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Show PERIL OF THE STREETS. Reckless Driver Injures Pedestrian and Escapes Merited Punishment, Road hog driving on the part of an unknown broke Charles Swanson's leg yesterday. Swanson was standing at the corner of First South and State at about G in the evening. He was waiting for a car going east. Suddenly the unknown drove around the corner, and, before Swanson had time to. get out of the way, ran over him. Tho wheels of the wagon passed over Swansdn's right leg. The man with the reins cast one look over his shoulder. He saw a crowd gather around the man as he lay on the ground. He Immediately Im-mediately picked up his whip and whirled down State street at a more furious rate than ever. There was no horse handy, and It was Impossible to catch him. As it was nearly dark, no one could see any name on the wagon. Swanson Is a minor down from Bingham. Bing-ham. He was taken to Dr. Beer's office, of-fice, where his leg was found to be broken. Dr. Beer set the fracture and Swanson was then taken to the Kcogh-Wright Kcogh-Wright hospital. |