The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
MAN REPORTED HURT BY
AUTO NOT YET LOCATED
Only Information Obtained by City or
County Police Regarding Acct =
dent Is Negative.
RUMoR is HEARD AT sABoT
Nothing Definite Known Of Accident
Said to Have Occurred Near There.
Car Owner Saw Horse Without a
Rider.

The Richmond police and officials
OF Henrico County have been unable
to learn the name of a man said to
have been struck and seriously in
jured near Sabot, Goochland County.
early yesterdav by a big red racing
car being driven toward Richmond.
Neither could he learn what had be-
come of the reported injured man.
The only information obtained by
the police or county officers was OF
negative sort. 1t came from L. c.
Jefress, Els East Franklin Street
who is owner of red car of the
racer type, and W. r. Cooke, 312
South Fourth Street, and f. Smith,
ITO North Third Street. who said they
attended dance at Columbia Mon
day night and returned to Richmond
early yesterday morning.
They were interviewed by Traffic
Sergeant Bradley and Automobile Po-
liceman Samuels at their place of
business. near Shockoe Slip, yester-
day morning. Sheriff Webb Sydpor.
or Henrico County. and County Po-
lice Chief Seay also interviewed them
All information they could give was
that while they were on their way
to Richmond they saw saddled
horse along the edge of the road
without n mount.
Stirrup Across Saddle.
The left stirrup, they say. was
swung over the saddle and the bride
rein hung down over the horses head.
The horse attracted their attention
hut II was soon diverted by the ap-
pearance of man who chased and
caught the horse. They also saw fur
ther ahead in the road small au-
tomobile, which disappeared ahead of
them.
From the Information gained the
police theory Is that the automobile
ahead OF the red car scared the anil
NAL and that either It's rider was not
in the saddle at the moment or was
thrown when the horse started. They
declared they had struck no one.
and that they knew OF no one who
bad been struck by an automobile
and left without being cared for.
Ihe report on which the police
were notified was that red racing
car had struck farmers horse and
wagon. seriously tnjuring the man
and had driven rapidly on toward
Richmond without doing anything to
give relief to their victim. The ac-
cdent is supposed to have occurred
p~t"eeil MdluenS ana SabOt, two
Goochland County villages and
though neither the Richmond nor the
county police had Jurisdiction. they
interested themselves In an effort to
intercept the speeding autoists or To-
cate them after arrival here
Sabot Hears Rumor.
Inc car of Mr.. Jeffress answered
In general way the description given
OF the automobile in the reported ac-
cldent. and this led the police to him.
he told a straightforward story of
the movements Of the car from Co.
iumbia whore the party had attend
ed dance Monday night, to Rich
mond
Information from Sabot by tele-
phone last night was that no Injured
man had been brought there during
the day and that nothing was known
or any such accident except that
there was rumor that an automo-
pie had hurt a man near Maidens
ihc name was not learned. nor had II
been learned what had become Of the
man.
Telephone lines to Maidens and to
Ioocniand Courthouse, not far dis
tant, We're out of order last night. and
nothing definite could be learned