Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
ACCIDENT ENDS
WILD NIGHT RIDE
------ 49,
Quartet Of ReveIers Start Horse
Race in Street With Seri-
GUS Result.
CRASH INTO AN AUTOMOBILE
NJ. j. Riley Badly Bruised, His Mount
Destroyed and Auto Passengers 4
Badly Scared.

A man badly bruised. dead horse,
ana the lives Of several, including a.
woman and ~ little girl imperiled, was
the finish last night to wild. reckless
horseback ride through the streets by
four jewellers, two mon and two Wom-
en-.
The known principals in the accident
which occurred at the corner of Sex
enth South and Main streets, We're NJ.
j. Riley, & travelling salesman, whose
wildly-ridden horse plunged into Il
standing automobile whose occupants
were Mrs. d. w. Donoher and daughter,
with DR.. Donoher standing at the side
of the machine AS result OF the
accident, Mrs Donoher sustained IL
badly wrenched back, while the daugh-
ter escaped with nothing more serious n
than the severe shock. Riley had a.
badly spraned lag with other bruises.
verely injured in the back that it was
found necessary to put an end TO it's
suffering, by shooting this morning.
The accident occurred about IL o'clock
last night. DR.. Dunohcr. accompanied
by his wife and daughter, had been
out nutomobiling. and finding that lie
was running short of gasoline, he had
stopped his car at Seventh South and
Main streets to telephone for a supply
from the garage AS he returned to the
waiting cal, and was STOPPING
by its side, a horse ridden.
by a man suddenly crashed into the
rear Of the auto, fairly catapulting 1T s
forward. The affair all happened so &
suddenly that only the bystand ers. who
obtained but a fleeing glimpse, could
tell the circumstances. From the stories 8
told it appeared that Riley, in COM
pany with another male companion
and two women, had engaged horses
from the stables of J. Nj. G'urccll. I'll
west Third South street. Along south
Main street the quartet had evidently
begun a horse race, and Riley's horse
was being whipped by one of the COM
panions. until it became frantic
through fear. AS they nearcd the auto
the horse swerved towards the side.
walk and before it's rider could control
it, plunged with raised hoofs directly
into the tonneau. in which We're seated
Mrs. Donohers and the daughter. The
force of the. impact hurled the machine
| forward at least 20 feet. throwing the
occupants OF the car to it's floor, while
the horse and rider fell in a heap.
I RIDERS DASH AWAY. 4
Bystanders said that when the other
4 riders saw the accident they put spurs
I finto stheirtmonT,ts and da shed away. 7
/ DR.. Donoher, who had been at the.
| side Of the machine, and was hurled
| to one side by the crash of the plung-
| ing horse. fastened first to his wife
aud daughter. and finding them not
seriously injured, returned to the in
jured rider When he was found to
be not seriously hurt Deputy Sheriff
Charles Sperry, who WAS in the vicinity
and witnessed the accident. placed
Riley under arrest. but the latter was
later released. Today it was stated
that no prosecution will follow
After lying in the roadway during the
night. the horse was shot this morning
by Police Sergt. johnson. after it was
determined that the Injuries to the
horse made Its death desirable. III