Woods - A E.
source: Waveland Independent
Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana
May 30, 1919
May 30, 1919
Friends of Mr. & Mrs. Archie Woods were grieved to hear
that his father had been accidently killed on Thursday, May 15,
but accurate details were lacking. According to the Hume (ILL)
Record, Mr. Woods, who is a banker of Paris, Ill had driven to
the Reservoir Park near that city. When he started to return he
found his gasoline exhausted. He was talking with a friend when a
car approached. Mr. Woods stepped into the road to hail the car,
but the driver, instead of stopping, drove over him, striking the
right side of his head and throwing him 30 feet. The base of the
skull was fractured. He lived from four until half past nine that
evening. The auto also ran over the foot of the man Mr. Woods was
talking to. The driver was Carrol Sizemore, the 17-year-old son
of the sheriff of Edgar County. He drove at top speed to Paris
and was not found until 10:00 at night. He claimed that he lost
control of his car and hurried to town because he was scared. A
man who was riding with him testified that he was drunk. The jury
that investigated the case found him guilty of manslaughter and
he is now in jail under $10,000 bond. Mr. Woods was born in
Columbus, Ohio June 2, 1861. He leaves a widow and three
children, Archie, Mrs. Mary Shipman of Washington DC and George
Woods of Chicago.