The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-27
NEAR ACCIDENT
TO Joy RIDERS
CAR DESERTED AFTER BEING
NEARLY OVERTURNED. STREET
CAR USED.

Durin gthe early morning hohrs
yesterday some party or parties en-
tered the garage of Timer & Ritter
and after selecting a car to their lik-
ing started out on q JOY ride such as
the metropolitan papers say finish
up a nights sojourn in the company
of the flowing bowl.
1t is not known who the parties
were, but the police are at work on
that the guilty ones will be located
before night. The owners of the gar
age are doing all they can do in the
way of lending aid to the pO'ics and
state that, if apprehended, they will
prosecute all concerned for burglary.
Mr.. Timer, one of the owners of the
garage, upon coming down to open
his establishment at $3.50 yesterday
morning had his attention attracted
to a broken window on the side street
near the A street corner of the build
i:s He called Doc" Hayes, the day
sergeant at the police station inform
ing him that the garage had been bro
ken into and, accompanied by the ser
geant, entered the building.
Entrance had been effected by
breaking the window and showing
back the catch which held the sash
in place. After entrance had been
gained the double doors on A street
were opened from the inside and
a car belonging to one Of the patrons
of the garage taken out. One of the
parties, in opening the window, had
cut his hand, or arm, it is thought,
as blood was spattered over the floor
of the building and on several of the
cars.
After finding a car to their liking
the JOY riders drove to Main street,
it is thought thence west to c street
and then followed the street car
tracks to the city limits. A short
distance north of the stand pipe the
car left the road on an emDankmclt
and but for the fact that the side of
the embankment was in a miry con
dition, the car would have been over
turned. When found by the police
this morning the car was hanging
over the side of the embankment in
precarious condition.
After leaving the car it is thoreht
that the parties walked back as far
as the street car house switch where
they pressed d street car into srv.ce
upon which to return to the city. Az
any rate someone broke into the tool
box wherein the controller handles,
of the cars are stored and took
therefrom the necessary equipment
with which to run the car into the
city.
IKE car was run down to the cor
ner of C street and second avenue,
northwest, where it was left stand
ing. 1t is said that three parties were
seen to leave the car at this point at
$50 yesterday morning. Whoever
handled the car into the city seemed
to be conversant with the manner OF
operating it and upon leaving it, re-
moved the trolley from the wire and
tied 1t down.
1t is understood that a local party
had severe cut upon one of his arms
dressed by a physician yesterday NOR
ming and it is thought by the police
that it may be possible that he may
be able to throw some ligh. on the
matter of who entered the garage
and appropriated the car for The joy
ride
The car was brought into the city
about ten o'clock yesterday morning
by Police Officer Braziel and Will
liam Rodgers, who located it where
it had been deserted.
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