The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-27
CRIPPLE CAUSES BIG TROUBLE
Charles Anderson of Racine Driving a
Car Which Ran Into the Horse
Driven by Elnore Horton Well
Known Resident Of Bristol.

TWO men seriously injured just before
ten O clock Wednesday night when an
automobile owned by Stephen Bull
Robinson of Racine and driven by
Charles Anderson, one of the best
known drivers Of the j. l. Case com
pany i'll that city, collided with q
horse driven by Elnore Horton of Bris-
tol near the city limits on Salem aven-
lie. Horton and his companion, Ed
ward Proctor of Bristol, both sustained
bad bruises, but fortunately neither
was seriously injured.
Anderson had as his companion in
the car Arthur f. Choene of Racine,
and Mr.. Robinson, the owner of the
car was not with the party.
The injured men were picked up and
brought to Kenosha in the police pa
troll wagon and the disabled automo-
bile owned by the Racine men was
towed to the Gardiner garage where
it was claimed this morning. After
the accident Anderson and Choene
managed to secure another automobile
and went to Racine where they made
a report of the accident to the Racine
police department.. They came to Ke-
nosha this morning and prepared to
settle for the damages done.
The stories of the accident told by
Anderson AMI his companion and the
two injured men are conflicting. An
derson declared this morning that there
had been lot Of trouble with the
lights on the automobile. The head
light would not burn and they had
been using the side lights. The bottom
fell off of one Of the side lights and
this left but one ,of them burning. He
declared that when he reached the
point of the accident the two men in
the light spring wagon were driving
in the middle Of the road and he at
tempted to pass them by turning to
the north side Of the road, but that
just as he turned Horton turned his
horse and the collision followed.
Anderson declared that he started
to pick the men up and bring them to
the city but that they were very pro-
fame and refused to have anything to
do with him. Anderson s story was
not without humor ~ went to pick
up Proctor he said, "and when [ got
hold of him [ could not find his leg.
Where is your Leg I shouted to him.
s cut off, = Proctor responded An
derson thinking that the accident
might prove fatal one called his
friend and the two began to make All
examination and found the stump of
Proctor's leg and they then discover
ed that it had been cut off years ago.
Breathing easier the two men started
to pick up Horton who was breathing
heavily in the grass along the road.
Horton soon regained consciousness.
With this another automobile came
along and the two men cot into it
and came to Kenosha and later secured
a car to take them to Racine
Horton declares that the man in
charge of the automobile was driving
on the wrong side Of the road, that
he had no lights and that as soon as
the automobile had struck the vehicle
and the horse the men stopped just long
enough to light one Of the side lights
OF the automobile and jerk the license
number off Of it and then they got
into another automobile and ran away.
Horton was badly cut about the
head, arms, neck and on the leg.
Proctor was stunned but his injuries
were not of serious nature. Or. f..
Il Andre was called to dress the
wounds of the two men and later they
were sent to a Kenosha hotel for the
night.
Anderson insisted this morning that
neither he or Choene had been drink ing
during the evening, but he declared
that both Horton and his companion
had the appearance of being intoxi-
Gated. He declared that he made an
offer to settle for the damages to the
horse and wagon Immediately after the
accident, but that Horton declared that
the horse was worth a thousand dollars.
Anderson is known as an expert in
handling an automobile and he was a
member of the Case team which drove
in the recent races at Indianapolis
and was one of the men injured in
the race. At the police Office this
morning Anderson declared that he
was willing to make any reasonable
settlement although he insisted that
the accident was an unavoidable one.
The police found several people who
witnessed the accident and these were
brought in to court this morning.
Anderson was brought before Judge
Randall this morning charged with
driving an automobile faster than the
speed limit and without having proper
lights. He entered plea of guilty
and was fined $50 and costs which he