Arizona republican., 1917-03-05
TWO WOMEN AND ONE MAN HURT
 BY JOY RIDERS

Driving a high powered car along North Central avenue, about two mics from town. early yesterdeN morning. al a speed said to have been considerably in excess of that permitted by law. A. R. Dearborn, a local mechanician, with r. E. Holinger. G. k. Standage. J. F.. Gurley. C. $. Mines. R. F.. Macdonald and W. F. Springer, as joy riding pas sengers, crashed into a horse and bug gy. owned by Edward L. Freeland. a Black Canyon Road rancher. and driven by Dewey Qualls. an employe of Free lands. practically demolishing the rig, seriously injuring Miss Josie Attaway, severely hruising Miss May Tingle. riding Tn the buggy, and infilctfnS suci injuries upon Qualls as necessitated his removal to St Joseph's hospital. Ac- cording to Dr. R. W. Craig, near whose residence the machine collided with the buggy and who was called immediately after Qualis and the young women had succeeded in summOnins help, the At taWay giTl Is suffering with severe bruises about the head and face. will a possible fracture of the skull. Qualls has severe bruises about the body. his hin is badly wrenched and there may be t fracture. The Tingle girl has minor praises and is suffering from shock.
 Although the big automobile after striking the buggy and dragging it for nearly 100 feet. had lost it's battery compliment and was without lights, ac- c0rding to Qualls and the young wom- cn. no effort was made to stop and give aid or even learn the extent of the damage inflicted And even after the automobile had been turned about some distance out the avenue and started --.y-o~i town. inc injured trio declares l,.svr luentary pause being made 10 pick up he battery box and then speeded up on the return trip.
 Word telephoned to the sheriffs of flee and the police station resulted in the arrest of the seven within few minutes after they arrived in town, the police picking up three at local gar age and the other four as they were walking in from Mcdowell road. evil dently with the idea that being afOot they would not he suspected Of having been in the car Having occurred outside fhe city limits and being properly a ease for the sheriff and county attor- ney. the seven were az once transferre' 1o the county jail where they were held until yesterday afternoon when oall ii he sum Of Si00 each was furnished fO their aDDearance Wednesday afternoon at 7 o'clock before Justice of the Peacc Wheeler Although il was the consensu' of opinion among the officers and those who gathered at the scene of the wrecked buggy. that the majority. if no. -ill Of the seven had been drinking. and were without the pale Of the law IT 1iding or driving in an automobile il that condition. the justice made known that there was no desire to em- p!0y needlessly severe measures in dealing with the case and that he hac therefore consented to consider a charge of reckless driving, rather than to go to the full extent of the law which would have meant the entertain ing of a felony charge against each of them. AL first he fixed bonds in the. sum of $500, but afterwards accepted cash bail in the sum of Sl09 each. which wts furnished.
 \ report of the affair reached the .heiiffs office shortly after g o'clock yesterday morning. In the excitement, whoever telephoned made it appear that TWO women had been killed. The depu ties on duty at that hour notified the police. explaining that the car had pro- ceeeied toward town and that it was travelling without lights. Officers from the sheriffs office started out for the scene while the police spread dragnet that resulted in the apprehension of the entire number
 When Dr. Craig reached Central ave ntha roadway and found each of the oc- cup.tnts of the buggy more or less seri- ously injured. he gave them first at tention. after which they were taken into the home of Perry Sears, where their wounds were dressed. Later in machines offered by the doctor and Sears. all were taken to their respective homes on the Black Canyon Road.
 When Policemen Sutherland and Ear
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