Smyrna times., 1924-07-23
h lrI ACCIDENTS, SMYRNA
AIS N DEATH AND INJURY
CUMMINGS HELD FOR THE
',Tu OF JACOB TOWNSEND
U.,urDing From Bowers Beach
il yo,r Grants Garage But In
leu o..,,,,rfs Were SLIGHT

o.,n,Dinq From Bowers Beach
~ ". Near Grants Garage But In
y, I" "a Occupants Were Slight
r,,.. lg A. Cummings, Of Philadel-
~, 5sing held at Dover, in $4,000
8 ,jIoWi1g the death Of Jacob
..isr5. coIored, after injuries re-
lin an automobile accident early
...,iav morning near Smyrna.
=. also fined by Magistrate Bur
,g0O and costs for operating a
/. r5le under the influence of
In default he was re-
II ..I.i 10 the Kent County jail
rrirgs figured in two accidents
& Ne highway police are making
-,stigation of the matter. Town
= ssj about 10 o'clock Saturday
..rirg in the Emergency Hospital
riop One Of the accidents in
4 N Cummings figured occurred
h An after midnight north of Smyr-
and the other south of Smyrna.
rgrd. whose wife was injured in
it crash, also figured in both
5r.s and it lis alleged that his
6ga result of the second acci-
vas due to Cummings refusal
4 r. aid for Mrs. Townsend, who
n tgn in the first collision. The
accidents were directly the cause
4 third accident when another car
I, throwing five occupants out,
n oily one person was injured in
accident. 1t is charged that Cum
q VINO was driving a large car,
b Mlhding with a small car driven
I'Vnsend, refused to take Town
Z; wife, who was injured in the
b 10 a physician. Townsend, in
fart TO get aid for his injured
s Jumped on the running board
Cummings car, and was critically
bed when Cummings drove so
\ 70 another machine that it was
HTiped and Townsend knocked
he running board. 1t was short
l.g midnight when Townsend's
vas struck by the Cummings car
bort distance north of SMYRNA.
1send, who lives on the farm of
Jennie Morris near Smyrna, was
ni way home, his wife being in
'ai with him when the accident oc-
"a Cummings was driving south
Ills sad at fast rate of speed.
ssnds car was damaged and his
'adly cut about the face. The
Y brought Cummings car to a
out i is said that he refused to
~ Tor the injured colored woman
townsend appealed to him.
.l'end Rides on Running Board
1.I Cummings is said TO have re-
y 70 get aid Townsend stepped on
INNING board of Cummings car
l'-aEked he would ride with him
e could get aid. Cummings, it
/. IoVe through Smyrna without
.'lg with Townsend on the run
%aid' When opposite the gar
7 eiant Garage Company, lust
y smyrna, the Cummings car
.lgsa the truck of a Mr.. Conlv.
-.s''llle. It is said that Town
'5lp'ed to stop Cummings
~ Oelore this accident. Town
y crushed between the two
-'' Both the Cummings car
n \ llek were damaged. Aid ar
-gi'ly after this accident and
Il ISaa Eaa' was taken to the Emerg-
uu.splal' NJ at Milford, where he
y. = : v Slie was found later at the
M " !. 1e frst accident and re-
u = lef home. Her condition
! s'aous' !. Highway officers ar
a. - ale secene shortly after the
u u lfont of the garage and
~ .-D,lllngs y n under arrest, TAX
4 !. !" ..! Dover, where he was lock-
! =. " i..' ssalt a hearing. Cummings
Il s,s si' at the garage. Cum
pan, an oifice at 1917 Spruce
! T. '9llaail 2as;salp alphia, and was on his his
!. ,s.u SuiI0lk' Va. It is dikelv he
HI isl''ged ss with manslaughter. II
s,s Is a salesman for an en-
at n. HSonPany. After the second
\ ~ i. g Df' ]. S. Cobb Of Ciev,4n,l iev4,,u
ss. ',~afd ,,, S. Dwight of Smvr- W..
sse 0aal.II o.l@Oned and gave what
saty ,fta. tr rarty Upset in Auto
s5l. @l.sr AZ. the last collision, an
Pa s.l .'gen by Mr.. Weidel of
n :" s.l. '1eir way to Bowers
\ d = fishing trip, unset IVES Tbs
asdv see the wrecked cars
sgssd . on top of them, w5an SalS
- Y. upset. Mr.. Weidai eis ,,,ea car .,3l, skid
H. Il hi. nis injuries Were ~'5 mot 5tisnr- snr-
sas tSss ss was righted and the
l Ginning s0le to continue their
''ate Tsoa was taken before
y hia' r''ipSla1Ughter : was placed !
W Bsil g, counsel and waived a >
#Aas as nxed at $1,000.
nm t,s,. Gstz Hill and i'1l,Tay family