The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-16
TWO DEAD And
SCORES INJURED
IN CAR CRASHES
Deputy Sheriff Is Victim;
One Held in Alleged
Hit-Run Killing.


Two dead. one q deputy sheriff,
and scores injured was Indian
apolis' automobile accident toll over
the week end.
Reputy Sheriff Fred Smith, 40, of
221 East Michigan street. died at 4
this morning at city hospital from
injuries sustained Sunday night
when sberiff's Office automobile
turned over on wet paving at Sixty
fourth street and the White river
bridge.
John Yost. so, of 101 North Bel
mont avenue. was injured fatally
Saturday night while walking across
Washington street in the 1900 block.
Linley G. Hines, IS, of 1851 Rock
vile road, was arrested on charges
Of granddaughter and is alleged to
be the hit-run driver whose car
struck Yost.
Another Deputy Hurt
Harry Krames, 212 North East
street, deputy sheriff, was injured
in the accident which cost Smith
his life. The deputies we're en- route
to Ravenswood on an emergency
run.
Smith came here from Princeton,
Ind, about five years ago, and for
merly operated a scale repair shop
at Liberty and Washington streets.
He was appointed deputy sheriff
Dec. l, 1928, and has been mem
Der CT the road patrol. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Madge
Smith.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 4 at the
Hisey & Titus funeral parlorS, ISL
North Alabama street.
Dies Four Hours Later
Yost died at Methodist hospital
four hours after the accident in
which witnesses obtained the license
number of the motorist who did not
stop. Hines was arrested some hours
later and was charged with man
slaughter Yost was an employe of
the indianapolis Brush and Broom
Manufacturing Company. Funeral
services will be held at the home at
1870 Tuesday afternoon with burial
at New Dayton Wednesday.
Hit and run drivers were reSpon-
sible for three other weekend acct
dents.
Robert Mahoney, Z, son of G. H.
Mahoney, 631 Udel street, was in
jured slightly when a hit-and-run
driver collided with Mahoney's car
at Thirteenth and Meridian streets,
Sunday.
Nick Gu6gel, 20, of 1888 North
Illinois street, was injured, not seri-
ously, when struck by hit-snd-run
driver while standing in a safety
zone at Washington street at Shelf
field avenue.
Leave After Crash
Three youths drove away after
their car crashed into machine
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fogleman, 1902 West Morris street,
at Capitol avenue and mccarthy
street. No one was injured seri-
ously.
Other accident injuries reported
to police were:
Deming Wyatt, %, skull fractured
when car overturned at BurdSal
parkway and East Riverside drive;
Earl Webster, 10, Negro, 24O6 Shell
don street, skull fractured when his
motorcycle collided with auto at
Twenty third and Sheldon streets;
Mrs. Ada Waner, So, of 108 West
wilkins street, nose broken when
auto collided with street car at
Thirty-second and Central avenue /;
Florence Spaldora, Il, of 629 South
East street, leg injured when struck
by auto at Shelby and Prospect
streets; Miss Dolly Jenner, "a, of
4606 East Washington street, head
cut in auto collision at Thirtieth
street and Park avenue; Mrs. Mary
McKeon, SO, of 81 North Elder
avenue, head cut in auto collision
at Thirtieth street and Central
avenue; Mrs. Myrtle Harvell, so,
Negro, 1874 Smith street, Apt. 1, in
jured seriously when struck by auto
while crossing Capitol avenue md
Twelfth street; Miss Ruby Fiery, 38,
Of $40 River avenue, injured slightly
in auto collision at 100 Belle Vieu
place.