Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-09
JOY RACER, 16, SUFFERS SERIOUS
INJURY IN PECULIAR AcCl-
DENT THURSDAY NIGHT.
MYSTERY IN REASON FOR
GIRLS PRESENCE ON TRACK
Altho Explanation Of Girl Says She
Was On Her Way Home, Letter
Written to Her Mother Is Said to
Have Contained Statement, "Good-
bye"-condition Is Not Encouraging.

Joy RACER. aged &c. was seriously
and perhaps fatally injured late Thurs
day night, when she was struck by a
lstreet car, and suffered fracture of
the pelvic bone. An atmosphere of
mystery surrounds the accident las the
circumstances of the girls being on
the track are very unusual. Added to
this, letter which the girl wrote to
her mother Just before leaving her
rooning house Thursday night further
complexities the case. Miss Rager is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
RACER. three miles south of town.
Altho the girls explanation of how
she happened to be crossing the track
at the time is a feasible one. the con-
tents OF the letter, according TO those
who read it, would indicate that Miss
RACER was respondent, and had hidden
her mother, good bye"
Writes Letter; Starts Home.
Miss RACER is a student in high
school, where she is a senior, and
rooms with her younger sister Josie at
the George NJ Lyon home. North
Sixth street, For the past few days
the girl has been Respondent accord
ing to both Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon. We'd
nesday afternoon Mrs. Lyon found her
CRYING. because she said other girls had
been teasing her and making insinua-
tons as TO her character. Mrs. Lyon
cheered her up and Thursday evening.
she and Mrs. Lyon went TO motion
picture show
ON returning home the Lyons retired,
and the RACER girl went to her room,
55it instead OF sUiuE 10 bed she went
into a smaller room of the large room
occupied BY her and her sister and two
other girls, and wrote a letter to her
mother She then slipped out OF the
house without awakening her sister or
any one IN the place and started down
Main street. presumably on the south
side OF the street,
u was her Intention. according TO her
story Thursday night and this morn
Ing. 10 go to the home OF her parents,
but when she got TO the Congregational
church she looked at the court house
clock, and saw that Il was nearly mid
night. She then turned. and started TO
cross over 10 the north side OF the
street. She saw the car stop al Fourth
street 20 take on a passenger. but from
that On says she does not remember
what happened.
The mex. thing knew the head
light Of the car was right in NY eyes
and just stood still and did not know
what 10 do" said Miss Raser. in ex-
planning the accident last night, and in
talking 10 her mother this morning.
Car Fender Strikes Girl
Meturrnan Henry n. Everts had his
car under control, as ne had not got
under full speed after stopping al
Fourth street. He saw the figure OF the
girl on the track and made every ef-
lo-I 70 stop the car before Il struck
Miss RACER. Before ne could bring his
ca- 70 full stop the fender had struck
the g:rl and knocked her down. rolling
her underneath the fender. The wheels
u the car do 10. touch the girl.
The g.rl was taken into the D. 5.
Good home, and later 70 the Deaconess
hospital Aliho fully conscious Thurs
Gay night and this morning, she was
suffering greatly from shock and hem
o--hages, and her condition this morn
Ing was not encouraging.
Trip 70 Chicago Figures in Story.
Causes .or Miss Pagers fits ri de-
EpcadencT would seem 20 date back
early last fall. when Ehe went TO Chi
cago alone, according TO Mrs. Lyon and
Ars, Rager. Ths trip was made 20
escape the attentions Of boy, who
mad been going With her. according 70
wat The girl told her mother after
wards. she was said 70 have been
brought baJck home by relative after
the !. ". E. A. had sent word that the
ylr was IN Chicago, but mad been the
target Of teasing and rukind remarks
by some u her acqua!ntaEces since be-
ca1se II the trip.
Says "Goosbye" in Letter.
Because ths girl told her mother tnLs