The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-29
FIVE DEAD is
TRAFFIC TOLL
FOR WEEKEND
More Than Score Are
Treated for Injuries Re-
Ceived in Accidents.

Five persons, two Of them women
and one a 5-year-old girl, are dead,
and more than a score are being
treated for serious injuries as the re-
suit of traffic accidents in Indian
apolis over the weekend.
The death toll mounted five this
morning when Betty June Eller, s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan Eller, 19 South Rural street,
died at city hospital as the result
of injuries received Sunday when
she was struck and knocked down
by a motor car at Rural and Wash
ington streets.
Betty June was en- route home
from Sunday school at the Engle-
wood Christian church when the ac-
cident occurred. With a group of
other children she started to cross
Washington street when the car,
driven by Charles L. Gail, SO, r. r.
l, struck her and her chum, Mar
velle Tribby, 8, of 8 South Rural
street.
Driver Is Arrested
Betty June suffered a fractured
| skull and internal injuries. She
died at 6:15 this morning. Mar
velle was hurt only slightly.
Gail was arrested after the acct
! dent and charged with assault and
battery and failure to observe a
stop sign. He probably will be re-
slated.
Mrs. c. w. Greisbert, Ga, of Con-
nersville, Pa, died Sunday night at
st. Vincent's hispital, the third vic
tim Of rail crossing crash Satur-
day az Thirty-eighth street.
The other rail crash victims are
Christian T. Nelson, 80. and his
wife, Mabel, 40. of TT. Wayne, who
were killed instantly when their
machine was struck by the train
and hurled several hundred feet.
Orvin L. Hunter, a soldier at Fl.
BENJAMIN. Harrison, was killed Satur-
day night when he was struck by an
automobile at Pendleton pike and
Post road. He died from a frac-
tured skull in the post hospital.
Edward Wilson, 16, of Lawrence,
the driver of the car, was arrested
on charges OF reckless driving and
assault and battery. His machine
hit Hunter when it swung from the
line Of traffic.
Overturn I'm Crash
When the car in which they were
riding overturned Sunday night al
Tenth and Campbell streets, Charlie.
Hause, 20, of 1913 East Washington
street, and Miss Ruth BlaSkman
1886 College avenue, suffered severe
cuts and bruises. They were taker
10 city hospital.
Hit by a motor car driven BY
Oscar Jackson. 10, of 1925 English
avenue; George Baily, SO, of 1926
Southeastern avenue, was injured
Sunday afternoon. The accident
occurred at Shelby street and the
Big Four railroad tracks when BailJ
stepped into the path of the car
He was treated for severe scalI
wounds at city hospital.
Auto Hits Street Car
Frank Edwards, 70, Negro, 23l
West Pratt street, suffered broker
leg when hit by a motor car. TLC
driver took Edwards home ant
drove away without giving hi.
name.
Russell Dryer, 80, Of GIG NortE
Gladstone avenue, is in the deten.
ton ward of the city hospital suffer.
ing from severe injuries received
Saturday night when his machine
another car and crashed over TIT
hit a street car, then collided will
curb and into the front yard of {
residence at 1901 Bellefountaint
street He is held for drunkenes!
and driving a motor car while in.
toXicated.
When another automobile forced
their machine into a ditch neal
Speedway City Sunday, Joe Meis.
berger, 81, of 1904 Union street, anc
Miss. Virginia Reddick, %, of 223(
Ashland avenue, were injured. The
car overturned. The couple wa:
taken ITO city hospital. Their in
juries are not serious.
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