The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
RACINE DRIVER UNDER ARREST
Joseph Valley of Racine Runs Automo-
bile into Runabout Driven BY Joseph
Hill in Which Miss Ruby Rhode Was
a Passenger.


road, coupled with reckless driving of
an automobile, resulted in Miss Ruby
Rhode, fifteen year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Rhode, being severely
injured in an automobile smashup at
the corner of Milwaukee avenue and
Middle street just after seven o CLOCK
Sunday evening. The young woman
had both of her feet crushed and sur
geons attending her declare that it will
be from four to six months before she
is able to walk again and her injuries
may result in her being deformed
The young woman is under the care
of Doctors Cleary and Bernstein and
they declare that three of the small
bones of her right foot were broken
while the left foot was badly bruised
and crushed.
Joseph Valley, Racine man, was
held in the municipal court this morn
ing pending the development Of the in
juries of the young woman. None of
the other people in the two cars was in
jured.
The accident caused great excitement
in the city on account of the promi-
hence of the injured young woman. 1t
was at first reported that she had suf-
fered a fracture of both Of her legs
in the accident, but after she had been
removed to her home in an ambulance
and the examination made by the sur
geons it was found that her injuries
were not nearly as serious as had at
first been reported.
just after seven clock Sunday
evening Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hill, Miss
Rhode and Miss Marion Fredericks had
left the Rhode home on English Court
in runabout belonging to DR.. Bern
stein. Miss Rhode was sitting on a
pillow in the bottom of the car and
had rested her feet on the footboard.
Mr.. Hill was driving the car and the
members of the party had planned to
make trip to Racine. Hill swung his
automobile into Milwaukee avenue at
good rate Of speed, but he was on
the extreme right side Of the road.
Valley, driving heavily loaded five
passenger car, was coming east on Mid
die street. He said that he was bound
for Washington Island. He was run
ming at high rate Of speed and as he
reached the avenue he saw that a col
lision was imminent and he attempted
to swing the car around, but it was
impossible to make the turn with the
car running at such a rate of speed.
The Racine car collided with the Bern
stein car broadside and Miss Rhode was
crushed between the broken foot board
and the automobile. The collision was
with such impact that the Bernstein
car was thrown around and headed
west.
Both of the automobiles were badly
damaged and it was impossible for the
Racine man and the members of his
party to get away from the scene Of the
accident. The five members of the party
were taken into custody just after Miss
Rhode had been removed to her home
in an ambulance. They were taken to
the police station and were allowed to
return to Racine later in the evening
after they had turned over the keys to
the automobile.
Valley made no statement in regard
to the accident more than to declare
that he had attempted to avoid the col
lision
The members of the Racine party in
Guided Joseph Valley, who owned and
drove the car, Edward Lumley, Caspar
Hall, Oscar Petersen and J. j. Weertz.
They had come to Kenosha in the after
noon and had attended an entertain
ment at west side club during the
afternoon. They were driving so rapid
~ along Middle street that at the cor
ner west of where the accident occurred
two men had shouted to them to slow
down or they would not be able to
make the turn into Milwaukee avenue.
The men appeared to have had no
knowledge of the state law which gave
the Bernstein automobile the right of
way on the avenue.
In court this morning, Valley was
represented by Peter Fisher, Jr., az an
attorney, and he asked that there be an
adjournment of the case in order to
permit further investigation into the
facts and make it possible for the par
ties to know more definitely the extent
of the injuries to Miss Rhode.
At the Rhode home this morning it
was stated that the young woman was
resting as easily as could be expected
under tbe circumstances.
Valley was arraigned in the munich
pal court on charge of driving his
car at speed of more than fifteen
miles an hour. He entered a plea of
I" Not Guilty and the hearing was
continued until week from Tuesday
morning. Valley gave a check for 800
as bail for his appearance on the adj
journed date.