Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-05-18
KICKED BY HIS HORSE
William Largeant Falls Under
Horses Hoofs and is Injured.
WAS PICKED UP UNCONSCIOUS
At city Hospital Dr. Oates Dress Cuts
over Eye and Ear--Not Being Ser
iously injured He Returns Home.

I over EYE dno Edf-iSSt DetH9 1Si-
iously injured He Returns Home.
Covered with mud and bleeding
about the head. William Largeant, a
young man from the country was taken
TO the City hospital on Friday about
| $50 in the morning. He was in an
unconscious condition and when he
| came to he didn't seem to know what
had happened to him. He told DR..
Oates that he had gone to dentist
to have tooth extracted: Just where
the dentists office was located he was
unable to say. but bleeding cavity in
his mouth where he had evidently had
a tooth pulled, bore out his statement
Eye witnesses of the accident say
he was kicked on the head by the
horse he was riding from which he
fell.
Dr. Oates examined him and found
that he had an abrasion on one eye
brow and that his left ear was cut. He
dressed the wounds and at the end
OF an hour sent him home in a cab
When he left Largeant said that he
was feeling all right.
Falls From Horse.
AS TIE story is told William Lar
geant was riding along West King
street when he fell from his horse
and was kicked in the head by the
animal.
The accident occurred in front OF
the residence of Mr.. w l.. Jones, and
when Largeant was picked up he was
unconscious and bleeding from mum
Der of cuts. His clothes were covered
with mud and were saturated with
blood
Children going to school called the
attention of passing cabman to the
man, no went to Largeant's assistance
and took him in the cab to the City
hospital, corner of Maple avenue and
Burke street.
After being received at the hospital,
he was placed upon the operating Ia
Bile and restoratives were administer
ed. 1t was considerable time before
the injured man recovered conscious
ness and he was delirfous from the
effects of his injuries.
With his deIfrious patient lying on
the operating table, and alternately
pleading and threatening to be let co.
the physician. DR.. Oates. made min
ute examination. A deep triangular
cut over the left eve. abrasions on the
nose and face and cuts on the neads
showed that the man had been nearly
killed.
Woman Saw Horse Kick Hin.
DR. Oates stated that Largeant was
suffering from what had the appear
ance of conclusion of the brain and
that possibly his skull had been frac-
tired
An eye witness to the affair said
that she had observed Largeant rid
ing along in a IefsureIy fashion, and
when in front of the residence of w.
L. Jones he suddenly reeled and fell
from his horse. The animal viciously
kicked him in the head and bolted
up the street, tearing off bride and
saddle. which were found later some
distance away.
After he had been treated he rested
for while. At the end of an hour
DR.. Gate took him in hisrig about
mile on his way toward home. In
the meanwhile the horse had been
captured on the edge of town. Mr..
Largeant took charge of him and when
last seen he was fixing the bride. SO
1 far as is known he reached home safe
lily. II is not apprehended that any
/ SpriorS recultc will follow