The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-14
TWO DEAD AND
EIGHT INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Drivers of Cars in Crashes
Are Held on. Man.
slaughter Charges,

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Two Indianapolis men, one colored,
are dead today and eight persons are
suffering from injuries as the re-
suit of weekend accidents.
The dead:
A. L. Newsom. 81. of 624 E. Wa
bash St.
Bristow Morris, As. colored. of 6Os
n. West st.
The injured:
John James. As. of 512 Belle St;
Mss Lora Moore. So. of 624 E. Wa
bash St: Tut Riley. 81. colored, 545
n. California St; Howard Ross. %,
colored. 240 w. New York St; Mar
Gus Corneal- %. colored. 401 ". Yer
mont St: Miss Allonie Moseley. q,
colored. 9OS E. Walnut St; Miss Err
cell Johnson. %. colored. 514 Cincin-
natl St; Harry Hawkins. 81, col
orde. of 240 ". New York st.
Newsome met his death when the
machine. driven by James east on
the National Rd.. swerved into the
path Of an east-bound Terre Haute,
Indianapolis & Eastern traction car
at Stop q on the Greenfield division.
about seven miles east of the city
late Saturday.
Police said it appeared an at
tempt had been made to cross the
interurban tracks. although there IS
no crossing at that place.
Deputy Coroner William Doeppers
ordered James held on a manslaugh-
ter charge under a $4,000 bond.
The crew of the interurban ca
was exonerated from all blame.
Auto Hits Freight Train
Morris died at city hospital from
head injuries early Sunday, after
the machine driven by Riley smashed
into a Chicago bound freight train
at the Big Four crossing and Speed
way Rd.
The other colored people in the
machine said they did not see the
train.
Riley was held on a manslaughter
charge.
The crew of the freight train
were unaware Of the accident until
they were notified at Lebanon, Ind.
Claude Trout. 1922 w. Washing
ton St, is suffering from injuries
received Saturday when he was
struck by a machine driven by Law
renee Smith Of 1886 N. Sherman
Dr.. at Sheffield Ave. and Washing
ton st.
Smith told police that Asa Hay.
5O51 E. New York St. swerved his
machine in front of him. causing
the accident. Hav was held.
Two Boys Injured
George Weir. Il. of 1856 Kenwood
Ave. and John Taylor, II. of 1854
Kenwood Ave. are suffering today
from injuries received Saturday
when the bicycle on which they were
riding was struck by a machine
driven by DR.. ]. F. Spaunhurst.
4631 Boulevard Pl., at Thirty Ninth
St. and Capitol Ave.
James Adams. I. colored, son of
Estee Adams, 21O5 Brighton Blvd,
was slightly injured when the ma
chine driven by his father collided
with an auto driven by James Mitch
ell, colored. 81 ". Twenty-F'irst ST,
ct Twenty Second St. and Boulevard
Pl. Sunday.
A. r. Wiley. 1888 Conan Ave. is
held on charge Of driving his ma
chine while intoxicated after he
struck DIR. Frank Crush's machine
parked in front Of the doctors office
at 254O w. Washington St, Satur-
day.
Edward Abel of 1921 Oliver Ave.
IS charged with operating a machine
while intoxicated. after his car col
lided with a machine driven by Ray
mond Harper Of d245 Lee ST., at
Harding and Morris SITS.
William Thompson, asp Sangster
Ave, is held on a drunkenness
charge while police are searching
for the driver of the machine in
which Thompson was riding.
Pat Deveney. 523 Blake St. is
held on a drunkenness charge, after
he told police he was struck by a
machine at the canal and Black
ford St.
Mrs Charles Cohee, 7O8 Fletcher
Ave. today was suffering from in
juries about the head, received Sun
day night when she was struck by
a street car at Alabama and Wash
ington SITS. William Merrill. 64OS
Mcpherson ST., motOrman, was
slated on a technical charge of as
sault and battery.
William Bills, 80. of 4O4 w. Yer
mont St, was charged with intoxi-
cation and driving while intoxicated,
failure to stop at preferential street
and speeding; the result of a police
investigation of TWO accidents at
Pratt and Meridian SITS.
Paul Bigler of 3311 n. Meridian
St, escaped injury when his car