The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-27
Forty-Nine Accidents Total
Count Recorded by Police
Here-Six Are Victims
When Car Strikes Bill
board.
BUSSES BLAMED FOR
DEATHS NEAR ANDERSON
Child Is Killed at Washing
ton-GirI Struck While
Standing in Safety Zone
-.0ne Driver Sought After
Iniuring Two.

Seven persons were killed in
Indiana in accidents, weekend
reports here showed today.
Police accident prevention
bureau reported sixteen hurt
here in forty-nine accidents.
An auto driven by Mrs. Bertha
Stump went over an embankment
near Washington, killing her 7-year.
old daughter Mary.
Two were killed near Anderson.
George Skinner Jr., 13, was fatally
inquired when his fathers auto went
into a ditch near Pendleton. The
father told the coroner he was
crowded from the road by big bus
speeding from Anderson to Indian
apoIs. Robert Walters, bus driver,
was called to testify at the coroner's
inquest. He denied knowledge Of
any accident.
Seven other occupants of the Skin
ner auto were injured.
John Childs, 67 was killed, when
his auto collided with a bus near
Anderson. Five were injured in
traffic accidents at Anderson.
Two mt BlufftOn
Lewelyn Hisson, AZ, and his SON
Jesse, 13, were killed when their
auto was struck by a freight train
at Bluffton late Saturday.
Mrs. Nancy Maxwell, so, was
killed near Martinsville. The buggy
In which 81 @ was riding was struck
and demol Ihed by an auto.
Fred Gaessler 33, a former ball
player with the Bloomington, H.,
club Of the Three l League, died near
Mt. Vernon. His auto plunged from
the road and overturned.
Two were hurt at Lebanon and
one at Bicknell and one at New.
castle.
Six Injured
George Martin. IL, of 2340 Bell
fontaine ST.; Miss Marjorie Teve.
baugh, rs. OF 947 S. Illinois St.:
Dolph Whitesell, II, of 27S7 Ashland
Ave; Alvy owens. IS, of 1926 Bell
fontaine St. Miss Helen Templeton,
is, of 1924 Park Ave. and Miss Mil
dred Carln. 16, of 1901 Bellfontaine
ST.. were injured late Saturday when
auto driven by Martin crashed into
a sign board at Forty.Third ST., and
Keystone Ave.
Bette Crawford, 3. of 1926 Grace
land Ave. was struck Sunday by an
auto driven by William Kirkhoff,
323 f. Merrill ST., at Thirty Eighth
and Illinois SITS. She was hurt
about the head,
Police are searching for Clyde
Hensley, 616 S. New Jersey ST., who.
they say, deserted his auto after It
had struck and seriously injured
Mrs. John Dickerson, 26, and Miss
Helen Brown, 20, both of 1923 w.
Ohio ST.. in 100 block w. Washing.
ton st. Saturday
Child Is Struck
George Fuller, 8. OF 4s4s Winthrop
Ave. was injured Saturday when
struck by an auto in front of home.
A. B. Chapman, 4S10 Winthrop
Ave. was slated
Police are searching for driver OF
auto who failed to stop early Sunday
after striking auto of Ernest Pike,
1920 Schofield Ave, at Harding st.
and Troy Ave. Ruth Pike, his wife,
was injured,
Arm OF Charles Musser. 10. OF
717h Dorman St, was broken Sat
urday when he was knocked down
by auto in front OF 723 Dorman st.
Elvin Thompson. 927 S. East ST.,
driver. was slated.
Wilbur Hoover, 5S, Of 2O33
Singleton St. is suffering from con
cussion of brain received Saturday
when he fell down stairs at his
home
Edward Clark, II, of 1914 Union
ST., was slated when his auto Is
alleged TO have struck and injured
Miss Grace ]. Jensen, "a. OF 2106 S.
Delaware St. while she was in
safety zone at Meridian and Mary
land SITS.
An auto driven by Adolph Grub
aRo, IS. 1907 Broadway. struck and
injured Mrs Nova JackrNn, $40 n.
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