The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-29
T. w. Salisbury Run Down and crti-
eally injured by Logan Lewis
Saturday Evening; Boys Con-
dition Serious.
DRIVER SAYS HE DIDN'T
STOP BECAUSE SCARED
Declares Boys skated Into Street In
Front of Car and He Tried to
Avoid Collision; Injured Lad
In Hospital.

DR. w. II. Liyermore of the Chick
asha hospital, issued a statement a
. o'clock this afternoon to the effec
that T. W. Salisbury, the nine yea
old victim of the Saturday evening
automobile accident, showed som'
Improvement over yesterday
Although he is partially conscious
today, he has not fully regained his
normal senses. There is some i'm
provement, but he is still a very sicl
boy" he said
Lewis Makes Statement.
Logan Lewis, who was driving the
car which struck the boy, said over
the telephone today when asked for
statement: "The boys skated out
in 'front.' of the car. / turned to the
left to avoid the accident if possible
did everything l knew how to do,
hut hit the boy in spite of it all. ]
cannot tell how much regret lit.
The reason / didn't stop after hitting
him is that / was scared so badly
that didn't know what was doing
/ went to the hospital yesterday
morning to see him."
About five o'clock Saturday even
ing, T. w. Salisbury, nine-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il. Salisbury,
40S Dakota avenue was run down and
seriously injured at the corner of
Fourth street and Dakota avenue by
car belonging to Roy Cason which, it
is said was being driven by Logan
Lewis, son of Morgan w. Lewis, San
ia Fe engineer.
The boy was taken to his home and
a few minutes thereafter was taken
to the Chickasha hospital. Examina
tion proved that the injuries sus
tanned by the child were: left arm
broken below the elbow; left leg
broken in two places, above and be-
low the knee; right leg broken above
the knee and injuries to the head.
DR. w II. Livermore stated Sunday
morning that internal injuries might
develop. The boy regained conscious
ness Sunday morning.
Story of Accident.
At thetime of the accident four
boys, T. w Salisbury, the injured
boy with Milton Henry Lang, Mason
Cole and William Haley were cross
ing Fourth street going east on Da-
kota avenue. Sunday morning all the |
companions of the injured boy told |
practically the same story concerning
the accident Hubert Fox, who was
going north on the east side of
Fourth street near the scene and |
who picked the injured boy up cor
roborates the story.
The boys state in substance that
the four lads mentioned were going
east on the south sidewalk of Dako-
tae avenue. Some of them we're on
skates. They were almost across
Fourth street when they saw the car.
Three of the boys had gained the
curbing on the east side of Fourth
street When within three or four
feet of the curbing, the Salisbury boy
was struck by the car and dragged
about so or so feet, south where he
was picked up near the curbing on
the east side of Fourth street
Car Didn't Stop.
81 saw the ca rhit T. W." said Hu.
bert Fox "The car was going south
on Fourth street. running on the left
hand side of the street. The boys
were nearly across the street when
the car hit T. w It came nearly hit
ting some of the others.
After the car had hit T. w. and
had dragged him down the street, it
kept on going and turned at the first
corner south of there. I didn't see it
any more. I went across and picked
the boy up and laid him on the curb
ing. Then I went and told his moth
er. They took him home and then to
the hospital. couldn't estimate how
fast the car was going but it was
running pretty fast"
Lewis Is Arrested.
Chief Linn of the police force stat .