Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-18


when in swinging round a curve where
the road was rough the accident &C.
Cured.
Each witness testified readily going
over the entire ground and without
contradiction presenting facts, which
conform with the account of the accid-
ent as given above.
After returning to Danville and
learning the dreadful outcome of the
trip Mr. Owen prevailed upon Chief
of Police Mincemoyer, Officer John
Grier Voris, Will G.. Brown and John
Hinckley to proceed to Oak tree hotel
and the spot were the accident occur
red and to make thorough investiga-
tion. The party went out in two
automobiles. They looked carefully
over the ground, but were unable to
detect a single circumstance that
would cast the least shadow of doubt
on the story as related by those who
figured in the affair
The verdict of the jury was to the
effect that 'Agnes H. Garger came to
her death on or about l a. IN on the
11th day of July, A. D., 1907, from
fractured skull, the result of accident
ally falling from an automobile driven
by Fred NJ. Owen. on the road leading
from the Oak tree hotel to Mausdale in
the township of Valley, county of Mon
tour, State of Pennsylvania and do
further say that the said Fred NJ
Owen is not criminally responsible for
said death. -
But very little is known in Dan
vile, even among the show people,
about the unfortunate girl who lost
her life. She joined the Eclipse Carn-
ival company at Mahanoy City during
the firemen's convention there some
four weeks ago. Before going to Nah
anoy City she was in New York and
while there, along with Miss McVey,
secured an engagement with theEclipse
Carnival company by means of the
Davis theatrical agency. Miss McVev,
however, never knew Miss Garger be-
fore she met her at the agency and is
unable to throw much light ON her
antecedents.
A few facts, however, are known
among the theatrical people, Among
these is the fact that the girl was quite |
talented, is a graduate of the Anna |
Morgan Dramatic School. of Chicago, !
which is known as one of the finest
and most aristocratic institutions of |
its kind in the country and is situated |
the Fine Arts building adjacent to |
the Auditorium Hotel. Among the |
dead girls personal effects are pro-
grams relating to the school, which |
show that Miss Garger was the star |
pupil. The girl was about twenty three |
years of age and spoke with a slight |
foreign accent, which was often taken |
for French. 1t was generally believed, /
however, that Miss Garger was OF |
Austrian birth.
Acting upon such clews as were
found among the girl's personal effects,
kilograms were sent to New York and |
Chicago yesterday morning with the |
hope of finding parents or some other
relatives. Among her papers was
found a letter highly recommending
her as a nurse to Mrs. J. S. Butter
field, of Chicago, as we'll as another
letter from Mrs. Butterfield, written |
some three years later. recommending
Miss Garger to another party.
a telegram was accordingly dis
patched to the Butterfield family at
the address given apprising it of the
fact that Miss Garger had been killed |
and making inquiries concerning rela-
tives.
a reply received last evening in
formed the authorities that Miss Garg-
or has mother residing in Buda
Pesth, Hungary. The telegram begged
Tor full account of the affair, especi-
Ally information concerning,the burial.
Manager Yost, under whom Miss
Garger was employed. speaks very
highly of the girl. She did dance
nightly and posed in the living pict-
lres.