Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-07
CONDITION OF
WOMAN, HIT BY
AUTO, CRITICAL
Mrs. R. E. Deeter Run Down
by Car Driven by Mrs. VIM.
HoagIand, Prominent in
Omaha Society.

The condition Of Mrs. r. f. Dee
ter, 32l0 Farnam street, who is in
Lord Lister hospital after she had
been run down at Thirty-third and
tarnam streets early Thursday
morning by an automobile driven by
Mrs. William w. Hoagland, 52C
North Forty-eighth street. is still
critical. Attending physicians ex-
pressed very little hope for her re-
coyery. According to DIR. J. Z. Pull
YER, Mrs. Deeter sustained a frac-
ture of the base of the skull and i'll
ternal injuries.
Mrs. Hoagland Arrested.
Mrs. Hoagiand was arrested for
investigation" by police and later
released on a $1,000 bond signed BY
her husband, William w. Hoagland
member OF the wholesale lumber
firm of George A. Hoagland & Co
Mrs. Deeter was struck, hurled to
the pavement and the wheels of the
heavy automobile passed over her
body. Mrs. Hoagland was driving
a Packard limousine. She told the
police she was going at a moderate
rate Of speed when she ran down
Mrs. Deeter,
Says View Distracted.
Il was going slowly" she said
when | attempted to swerve out OF
the way OF another automobile. My
view was obstrueted until too late to
miss the woman, whom | saw just a
second before | struck her"
Mrs Hoagland was driving east
in Earnam street. Mrs. Deeter was
crossing from the north to the south
side Of Farnam street. The street
car was going east and Mrs. Hoag-
land guided her machine around the
rear Of the trolley and ran into
the woman while she stood waiting
for the street car to pass.
Samuel S. Carlisle, I3l South
Thirty-eighth street, driving south
on Thirty-third street, was crossing
the intersection, and Mrs. Hoagland
came near crashing into Mr.. Car
isles car as she swerved to the
north and ran into the woman.
Carlisle Reports Accident.
MIR. Carlisle went to the police
station and reported the accident.
lie declared Mrs. Hoagland was
going at high rate Of speed. Il
was driving about FIVE or six miles
an hour" he said i did not see
tie automobile in which Mrs. Hoag-
land was riding until it was within
a short distance of me. The brakes
were set and the woman was swing
ing TO one side. She drove directly
into the woman. who was crossing
the street" ~
Passes Over Body.
Mrs. Deeter was knocked down
in front of the wheels of the auto
mobile. Her body slid along the
pavement in front of the car for a
short distance, and before the ma
chine could be stopped by the driver,
who instantly applied the brakes,
both the front and rear wheels pass
cd over it
Mrs. Deeter is 81 years old and
the wife of r. z. Deeter, buyer and
salesman for the Central Furniture
company. The Deeters have been
living in Omaha since last July,
They came here from Kansas City.
Mrs. Hoagland is the wife of Viii
liam w. Hoagland, junior member
Of the firm Of George A. Hoagland
s. Co, lumber dealers. She IS
prominent in social and club circles
al Omaha and the state.
On Way to Mission.
Mrs. Hoagland was on her way
to attend a meeting of the Emma
Hoagland Flower mission, which is
gathering Of society women to
select and distribute flowers each
week among the patients in the va
rious hospitals Of the city, when the
accident occurred.