The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-21


pete" Gollner. member OF WheetnS )
police department, who died at the
North Wheeling hospital Saturday even
ing at $50 o'clock from injuries re-
ceived Thursday morning when he was
run down by an automobile as ne
stepped from a street car at Fourth ana
Main streets, will be held tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock from his ia'e
home, No. 4O6 Main street, followed by
requiem high mass at o'clock at the
Sacred Heart church. Interment VIII De
In Mt Calvary cemetery.
City Officials Attend.
City officials. members or the ponce
force and aremen. as well as hnnureus
OF other friends. have visited the COLI
ner home 20 pay their last respects 10
their associate and friend.
This. evening the knights Of Column
bus. OF which he was a member, Will
hold their ritual services at the nome
Members OF city council. city Officials.
city employees. bremen and members or
the police force. OF which the late pa
trolman was a member. will attend the
funeral Tuesday morning in oooy
and will act as an escort
The rallbearers will he three police
and three members OF the knights or
Columbus.
Autopsy Yesterday.
Yesterday morning at the schroeder
undertaking parlors Coroner Il. u
Hobbs and County Physicians c. w. IL
fert and II c Copeland performed an
autopsy to determine the full extent or
the Injuries which caused the death. Dr.
4. s. Mccoy. intern AZ the North
wheeling hospital and Or. Z. 3. Plant
were also present at the autopsy.
The result of the autopsy disclosed
that that atrPolman- Gollner's death
was caused by a perforated liver from
the fracture Of three ribs on his right
side. causing internal hemorhaGes and
peritonltis.
Inquest This week.
No date has been set by Corner f. @.
Hobbs for the inquest but !, Is likely
that this will be held the latter part
Of this week.
Harry Wilson of Frostburg, Md. wao
was driving the automobile that RI
over Patrolmap Gollner. accompanied
By his father. brother and another
friend. enroute from Detroit. Mich. 20
their. home In Frostburg. was released
b. Justice OF the Peace John w. hln-
deIberger last Thursday, under SlO"p
bond. recommended by Assistant ''ro-
scouting Attorney Austin V Wcd.
Wilson. it Is believed, will now return
10 Wheeling and surrender. AZ the
time OF his release Il was DE eved Pat
rclman Gollner would recover.
Wilson will be charged with man
slaughter. no doubt. but tat5 Will pro-
badly be merely a matter % legal pro-
cedure. inasmuch as whine is%S say the
accident was unavoidable.
Known by thousands
pete" Gollner. rs he was known by
thousands. was popular with his fell
low officers and citizens throughout
tho Wheeling district. he was regular
" assigned 10 duty as Il patrolmaa IN
the First ward During the past several
months. the vacation period. he has
worked in various wards and done trait
fjc duty. Recently he was 4 patrol
man IN the Fourth ward on night duty.
Fred Gollner was born in WhCel.E.s
and lived here all his life. He "aS
raised in the Sixth ward. having been
born there on February l.. 1875. "a son
OF the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goilncr.
He was educated AZ ST Alphonsus
parocrial school. After leaving school
ne learned the mOuldcr'S trade at the
wheeling Pottery. and worked at his
trade there for Is years. He afterwards
went 10 the Wheeling Sanitary works
where he was employed as presser I'M
or until December |. 1917. when he was
appointed n police patrolman under for
mer CHIEF Of police J. {. sill He ser
we'd continuously on the force under
Chiefs Sills. Campbell H. Henderson and
Fred n. Frazier, until he was fatally
injured.
Patrolman Gollned lived in the Sixth
ward until the death Of his brother
Andy Gollner. then took possession OF
his deceased brothers home I'm the
North End.
Was Ardent Catholic.
He leaves one sister. Sister Berna-
delta, OF the Sisters Of 81. Joseph al the
North Wheeling hospital: half-sister
Mis-, Agnes Goliner. and hts step
mother. Mrs. MaGalene GOl,ner. The
halt-SISter and s,ep-m"thcr now live at
KokomO. Ind. He also leaves a sister
in-law. Mrs. Adaline Gollner. in whose
home no resided 50 many years. His
father died II gears ago and his mother
when nc was mere boy.
Patrolmaa Gollncr was a faithful at
,endant at the Sacred Heart church. He
was member of Carroll Council No.
5O4. KNIGHTS Of Columbus: the Shield OF
Honor. and the pottery wOrkeSs' local
union.
Displayed Cool Nerve.
PatrOlman Goi!ner displayed eNtraor-
binary nerve after being fatally injured.
While IN the hospital. after the acct
dent. nc escaped watchful eyes and
went 70 the telephone which he always
reported TO Central Police station over
when on duty. and picking up the re-
ceiver. called headquarters and reported
his own accident.
Over the telephone from the hospital,
Patrolman Gollner informed Police De-
tective william BUGGY OF the accident
and told him to send an officer to the
scene OF the accident a. the driver had
WRECKED his machine when trying TO
avoid hitting him. Are YOU hurt very
much asked Detective Bucey. Yes.
I'm afraid It's pretty serious Detective
BUGGY SAYS Gollner replied