Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-29
SOUTH SIDE RESIDENTS
CAR DEMOLISHED
BY VAMPIRE"
BORE MISSOURI NO.
POLICE TRAIL DRIVER THRU
TOWN AND THENCE WEST
TOWARD LA SALE WHERE
TRAIL BECAME LOST - ACCl-
DENT OCCURRED ON SOUTH
SIDE.

Speeding away at high rate Of
speed after crashing into REQ tour
ing car owned and driven by William
Wiley, janitor at the La Sale County
Detention home, large black Buick
touring car, with three occupants, sue
ceeded last night in eluding members
Of the police force and escaped with
out their identity being discovered,
As far as can be learned the vampire
automobile bore Missouri license
number, 2163S6 Without stopping to
see whether or not Mr., Wiley was In
jured the unknown driver and his car,
sped away from the scene of the mis-
hap with broken front spring
Luckily Mr. Wiley was not injured,
although his automobile was thrown
a distance of approximately fifteen
feet over the curbing at the corner of
Center and Second avenue, where the
accident occurred. His car was de.
molished beyond repair Mr.. Wiley
stated that the other car in the acct
dent escaped with a broken front
spring.
In giving an account of the accident
Mr., Wiley stated that he was going
south on Second avenue and intended
to turn east OH Center street, on his
way to the Detention home. He was
going at q very slow rate of speed and
closely observed that no cars were
coming from either direction. at the
corner. AS he neared the intersection
and was about to turn east. the large
unknown automobile, swerved around
the corner, without any warning what
ever. Wileys car was struck directly
in the front and dragged clear across
the street and thrown over the pave
ment Without saying word the
driver of the wrecking automobile
backed his car up enough TO clear il
of the wreckage and sped north on
Second avenue, turning west several
blocks distant and disappeared
Since then no trace of the car has
been found Shortly after the acci
dent, and after the driver Of the wan
pire" had failed to stop. Mr. Wiley
called police headquarters and CHIEF
James Grove and Motorcycle Police
man Walter F, Hisler appeared to take
the case in hand. A city wide search
was made all garages entered. but nc
trace of the car could be found
Officer Hisler secured the outskirts
and failed to get any information
whatever in regard to the escaping
bandits.
Upon entering the James Aherr
garage, North La Sale street, Chic
Grove obtained enough information
that caused him to believe the ca
went west on Marquette street and NJ
the Brewery Hill road towards l.;
Sale. Mr.. Ahern stated that larg
black touring car, of the Buick make
seemingly to have been In some kint
of an accident, turned west on Mar
quette street off of La Sale, and add
ed that the driver seemed to be in
hurry about getting out of town
Upon learning this, Chief Crow
hurriedly notified authorities of Ii
Sale, Peru and Utica to be on tn
lookout for the car. but as yet nothing
has been heard as to whereabouts o
the Missouri automobile
Mr.. Wiley stated that the drive
was one-armed man and that he wa
accompanied by another man and
woman. 1t is also rumored that TIL
car went east towards Marseilles.