The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-26

saw a little boy come out Of the store.
The next he observed him he was
about in the middle Of the road, and
he heard the boy scream quite loudly.
The boy was getting up and ne held
his hands on his side and was bent
over as he started toward the side
walk. crying. Mr. Schwender testifi-
ed that he saw car going north a
j few feet beyond the boy. 1t was an
Oaklan,. car. sedan style, with white
wire wheels, and there were two
ladies in the rear scat He noticed
, that one of them looked out of the
window. He did not know for sure
whose car it was. and it did not stop,
although it slowed down and then
started up again. When cross ques
toned by Attorney Temple Mr..
Schwender stated that Hagen's big
Studebaker car and his own car were
I the only cars he noticed on the street
! at the time. He had gone over and
talked with Mr.. Johnson and Mr..
Gerlach He had not seen Mr.. Lar
SON. He had noticed no Ford car.
and no car behind him. There were
about three or four feet between his
car and Hagen's big car. Cross ques-
toned by Attorney Phillips he said
that he had not paid any particular
attention but did not notice any other
cars around The boy was lying about
five feet from the street car tracks,
! toward the Johnson store when he
had seen him getting up. He had
not talked with DIR. Schmitt since,
nor had he stated that the car he had
seen was Chevrolet. He could not
swear it was DR.. Wchlrabe's car, and
he could not identify the ladies in the
rear seat Following Mr. Schwender's
testimony court adjourned until 1870
this afternoon.
Wohlrabc on Stand
Dr.. A. A. Wohlrabe was called to
the stand to testify in his own be-
half late this afternoon. He was .ques-
/ toned in direct examination by At
torney Temple He testified that he
was thirtyone years Of age, married
man, had ore child, had practiced five
years and that his practice included
his military service.
! On Monday, September s, he testi-
: fed, he drove down Front street as
usual and that in the block between
Spring and Washington streets he
drove at the rate CT about fifteen miles
an hour. He said that he noticed a
boy come out from behind an auto,
that il was impossible to stop and that
he swerved out to avoid the boy. He
declared he saw the boy four or five
~
and saw the boy going back toward
! the sidewalk
Saw. Boy Walk Toward Curb.
, Dr.. Wohlrabe asserted when he saw
the boy going toward the sidewalk he
believed he had absolutely cleared
him. He claimed only one window in
the car was open and that he did not
hear the boy scream.
Il had no reason to believe the boy
had come in contact with the car"
he testified saying that the car glided
along smoothly and that absolutely
nothing was felt inside. He claimed
that he looked at the speedcmeter AMI
it registered fourteen mills an hour.
DR. Wohlrabe related going to home
to dinner and then returning to his
office 10 continue work there. He said
he was an experienced driver. He
testified he swerved the car four or
five feet to the left when he saw the
hoy coming out in the street. He said
he got back to the Mankato clinic
about 80 o'clock and that after he
was there few minutes DIR. Schm.tt
asked him to carry the patient into
the X-ray room where two or more
pictures were taken.
Found Bruise on Pelvis.
The witness testified nc found a
bc,lise on the left pelvis a perforated
opening and broken finger. He said
he did not notice any other bruises at
ALL Dr. Wohlrabe declared he had
absolutely no reason TO believe 1t was
the same boy at all. He testified that
he administered the anesthetic at the
operation and that perforations of
the small bowel peritcnitis was the
cause OF the boys death. He said the
operation was on Tuesday.
County Attorney Phillips started
cross questioning the witness here.
Wchlrabe said he asked Dr. Schmitt
how the boy was hurt and was in
formed he was struck by a Chevrolet
car. The first definite inquiries he
received, the witness stated, was on
Saturday morning when the chief of
police and the mayor came to his
home at noon.
81 told them | had every reason to
believe that ne boy had come in con-
tact with my car" he stated.
He admitted that he head the ar
ticle in The Free Press Saturday
evening following the accident stat
ing that the boy was hurt between
Spring and Washington streets out
that it did not occur to him it might
| he his car that struck the boy. He,
said also that his lawyer interviewed
Frank Gerlach Sunday morning. He
! said this was the first time he heard
/ he facts of the case.
/ Attorney Phillips: up to Saturr
| day noon had you conulted an at
torney?" ssEHA!
Consulted IN Attorney.
Attorney AeTple objected. Mr..
! Phillips insisted upon the question
| and the court sustained the county
attorney.
DIR. Wohlrabe then admitted that
about four days after the accident
he had consulted an attorney. He
said he had heard that Mr Schwend-
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