The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-04-13

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"Thrce nmesp' he exclaimed.
My name is James Davis. lam men,
Der Of the mounted squad Of the New
York police force. Rank. patrolman.
I was ON duty in the Central park on the
of October nineteen, eighteen
hundred and eighty -. While patrol
ling my beat saw a runaway horse on
the bride path near the mall. A young
gentleman was riding him, and could
tell by his actions that he was a good
horseman, but ! knew the horse for a
snowy but uncertain livery hack from
the stables of Rider Il Crusoe. and I
looked for an accident. spurred my
own horse up and started to intercept
the runaway. but just as came near his
head he swerved suddenly and threw his
rider. My horse was too well trained
to let the runaway escape, however. and
within two minutes ] had him fastened
TO tree and ran back to see If the gen.
tleman was hurt.
! found him on his feet. apparently
unhurt excepting for cut on his fore
head, which was bleeding freely He
had fallen on his face against rock by
the side Of the bride path, for there was
blood on the rock. spoke to the gen
tleman, but he seemed to be dazed and
stupidlike, and when | asked him for
his name he seemed to be unable to tell
what it was. | took his handkerchief
out Of his pocket and wiped aw1 some
Of the blood. but it continued to flow
quite freely.
Just then another gentleman drove up
near by and took the wounded gentle
man into his carriage. mounted and
leading the runaway rode alongside the
carriage to the station in the old arsenal
building. There reported the case to
the sergeant and returned to duty
SERGEANT HoLLY's STATEMENT
was at the desk in the Central park
station on October nineteen. eighteen
hundred and eighty -. when Patrol
man Davis brought in gentleman who
had been thrown from his horse Davis
knew the horse, and as the gentleman
seemed to be rather seriously hurt and
was unable to tell his name sent word
to Comstock & Rivers stable at the
same time that called an ambulance.
The messenger from the stable re-
ported that the horse had been sent to
the Castle hotel that morning in answer
to a telephone call for saddle horse for
q gentleman.
DR.. Ambrose. the ambulance surgeon.
decided that the gentleman was not Sc
riously injured. but only partially
stunned, and asked him If he wished to
be taken to the Castle hotel He said
ayes" and sent him there in q carriage.
sending policeman with him. The po-
hceman soon returned and said that the
hotel people knew the gentleman. who
was a guest ut their house. and that his
name was Arthur Levinson.
Il was not in the strict line Of routine
to send a gentleman home In carriage.
but Comstock d Rivers offered to send
one, and there seemed to be no objection.
DR. AMBROsR's STATEMENT
Twas called to the arsenal to attend
the gentleman whom ! now know az
Mr.. Arthur Levinson. He had been
thrown from his horse in the park and
had received severe confusion near the
center OF the forehead There was a
slight laceration Of the flesh Of the fore
head. which occasioned considerable
hemorrhage. but that was easily
stanched. and piece Of plaster was all
the flesh wound required.
| suspected q fracture OF the skull,
but after an examination. which was OF
necessity imperfect. decided that the
patient was in no immediate danger
and as he appeared to be person oil
means recommended that he be taken
home and private physician be sum
moned. He appeared confused anc
either unable or unwilling to talk. anc
! attributed this to the fact that he hae
been partially stunned by his fall
found no other injuries.
THE HOTEL CLERKS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Arthur l.evinson registered at tn,
Castle hotel on October fourteenth
eighteen hundred and eighty -. and wa
assigned to room ninety. He attracte,
no special attention until the nineteenth
coming and going like any other guest
he said to me the first morning he wa
In the hotel that he was fond Of riding
but that for time at least he preferre
to hire horse rather than to buy one
as he did not know how long hs woul
remain In the city He inquired II b
could have a horse brought to the doc
every morning. and when told him h
could he said he preferred a spirite
animal.
On the nineteenth he went out a
usual about nine O'Clock. and at hal
past ten he was brought back in q cal
riags by a policeman. who inquired hi
name, saying that he had been throw
from his horse in the park and SCENE
to be unable to talk.
addressed him by name. and he ar
swered me readily. but in strangel
confused way. saying nothing init,
tive. yet answering questions willingl
enough, but strangely Thus when
asked him if he had been hurt he al
swered "Yes. but when asked him no
he was hurt he looked bewildered an
said, IL hardly know how 1t was"
The policeman who came with bill
said that the hospital surgeon who ha
attended him had said that be wouI
need medical attendance. Even If Z
such word had been brought | won
have considered it my duty to suggest
Mr.. Levinson that physician SHOULD
called / did n. and he assenled Yitho'