The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-13

- figured In six automobile &C.
x11els in Moline Saturday night
80 were seriously hurt. They
n Nels Nelson. 3414 Fifteenth
4 1T Serious cuts and bruises on
- and body; thrown from buggy
- vehicle IL hit by automobile /:
- to Moline city hospital.
carries Anderson, 2O22 Third
sue; Cuts on head and body
My motorist whose identity has
= been established. In Moline
plliic hospital. f@f
CAST Anderson, AZ Forty-fourtn
net Right leg fractured and
~ and bruises; hit by truck. In
. Lstheran hospital.
Slippery pavements, liquor, care
1 NJ driving and darkness are as
dCaed as the causes of the acct
hats.
CHI Rafferty, OF Bettendorf was
arrested by Earl Smith, Moline
Motorcycle officer, after an excit-
iss chase. Two shots were fred BY
smith to bring the fleeing automo-
We to a stop. Halferty was charg-
d with driving while he was un-
dsr the influence of liquor. Four
Of his companions leaped while the
Machine was speeding down Sixth
ivenue at the rate of 3 miles an
hour. They escaped. The officer
also narrowly escaped injury as a
result Of Halferty's attempt to run
him down.
Others involved in Saturday
night automobile accidents were H.
3. Terry, 1877 Nineteenth avenue:
r. R. Anthony, I'LL Twelfth ave-
nue.; Attorney P. R. Ingleson, DR..
r. H. Gardner, N. A. Peterson, 74S
Twenty-fifth street, and B. A.
wulf, Davenport. The names of
several others could not be learned.
None of these was injured, but
their automobiles we're damaged.
No Light on Buggy.
Nels Nelson appeared to be fatal
y injured. He was unconscious
Tor nearly an hour after he was
thrown from his buggy. The col
nslon occurred on Fifth avenue,
betWeen Forty-third and Forty
fourth streets. The car which hit
Nelson's buggy was driven by Miss
Lola Schieve OF Davenport. Wit
nesses declared that Nelson carried
no light on his vehicle.
Nelson's horse, Fresno, which
created a great sensation by his
winnings on local track the last
Two seasons, was injured SO badly
mat he had to be shot.
Charles Anderson was thrown a
ieet when he was hit by an auto
mobile at Third avenue and Seven
tenth street The driver did not
'top the machine and the police
are attempting to learn his name.
TWO men and two women were in
ne machine, 1t Is said. Anderson
vas crossing the avenue when he
was hit.
Gust Anderson was hurt while
10 was helping Nels A. Peterson
hight the latter's damaged car. Mrs
August VandeVelde. zoos Fifteenth
avenue. East Moline, drove the
truck that hit Anderson.
PeterSon's car had coIlided with
mother machine which was parked
On Fifth avenue near Forty-fourth
street. Anderson saw the accident
and started across the street to aid
PETERSON. He did not see the
vandeVelde truck which was being
oriven east by the East Moliae
woman. After hitting Anderson
The truck fell against Peterson. in
lurlng him also. Peterson was con-
nned to his home today. Ander-
sons injuries consisted Of a frac-
,ure OF his right leg and cuts and
bruises about the body.
Thrilling Chase.
Onicer Smiths chase will 60
uoWn In the annals of Moline police
court department history as one of
me most thrilling incidents record
su' smith first saw Halferty's ca.
on Fourth avenue and Twenty
seventh street. Halferty was driy-
Jug west, Smith east. 1t was an
Nrent to Smith that the driver was
intoxicated. He turned and start
ed in pursuit.
=, Inc Bettcndorf man, frantic n
DIS efforts to escape arrest
sNerved his machine into the curb
70 stop his pursuer. Smith was
ausht IN the trap, but escaped in-
Jury. This maneuvering caused
naaerty to gain full block on the
.aieer. Halferty urged his machine
us greatest speed, and scores OF
sNdestrlans crossing the thorough.
ares at that hour, $40 o'clock,
we're endangered.
me chase continued on Fourth
%enue to Twenty-third street,
surtn on Twenty-third to Third ave-
nue. west on Third avenue to
"entleth street, south on Twentieth
seventh avenue. west on Seventh
nineteenth street. and then
sortn ON Nineteenth to Sixth ave-
ae. AT Sixth avenue and Seven
.ssnih street one of the men who
las IN lialferty's car jumped. A
lal block further west two others
saped. The fourth passenger left
sse speeding machine on Fifteenth
.ueet. 1t appeared to Smith that
1, ~s man fell under another automo-