Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-10-25 | Page 10 | Chinese Cook, Hit by Auto, Dies on Way to Hospital

CHINESE COOK, HIT BY AUTO, DIES 01 WHY TO HOSPITAL An unfortunate accident occurred las.r night about 10 o'clock on Twenty-fifth Twenty-fifth street and Grant avenue, when Leq Hun Poye, a Chinese cook at the Alhambra cafe, about 50 years of age, was struck down by an automobilo driven by Andrew Read, 17, of 1022 Twenty-fourth street. Poye expired a few minutes after the accident In the 'police car as ho was being driven to the hospital. Poye was crossing Twenty-fifth street from the southwest corner diagonally. diag-onally. Young Read in an automobile was proceeding west on Twenty-fifth street. Seeing the approaching car the Chinese hesitated, started again and in his uncertainty became confused. The Oriental seemed to muddle the lad at the wheel of tho car and he, according ac-cording to the police, ran the Chinese down. The loft fender of the car struck Poyo and knocked him to the pavement pave-ment The left front and rear wheels passed over the body. E Gunderon. 2767 Wall avenue and A. Keating, 2631 Grant avenue carried the stricken man to the sidewalk in front of Carr's.drug store. Captain Mohlman with Patrolman W. W. Richardson Rich-ardson placed the injured man in the police car and started for the hospital. hospi-tal. Poye died on tho way. With Road in the front seat of his machine were Clement Casoy, 2341 Madlsou avenue nnd Albert Pctcrraan, student at. the Utah Agricultural College. Col-lege. Young Read was released on his own recognizance.