Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-08-10
PUTNAM OFFICIALS
TRAIL. VAMP DRIVER
Who FLED ACCIDENT
PAIR WHO GAVE SELVES UP ARE
FINED $1,000 AND COSTS WHILE
OWNER OF CAR STILL is MISS.
ING-lNJURED MAN REMAINS
IN HOSPITAL. ...

Peru, July with John Stark,
Standard mine worker still in criti'
cal condition ut 81, MarRarets hOspi'
tai In Spring Valley as the result Of
injuries he sustained when he was
struck by, an aut0monie on the
eastern outskirts OF the south side
village Sunday afternoon, Putnam
county authorities today were await
ing the outcome of Starks condition
before deciding upon the next step TO
be taken In possible action against the
driver and two other occupants of the
machine.
The driver OF the machine, August
Bloom. of Cedar Point was taken into
cretody by Marshal Berta of that
village yesterday afternoon and taken
to Standard for preliminary hearing.
Earlier In the day Wilbur Wren and
William Buhn, of La Sale. were re-
leased from custody after having been
assessed fines of $50 and costs each.
The same fine was brought against
Bloom. with Putnam county authorities
explaining that the three men would
be available In the event that Starks
injuries SnOuld prove latal
At st. Margarets hospital this morn.
ing 1t is said that Stark's condition
showed some slight improvement, al
though he was not regarded as out Of
danger by any means Internal injur.
les are the cause of much concern for
the attending physicians.
Car Left the Highway.
Stnrk Waq RIM dpIp bnt "a short
distance from his home in the mining
village. He and two companions
We're walking along the road at 4 o.
crock Sunday afternoon, according to
Information gathered by the authori'
ties. when they noticed the automO.
bite. Packard runabout, approaching.
The three pedestrians left the high
way and got into a patch Of weeds be-
eide the road in order to let the car
pass. they declare. When but a short
distance from them the driver appar-
emily lost control and the car shot off
the road through the weeds and
struck Stark, who was walking be.
tween the two other men, The car
just grazed one OF Stark's companions
as 1t struck him and threw him to the
ground
The authorities were told that the
machine then swung back onto the
road and proceeded distance of APP
proximately 300 yards before it was
brought to stop. 1t was then turned
around and started back over the
road for Cedar Point, without stop
ping to accertain the extent of the in
juries of the man who had been run
down or offering assistance, it Is
charged
II was when Cedar Point was reach,
ed that one of the men in the car
broke down and told Of the affair At
the same time call was sent for
Doctor Wilson, of Granville, who Is
also coroner of Putnam county. 1t is
said that the physician was called by
one Of the auto party, but not until
Cedar Point had been reached
Wren and Buhn later started for the
scene with another car, meeting Cor
oner Wilson enroute to Standard.
After preliminary examination and
hearing the stories OF witnesses, the
coroner ordered the two La Sale men
held pending investigation and they
were loced up in the Standard Jail
In the meantime search was insti.
trted for Bloom, but he had disappear
ed. 1t was yesterday before the Cedar
Point marshal took him into custody.
Car Owned in La Sale.
The machine which figured in the
case is said to be owned by Buhn's
brother, resident of La Sale, and
that Ruhn had given over the wheel
to Bloom as they were riding toward
Standard from Cedar Point
Stark is said to be about so years
of age, an Austrian and employed at
the Standard mine. He is practically
without funds. it is said and Putnam
authorities are said to be consider.
Ing a plan to aid him through money
collected in the form of fines assessed
against the three autoists.