The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-30
POLICE TRAIL
HIT and SKIP
AUTO killer
One Dead, Eighteen Hurt,
Damage in Thousands
Over Week-End
REPORT MANY CRASHES
Half Dozen Arrests of Al
legged Drunken Pilots
Are Made.

One dead, eighteen injured, thou
sands of dollars worth of property
damaged and a half-dozen arrests
Of alleged drunken drivers is the
weekend traffic toll in Indianapolis
Three "hit-and-run" drivers still
were being sought, including the
Negro who killed James Parker. 49,
Mooresville, Ind.
Parker died at city hospital Sun
day night shortly after being struck
in the 900 block of N. Senate Ave
by an automobile carrying license
plates issued to Sam Haynes, Negro
address given as 2141 Boulevard Pl
George Weir, Is, of lit Euclid
Ave, is reported improving from
injuries received when the delivery
truck on which he was riding was
hit by a hit and run" driver in the
$500 block on E. New York st
Saturday night.
Boy Injured in Crash
Harold Dwiggins. 7, of so2 N.
Hamilton Ave-, had his head cut
when an automobile driven by his
father, H. T. Dwiggins, was struck
by hit and run" driver at CapitoI
Ave. and North ST., and hurled into
another machine, driven by Mrs.
Laura Hammond, 1929 Boulevard PI.
Elmer Rogers, 1922 Prospect ST., is
alleged by police to have driven his
automobile into a car driven by
Frank Griffin, 348 Spencer Ave, at
Sherman DR.. and English Ave, late
Sunday. Leaving his wife and sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Wilson, $40
N. Jefferson Ave, to explain, Rogers
drove away after the crash, police
say.
Mrs. Frank Griffin, 80, two chill
dren, William 3, and Bessie. 6, and
Mrs. Matte Williams, SIS, Of I4OI
Prospect St.. riding in the Griffin
car, were injured. Mrs. Walton also
suffered slight injuries.
Lester Hartzler, 38, of 526 N. Bel
mont Ave, told police his car was
badly damaged when struck by an
other machine early Sunday at
Sheffield Ave.. and Michigan ST.
One of thu two men in the other
car was cut on the neck. Hartzler
aided in placing the injured man in
a passing automobile and the unin-
jured driver drove away.
Drivers Are Held
Harold Krunrine, %, of 10 S.
Euclid Ave, was arrested Sunday
night after driving his car into a
machine driven by julius Seelee,
1477 Pleasant St., on the Brookville
Rd., mile and one-half west of
Julietta. Christian Seelee, II, father
of the man driving the machine,
was injured.
Jacob Cappron, 81, of 2443 Pier
son Ave-, was held after collision
Sunday night a Capitol Ave, and
Fall Creek Blvd.
Miss Juanita Duvall, II, of 903 w.
Twenty Sixth ST., was slightly in
jured. She was riding in the car of
Gus Poindexter, 10, of 1913 st.
Peter ST., struck by the Cappron car.
Lawyer Is Arrested
Charles E. Henderson, attorney at
6o8 Fidelity Trust Bldg, was ar
rested after his car crashed into that
of Lawrence Weiland, Akron, Ohio,
and careened into a gasoline pump
at the H. G. Barnhart filling sta
ton, Massachusetts, Ave. and Sher-
man DR.. The. gasoline pump burst
into flames.
At city prison Henderson said
Miss Margaret Torr, Methodist
Hospital nurse, was driving.
The Weiland car turned over and
Mrs. Gail Weiland was injured and
sent to city hospital.
Others injured in weekend
crashes were: Doris Ward, 3, of ass
Christian ST., fractured left ankle
and body bruises; Anabelle Rich
mond, 5, Negro, 438 w. Thirteenth
ST., Harry Mahoney, II, of 626 Lib
erty ST.; William Hall, 1107 S. Da-
wilson ST., and Haskell burgess, 81,
Of lis Good Ave.