Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-25
MUELLER Is
BETTER TODAY
Man Charged With Respon.
sibility For Accident Held
To District Court.

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To District Court.
Reports received from Crookston
today are that Adolph Mueller. Kiwa-
Man of Mankato, Mimi. badly Injured
Wednesday in an auto smashup, will
probably live, but that there is a pos
slbility that he may be permanently
crippled.
He spent a restful night and his con
dltlon today was somewhat improved,
according to the attending physician.
There was no indication Of paralysis
today, although 1t had been feared
that this might result from the. dislo-
cation of his spine in the auto smash
up.
Mn. Mueller, who was also injured,
was reported as much better today.
Frank Doyea. of 8emidji, who is
charged with having driven the car
that caused the accident, was given.
a hearing in Crookston Thursday
district court on $500 bonds, which
have been furnished. Doyea. is
charged with having failed to stop
When his car hooked the side Of the
Mueller car, throwing it into the
ditch three miles southeast of Crook
ston. He disclafms any knowledge
According to County Attorney
Montague. Robert Rae, of Bemidji,
who accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Doyea
to Crookston, testified he was in the
car when it hit the Mueller automo-
bile. He said he heard the tenders
scrape, but did not know the car
had been ditched until a quarter OF
a mile away. when he happened to
look back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mueller and their
~ten-year-old son. Kenneth. were in
the auto when the accident occurred.
Mr. Mueller suffered a dislocated
spine and. Mrs. Mueller a d%islocated
shoulder. She was able to leave the
hospital long enough Thursday after
noon to testify at the hearing.
1T was not 30 much being struck
by the other automobile hat hurt"
declared Mrs. Ethel Mueller in testi-
flying at the hearing, "but rather the
fac that human beings could see
people suffer and not even offer to
help" Mrs. Mueller left her hospi-
tai bed to give her testimony and
was attended by a nurse in the court
room.
1T was the most ,inhuman act Il
have ever witnessed-after having
struck a car and thrown people into
a ditch to go off without ever finding
out whether they were injured or
not. Beasts of the forests and plains
look after their own much better.
Even the common sparrows take care
OF one another"
The above statement was made by
Mrs. Mueller, after she had told her
version OF the automobile accident
which resulted in her husband being
confined to a hospital with a dislo-
Gated spine.
Trio oi - <jofoile 1ra~o 11r~ootnl Nth
the accident. AS the speeding car
left the scene without stopping Mr..
and Mrs. Mueller we're tangled IN the
wreckage of their car. Only Ken
meth, the 1~0-year-old 10 Of the cou-
pie. was unhurt.
Thrown clear of the wrecked auto
mobile, Kenneth landed unhurt. As
he regained his feet he was met by
the sight of his father and mother ly.
ing battered and silent in the tangled
mass. In the distance the a which
had knocked them into the ditch wal
speeding away. Alone and afraid the
youngster bravely tried to aid his
parents, but his efforts were without
avail.
Turning his back on his helpless
parents, the lad trudged down the
highway valiantly trying to keep back
the tears which insisted on yelling
to his eyes. 1t was nearly a mile to
the George Bond farm home where
the youngster told in trembling voice
the story of the accident.
A telephone call for help was sem
to town from the Bond
home, and persons there hurried te
the scene of the accident. They res
cued Mr.. and Mrs. Mueller from the
ruins of the car. BY the time f1rs'
aid had been administered q car from
town had arrived n the couple were
taken to st. Vincent's hospital.
DR.. j. F. Norman was summoned
to attend the two victims. An ok
animation revealed that Mrs. Muel'
Ter had suffered a fractured shoulder
blade and torn ligaments. The con
dition Of Mr.. Mueller was more seri'
u and at first it was thought hi:
back had been broker and his death
was only a matter of hours. A more
extensive examination. however, re
vealed his spine had been dislocatee
and DR.. Norman believed he will re
cover, although it was feared he vii
be permanently crippled.
Little Kenneth maintained his brave
front while DR.. Norman n hospita
attendants attended his injured par
ents. Alone in a strange city witt
his parents lying helpless in hospita
cots, Kenneth turned to his first ben
efactors-the Bond family. He was
taken to the Bond home. where hi
sobbed himself to sleep Wednesday
night and where he will stay unit
he can be sent to his home at Man.
kato.
Mr.. Mueller is head Of the traction
company at Mankato.
Frank Doyea was arrested by thu
authorities after they learned his cal
had been seer driving over the high
way near the time of the accident
Doyea disclaimed any knowledge Of
the accident. He declared he wa.
coming to Crookston from Bemidji tc
visit his father. John Doyea. HI
said he is the proprietor Of a sof'
drink parlor at Bemidji. He was &C
cnmnaniad hv hia vita -.