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Show ODD ACCIDENT BRKOEATR Man Struck by Bicycle Succumbs; Boy Hurt Harry Pol hem us. 31 1S4 South Fourth East street, died at a local hospital Saturday night from .injuries .in-juries received when he was knocked down by ft bicycle rtddea by Burnett Jones, It, lit Vincent court. In front of the Service garage, is West Broadway, at S o'clock Saturday afternoon. Pol-hemus Pol-hemus suffered a combined fractured frac-tured skull and broken neck from his fall to the pavement, attending surg-eons believe. He was rushed to the emergency hospital and later removed, to ft local hospital In- n attempt to save hla life by an 1 operation. He died without re : (gaining consciousnssa. . Patrolman clhermsa Fslksnrath, who Inveetlgated the accident, report re-port 1 that it wa unavoidable. Toung Jones was slightly Injured by his fall from the wheel In the fatal eolllalon. When he learned that Polhemu was serlouely In- j lured Immediately following tho accident, th boy tearfully related bis version af th affair. "Gee! I'm sorry he' hart," he blurted. "I didn't eee him until w hit.". .Th accident, according to nolle Investigators, Is on of th most unique In local records. Polhemu was walking along Broadway whan tho Jones boy astride hi bicycle rod out frora'th Servlo garage. Apparently, police cay, neither aaw the other until too lata to avoid eolllalon. The front wheel of the blcycl caught Bolhemus at the knees and threw him Into th air s that h fell head first to the pavement Th boy waa thrown several feet. Polhemus, according to th police, po-lice, earn her recently from California. Cali-fornia. He Is said to hav a former for-mer wife living In Murray, who called up the hospital, did not giv her nama, but volunteered to notify no-tify ths victim's family oa the coast. .' |