The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-28
POLICE HOLD MATT FLOSS
Met Death When Auto Turned Turtle
After Collision With Horse Drawn
Vehicle Third Passenger in Auto
mobile Is Not Located.

William Glare, aged forty years, re-
siding at Is Middle street on Washing
ton Island, was probably instantly
killed on Friday evening just after nine
% o'clock when small Ford automobile
IN which he was one of three passen-
gers turned turtle following collision
with horse drawn vehicle at the cross
ing of the electric road neac the south
end of st. George cemetery. Clare was
rushed to the hospital but when he
was examined at the hospital it was
declared that he had died instantly as
a result Of broken neck.
The story of the fatal ride has not
been fully brought out by the police
department or the coroner. Matt Floss,
who was driving the death carr is
in the city lookup pending the further
investigation into the case. He has
made a statement to the police and the
officers are now looking for supplement
tary facts. There were three passen-
gers in the automobile. Floss, who was
at the wheel; Glare, who met his death,
and man from Racine, who Floss de-
clares was unknown to him. He de-
clared to the police that Glare had
asked him to take the other man to
Racine and that he had agreed to make
the trip. The automobile is owned by
the Pabst Brewing Company and the
local manager for the company declar-
ed that no permission had~been given
for its use. Floss told the police that
he was driving at rate of from
twenty to twenty two miles an hour,
going north and just as he reached the
railway crossing the man with the
horse-drawn vehicle blocked his road
He declared that it was too late to
turn out and that he collided with the
vehicle. The automobile turned turtle.
The buggy was wrecked. John Simko,
who is employed on tn Bose farm in
the town of Somers, was the driver Of
the horse. He aided Floss in righting
the automobile and in picking up Glare.
Floss placed Glare in the automobile
and went with all haste to the Keno
sha hospital. The man from Racine
evidently disappeared, as he was npt
seen following the fatal accident.
The remains Of Clare are at the
Mischief morgue and Coroner H. G..
Millager is making an investigation.
Floss was not given hearing this
morning and no formal charge was
made against him. 1t is believed that
the killing of Glare was an accident
and it is doubtful if the accident could
have been prevented. Glare was a
member Of one of the old families in
Kenosha and he had spent his entire
life in the city He has brother 1iv-
ing in South Dakota and efforts
are being made to locate him to-
day. No arrangements will be made
for the funeral until after the
brother reaches Kenosha.
This is the second fatal accident with
which Floss has bee nconnected. On
the 18th day of September in 1915,
Floss was driving an automobile which
run dowh and fatally injured John j..
Mayer, one Of the best known men Of
the north side of the city. It was the
same automobile as h was driving on
Friday night when Glare met his death.
Floss appeared to be deeply affected by
the fatal accident, but he did not
appear to be overly anxious to give
out facts. The police are max
ing search for the third man in
the automobile.