The Mankato free press., 1916-06-30
YOUNG LADY INJURED
TAKEN into HOSPITAL
Had Been Abandoned BY the
Driver of Machine
POLICE GIVEN The TIP
Near Tragedy Last Night When
Seventeen -Year-0ld Girl
Leaps From Car
From Tuesdays CaI,y.

From Tuesdays EaI;y
Filled with alarm at the attempt Of
young man who was riding with
her in the same automobile to en-
brace her, Miss Ida Riedel, seventeen
years old, 7O4 East Main street,
sprang from the car while it was go
ing at a rapid rate somewhere in the
north part of the city about 11:30
o'clock last night.
The glasses that she wore were
broken and deep cash was cut in
her forehead The car was stopped,
and the two young men in the car and
another girl alighted and carried the
| injured girl to a neighboring porch.
! She was only partly conscious,
The two young men said they
would go for help. They left the in
| jured girl on the porch in the charge
of her companion, Miss Mabel Teed,
employed at the residence of Lee
Blum, 115 South Front street. The
, two young fellows drove off and did
not return.
Miss Teed said today that she sup
posed this happened on North Fifth
, said that they were on North Fifth.
She said that Miss Riedel had been
sitting in the front seat of the auto
with the young man who was driving
and she herself was seated in the
back part of the auto with the other.
The young man in front was very
quiet, but the one in back was quite
gay. She relates that he suddenly
arose while the auto was going rap
idly, and started to hug Miss Riedel.
The girl quickly brushed past the
driver, opened the door of the car
and sprang out She was moaning
when they picked her up. She an
swered questions, but did not seem to
be fully conscious.
Knocked at Door of Porch.
Miss Teed knocked at the door of
the porch where the two girls had
been left. There was no answer.
Then one of Coy's auto hacks came
along She hailed this. There were
two men inside besides the driver
The car was stopped. The girl told
the story of what had happened. One
of the young men stayed at the
porch, while the other two went with
the Car to the Emmanuel hospital
Later the injured girl was taken to
the hospital and a physician was
called. The police were notified.
Both the girls had been at the car
nival They were walking home to-
gether late in the evening on Front
street and had about reached the
Brett store, when they saw two young
fellows and an auto, standing by the
sidewalk. The young men offered to
take them home in the car and they
accepted.
Today it appeared that the police
had little chance Of finding out who
! these young fellows were. The girls
were able to give some description of
them, but they could not tell the
number of the car, or even what make
of a car it was.
Today Miss Riedel was reported to
be making a good recovery.
Story Told BY Mabel Teed
"That's the first time l ever went
out with strangers lamented twen-
ty-two year old Mabel Teed this
morning, while recOunting the es-
capade in which she figured last
night, the result of which is that sew
enteen year old Ida Riedel lies in I'm
manuel hospital today receiving med
ical treatment for injuries she re-
ceived when she jumped from a
speeding automobile in which the two
girls were taking a joy ride about
1880 last night with a couple OF
strangers.
Miss Teed, who was frightened
and nervous, had spent the morning
crying, and visit from the injured
girls irate parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Riedel of 7O4 East Main street,
and the injured girls physician, had
not served to console her.
THAT was the first time I ever
went out with strangers, and it will
be the last time. l never go out with
people unless l know them, and this
has been lesson. l guess everyone
will blame me. Her folks seem to
blame me, and even the doctor talked
as though it was my fault I'm never
going out again."
Had Been to Carnival.
In company with group of girl
friends Miss Teed, who is maid in a
home on Broad street, had gone out
to the carnival grounds to have a
good time. She was introduced to
Miss Riedel by her friends, this be-
ing the first time she had met that
young lady. The time wore on until
quite late and the spirit of festivity
was at its height, imbuing the girls
with the carnival spirit The other
young ladies soon had Company to
see them home. Miss Teed had not
taken up" with any young man as
yet, and she and Miss Riedel started
toward home together, although
certain young man friend of the lat
ter was anxious to see her home, but
she confided to Miss Teed that she
didn't care to have him go home with
her, intimating that she thought he
had been drinking. The young man
was anxious to do the right thing by
the girls anyway, and thrust a dime
into the hand of Miss Riedel, telling
her to take the street car home, and
take Miss Teed along, and he would
go back to the carnival. Miss Riedel
said she didn't want his ten cents and
returned it to him. The two girls
then continued walking to town and
finally reached the corner of Jackson
and Front streets. 1t was then about