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Show AUTO JOYRIDERS SERIOUSLY HURT; GAR TURNS OVER Man May Die and Woman Suffers Fractured Skull; Riders Admit Moonshine Drinking Preceded Trip On man la In a critical condition, a woman I suffering from a fractured skull and another man la being treated for ever e.tts and bruise a result of an alleged drinking party and Joy ride that ended in an automobile accident acci-dent at Twinty-firth South and Stat street last night at p. m. Th Injured: , Joe Loveless, 35. resident of Payaon, basal fracfir of the skull. Mrs. Jnrk Spencer, Delphi hotel, fractured skull. Bert McBeth, S, resident of Payson, aevere bruises. The fourth member of the party, Mrs. Ruth Wllron of 22S South Second West street, escaped from the wreck with slight bruises. She was permitted to go to her home snd the other three were taken to the county hospital. At the time of the accident Mrs. Spencer wss driving, according to the atory related to deputy aheriffs. who made an Investigstion todsy. The car overturned when one of the men attempted at-tempted to wrest the steering wheel from the grasp of Mra. Spencer, who, they, said, had -frightened them with her fnst driving. Recovery of Loveless waa said to be doubtful by physicians at th county hospital. H had not regained consciousness con-sciousness up to noon todsy. McBeth and Mr. Spencer were reported doing nicely. The automobile trip started from Mrs. Wilson's home, 2:5 South Second Weet street, according to tha atory related re-lated by Deputy Sheriffs Henry Emery and Jesse Walton, In charge of the Investigation. In-vestigation. A bottle of "moonshine" whisky, which McBeth and Mrs. Wilson told the officers had been drunk Just before be-fore the accldenj, was not discovered near th wreck, although th two women and the man made no denial that they had been drinking. Whether charges will bs preferred against any or all of the quartet had not been determined today by Sheriff C, Prank Kmery, who waa waiting for a definite report on all from the hospital hos-pital before proceeding. |