Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1913 — FRANK PADGITT WAS FATALLY INJURED [ARTICLE]

FRANK PADGITT WAS FATALLY INJURED

Driving In Fair Race At Lawrenceburg— He Suffered Injuries That Caused His Death. Frank Padgitt, of Athens,' Ga., was seriously injured at Lawrenceburg, Ind., Friday, when the horse he was driving, Willis the Great, fell and was run over by another horse, named Clarence Tate. Mr. Padgitt was very seriously injured and his brother, A. L. Padgitt, of Rensselaer, left for there upon receiving a report of the accident. A newspaper dispatch says that Padgitt suffered a fracture of the left leg, the left hip, both collar bones, two ribs and had one ear cut off. The race was a 2:25 pace. Later—A. L. Padgitt’s family were notified by telegram this morning that Frank Padgitt’s injuries had proved fatal, ft was not s known Whether the body would be brought to Rensselaer for burial or not.