The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-13
MANY ARE
GARY AUTO
ACCIDENTS

One death resulting from an au-
60 stalling on q street car truck.
one maj probably fatally shot. half
= dozen injured In a series of au-
TO accidents and w dozen arrests
made for drunkenness. gambling,
assault and battery and several
pther minor charges marked the
Armistice Day weekend In Gary.
Jim Dimcitribolic. steel worker.
1913 Adams street. Gary. was in
stantly killed at 36th avenue and
Broadway shortly after . o'clock
last night when he stepped in front
Of a moving street car. The body
was removed to Williams morgue.
With his intestines p~unctured In
more than a half a dozen places,
James Minor, colored, was shot in
the abdomen by Sonny tones in a
shack near 10th avenue and Penn
svlvania street Saturday night. He
was removed to the st. Antonio
hospital where he is not expected
to live.
According to Jones' story follow
Ing his arrest. he found Minor try
Ing to cut UP his wife with a pen
knife n picking up a revolver
shot him IN defense Of his wife. He
is held on an open charge pending
the outcome of Minors condition.
Found seriously i'll in the street
at Buchanon and the e. J. and e.
tracks, Dan O'Leary. "J' employs
at the Kirk yard, was removed to
the Mercy hospital.
Passengers of a Chevrolet had a
narrow cap from injury at 18th
avenue and Broadway. when the
car skidded on tho slippery pave
nnent and after plunging up over
the sidewalk headed into a build
ing. The front Of the machine was
demolished.
John sevia. a half breed Indian.
was painfully injured and other
passengers Of a Buick had a narrow
escape from death south OF the
Calumet river bridge aon South
Broadway yesterday afternoon.
when a colored girl who was learn
ing to drive the ar. lost control
Of the machine.
The Buick jumped over the side
$50 AA9 w IA A. I0AkEQ
down the steep embankment into
tire swamp. Sevia was the only one
to receive serious injuries and the
car vas badly damaged. He told
the police that he was teaching the
colored girl 70 drive the car.
Logan Joliff. 3744 Madison street.
Gary, Gary Street Railway Co.
employe. was painfully injured
when he stepped in front OF an au-
to driven by c. C. Etheridge. 425
New York avenue. whiting. Ind.
The accident occurred near 18th
avenue and Broadway.
Two cars we're damaged at eth
avenue and Broadway when a Cad
lilac OF Joe Avdelctre. 755 Virginia
street, and the Buick of David Co.
shaw. 44a Massachusetts, street.
crashed together. No one was in
jured.
Charles 4. Cranre1rs Buick was
damaged and he narrowly escaped
injury when his machine stalled in
front of a street car at 5th avenue
and Harrison street yesterday.
While returning from the Ham
norc-Gary Elks football game
yesterday afternoon. Gust Petula.
one Of several boys walking home
from the eare. STEPPED in frcr. of
the auto of G. Y. Blair. ss4s Con
nectieut street and received minor
injuries The accident happened
on Broadway between Fifth ana
Sixth
Another lad. son OF Andrew Ko-
tora. received a painful injury 70
his foot when he stepped from the
curb in front OF a Gary Baking Co
truck at 1904 Connecticut street. He
was taken to the Mercy hospital.
Two Fords. driven by John Ans
Ter or Hammond, and a mall truck
driven by Clayton Lee. Gary were
las when they collided al 18th
avenue and Broadway.