James Osborne, 14, Was Delivering a Suit When Car Struck His Bike, Sept. 3, 1924

Greensboro Boy Killed in Bicycle-Auto Collision. . . James Osborne, Trip Boy, Killed by Auto Near the O. Henry Hotel

Greensboro, Sept. 3—James Osborn, 14-year-old boy, was killed at 11 o’clock yesterday morning when his bicycle collided with a car driven by Detective S.F. Huffine at the intersection of North Elm and Bellemeade streets, just east of the O. Henry hotel.

The boy, who delivered clothes for the pressing club, operated in connection with the retail establishment of Harry Donnell, was riding east on Bellemead street into Elm. He was carrying a suit of clothes. Mr. Huffine was driving south on Elm. About midway of the street intersection the bicycle and the car collided, the bicycle striking the right side of the machine a few inches to the rear of the front wheel. Young Osborne was thrown to the ground as the result of the collision, his head struck the pavement, and it is believed the right rear wheel of the car passed over his head. Mr. Huffine and W.A. Roberts, who was in the car with Mr. Huffine, picked the boy up immediately and took him to the Wesley Long hospital, only a little more than a block away. He was dead when the hospital was reached. He did not retain consciousness after the accident.

Witnesses say Mr. Huffine, who is a detective on the city police force, was driving very slowly. The car was stopped in a little more than half its length after the collision. Mr. Huffine swerved to the left, witnesses declare, in an effort to dodge the bicycle. Young Osborne, it ?? riding into Elm street from Bellemeade road to the center of the street intersection and started to make square turn instead of turning in a curve angle around the corner next to the O. Henry hotel. The bicycle seems to have struck the side of the automobile at an angle of about 45 degrees.

Several people who saw the accident described exactly as did Mr. Huffine and Mr. Roberts. Since it appeared to have been an unavoidable affair, Mr. Huffine was not taken into custody nor is it thought that he will be. He has the reputation of being a careful, conservative driver and his statement that he was driving at a slow rate of speed was borne out by witnesses.

Young Osborne was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Osborne, who live on Dairy street, Glendwood. His father is an employe of the Southern Railroad. –Daily News

From the front page of the Tri-City Daily Gazette, Leaksville, N.C., Wednesday, September 3, 1924

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