Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Pauline Evans, 1920
20 Jan 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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EVANS, PAULINE
(25 Mar 1920, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
SAD DEATH OF PAULINE EVANS.
Mrs. Leverett received a clipping from a Kansas City paper telling of the
sad death of a little girl who formerly lived in Elk city.  Her father was
at one time rural carrier out from this post-office.
The following is what the paper told of the accident.
"SAFETY " CAR KILLED A GIRL.
Pauline Evans, 7, was on her way Home From School, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Evans, 4632 Summit street, was killed shortly after 3:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon when run over by a north bound Sunset Hill
"safety" car on Belleview avenue, between forty-sixth and forty-seventh
streets.
Pauline, a student of the Swinney school, Forty-seventh street and West
Prospect Place, was on her way home from school, accompanied by Robert
Newcomb, the 6 year old son of R. R. Newcomb, 4709 Summit street.  True to
the usual school boy custom, Robert carried Pauline's books.  Suddenly
Pauline decided to cross the street.  A Sunset Hill car was going south. 
She stopped until it passed and then started across.
The rear end of the car obstructed her view and she did not see the north
bound car coming down the hill.  The car is said to have been going at a
fast rate of speed when it struck her.  She was killed instantly, her
chest being crushed and her right arm severed.
Patrolmen from the Westport police station arrested J. W. Page, 4436
Forest avenue, motorman-conductor on the car.  He was taken to the
prosecutor's office, but later released when information was received from
the coroner's office that an inquest would be held Saturday morning.
(26 Mar 1920, Elk City Press, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
News was received this week by friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Evans, that
their daughter, Pauline, was run over by a street car in Wichita, Kansas,
last Thursday and fatally injured.  Mr. and Mrs. Evans formerly lived here
and are well known.

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