The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-13
TWO BADLY HURT
VERY RETICENT
Said to be Prominent Chicagoans at
Hospital Suffering from Accident
on Monday at Noon.
BULLETIN.

1t was said late this afternoon
that the name Of the owner Of the
wrecked car is R. L. Dorm, 1888
Wooden avenue, Chicago. The
car is now at the Pabst garage.
The yacht CATHERINE" said to have
been mentioned in the case, was
formerly one of the yachts which
frequently visited the docks at
the Fred w. Morgan club house
here. 1t was owned by wealthy
Chicago yachtsmen.
The license number of the car
was reported to the Illinois clerk
in Chicago who said sthat the
license was issued to r. L. DORM,
HOO Washington street, Chicago.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
identity of the victims of an automo-
bile accident which occurred on Mon
day at noon when new Holmes car
turned turtle at the corner of the
Lake Shore and Berryville roads after
it had collided with truck. A fashion
ably dressed man and woman who gave
their residence at Chicago afterwards
hospital but the officials of the insti-
tuition were very reticent when it came
to giving any information in regard
to the identity Of the patients and
in regard to the nature of the in
juries. Although the lady in the auto
mobile is admitted to be in bed under
the care Of a surgeon, it was said that
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accident to the hospital
No names of the parties were given
out from people who had connection
with the case here. The surgeon who
attended them said this morning that
he knew nothing in regard 10 them.
He said that the man who had given
his name simply as "Mr. Johnson had
a cut on his finger and otherwise APP
peared to be uninjured and Tint he had
left the hospital and had gone to Chi
cage this morning. The lady who is
Mrs. Johnson" according to the state
metn of the surgeon, has very severe
cut in the thigh and is suffering great
ly from the shock of the accident.
COllided With Truck.
The wrecked Holmes car which had
been used by the couple, was terribly
damaged and it was towed into Keno
sha this morning, but the same air of
mystery appeared about its ownership.
The accident occurred just after noon
on Monday. The occupants Of the
Holmes car were driving south when
the truck driven by boy, came up
from the south. Johnson said that
the truck turned directly in front of
his automobile and it was impossible
to avoid collision It was said that
the Holmes car turned completely over
and that Mr.. and Mrs. johnson were
buried under the wreckage Of the car.
When they had intricated them
selves there was no automobile in
sight and it was said that they had
walked to Kenosha.
Prominent In Chicago.
y should guess that these people
are prominent in Chicago" said the
surgeon attending them today. "and
that they have their own reasons for
not having the facts in regard to the
accident made public. / have no infor-
nation as to where they reside in Chi
cago or Of the business of Mr.. John
son. was called wholly in a profes-
sional capacity and | did not seek TO
pry into their personal affairs" At
the hospital today it was said that
there was no information which could
pc given out in regard to the case.
One Of the men who had been inter-
-ested IN the case, said that Mr.. john
son was the owner of the yacht Gath
erlne" The yacht is not registered
among boats in the Kenosha harbor.