Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-12
one HURT IN
AUTO WRECK
Henry Hansen Is Injured Wher
George E. Huntoon Runs
Into the CURLING.
MACHINE BADLY DAMAGED
Accident Occurs mt Corner of Twelfth
Street and Seventh Avenue
Owner Is Arrested.

Henry Hansen, manager of depart
ment of the Moline Plow company,
was seriously injured yesterday after
noon when an automobile owned and
driven by George e. Huntoon, assist
ant purchasing agent of the Moline
Pillow company, was wrecked at the
corner of Seventh avenue and Twelfth
street about O'Clock. MIR Huntoon
and the chauffeur, A. c. Albright. who
was sitting with him on the front seat,
escaped from the wreck without in
jury. The car was damaged to the ex-
injuries included fracture Of the left
wrist. severe cuts AID bruises about
the face. and numerous bruises and
cuts about the body He MIS- thrown
from the machine. and fell headiong
on the ground.
Failed 90 Make Turn.
The three men bad started from the
central part of HE ely, and Mr. iIunt0on
had taken the wheel from the chauf-
feur, a newly ACQUIRED employee The
machine was driven rapidly down Sew
enth avenue from Seventeenth street.
and so great was the speed of the car
that Mr.. Huntoon was unable to make
the turn at Twelfth street where he
attempted to turn south He drove the
machine into the curbing on the west
side of the street, in front of b. Rach-
mans store. The car crashed into
bn
snapped both off. The two wheels on
the right side went up over the curb
ing. and were crushed by the force of
the collision with the curb stone and
the posts. The front portion of the
car was damned and bent, and the en-
CINE was somewhat damaged. The
machine stopped with a jolt when the
second post was snapped off, and Mr..
Hansen was pitched ont of the rear seat
onto the ground.
Driver is Arrested.
The injured man was quickly car
RED to the Naab meat market, and Il
physician was summoned to attend
him, while the police were called to
the scene. Officer Kirsch and Detec-
tive Brinn responded quickly. and
Mr.. HuntoOn was placed under arrest
aud taken TO the station in the police
single rig by Officer kirsch. Huntoon
lost his temper. and according to the
police, he INDUCED in abusive Ian
guage before the crowd of several hun
bred people who were quickly attract
ed 10 the scene. He protested against
being taken to the station, but, made
no trouble until after the officer had
reached the city hall. Officer Kirsch
stepped from the buggy. and turned
EuRtoon over to Park Policeman
Church. while he tied the horse. AS
Officer kirsch turned away, Huntoon
struck at him with his fist The blow
just grazed Officer Church's face. and
landed squareiy on Officer Kirsch' S
mouth. loOsening one of the patrol
drivers teeth, but not cutting the skin.
Officer Kirsch soon subdued Huntoon,
and he was held on a charge of exceed
ing the speed limit After the bruises
received from the officer were
attended to, he was released under
$1,000 bail to appear before Magis-
trate Smith tomorrow evening. Mayor
McCaskrin and the defendant himself
signed the bail bond.
Was Valuable Car.
The car which figured In the accident
was big 6-cylinder Pope-Toledo tour
ing car, worth about $1,000 The dam.
age to the machine is difficult to est
mate, but it is generally considered