Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-01
IS YEAR OLD PERU GIRL
MEETS TRAGIC FATE
! IN ACCIDENT
AUT0|ST CLEARED
VICTIM LINGERED AN HOUR AZ
TER RECEIVING FATAL INJu. 3.
lES-BoDY UNIDENTIFIED FOR
SOME TiME-kiLLED WHILE
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.

Peru, Set. l.-(SpeciaD Katherine
Falasz, ,,l5 year old Peru girl died at
Peoples hospital at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, a little more than an
hour after she had been struck by an
automobile as she walked around the
end of local" street car in front
OF the main entrance to Westclox on
East Fifth street. The motor car was
driven by II. Clark, a tourist, en- route
10 Chicago from Maryville, Mo-. and
following an investigation and state
ments from witnesses, police announc-
ed that Clark was blameless in the
tragedy. II was between 6 and z
o'clock last evening that the body was
identified at the Peters undertaking es-
tablishment for over two hours efforts
by the police to establish the identity
of the victim having proven unavail-
ing
Coroner Donahue, notified of the
death, announced that the inquest
would be held this afternoon. Fol
lowing identification the remains we're
removed TO the Ptak morgue and the
inquiry was held there.
About to Apply for Work.
The young girl resigned position
In La Sale Yesterday morning and
early in tke afternoon started for this
city with the intention of applying
for work at Westclox She was pas.
senger on local car No 113, and it was
about 2:45 that the car reached the
factory entrance. where the girl stop
ped off The street car was westbound
and the girl Is said to have walked
around the back end of the car and
started for the south curb, failing to
see Clarke's machine, an Interstate
touring car, close upon her, travelling
east
Police were told there was no!
chance to avoid the accident. Before
the victim scarcely realized her peril
the touring car was upon her and she
threw up one arm as if to shield
herself her hand clutching at The
radiator as she was thrown to the
pavement. rolled a distance of over
dozen feet, her PROSTATE form lodging
against the curb.
Clark brought his machine to a stop
in less than 90 feet, it was said. and
when the driver jumped from the car
and hurried to the girl she was a short
'io'ohIt tHt IlbuI rear WHEEL.
1t is claimed that the machine did not
pass over her body, but her face and
head were badly cut and scratched
when she was hurled onto the brick
paving. These decorations bled pro-
fusely.
Hurried to Hospital.
Clark assisted the girl to her feet
and it is said that she was able to
stand for short time. Then the tour
list picked her up and carried her to
another automobile which had appear
ed on the scene and hurried the injur-
ed girl to Peoples hospital
That the girl was at least partially
conscious en- route to the hospital
was evidenced by the story of Clark.
and Others who said that she spoke
several times in a more or less co.
herent manner. Once when she was ask
ed if she was in pain she is said to
have muttered I'm all right"
AT the hospital an effort was made
to obtain the child's name and she
manager to make a nurse and others
understand the word, Katherine" Ef-
forts to ascertain the last name were
futile and when asked for her address
her muttered reply was understood a
Ninth and West streets In reality this
was Ninth and Pulaski Police, when
they took up the investigation i'm
mediately started search in the vi
cinity of Ninth and West for relatives,
but without avail. It was not until
after the remains had been identified
last evening that the family address,
TIA East Ninth was learned.
Sustained Internal Injuries
When physician examined the in
iured girl at the hospital it was found
that along with the severe decorations
about the face, several ribs on her
right side had been fractured her
right shoulder injured and that she
was suffering from severe shock. In
ternal injuries were soon manifest and
these along with shock. were termed
the cause of death.
Residents of the vicinity of the acct
dent who reached the scene immedi-
ately following the mishap were un-
able to identify the girl, who wore a
white MILDLY blouse. a plaid skirt silk
hose and black slippers. A pair of
glasses which the lady was wearing
at the time of the accident were found
on the pavement.
Members of the Falasz family were
unaware of Katherine's tragic end un-
til the coming of the supper hour and
her failure to appear at home. When
8 o'clock came and went and no word