The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
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ST.PETER'S Church
George Greene'S Car Hurls
Taxi Through Iron Fence.
Six Hurt, Two Seriously.
One Driver ESCAPES.

ing two of the occupants out on the
pavement and pinioning two others in
the wreckage. One OF the cars was
thrown through the iron picket fence
surrounding st. Peter's church, and
stopped against the stone wall Of the
edifice:
Seriously injured:
Velton Green, South Main street,
compound fracture OF leg .f.
A, E. Barbarin, Bank of Commerce
& Trust company, broken jaw and hand.
Margaret Schultz, l5l Commerce ave-
nue., broken arm, internal injuries.
Thelma Houston, 15l Commerce ave-
nue., broken leg and bruises.
Slightly injured;
George Greene, Lambert, Miss, face
scratched.
4, R. Tosh, $50 Taxi company, slight
ly bruised.
The taxIcab, belonging to the $50
Taxi company, and driven by A. X.
Tosh, chauffeur according TO police,
was travelling north on Third street,
| occupied by Nelton Green and the two
women. The other car, said to have
been the property Of Lambert, Miss,
citizen and driven by George Greene,
with his companion, Barbarin, was 60
ing east on Adams avenue.
Velton Green Badly Hurt.
velton Green's leg was broken in two
turning turtle, Margaret Schultz suf-
fered serious lnternai injuries, besides
broken arm, and Thelma Houston re-
ceived a broken leg and minor bruises.
Barbarin was struck in the jaw by q
portion Of the wrecked car, and his
hand crushed.
George Greene received only slight
bruises on the face, mostly small
scratches, and Tosh miraculously es-
capped with severe shaking up, HE
was thrown from his seat by the Inn
pact, but landed clear Of the wreckage
on the church lawn.
Blame for the accident has not been
definitely fixed, according to Capt,
O'Hearn and Emergency Officers Oliver
and Robinson, who investigated Veil
ton Green told the officers his auto
mobile was travelling at moderate rate
Of speed, and the other car was speed
ing. Following the accident, George
Greene piloted his car to the corner OF
Monroe avenue and Wellington street,
before stopping, officers say.
Two Pinned Under Car,
Finding his companion seriously in
jured, he awakened the occupants OF
the residence of Miss Beulah Han, ~
Monroe avenue, and asked to use the
telephone to summon an ambulance.
After summoning Freddy Martin, Of Isa
Taxi company, according to the policei
who took the unconscious Barharin "a
St. Josephs hospital Greene diEap-
peared and the police have been uPabte
The wrecked automobrs on the iawI
at ST. Peters church was discovered by
chance by Capt, 0'HearA and the emeF-
gency officers Pinioned under II when
the officers saw It were Nelton Green
and Margaret Schultz. The Houston
woman was lying unconscious about 10
feet away on the lawn. SumIRoning
help, the car was raised from its side
and the injured removed. Tosh, the
chauffeur, was away from the scene
when the officers arrived, and the po-
lice thought the injured were the only
ones in the car at the time of the acci-
dent.
However, Tosh returned shortly with
several citizens Of the neighborhood.
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Reynolds took
VeIton Green to the Baptist hospital,
while John ]. Collins ambulance trans
ported the two women to the General
hospital. Unless complications set In
all of the injured are expected to re-
cover.
George Greene Disappears.
According to information gathered by
the emergency officers, George Greene
was en- route from Lambert, Miss. to
Atlanta, Ca, In the car OF friend of
his. He is supposed to have picked up
Barbarin on Main street, when the lat
ter was awaiting car to return home.
Barbarin Is teller at the Bank Of Com
merce and Trust company.
Velton Green, who has been in GUS
tody on numerous occasions in connec-
tion with whisky cases, told the officers
he had started from the $50 Taxi COM
pany to the home Of the women on
Commerce avenue and had not been
riding more than five minutes before
the crash occurred.
Barbarin was unconscious for nearly
eight hours following the accident, COM
ing to his senses shortly before noon
THURSDAY He told Emergency Officers
Taylor and oliver he could give no
coherent account Of the accident. The
first he knew, he said, was the impact,
which caused his injuries.
Greene has not been located by police
following the accident The officers
are seeking him on a charge OF reck-
less driving There was no claim by
any of the victims that liquor was
pafaly the cause OF the collision