Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-23
boy RUN OVER BY AUTO
Joseph Gill Seriously Injured
On Washington Ave.
CROWD SEES ACCIDENT
Women Scream as Machine Driven by
Edward Patton Passes Completely
Over Lhtls Newsboy-Youns Pat
ton Summoned 10 Police Court.

While a hundred or more men,
women and children looked on. JOS
eph Gill. the eleyen-year- sor OF
+. A. Gill. OF 527 Thirty fourth street.
was knocked down and run over at
Washington avenue and Twenty.
seventh street about 8 o'clock yester-
day afternoon by an automobile driv-
en- by Edward Patton. the sixteen
year.old son of Mr.. and Mrs. K. j..
Patton. The boy sustained a CON-
pound fracture OF the left hip-oone
and slight bruises about the body and
legs. He is now at the st. Francis
hospital.
Young Patton was summoned last
night by Patrolman Woodward TO APP
pear in the police court tomorrow
morning q; o'clock 10 answer The
technical charge OF recklessly driving
an automobile. The charge was Gre
ferred BY the officer as matter OF
form. as he did not see the accident.
A number OF witnesses have been
summoned 10 testify at the herring.
Stepped in Front Of Machine.
When the accident occurred. the
machine was running M Washington
avenue at a moderate rate of speed.
The little Gill boy. who was selling
newspapers. was crossing the avenue
from the sidewalk on the east eide.
A wagon passed near the curbing go
ing south on the avenue and the boy
passed 10 behind it and Gould not see
the automobile. Just as the machine
passed the wagon, the lad stepped
out from behind the latter vehicle
almost directly in 'front.' OF the auto.
The right front wheel struck the lad.
knocking him to the paved street, and
then both the front and rear wheels
OF the car passed completely over the
boys body just at the hip joint.
Several women and girls who saw
the accident screamed, one or two OF
them rushing crying into the street.
The machine PASSED on mp the avenue
and was more than half way of the
next block before i: was brought to
stop. In 1t besides the driver were
Mrs. Patton, Misses Frances Broaddus
and Margaret Jarvis and Starr Trus-
colt. A minute or two after the car
stopped. Mr.. Truscott stepped out and
started back to the scene OF the. acci-
dent. but when he arrived several
men had picked the injured boy up
and carried him 10 DR.. Samuel w.
Hohson's office. on Twenty-sixth
street Mrs. Patton left the machine
and hurried TO the doctors Office SVe
appeared to be very much grieved
and unset over the accident.
Boy Moved to Hospital.
After setting the fractured bone.
DR.. Hobson had the boy moved to the
St. Francis hospital for treatment. Al
late hour last night. the little EEL
low was reported TO be doing very
nicely and his chances for recovery
are excellent. However, IL will he
several weeks before he can leave
the hospital and ne probably will have
10 use crutches then. II was report
ed last night that the physician had
stated that the boy would be a Grip
pie for life, tar Dr. Hohson denied
this report, saying that there was no
reason why the boy should be Grip
pied.
Washington avenue was crowded
with shoppers and workmen from the
shipyard when the accident took place
and several hundred people were
gathered on the spot within a minute
CT two Many in the crowd followed
the injured boy to the doctors ONCE
and remained there for sometime.
honin1 to hear snmn news as 10 The