The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-19
KONKEL IS VICTIM
T|P.OY[R ON HILL
MINNEAPOLIS MAN KILLED
EARLY TODAY
BODY BENEATH HISCAR
Distressing Accident Occurred
On Mathews Hill In
lie Hillier.

P. G. Konkel OF Minneapolis was
instantly killed beneath a car on
the Mathews Hill in lie Hitler. Q
this morning. Mr., Konxei IN
company with three other young
men were on their way from Omaha
TO Minneapolis with used cars for
the r. G. Blick, proprietor of the
Used Car Market at 907 Hennepin
avenue, Minneapolis. Two young
men about two hours ahead of the
death car passed through Mankato
and did not know of the accident
according to the statement Of
Harry Melvin 49, North TWEEN.
was running a short distance ahead
of Mr.. Konkel in a WHY'S knight
car Mr.. Melvin says that he ne
gotiated the Mathews hill and had
come some distance into the out
skirts of Mankato when he looked
back and was somewhat concerned
because Mr.. Konkel, who was Griy-
ing Chevrolet car, was not In
sight. He turned around and went
back to investigate: On the lower
side OF Mathews hin near the foot:
bottom side UP. He looked about
for Mr.. Knnkel and at first could
not find him. Finally he saw part
OF his body protruding from beneath
Che machine. Not being able TO lift
the car off the man he went with
all speed to the police station in
this city and reported the accident.
Night Desk Sergeant Len Burrill
Immediately left his desk and with
Fireman, Lloyd Stricken who was
just preparing to go fishing accom-
panied Mr., Melvin back to the
scene of the accident The car was
rolled OF the PROSTATE man who
was picked UP and rushed to the
police station.
Life Was Extinct
Night Sergeant Burrili immed-
lately called DIR. A. r. Kemp and
County Coroner A. G. Dahl. Exam
nation discosed the fact that life
was extinct, and the remains were
ordered taken to the Landkamer
Brothers undertaking pariors.
was held at nine o'clock.
MT. Melvin stated that the four
men Aeft Omaha Sunday with four
used cars for delivery to the Used
Car Market on Hennepin avenue
On the person on the dead man
were found several bills of safe. and
certificates of registration. showing
that the cars were honestly pur-
chased and were being transported
Chief Of Police Phil LANDMARK
called UP the owner of the Used
death, This gentleman said that
he would notify the father of the
young man. who would arrive IN
Mankato this forenoon.
Workmen from the Clements Au-
to company went out and rigfted
the Chevrolet car and ran IL In on
its own power to the police station,
where that machine and the one
being driven by Mr.. Melvin were
aiken in charge by the police.
Postmortem Was Held.
1t was decided to hold a postmor-
tenn examination of the remains to
determine fully the cause of the
death. The examination was in
charge OF DR.. G. A. Dahl, county
coroner, DR.. c. c. Pratt and DR.. A.
e: Kemp. County Attorney C. e.
Phillips and Judge Hiram s. COT
were also present.
Examination of the body disclosed
the fact that the young man had re-
head. one on the throat and an
Their on the chest. The skull was
not fractured, but the blow on the
head, evidently by coming in contact
with stone, stunned the man. The
weight OF the car pressing his chest
and throat down on to the other
Jagged stones caused suffocation.
This was the conclusion arrived at
by the physicians making the ex-
animation Coroner Dahl pro-
bounced aon death due to purely acct
A telegram received by The Free
Press from Superior, Wis, about the
middle of the forenoon would indi-
cate that the dead man is the SON
OF former Mayor Joseph Ronkei
OF Superior, Wis. The latter is now
resident of Minneapolis.
6nothers Come To Mankato
Joseph and Frank Konkel of
Minneapolis, two brothers of Price
one o'clock this Afternoon to make
Minneapolis.
In a statement to The Free Press
the brothers stated that Price G.
konkel Is twenty three years of
age. He Is a married man and Is
survived by his wife and one small
child, He is also survived by his
father and mother Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph s. Konkel and the following
brothers and sisters, Frank, Joseph,
Otis OF Minneapolis, Cecil, now In
the United States navy, Fred Kon.
kel of San Francisco, and Anna.
Edith, Jennie and May Konkel OF
Minneapolis, Grace Konkel another
sister, lives in Boston.
The father of the deceased. Jo-
.seph s. Konkel was mayor of Su-
perior for over six years. Al the
time of his death Price G. Konkel
was a member of the Eagles lodge
of Minneapolis. Joseph Konkei ae
companied the remains of hts
brother TO Minneapolis. while Frank