Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-01
AUTOMOBILE SCALPS A BOY
Angry Crowd Threatens Violence to Driver
of The Machine.
POLICEMAN HUSrLts HIM TO STATION
Considerable Difference of opinion a.
to speed of the Machine, but Indi-
cations Are IL was Not
Excessive.

Six-year-old Johnnie Gross. who lives
with his parents upstairs at Sixteenth and
Cass streets was run over and seriously,
though not dangerously, hurt by an auto
mobile owned and driven by Sewell Sleu-
man. broker in the New York Life build
ing. The accident happened on Sixteenth
street few doors north Of Capitol ave-
nue., at AS O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Sleuman was Immediately placed under ar
rest and taken to the police station by
Patrolman Michael kissane.
The little fellow received several bruises
about the body and the scalp was COM
pletely torn from the back of his head,
from the top down to the neck, the loose
skin hanging down on his back. Within a
few seconds after the accident there was
crowd of several hundred people on the
scene. all pushing and crowding. and when
the word had passed that an automobile
had run over and perhaps killed a little
boy, many angry words were heard on all
sides and threats of violence were hurled
at Sleuman. Feeling was momentarily
growing warmer, and when cries of Hang
him. could be heard, officer Kissane saw
to it that the wounded boy was carried
into the Howell drug store on the corner
and then advised Sleuman to go with him
to the station as quickly as possible. Fur
Their danger TO the motorist from a mob
of angry men and women was thus averted
Doctors Care for Boy.
When Johnnie had been taken into the
drug store. DR. Elmer r. Porter 401 Kar-
bach block. arrived, and few moments
afterward Police Surgeon Wills also came.
After hasty examination the lad was
taken to DR.. Porter's office. where It was
found that no bones had been broken and
that there were no injuries which would
be likely to cause death. The wound in
the head proved to be the worst one and
nine stitches were necessary TO hold the
large piece of loosened scalp in place. When
the physicians had done all they could
for the little boy he was driven home in
the doctors buggy.
There is much difference of opinion among
| witnesses as to the speed of the automobile
when the Gross boy was struck Some
stated that Sleuman was driving very fast
while others held the opposite view. Officer
Eissane was standing on the corner watch
ing another automobile which he knew
often threatened to exceed the limit and
did not notice the Sleuman machine until
he heard the cry. Look out" uttered by
tho driver All agree that Sleuman failed
to blow his horn or give any other alarm
at his approach. From the statements Of
! those who saw the accident It is not likely
that Sleuman was proceeding at a fast
rate, he had been obliged to dodge sew
oral wagons as he came around the corner
! from Capitol avenue. He was coming east
on Capitol avenue and turned into Six
teenth street. His daughter was with him
at the time The Gross boy was playing
on the street with several other boys Of
his age and probably did not the big
auto bearing down on him. At the police
station Seuman was booked and then al
lowed his liberty on furnishing satisfactory
bond He lives with his family at the
Willard hotel 1t is said that he has had
similar accidents before.