The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-13

L put my gear into neutral 1t was
probably running ten miles an hour
and maybe less, l expecting when /
got up to him to ask him If the road
was done. When l got up probably
within six or eight feet he looked
around again and he ran across in
front of the car; but l was relieved be-
cause he passed clear across; and 1
| remember distinctly that he did. be-
cause the further hand light, but 1
hallooed and put on the brakes, and
before 1 had time to realize. he started
| and came back again. The fender
| caught him about the thigh. He fell
back on the car. 1 realized-I remem-
Der of realizing that to not let the
wheel run over him l turned the car
| the least bit, | did not want him under
| the car. And l jumped out of the car.
| The other two men / saw were COM
ing in this direction I know. l said
| to them, Is he under the carr No,
you have got him right there, pointing
to the fender. l jumped out of the
car. He was sitting-he had not
touched the ground-he was sitting
the bumper. his one arm on the radia-
tor, his other arm was over on the
| lamp bracket, and his back against the
fender. His two legs were on the
| bumper, and he had settled a little.
His head was down and l felt so re-
| lieved that he was not under the car.
| And I got out of the car. l thought
they were going to put him in the car
and opened the door, / says DO you
know him. He says, Yes. he is in
| spector on the road. 1 says, Where
does he live? He says. I am not go
ing to carry him down that far and
| they went to the side of the road and
went with them. And l said, Wait,
I will stop my engine and I went back
and stopped the engine and came back
| again. l thought they took him into
a saloon or store. L looked through
the curtain. but he was not there. 1
| went back to the car and my friend
lhad picked up his hat and says, Here
is his hat And / took the hat over
and l think I laid II on the platform
OF the saloon and 1 walked down lit
tie way. 1t was dark. / don't know
now where they took him. l walked
back to the car and my friend was
crying, historical and was very
much excited myself I walked over
to the side of the road and several peo-
pie came along and looked at the car
And a man came along out Of the
darkness. 1 thought 1t was one of the
men that carried him in. came along,
| and he walked near he made the re-
mark about only being stunned a lit
tie and kept right on. I never thought
for a moment but what the man was
only stunned, for where l was sitting
could have carried him for miles
without him tumbIing to the ground
he did not touch the ground and the
machine did not drag him one foot.
walked down past this place agar
and came back to the car. The tai
light, 1 thought. was getting dim ant
I turned it up a little more. I stoot
there a little while and my friend was
of course, very hysterical. and 1 said
Well, ] don't know what l can do;
don't think he is hurt very much, from
what that man says She says. Lets
GO And there was quite a number OF
people walking around the car and kept
going; nobody came near me or spoke
to me. / started the engine and l rar
the car down to that next corner and
stopped. debating what l should do
My lady friend was very much afraid
that there might be some trouble. oil
something, as to the people. there was
nobody there, did not see anybody tc
speak to concerning the accident. AND
then l went on.
81 can't understand how that hap
pened; how the old gentleman there
when he went=when he was safe botf
times why he came back.
The witness denied that his cal
dragged Mr.. Chick distance OF 100 OF
$50 feet On the contrary, he stated
the car moved only its own length
after striking Mr. Chick.