Rockville Tribune 8-17-1927 -- Ned Crowder, 40, a farmer of RR A out of Bloomingdale died
Thursday afternoon on the way to a hospital from injuries received when he was sturck by a
car drive by Arthur Winkler, Clinton. Winkler, who has been employed as an electrician at
Logansport was going to Clinton to spend the weekend with his family. The accident
occurred 12 miles north of Rockville and about one mile north of Jungle park on US Hiway
41, shortly before noon Thursday. Crowder was riding on a wagon driven by a neighbor
farmer, Lew Floyd. Winkler was dirving south and the wagon was going in the same
direction. Just as the Clinton man started to pass the wagon Crowder jumped off and in
some manner his clothing caught on the side of the wagon, causing him to fall across the
pavemet in the path of the approaching auto. The man was hit just as he was trying to get
up. WInkler ran his car off the pavement in an attempt to avoid the accident. Crowder
sustained injuries to his head and his chest and abdomen were crushed. The injured man
was hurried to the hospital but died a half hour after arriving there ,ac ccording to
reports. He is survived by his wife and 7 children, his parents, M/M George Crowder, 3
sisters and 3 brothers. It is understood that Winkler carried public liability insurance
and his car and the Crowder family will be entitled to compensation. Funeral services
were conducted at the home Sat. at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Albert Tomlinson? Interment was in
Kingman cem. Coroner Bain Montgomerhy in his verdict stated that WInkler had done all in
his power to avoid the accident.
Crawfordsville Journal Review 12 Aug 1927 -- Ned Crowder, aged 40 and resided 5 miles
south of Kingman was fatally injured Thurs afternoon about 1:30 o'clock on the
Veedersburg-Covington paved highway as he stepped off his wagon and was strucka lmost
instantly afterwards by an automboile driven by AC Winkler of Clinton, Ind. The accident
happend about two and a half miles south of Kingman. Dr. AL Ratcliff was called to attend
the injured man but found him in a very serious state. Nevertheless an attempt was made
to have him removed to Lake View hosptial at Danville nad more than 2/3 of the distance
had been covered when Covington was reached where the man apssed away. Mr. C. is survived
by a widow and 5 children who reside about two miles south of where the accident occured.