The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
HIS SKULL SMASHED
George Carver OF Doe Run Found Un-
conscious ON Street in Pennington
Last Friday night.

As the electric car was returning L
from its run out to the Hospital
about ten o'clock last Friday night, I,
Conductor Hunt saw man lying L
between the track and the pavement
on Columbia street, near DR.. Flem-
ing residence. He stopped the car
and got off, and found that the man .
had been hurt ana was unconscious.
He stepped up to DR.. Fleming's
door and rang the bell, and when .
the Doctor came out told him what |
he had found. DR.. Fleming eX-
amined the mans head and found |
that there was IA severe fracture OF
the skull Just over the right ear.
The man proved to be George Car
yer Of Doe Run. DR.. Fleming gave
the wound a temporary dressing and
then had Carver removed TO Mrs.
Seabaugh's, where with DR.. Robin
sons assistance further examina-
tion was made. The skull was
badly broken for space Of about 2
| by 20 inches. The fractured pieces
of bone were removed aud the wound
properly dressed. He regained con-
sciousness few hours after the OPP
Grafton. The brain was injured by
the blow, and while there is IA pos
sibility that he may recover, tho
chances are against him.
Mr.. Carver was in Pennington
Friday, and that afternoon he was
drinking considerably. Shortly be-
fore his discovery In an unconscious
condition on the street, one or two
persons living in the immediate
vicinity where he was found heard
some one call out don't do that,
you'll kill him." but paid little at
tentiou to it, as 1t is one of the most
public thoroughfares Of the city and
people are passing ut all hours. 1t
is reported that Carver had been
having little trouble with some OF
the negroes on account OF forcing his
attentions on several colored girls.
For this reason two or three negroes
were arrested Saturday as suspects,
but later developments proved that
they had nothing to do with the af-
fair and they were discharged. Some
of the young colored people who
knew all about what had occurred,
decided to tell, so as to relieve the
men who had been arrested as sus-
poets.
1t seems that party Of young
colored people were on their way
home from church, and there is n
report that Carver had also been
, around the cOlored church. At any
rate, when in the vicenity of where
. Carver was found, it is said that he
had stepped in front of one of tho
colored boys and his girl, and In
sisted on the girl taking a drink.
, Her escort showed him OIL the pave
ment, and ii was about this time
that Carver must have been struck,
with rock or n club, and some one
heard to call out, "dont do that,
you'll kill him. On what now
seems to be reliable testimony.
Prosecuting Attorney Boyer filed
his affidavit against Sterling Alex
ander (cOlOrcdj charging him with
making the assault, and caused his
arrest Sterling has served term
in the Reform School for Boys.
When arrested he made n statement
duplicating John II. Douthit and l..
Antoine Murphy and slightly i'm
plicating Newt Hunt (all coloredD.
On this statement the Prosecuting
Attorney also caused the arrest Of
Douthit and Murphy.
The preliminary examination Of
Alexander, Douthit and Murphy
will be held as soon as the Prose-
cutting Attorney returns from St.
Louis, were he went Monday on legal
business. No day has been set for
the examination yet
There now seems TO be no doubt
that the guilty party or parties will
be found out and given Il speedy
trial.