The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-06
AUTO RUNS AMUCK,
BUMPS OTHER CARS
Himmelberger Machine, Is Hit
Runs Into Another Machine
and They Stampede.


Candy Co., became unmanageable yes
terday afternoon, and despite the eff
forts of Will McClatchey to handle his
unruly charge. for several seconds it
was absolutely beyond his control.
1t leaped across the street toward
the Himmelberger electric car, and
when Mr.. McClatchey attempted to
turn it in another direction, it COM
pletely encir,led the astonished cleo
trio and made a second dash in it's di-
recticn.
Mr.. Himmelberger, in attempting to
avoid the repeated attacks, was COM
PEELED to resort to the use of abrupt
angles and compound reverse curves,
and other cars in passing avoided con-
tact by adopting the same methods.
Before Mr.. MtClatchey succeeded in
halting his machine, a number of cars
had been forced into the lodging con-
test, and for while it appeared as
if an exhibition was being given to
demonstrate the powers of contortion
possessed by the contesting machines.
An automobile belonging to Scott
Reed was taken from the corner of
Main and Broadway at about 6 o'clock
last evening, and for more than an
hour the efforts were made by the po-
lice 10 locate the machine and the par
ties responsible for its disappearance.
Policemen Beeve conducted the
search, and from various sections of
the city he received information from
parties who had seen and recognized
the car as it Speeded to all parts of
the town. His Investigations proved
that four men were riding in the ma
chine, but no one could give any in
formation as to the identity of the
guilty parties.
At about 7:30 o'clock the car was
returned to within block of where it
was left by Reed, and while the par
ties who had occupied the car were
being watched, the policeman was
communicated with, and directed to
where the fugitives were located.
When Beeve approached Jack Prof
fer, and questioned him as to his con-
nection with the affair, he admitted
that he had borrowed the machine in
order to entertain some friends who
had come up from Advance, his former
home. He said that he had no inten-
ton of keeping the machine and that
he only wished to entertain his friends
for short time. He said that he lived
in the Cape al the present time, but
formerly livet; in Advance.
He refused at first to contribute
anything for the use of the car, and
stated positively that he would not
submit to arrest. He changed his mind
few seconds later when he heard the
snap of the metal manacles as they
clasped his wrists, and suddenly ex-
pressed desire to pay off the obi
cation and dismiss the matter. His
request was granted, and after the
claim was satisfied he was permitted
to join his friends in walk around
town.
An automobile bearing q number Of
young people from Jackson became
impaired just as the party reached the
down town section of this city last
night, and they were compelled to stop
in front Of the st. Charles Hotel to
correct the trouble.
Logan Hines, the young man in
charge of the car, was lying on his
back under the machine trying to
make repairs when Sam, the cOlored
porter at the st. Charles Pharmacy,
walked out OF the sidewalk with d
candy bucket filled with scrub water,
and without observing the mechanic
under the car. pitched the contents of
the bucket into the street directly to-
ward him.
Mr.. Hines received the full force of
the sudden deluge, and was washed
from beneath the machine to the CEN
ter 81 the street, where he lodged on
the street car track.
After the flood passed over him, he
struggled 10 his feet, and hurled
words of bitter denunciation toward
Sam, who had sought seclusion in one
of the secret chambers of the hotel
building.