A Ford roadster occupied by two young men and 25 gallons of whiskey passed through Danbury early last night going south. Officer PL. Flinchum was expecting it and gave chase. Two miles south of Danbury the Ford had gained such momentum that it was unable to negotiate the sharp curve around the house that sits up on the hill above, known as the Henry Dirrett place, and off it went down the high embankment, turning several summersaults. The officers went down to the Ford expecting to find both men dead, but they had freed themselves form the wreck and gone. The Ford was almost demolished. The liquor left in the car was poured out.
Early today officer Flinchum went over near the scene of the wreck and found one of the occupants of the car who had slept in a barn and was just preparing to leave for his home in High Point. He gave his name as Payne, and is being held in jail here pending a hearing. The other occupant of the car stopped at a home at Meadows and secured some clothing early this morning but has not been heard from since. Both men had their clothes badly turn up in the wreck. It was almost a miracle that they escaped unharmed.
From the front page of the Danbury Report, Wednesday, June 17, 1925
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