An inquest into the death of Irene Nelson, 40-year-old Negro woman of Blaney, instantly killed early Sunday afternoon while standing on the median in the 1400 block of Harden Street, has been set for 7:30 Friday night, Corner Cecil Wiles has announced..

The dead woman and a companion, Bertha Harris, a patient at the Columbia Hospital, were struck by a car driven by Kenley Crumpton, Negro resident of the 1800 block of Gregg Street. He is being held pending the inquest.