South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-28
LEAPS To DEATH
WHILE JOY RIDING
Mystery About Cause of Jump
Of Mary PierzSChaISka
From Two Men.

Mary Pierzschalska. 20 years old.
leaped 10 her death from joy-rid-
ing automobile Saturday night about
N o'clock at the corner Of Harris
and Division sts. She was taken To
her home at 1917 ". Sample ST.. by
party OF autoists. where che died
at l o'clock Sunday morning.
Mystery surrounds the affair on
al sides. The one witness Of the
tragedy Mary Wieczorek. SIS Pu-
lash st. who was with the Pierz-
chalska girl refused 10 divuIge any
information on the subject to police
officials despite a grueIling examina-
ton Sunday.
The Wieczorek girl maintains that
she does not know the names OF the
TWO young men who took the girls
Ildlng but says that her dead chum
told her before the ride that she was
acquainted with them. She later
said she thought the car was a jitney
bus
Denies Attack Made.
Denial OF any attack upon Mary
Plerzchalska was made bv the srf..-
Vivor. A postmOrtem examination OF
the deal girls body az the Kan
iewiski mOrgue by Coroner r. j.
Swantz and coroner's physician. DR..
G. +. Crumpacker. failed 10 reveal
any signs of brutality
According TO the story told the DO
lice by the WieczOrek girl, the two
had been at the Auditorium theater
and left there before 1890 o'clock.
They walked toward their homes.
and when they arrived at the corner
Of Harris and Division SITS. the two
young men in a big car hailed them.
Glad 20 get lift the young wom-
On entered the car Before the car
had proceeded very far the Pierz-
schalska girl jumped from the front
seat OF the machine to the pave
ment
Men Flee Scene.
The auto was stopped and the
Wieczorek girl got out 20 care for
her companion. Az soon as she left
the car the men speeded up and
were soon lost To sight II was sew
cral minutes before the coming OF
n
ministered as hest she could 20 her
friend. who was conscious all the
time.
When the unfortunate victim was
taken TO her home, no doctor was
called i'm but two neighbor women
took care OF the girl until the end
came Nothing concerning the az
fair leaked out until o'clock sun
day morning. when the undertaken
was called.
Father Frustrated.
Mary's father is night watchman
al the Singer plant Marys mother
is dead and she has been house
Keeper for her father. The blow
Frustrated her father when he re-
turned from work Sunday morning.
DIS. swami and Crumpacker say
that dea,h was due 90 an internal
fracture OF the skull behind the
right ear.
II was to the two neighbors that
Mary gave the meager details of the
little tragedy She did not know,
according to her story the names of
the men who invited them 20 go
10Y riding Her answers were vague
and uncertain. She did not tell the
women whether the men assaulted
her or made suggestions 10 her
which would lead her 60 commit the
rash act.
Throughtout the neighborhood
Mary has had a reputation as good
faithful girl. "a hard worker and was
popular with everyone.
The police can find no plausible
reason for the girls learinS from
the machine. Ou Monday morning,
at the inquest Mary Wieczorek still
clung TO her story that the boys were
friends OF her Chum and that the
box in front had not attempted TO
grab her nor had he used any Of
fensive language The authorities at
hrst believed that the boys who took
the girls home after the incident.
were the same ones with whom the
girls had been riding, but can find
10 evidence 10 support this.
She places all the blames for the
occurrence on the dead girl and says
that she new the names OF the men
i'm the car.
Mary Pierzchalska was born i'm
South Bend April 90. 1896. Her
father. Wladyslaw is the sole sur
1ivor
Funeral services will be held from
ST. Cashiers church wednesday
morning at $50. Rev. Stanislaus
Gorka officiating and burial viii be
lu ST Joseph cemetery.