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Show Former Lelii Man Is Seriously Hurl Judge .S. It. 'Iliiirinan Is Struck With An Aulo In Sail Lake "t'llj. Has Tun lllhs Itnil.en nnd Is Itadlej llrufscil UllierHlM'. Judge Samuel It. Thurman n former resilient of l.ehl wns run down and seriously Injured by an automobile driven by F. It. McGurrln, n son of C. II, MtOurriu, abouut 0:110 Inst Thurs. day night nt Tenth Kant nnd Second South in Salt J.nke City. Ho Buffered two bioken ribs, u scalp wound, a lacerated knee, and was frightful! brulsul about the chest and shoulders, lu Tact there was hardly a part of his body which was not black and blue Dr. W, S. Kllerbeck, tho attending physician, says that ho expects Judge Thurman to tecovcr unless complications complica-tions set fn. However, tho lutost advices ad-vices 'are that the patient has been rambling considerably In his mind and that there nro strong symptoms of paralysis of thn bowels. Several of Mr. Thurman's l.ehl friends , have called to see him but no onn excepting except-ing tho most Immediate members of tho fnmlly are permitted to entor the sick room. Mclliirrln was driving In from the Country club with his cousin, Miss Hates of l.os Angeles, when tho accident ac-cident occurred. Ho was driving a largo touring car. Ho says that he was moving between 10 nnd ID miles per hour, having slowed down considerably con-siderably for the crossing. Tho only way he can explain the accident Is that n car coming from tho opposite direction with electric liendllghts tit-fected tit-fected his sight so that ho did not scu Judge Thurman until hu was almost al-most upon him. Tho car wns Btopped, he saB, within a few yards after the accident occurred nnd that ho ran for u physician an soon aB Judgo Thurman Thur-man was cnrrled from tho street and laid on a lawn on tho corner. A bujv crllelal examination of Judgo Thurman's Thur-man's Injuries was nindo before lie was taken to his home. Judge Thurman, as lias been his custom of late, was walking home when the accident occurred. Ho left IiIb law olllco In the Walker Hank building about 1) o'clock and wulkcd up Second South street. Ho was crossing cros-sing Tenth ICnst when tho automobile ci.me rapidly north alone tho street An oyo witness says that thu car was going thirty miles por hour and the only thing Hint saved Mr. Thurman from Instant death la that when he - -f 8uw thu Impossibility or escape, ho gnibbed tho nood of tho auto else ho rtouid hnvo went under tho wheels. As tho car cut over the street Cur ttacts which turn west at thu corner, Juugo thurman was struck aim knocked down. McGurrln stopped mi a short time ut the scene ot tlio acet-nont acet-nont and assloted others lu taking tho injured man homo. Judgo Thurniuu, ho Is chairman ot tho Democratic state committee, spent most or yesterday at tho headquarters head-quarters which ho recently opened In dm Atlas block. After leaving headquarters head-quarters ho went to his law olllco to attend to hoiiio business betore going home. Judge Thurman formerly taught jcIiooi lu l.ehl and was mayor or this elt several terms. HIb aged mother, ..trii. M. M. Uaudle, and other rola-rlvcs rola-rlvcs Uvo here, aim are considerably ihncked over the accident. |
