The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-10
TWO WOMEN HURT BABY INJURED IN SOUTHSIDE CRAS \
Driver Of Car Speeds Away And Is Being Hunted By
 Police
HENRY U. SIMS

Two women were injured, one seriously, and a 6-months-old baby suffered a severe scalp wound at 4:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon when an automobile in which they were riding collided with another car driven by P. T. Scal1etta, 2720 Twenty first avenue, north, at the intersection of Magnolia avenue and Twenty first street, south.
 The injured are Mrs. P. K. Kearns, 1207 Beech street, south, severe body injuries and possible internal in juries; Mrs. J. H. Haley, Edgewood, body lacerations and badly bruised, and Mrs. Haleys baby suffered a gasb in his head from flying glass. Mir. Haley, who was driving the car, escaped Injury
 Witnesses who saw the accident stated Sca1letta was driving west on Magnolia avenue at an excessive rate of speed and collided with Haley's car as he was passing through the intersection going south on Twenty first street. The rear wheel on Haley's car was torn off and the right fender was badly damaged. Scalletta's car escaped with slight damage.
 Ambulances from Vice and Ridout's hurried to the scene and all of the injured were carried to hospitals. Mrs. Kearns was taken by Ridouts St. Vincents, where attendants stated her condition could not be ascer- tained, as she might have been ln- formally injured. Vice took Mrs. Haley and her baby to South High lands infirmary, where they were re- ported to be improved late Sunday night.
 ScalIetta Being Sought.
 Detectives Bragan and Walton went from police headquarters and when they went to find Scalletta to place him under bond, he had gone. Officers stated they would arrest him on charges of reckless driving, speeding and failing to give his name following the accident
 Another minor accident occurred at Fifth avenue and Twenty-first street, north. at 7:30 o'clock when an automobile driven by Sam c. Moiloy, 1915 Sixteenth street, south, collideo with a truck operated by Philip Iasusa 370O Fifth avenue, north. Miss Turner, 1511 Eleventh avenue south, who was in the car with Mol low. fainted and was taken into the First Baptist church where she was revived by Roland Shine, Boy scout executive.
 Witnesses stated that Lasusa waS driving west on Fifth avenue ana Molloy was going south on twenty first street. Both cars collided anu Molloy's car was driven to the side walk from the impact. No arrests were made. -
 Young Roy Badly Hurt.
 Clarence Smith, 4-year-old son or Mrs. Florence Smith of Lewisburg, was probably fatally injured apout 9 o'clock Sunday morning when he was run down by an automobile driven by William Marlborough or Lewisburg.
 Full details of the accident could not be learned Sunday night, but 1t seems that the child had alighted from a jitney in front of the car driven by Marlborough.
 The child was taken to Norwood hospital by private conveyance. It was reported Sunday night that the child was in an extremely serious condition.
 Deputy Sherffs J. s. Hines and Gordon Parson investigated the acci- dent. and reported as a seemingly unavoidable one. Marlborough was not placed under arrest, but stated that he would keep in touch with the sheriffs office.