The Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
March 6, 1910
page 1
Aged Man Killed By Automobile
Sapulpa Chauffeur Arrested
Feeling High When Victim Dies
Sapulpa, Okla. March 6 (Special)
While an elderly man named Thomas Cardwell was walking down the
street today he was run over and his skull fractured by the big six-cylinder
touring car of B. B. Burnett, banker and capitalist, of this city. Cardwell
did not recover consciousness and died four hours later.
W. A. Tucker, chauffeur, in charge of the car when the accident occurred,
who was taking a joy ride in his employer's machine, has been arrested and
will be held for trial to answer a charge of manslaughter.
Considerable feeling was aroused by the accident, as it was alleged the
machine was running at a dangerous rate of speed.