Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-01-10 | Page 1 | Blunt Weapon Inflicts Fatal Skull Injury

BLUNT WEAPON fATAl SKUlL INJURY Louis C. C Green Greenig g Sustains Hurt in Fi Fight g ht Which Proves Fatal Tom B By Bythe Bytheway y they the the- way and L. L Irvine Taken Lewis C. C Greenig 19 North Fi First st West street died at at J his home this this morning from Injuries suffered in a gang fight fast night at Third North Korth and Second West streets Investigations Investigations Investigations conducted by the police department department department depart- depart t ment led to the arrest of Tom Bytheway Bythe- Bythe ways way 21 C Center street and nd LeO Lep LepIr Ir Irvi Irvine Irvine Ir- Ir vi vine e 20 42 2 Seventh eX nt East street who ar jv riv O of directly dl j til Jl t t tike tha-r tha lt th Ij a h being bean held held pena peed investigations ink int investigations Tom hit me with a brick was vas the dying statement of Grenig to hi his brother Daniel according to the brother Witnesses to the fight claimed Ir Irvine Irvine Irvine Ir- Ir vine and Greenig fount over an argument argument argument ment pertaining to sever several l y young ung girls During the course of the affray according ac according ac- ac cording to the officers Greenig wash was h heard ard tp to ask What have you got in your hand Following this he is said to have resorted to foul tactics which h pr precipitated the interference of By Bytheway Bythe- Bythe heway he- he way who entered according to his own story under a a- previous arrangement arrange arrange- arrangement arrangement ment with Irvine Bytheway in his story to the police said that he struck Greenig in the f face ce foIl following wing which he J fell to the pavement unconscious Evan E-an D D. Thomas a barber barbel at I North Second West street claimed In i his story to the police that the boy regained re regained re- re gained consciousness in his presence and that in his examination he found a a. deep laceration on the scalp and several several several sev sev- eral other bruises about the face Greenig was was seen to board a southbound southbound south south- bo bound nd streetcar unassisted at Third I North and Second West Vest streets after leaving the barber shop The police patrol wagon brought Greenig to the emergency hospital with L L. L T. T Price Irice from rom 51 Trinidad place He lie e ewas was thought to have been under the influence of an intoxicating liquor arid and I was was treated accordingly The r records cords show that he arrived at p p. p m. m two stitches were taken In the scalp wound and that he was released at p. p m. m I Dr W W. F F. Beer attended the injured boy at his home this morning this this- m morning and announced an announced an- an that death vas was due to a basal fracture of the skull The records at atthe atthe l t the emergency h hospital failed railed to show any fracture nor did they Indicate that the city physician had been call called eel Into Into the case i i iA A A. A C C. C Husbands Jr 43 North orth Fifth West Vest street and Melvin R. R Bishop Bishop place witnessed the fight whey They were brought to police headquarters and questioned Both claim that Greenig Greenig Gree Gree- nig was not struck from behind or with any object The They revealed l that thal Bytheway Bytheway Bythe Bythe- way was to assist a assist Irvine in case the fight was not clean throughout but sal said they knew nothing of Irvine having having having hav- hav ing any object in his hands during the fight figh t. t Police officers found a rock covered with blood at the scene of the fight No charge has been placed against either Bytheway or Irvine Th The dead youth Is the son of Mr Ir and Mrs L. L W. W Greenig The father is the proprietor of a fresh fruit and grocery st store re at South State street Irvine Is the son of Thomas L L. Irvine city sealer of weights Heights and nd measures Bytheway is the son of Thomas Bytheway