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Butte Miner Is Fatally Injured by Hit-and-RunMotorist.**Continued From Pago l. within a few minutes after he wasreceived at the hospital.Police early this morning were searching for the driver of the machine. Two door handles on the automobile were torn off when the.car, said to bo going about 40 milesan hour, struck Luoma. Luoma, a resident of Butte for many years, suffered a broken neck and afractured skull. Dr. F. J. Malloy stated. He was struck on the left side of the head♦John Marsyla, 432 East Broadway and Hans Walli, 422 East Broadway; witnessed the accident, but werewhotheratewas)Ypre-igal.thehichInch the had i he the uth tingif aunable to catch the number of theI license plates on the speeding ma-I chine. The two witnesses, summoned the police, stated machine was traveling at a fast | of speed at the time Luoma struck. The driver made no effort j to halt, they saidLuoma was given every possible attention at the hospital, but ex-| pired soon after he was brought there. Dr. Malloy summoned Coroner Pat Holland, who ordered the body removed to the Sherman A; Reed mortuary. Luoma was employed at the Belmont mine and is believed to have a brother, Charles Luoma. living in Salt Lake. Matt Luoma's wife died several years ago and no other relatives are known to survive him.Im‘ • • 9.a*«• •REPORTS C AR STOLEN*.The machine that struck Luoma Is believed by Sheriff Angus McLeod to have been the car reported by A. Kolemaine, 412 East Broadway. at 11:15 Saturday night as stolen. The fact that the car was going from Meaderville at a high speed at the time of the fatalaccident was also considered by the ! sheriff as indicative that the un-! known driver had stolen the ma-I chine.| Chest Is Crushed.The aged unidentified man who , was struck by an automobile at the intersection of Porphyry and Montana streets at 10:15 o’clock is believed dying. Dr. Malloy, who attended him, said there was little hope of the man recovering as his chest is crushed on the left side and he is suffering from severe lacerations about the head and face.Edward McGurk. a youth who lives at the Apex hotel, driver of the car, and William McHugh, also of | the Apex, who was riding with McGurk. took the man to the hospital and summoned the police. When Officers Rodda and Morrison took Luoma to the hospital they drove back to the police station with McGurk and McHugh. McGurk is held on a charge of reckless driving.McGurk stated that the man started across the street and then stopped. He said the automobile was traveling at a rate not exceeding 18 miles an hour and he thought that the pedestrian intended to return to the curb. McGurk says he tried to pass the pedestrian and as he did so the man stepped in front of the car and was knocked down.Hospital authorities were unable last night to identify the injured man who is believed to be about 65 years old. He was dressed in tan trousers and a dark sweater. He is about five feet eight inches in height and weighs about 150 pounds. His hair is white. Search of his clothing revealed no way of immediately identifying him, as only a watch and a box of matches were found on his person.Shortly after McGurk took the old man to St. James’ hospital, policewere summoned by the call to the.scene of the Luoma accident. A dark blue sedan, believed to have been stolen from Meaderville, struck Luoma. who was crossing at the intersection of Covert and East Broadway. Two witnesses saw the accident. but were unable to get the1 numbers on the license plates.The machine was reported stolen at 11:15, while the accident occurred at 11 o’clock. As the car was traveling west on East Broadway at the time of the accident, police and sheriff’s deputies believe the ma- i chine reported stolen in Meaderville was the one that struck Luoma. Two handles were torn off the car in the crash and authorities early this morning were searching for a car :t j answering this description. Police c. | «and sheriff’s deputies are co-operat-us ; lng in the search for the damaged car and the driver.In the other accident Mattie Burns, of 623 North Montana street, was injured in an unusual crash. His car collided with an auto driven by H. Sullivan, of 627 West Park street, and then crashed into a street car. according to witnesses. 1The accident occurred on West Daly street, Walkerville. Burns was thrown out of his auto after it side-swiped the street car. officers were told. He was picked up by Ted Foran. 1314 Main street. Walkerville. : who took Burns to the Murray hospital.Examination showed that Bums’ tongue had been severely lacerated and that he had suffered minor head injuries. After treatment he was released from the hospital and allowed to go to his home.Iy.i,10► •T.JTHQiSa1ielenRereefimD.a-iR.v-seinHomiing roo ard Wfr-r-toine-t-n-No mat ng for aasing ourDuring the Want
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Sun, Aug 05, 1928
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