The Sauk Centre herald., 1916-10-05
Lad, STRUCK BY
AUTO, NARROWLY
ESCAPES Death
MACHINE RUNS DOWN DONALD
DUBEAU AND LITERALLY
SCALPS YOUNGSTER
DRIVER VIOLATED ROAD LAWS
SWERVED TO WRONG SIDE OF
STREET-PAYS $25 FINE
VICTIM RECOVERING


of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. DuBeau, had a
miraculous escape from death We'd
nesday morning about 1880 o'clock
when he was run down on the Main
and Third street square by an auto
driven by Herman Jung, a young
farmer living near Osakis.
The lad was caught by the right
rear wheel in such a manner that the
top of his head was pinched in be-
tween the curve of the tire and the
cement crosswalk so that, in passing,
the tire literally scalped the lads
head on the left side, about one-third
of the scalp being torn loose in rag
ged fashion.
So tight was the squeeze that the
tire also tore off a surface about the
size of dollar of the periosteum, the
membrane of delicate tissue which
Immediately envelops the skull bones.
Had the head of the lad protruded an
inch further under the wheel be would
undoubtedly havc been killed from
crushed skull.
The little fellow was also rolled ov-
er violently from the impact and nat
urally is suffering from general body
bruises, especially about the right
shoulder and abdomen. However,
DR.. Moynihan says he will recover un-
less unforeseen complications set in.
Herman Jung, the driver of the
car, was Immediately placed under ar
rest. He admitted entire blame for
the accident, admitted he was driving
on the wrong side Of the street and
that the child was blameless; but re-
served that traffic conditions at the
moment caused him to violate the
law, that he did not see the child un-,
til after he had been struck because of
obstructed view and that his car was
moving so slowly that he could have
stopped almost instantly if he had
seen the boy.
When arraigned before Judge Diehl
in the afternoon on warrant sworn
out by A. j. DuBeau, charging gross
negligence, Jung expressed willing
ness to waive examination, but the
court decided to postpone decision un-
til the extent of the victims injuries
could be more definitely determined.
Bail was fixed at $500.
Jung was taken back to the city
Jail and wept for hours during the al
ternoon until he was assured that the
lad would recover. He is % years OF
age. Late in the afternoon arrange
ments were made for the procuring
of the bail bond and the father of the
Young man, who is one of the prom
inent farmers of the Osakis region,
came to the city last night to arrange
matters.
However, this Thursday morning
Judge Diehl became convinced from
testimony adduced that Jung could
not be found guilty of gross negll-
gence. Accordingly, he dismissed that
charge and allowed Jung to plead
guilty to the charge of violating the
state road laws by driving on the
wrong side of the street. The young
man paid fine of $25 and costs, the
total being $31.20, and was released.
The circumstances of the accident
are this as near as the Herald is able
TO obtain from sidewalk witnesses and
occupants of the car which hit the lad:
The DuBeau boy had crossed the
street to buy candy and had started
back from the Hanson & Emerson
drug store toward the Palmer House,
on the crosswalk, riding in go-cart
which he propelled by foot. Jung, in
his fathers auto, accompanied by his
brother, John, and two other young
farmers, Henry Pash and Joseph Zok,
approached on Third street from the
west. Preponderance of evidence is
that the car was moving slowly. They
had just arrived from Osakis.
AS Jung approached the crosswalk
from the drug store across to the ho-
tel, he was blocked on the right by
delivery rig. He says he could not
have made right turn. Instead of
stopping his car, he swerved to the
left side of the street toward the ho-
tel corner. The delivery rig and