortly after 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Heald says that when offered
the ride she understood the men IN
the automobile were friends OF Miss
Bromley and went without hesita-
flon. She said she soon learned OF
her error and demanded that she be
put out OF the car but instead OF
complying with her wishes the driver
speeded the car. running out Market
street 20 the Philadelphia Pike TO a
point near Claymont. where the ac-
cident occurred.
Mary Bromley did not return 10
her home and is thought 10 have de-
cided II an opportune time 20 visit
friends.
Captain OF Detectives Benson said
this morning that Mrs. Heald had
admitted going TO a house near
Claymont. where she had a nupber
OF drinks with the men, and that
she told the detectives she had left
the party and started 10 walk home
along the Philadelphia pike. See
ing an automobile approaching she
held up her hand to stop Il and was
was struck by the machine and
hurled 10 one side OF the road.
The detectives are anxious to have
a talk with Mary Bromley but so
far have been unable TO locate her.
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