The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16

the Silvis car at Eighth street, Sill
vis. at $50 last evening to attpud
prayer meeting at the German L.
theran church. East Moline. Just
- they descended from the CIR at
Sixth street ON Seventeenth avenue,
East Moline, they walked to the
rear Of the street car to cross tho
avenue to the south. Schneider
was driving his machine east on
the avenue, bound for the Silvia
shops. where he is night foreman.
His companions were also employees
at the Silvis shops. Schneider told
the East Moline police that he was
driving frcm Is to 20 miles an hour
when he noticed two figures cross.
ing the street. He attempted to
bring his machine to q stop. but In
his confusion to put his foot on the
brakes struck the accelerator. the
auto striking the man and woman
at the same time.
An eye witness to the tragedy said
that Schneider, had attempted to
pass a machine which was directly
in front Of him by sVerving to the
left Just after the street car had
started after leaving OF the couple.
Schneider said that there was NO
machine in front OF him at the time.
The crash Of the accident attract
ed neighbors who rushed to the
scene. Hiram r. Lee, who lives At
the corner where the accident o.
Cured put in the call to the police.
1t is said that Schneider failsd to
stop after the accident and was ar
rested by the East Moline police
two blocks east from the scene Of
the tragedy. The trio in the ma
chine were taken to the station and
lodged overnight
Radiator Badly Bent.
The radiator OF the car was badly
bent. the fender twisted against the
tire and the headlights smashed.
Edward Porter, mot0rman. and FL
mer Carlson, conductor, Of the Sill
Wis car, said that the couple bad
descended from the car and that
the motorman was given the aignal
and the car had started on again.
Fred Berkiund. an employe ct the
Deere Harvester company, is-said
to have been the only eye-witnen9
to the accident MIR. Berklund was
to tes .ify az the inquest this aftsf<
noon. DR. George F. Johnson Of
East Moline attended the couple.
Chief Thomas Schaefer Of East
Moline police stated this morning
that people living on SeventeentA
avenue have reported Of many 6cca.
sions that q certain machine raced
east on the avenue each evening at
z o'clock and again early In the
morning, going so fast that the " (
cense was unobtainable. The polics
have no evidence that. SchnadGesA
car is referred to.
Mr.. GurlOch was q blacksmith
helper at the Silvis shops. He uae
born in Russia on Dec. IL, 1877,
and Mrs. Katie (Regart) GuRloch
was born il the same city in Rus
sia on Oct. ~, 1867. The ccuplo;
was married in the old country -
years ago and came to America ard
Topeka, Kan, Is years ago. If6ms
Topeka the family removed ~.
Wisconsin and came to Silvi9 rs
years ago.
MIR. and Mrs. Curloch were ~
parents Of IL children, six dying q
infancy. Surviving are Mrs. l1a1y
Schultz. Conrad. Fred, Pete an1;
Martha, all Of Eilvis: Mrs. Kat1e'
Reardon Of Kansas. and eight
grandchildren. u
Funeral services viii pr0Aably
be held at . o'clock Sa4nrd1y att1p-
noon at the home of tn d6oa6so1. !.
with Rev. Edward n eeska e. ~
Johns Evangelical 'Lnthefan cA1zsl
Iof East Moline 4 charge: B1f1Nl
side ceustefy, 1lnlL1s. -