Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-03
AUTO DRIVER SAID
TO Be FROM RICHMOND
Is Charged With Running Into
Inmate of Masons' Home
and Causing Death


from Richmond, but whose idcn-
tity has not beSn disclosed as yet
is said to face Indictment on a
very serious charge by the Shelby
county grand jury. The Shelby
News contained story Of the af-
lair. but without mentioning the
name OF the man. but a grapevine
report comes that he is a we'd
known Madison man. Further dc
velopmcnts will be awaited with
interest in the case. Here's what
the Shcbyvillc paper say:
Tully Choice, Il native OF Nc
Crackcn county. and ono of the
best known men ~ the Old Ma
sons Home, suffered fatal injuries
last Wednesday evening when he
WAS struck 10 a Ford automobile
driven by man whose was un
der the influence oi liquor. Both
leg, were brUicn and hi, scalr
wa, almost torn from his head.
He fingered until Saturday night
at $50 when death relieved his
suffering. After striking the aged
man the driver OF the car pI1t ON
more power and FASTENED from
the scene, leaving his victim dy-
ing un the roadside.
The accident occurred at G:45
o'clock about hundred yard,
west OF the entrance to the Ma
suuic Home. Mr.. Choice had LEFT
the home only few moments be
fore to attend PRAYER meeting in
Shclbyvillc. People residing near
the scene were attracted by cries
for help. When they reached his
side ne was still conscious and
told them that he saw the car ap-
preaching and did his best to
at' 4 being struck by guin" far
or he side OF the pike. but the
driver seemed to be trying To prr-
sur Gim. ! he blood ON the ground
ma ,,cd the place where nc was
struck, giving mute testimony
that The unfortunate man had Civ
en- the automobile the entire r'Gh;
oi vag George {. Wager, VIE &c
side, nearby. took MIR. Choice 20
the home in hi, car. where DR..
LoWry Board, the home physician
attended his injuries.
Calvin Wilson, Il colonel man
cmpI,Ncd at the home, I"a1d the
car when il struck MIR. Choice.
The darkcy wa, only a few hun
drcd ,ard, ahead OF MIR. Choice
ON his way to town. Iii, attention
WAS attracted to the car. a Ford
cuupclc', by reason ol the ZiGzaG
course II wa, pursuing. lie say
it ran from side to side Of the
road, hU. nc managed tr :,CaIc
being hit by getting behind d tel
cphuuc pole lar off the roa.INa.
Ic hear the impact Whc'' ;lic car
struck NJ. Choice, but did MT %oi
back to jhc scene as he Thought
the machine had probably struck
a fence oc pole and believing the |
driver Wa drunk. decided g. keep
ON to town.
When the driver pi IN" car
ucarcd PEI tuna Inc ran into an 'Iu- !
tomobilc belonging to M;, r.
Jennings. which was park",l "il :.
the road in front of her residence.
Attracted by the crash Mrs. Jcn-
nin9s and others went to the
scene and found her car consul .
crably damaged. 1t was plain to-
see that the driver was int.> I.t-
ed. lie paid SD III cash to repair
the damage to Mrs. Jcnn'".F,' car
and stated that he was cou,il eff
a high state official at Frankfort.
About this time Mr.. Leonard
Gibbs and others came up and adj
Vised the man not to attempt
driving on to Frankfort. He
laughed at their warnings and at
ter displaying quart of whisky,
drove off following the same zig
gag, wobbly course. Before
reaching Frankfort he colliocd
head-on with a telephone pole and
damaged his car so badly that {.