The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-18


employe Of the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company, was repairing a
frog in the car tracks. A W. Wash
ington street car had just reached
the end of the line and turned south
Gilbert, driving west, passed behind
the car as it turned. He said he did
not see Wheeler until too late to stop.
Wheeler was taken to the city hos
pital, where physicians said it might
: be necessary to amputate his leg at
the ankle
Gilbert was arrested on a charge Of
assault and battery.
Three Injured
Carl Dehner, 20, Of 2715 GuiIford
Ave. today was under arrest on
charges of assault and battery, i'm
proper driving and speeding. The ar
rest, following an automobile. accident
at College and Fairfield AYES, at Ills
p. m. Tuesday, in which three persons
were injured.
Dehner's automobile collided with
car driven by J. r. Johnson, 7O5 W.
Thirty Second st. johnson was in
jured on the right shoulder; his wife
suffered injuries to her right leg, and
J. R Johnson, Jr., 4, was cut on the
right hand and, over the left eye. The
injured persons were taken home in a
city ambulance.
Man Crushed Under Car.
Witnesses tolc police Dehner did
not slow down and estimated the
/. hour, officers said.
Richard Jackson. %. colored, 410
! W. Fourteenth ST., was brought to
the city hospital at 1870 a. m. today
! suffering serious injuries received
) when an automobile turned over on
j road between Anderson and Green
field, Ind. while Jackson was re-
turning to Indianapolis. He was
CT ushed under the automobile.
Two automobiles were in the repair
shop today as the result of an accident
at Sutherland Ave. and Thirty Fourth
st. at s p. m. Tuesday.
Car Leaves After Crash
A touring car colided with a car
driven by William Hyde, 1901 Hovey
st. Two men, two women and child
were in the touring car. The child
suffered a slight scratch on its chin.
but the others were uninjured. When
Sergt. c. F. Johnson arrived he met
Hyde, but the others had left the
scene of the accident. The certificate
Of title showed the touring car was
owned by Rfsta Bozich, 10 S. West
St, police said. Damage was slight.
Joseph Ridgeway, 141 w. Vermont
St, today was under arrest on
charges of assault and battery, fol-
lowing an accident late Tuesday at
Washington and East SITS. Ridgeways
automobile struck H. NJ. Ferris, 81,
of 1920 n. Pennsylvania ST., who was
injured about the head. and w. c.
Draper, 113O w. Twenty-Ninth ST.,
who was injured on the hand.
Horses Hurt
Two horses were knocked down and
slightly injured today when the
tongue of wagon driven by Hershel
Huddleston, colored, caught in the top
of an automobile driven by Ray Koup,
1884 Eugene St, for the Pittsford
Purity Pie Company, 1920 n. Senate
Ave, at Twenty-First St. and High
land Pl. The auto top was damaged.
Three automobiles We're damaged
late Tuesday when au automible
driven by r. B. Morrison, 424O Sun
set Ave, ran into the rear of an auto
mobile owned by E. B. McCracken,
Frankfort, Ind, and parked in front
Of 3441 n. Capitol Ave. McCracken's
car was knocked into the automobile
of A c. McCausland, S441 n. Capitol
Ave
Three persons who were injured
in an automobile accident late Tues
day afternoon are recovering today.
An automobile driven by Fred Rhees,
ESQ n. Gray ST., collided with a car
driven by Email Craig, 1922 Silver
Ave, turning over both machines.
Craig suffered a broken arm and
was badly bruised; Max Tente, 141s
Silver Ave. was badly bruised and
Rhees ives badly cut and bruised. All
were ( iktn home. -