The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
Woman Was Injured
Driver Is Unknown
From thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Bell Rhodes, GO Gienwood
avenue, was struck by an automobile
at Broad and Warren streets. last
evening about ten o'clock, and hurled
violently to the pavement, her head
striking against the curb. 'F.
Mrs. Rhoades was seriously In.
jured. She was crossing the street
at a moment when two automobiles
were approaching on Broad street
I'm opposite directions. Her atten.
ton was fixed on the automobile
that was coming from the south so
that she did not observe that which
was moving in the opposite direc-
ton. This machine struck her with
terrific force. hurting her against
the cement curb, where her head
struck.
The driver OF the auto, who was
alone in II at the time, Immediately
threw on the brakes but. according
to eye-witnesses, the machine slid
twelve or thirteen feet, before It
could be brought TO a halt. The
man Immediately rushed to the aid
fof the PROSTATE woman. Miss Ma
bel Page. who happened to be cross
ing the street at the time, also hur-I
ried TO Mrs. Rhoades. Together they
placed Mrs. Rhoades In the automo-
bile, dazed and only partly conscious,
and took her to her home.
G. A. Chapman, Mrs Rhoades' son,
Immediately set out with the auto
and driver for doctor. They first
tried TO get DR.. Roy Andrews, but
he, being Ill, called Dr. j. s. Hol.
brook to attend the case. Mr.. Chap
man left the automobile shortly aft
erwards, having gotten the number,
as 20014, but he did not get
the name of the man who drove
IL, nor had he asked him who owned
1t. He said today that the driver
was a young man, short and rather
slight, with dark. curly hair, and
dressed I'm q brown, khaki suit He
had the appearance Of working.
man. s.rF IN u,s r-, I'll. g.rrgsr
'It was found that Mrs. Rhoades
had suffered several injuries. Her
left hip was injured; the blow on the
side gof,rher head had left an ugly
wound; and she was bruised about
the arms and body, and also suffered
some serious injuries. Her sufferings
were sfrightful; and even today she
moaned ISconstantlyl from the pain.
Mrs. Rhoades is Is fiifty-seven years
old. Her husband; C.FF. Rhodes, is a
member of the local corps Of the
Salvation Army.q 9sG IgIt 80 reIt
The driver of the car stated last
night that he was blinded by the
electric lights Of the. approaching
car and did not see Mrs. Rhoades,
who wore a dark colored dress.us
lUi-- Two Numbers Given Out. IN
The number that was given to
Free Press representative today by
/ c. A. Chapman, son Of the injured
woman, as the number OF the auto.
mobile that inflicted the injury, was
2O,014.
DIR. ]. s. Holbrook. who attended
the case, was told the same number
by a young man in the house.
According to the record In the
hands OF the police at the station.
this Is the number Of Earl NJ. Pal.
mer's car. Mr.. Palmer's attention was
called to this situation today. Mr..
Palmer said: D1' .r's ;
Il worked at the Office last even
ing. About half past nine I was
driven home I'm my automobile by
a chauffeur from Laven q Hall.
stroms garage In my own ear. My
little boy was with me. We did
not come home by way OF Broad
street, nor did we strike anybody
on the way. IL my automobile struck
anybody last night. IL was after I
had reached home" Es ....i.. .H@..
strom said today: cit was I who
strom asid today: at was I who
took Mr.. Earl Palmer home last
evening. This Is his auto, No. AS
s51. / do not know OF his having
any such auto number as 20,014. !
took him home by way of Second
and Liberty streets. I know nothing
about the accident. I came home
by the same way I went"
Most Likely.
The Free Press was reliably In
formed today by young lady who
was near the place where the acct
dent happened, mt the time OF its
occurrence, that the number was Al
213. The police station directory
gives c. p. Rutan as the owner Of
that car. He stated that he had
arranged for the purchase of one
from Glenn Allyn. but II had been
in his possession for only about two
weeks. and he had never really
bought II. Mr.. Allyn stated that he
could not tell who owned the car.
and did not remember having had
one with that number. The young
man who drove the car appeared to
be an employee Of some garage.
The police have been unable to
find the owner Of the car.
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