The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-04-12
NOTED ATHLETE
KILLED ON HWAY
NEAR EVERETT


Hamilton (7aml Leach Greene.
widely Known University Of Wash
ington football and track star q
decade ago was fatally injured ear
" Sunday when struck BY an au-
fomobiIe as be walked along the
highway south Of Everett. Greene
was struck BY q Model T Ford
coupe driven By Carlton J. Well
man, 1o-year-old white youth Of
silver Lake. He died IN the Ever
EFT General Hospital $3.50 a. m.
Sunday.
Greene left Seattle for Everett
early Saturday evening to join a
party Of friends to visit the open
ing Of the Duchess. new road house
on the rev Everett highway five
miles south OF the city. Greece IN
company with Mittie Broadus. Bes-
sic Bunch, George Brown and
Ralph Bondy, all white except Miss
Broadus. went to the Duchess in a
taxi which they discharged on ar
irving. The owners Of the road
house refused to admit Greene and
Miss Broadus. All Of the party
then decided to walk to the Cast 70
another roadhouse q mile south Of
the Duchess. They were wsN1i<ilg
on the right side Of the highway
going south when the coupe going
at high speed struck them. Greene
who WIS IN the rear was hurled
over tbs heads Of the others and
was az ain struck by the coupe ard
dragged thirty feet on the hish-
way. Ills hack was broken. leg
and skull crushed and his clothes
were literally torn from his body.
Miss Bunch was badly injured
about head, body and limbs; George
Brown and Ralph Bondy received
leg injuries. Miss Broadus escap-
ed injury by jumping into the ditch
side Of the highway. All Of the In
jured were rushed to the hospital
where Greene died.
E. N. Peterson. highway patrol
man, arrived shortly after the ac-
cident and Is said to have made
only a casual investigation. He re-
fused to arrest Welllnan and in
stead accompanied him home. Pet
erson did not file report of the
accident until late Tuesday when
he learned the accident was being
Investigated by influential friends
Of Greene.
Funeral services for Greene were
held Wednesday afternoon at the
johnson & Hamilton mortuary.
The chapel was unable to accomo-
date the crowd that attended. The
euIogy was pronounced by the Rev
H. B. Can't. pastor Of the First A.
ME-. Church of which Greene was
formerly q member. Vocal selec-
tions were by Miss Bobbie Gwynn,
Mrs. Emma Hancock and John
Clayton. Jr. The prcfusion of flow
ers was evidence of the esteem in
which Greene was held by a wide
circle of friends. Interment was
IN Mount Pleasant cemetery beside
his brother George who died in
1880.
Hamilton Greene was 81 years
old. He was born in Jefferson CT
ty, Mo-, and came to Seattle in
1913, attended the public schools
and graduated from Broadway
High IN 1919. He was a brilliant
high school student and athlete,
winning honors as a speaker, de-
batter. football player and track
star. Greene enrolled IN the Uni
versity Of WASHINGTON for the stu
dy Of law and during 1922 and '23
was the most spectacular player
on the University football team. He
participated In the game opening
the new stadium and scored the
first touchdown For the past 8
years Greene was law clerk in the
office Of Attorney Clarence r. An
derson.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Greene, sis
ter. Miss sarai L. Greene, three
aunts. Mrs. S. c. winston, Mrs.
Daisy Jones Of Seattle and Miss
Allie Dupee Of Chicago. and an un-
Gle Chauncy Dupee Of Berkeley.
California.
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