The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-27
ART BOLTON
STRUCK BY
AUTOMOBILE
Neck Is Broken and Skull
Crushed-R. ]. McPeek,
Companion, Is Hurt
INDIAN GIRL INJURED
Helen Badger, Indian School
Pupil, Knocked Down BY
Hit.Run Driver


Arthur Guy Bolton, %, SON of Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. Borron, II Front
street, was killed late Saturday night
when he was struck by an automobile
driven BY Jack Zent. Fifth avenue
southwest, Mandan, on the paved
hh.Knway Just west Of the Memorial
bridge. X. J. McPeek of Bismarck
was also struck by the same car and
suffered minor injuries.
The car In which the two and Peter
Schroeder were driving toward Man
dan struck large wild deer, one of
seven which dashed out of the woods
and across the pavement. The deer
was killed and the automobile was
thrown into the ditch with one wheel
broken.
kennclly First to Stop
Bolton stepped onto the highway
to hail y car. Coroner John X. Ken
nelly Of Morton county was the first
to appear but. not wishing to take
chances on stopping for lone man
at that time Of night, he drove on
until he sighted the wrecked auto
mobile. tie then stopped and backed
his car to where the men were stand
ing.
In the meantime Bolton attempted
to halt Zent who was driving the
next car to appear. Gent threw on
the brakes when he saw Bolton but
could not avoid striking him, he
said, as the wrecked car was at one
side Of the road. Kennelly's car on
the other and the men in the center.
The brakes Of Gents car locked.
making it skid wildly on the pave
incnt After striking Bolton the car
swung around and struck McPeek,
and then crashed into the side Of
Kennelly's machine.
Bolton WAS killed instantly, accord
ing to the coroner, his neck being
broken and his skull crushed. Nc
Peek was ut first believed dead but
It was found that he was only stun
med and he soon rcgained conscious
ness. He was taken to q Bismarck
hospital but his injuries were not SER
ious and he was discharged Sunday
evening.
Jury lmpaneled
Coroner Kennedy impaneled q jury
today and began an inquest into the
Bolton death.
Funeral services for Bolton will be
held Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 at
he Webb Bros. chapel. Surviving,
beside the parents, are five sisters
and two brothers. They are Mrs.
Ethel Cohen Of New York. Mrs. Louis
Cushing Of Chicago, Marjorie, Doro-
'hy, Edith. Jack and George, who live
at home. Two grandmothers, Mrs.
Thos. Luyben and Mrs. Geo. Upright,
also survive.
INDIAN GIRL KNOCKED DOWN
By HT-AND-RUN MOTORIST
Helen Badger. 8-year-old Indian
girl, was seriously injured when she
was struck by q hit-and-run driver
on the paved highway just east Of
the Missouri river bridge Saturday
afternoon.
The driver of the car did not stop
but continued towards Mandan. The
driver Of another car coming closely
behind followed the hit-and-run mo-
torist and secured the license number
Of the machine.
Driver II Arrested
As n result Of the information oh
tanned Sheriff Albin Hedstrom went
to Burt, in Hettinger county, late
Sunday and arrested William Gillen,
81, who Is now lodged in the county
Jail here. Gillen told a sheriff's
deputy this morning that he was
alone in the car and did not know
that he had struck the girl until an
other car caught up with him later
and he was told of the accident. Gil
len failed to explain why he did not
return to Bismarck Immediately.
The girl, with several others who
are attending the Indian school west
~ 10 oppHA A.
marck along the highway when the
accident occurred. The other girls
state that they were all ON the north
side Of the roadway and were Just
at the edge Of the paving. The Rirl
was thrown forcibly to the pavement
by the impact, and her jaw was frac-
tured, nearly all Of her teeth knock
ed out and her leg injured.
Will Recover
The injured girl was brought to q
local hospital Immediately and her
injuries given attention. While her
wounds are serious, her condition is
mot considered critical and II 10
probable that she will recover, ae.
cording to those IN charge Of the
case.
The matron Of the Indian school
and some other employees were en-
route to Bismarck just ahead Of the
girls and, according to C. B. Dickin-
son. superintendent Of the school,
they state they were forced % the
extreme side Of the road BY the same
car which struck Miss Badger.
No formal charge has been placed
against Gillen a. yet. pending the
outcome Of the girls injuries.
TWO INJURED IN AUTO