The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-22
COP CRUSHED
TO PULP AS
HUNDREDS
LOOK ON
Traffic Officer Meets Instant
Death When He Is Dragged
Under Giant Truck at Main
and GayoSo.
BIG GEAR SEIZED HAND
AS HE WAIVED TRAFFIC

accidentally crushed to death by a
Giant truck while on duty at Main and
Sayoso streets, at 8 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon, ]. S. Holmes, traffic officer,
WI De buried Thursday afternoon at
.oro, 5inghamton. Holmes met deatt,
Mnen he was dragged beneath truck
uriven by Frank Scartottl, who is at
hpertX on bond awaiting arralanment
" clty court charged with man
The accident happened during the
FftHsn ftn nour and hundreds saw the Of.
Rev. Walter White, pastor Of the
Linden Avenue Christian church, wilt
of'lciate at Thursdays funeral services.
% %Surlal viii take place In Forest Hill
He met his death while directing
the truck approach. The truck is The
properly OF the McBee Engine and Im-
plement company, and Was in charge
OF w. r. Hyde, 224 Market avenue. 1t
was proceeding west on Gayoso avenue
ana as the approach to Main street was
MADE signal was given that Scarlotti
intended to turn south on Main. Holmes
had traffic open east and west. In
order that north and southbound We
hlcles might fall in line with the truck
Holmes changed signals.
IN uodglng his extended arm became
entangled in the drivfnE chain. With
ms arm drawn into the driving sprocket
Holmes, 1t Is said, was turned almost
on his head and thrown under the
truck.
u,it,,assa "as elleCteu aiiIost instantly
ing slo%,iy SSirt NJ as oGarIottl was NOV
Holnes' Sody ne e e'uCh na. Was Was stoPpeu @ on
body could be removed
before a. dsad aff,, 70 Drsak tne q GnalI |
,,eaS,a5 NitT ,et ueau WINS, olLlceT . pouy coulu pe
the tra fsio 49, ihue Lucarlni; t i, chleI OF
ere end taitIc MI, squau, was at beaIe avenue
Cured He hast aS d" ~ e"T IA acv,aen1 nof I ocI
Hitb Gvda e anS rassSvi.su Wntt 10 ene scene anu
ton streei an" Pi,shs SueI ret eop,ss. rdihSe- ,t
chain VIII NJ, :, ~ r,sts sl.iasned sue ene
erai n,ir,,tas . nts tooh sey-
IaI,,,as ,,.ss "A 4,nau - =. ~.
III Msm,Sbis ss,ss,, &C.,. z e. -
IL Afiss bis Mi niaen asY po iLpn' aups-
na,,.nt; i,f,, ms pirtihpiacs; FIlor 70 ms
connection with the police department
ne n was raIiroao man. Also, Holmes
aseuteu posltlons Whlle lit memphis
winch to9K nun TO the government
poWdeE plah! at Jacksonville, Tenn,
gone ne IeW miles out OF Nashville. and
at Tuscurbia, where he was employed
m On tbe iIon Wiison d %ien construction @ work
Thara aro ro0n so'.a., uS.h a. IIat pace.
,,,,,ed taeIe are seven members OF Holmes
chiIdrar taiiiiS' some oelhg Step
VIZ .,u. .
police department he was m Cant cant VIII VIII
Lees watch nnH, on das, d,,tI VII ~
two weeks ago he was MI NY ~ tnaSsiI noGut
work. Lieut. Gucarlni wednesd.v % .Sa,i5 sai5
that Holmes wao on - M host sal salu
cool at Ali times ana mo denan i,tSih1 III
worker He went on drt,,' r. 'oa,o, 81.
two hours bafore Me dastb o,J 'iiS JunS
have heen off 81 In oioiooi,, anu "oulu
Police attanheS nv b,or, c..,...,
"wednesday Manobars nf ~ oSaI lVtt ~
souad rra1a ro,, 10 a,tas "a ine suIdlIlG
III II is - ha MA 80 a.eiu INC funeral
Scarlotti is an an'u I meIe; -, A.. -
nhis Entornr;sns IpioyJ In Vi Ine el Menl- :
his davo off 'tt9est ny nc was having
nreviousIv dnrjr ,L Lluu5il On the truck
II taLins ,ho 8 S ihs uay ana prior
sur,,r,n,,esd e mheeI hlihsel had been
the McRoa ~ co,,I eIe sea- py me uIlvef lor
Grating H. tpI"y, tr,ini, ne Hau t oeen OPP
49, tpS tIuck put leW minutes
Scariotti is an So'ueme c%nerinaps inappeneG: dL,,
witnassas daoIa al .S. eApe[ienced ntiid dTlVer.
~ 49,, io'lte t tnat tHe rear Wheels OF
tho t,a,,l aSh eAtei'ueu ~ several ihches from
,,,n untv iha'e, ,a anu TINS oversight probably
T leg 'he ihultect cause OF ms tragic
"ea'h'
Since the truck was first put on the
streets Saturday by the McBeen Engine
and Implement company, IL had been
operated by a chauffeur employed by
this company.
The McRea cornnarv bod riooos a..
truck on the streets ~ coll at ~, ioe inn
to the fact thai in "Wbatis Va Ii,'. fiUt'
ry," in which Wallace Reid is starred