The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-24

vacant chair" In some home friends
or relatives are waiting in vain for the
return of their father or brother or
friend, who left Thursday evening and
who met his death in an auto mishap
in front of 267 Milwaukee avenue just
after nine O'Clock Thursday night The
body was taken to the Mischler under
taking chapel on Park street where
scores have viewed it today but none
been able to identify the man. All
say that he is Kenoshan but are I'M
able to give his name and address. To
most of them he was known as "John,"
without knowing his last name; some
said he had come to Kenosha a few
years ago and had relatives overseas;
no one yet has been found who Knows
where he made him home here.
Stepped In Front of Car.
The man met his death Thursday
night when he was hurled to the paw
ing when struck by large Buick Sc
dan, driven by Hart Lehman, IS West
Washington street, Chicago, one of the
officials of the Master Manufacturing
company of that city. The automobile
was being driven at moderate rate
of speed when the man darted in front
of it from the west side of the street
He was knocked down, the automo-
bile stopping almost instantly, leaving
the victim along the side of the right
front wheel. His skull was fractured
and it is believed that he was killed in
stantly. He was taken in the police,
ambulance to the St. GATHERINGS hos
pital but was beyond medical care when
he reached that institution. Later the
body was taken to the Mischief NOR
tuary to be prepared for burial.
Spectators Exonerate Driver.
I Mr.. Lehman, driver of the car, halt
ed his automobile Immediately and did
everything within his power to aid his
victim. He went to the police Office
voluntarily and gave his account of
the accident, which was substantiated
by scores of spectators who also re-
ported to the police. 1t was declared
that the Chicagoan was going at slow
rate of speed and that the man darted
in front of his automobile so quickly
that he could not prevent hitting him.
With Lehman in the car were his
wife and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harris Strauss, of Meridian, Miss. All
were summoned to appear at the cor
oner's inquest at two o'clock this aft
ernoon in the municipal court room.
No CIa1V IN Identify
The dead man appears to be soout
forty years old. He is about f We feet
nine inches tall, of slender build and
weighs about 165 pounds. He has a
red mustache but his hair is almost
black. When he was killed he wore
a light shirt with soft collar, blue
serge trousers, straw hat and black
shoes and stockings. He wore no coat
and from this the police believe that
he must live somewhere near the loca-
ton where he met his death.
In the pockets was found nothing to
help clear the mystery. There was
purse with six dollars in it, a hand
kerchief, some matches but no papers
or cards of any kind.
It has been found by the police that
the man had been in soft drink es-
adjustment near the place where he
was killed and had left. it only few
minutes before he was struck by the
car. Men there gave his name as
"John," one of them stating that they
believed his last name was Goodman"
Police followed this clew only to find
the "John Goodman" in question alive
and well and working in the factory
today.