The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-11-22
RED CROSS SEC'Y
KILLED AT HAYRE
SHOCKING HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
STRUCK BY SPEEDING CAR
TWO MEN ARRESTED
Mrs. O'Brien Victim-C. G Moody
The Driver-Carl Gill, For
merly Here, Hurt
(Havre Promoter, Nov. 21)

(Havre Promoter, Nov 21)
Mrs. Eleanor O'Brien, executive
secretary of the Hill County Chap
ter of the American Red Cross, was
instantly killed early last evening al
Pacific Junction, four miles west Of
Havre, when she was struck by an
automobile driven by G. G. Moody.
Mrs. O'Brien, accompanied by her
niece, Mrs. Eleanor Thompson, of
Minneapolis, who was visiting her,
was ,enroute to near Kremlin, taking
some clothing to an unfortunate fam
lily, the needs of which had been re-
ported to the Red Gross.
Just as the car went down the
west side of the hill at the junction,
{ there was a blowout on the left front
tire and Mrs. O'Brien drove the car
to the extreme right side of the
road and proceeded to change the
tire, using the light of her car and
flash light to give the necessary
light.
The ground was slightly covered
with snow, the sky was clear and the
moon was shining brightly. The
task of changing the tire was prac-
tically completed when the accident
occurred. Mrs. Thompson was stand
ing in front of the car.
Moody, in company with James
Melville and Carl Gill, employees of
the Rockwell Cafe, was returning
from a hunting trip north of Gid
ford, and evidently was travelling at
a high rate of speed.
Struck Beside Her Car
The lights of their car, it is al
legged, were visible on the hill be-
fore they crossed the Montana Cen
trail branch on the Roosevelt highway
and started toward the junction.
They evidently were coming with
tremendous speed and when almost
upon the Red Cross car, Mrs. Thomp- :
son jumped back, fearing she might
be struck.
Mrs. O'Brien was struck and
thrown a considerable distance and T
it is believed from the bruises on the A
body that she died instantly. After
hitting her the car struck the door
of the Ford and bent it and broke
the glass, knocking the car back sew D
eral feet. W
Car Turns Over h
Mrs. Thompson turned in time to w
see the result of the collision. The IL
Moody car is believed to have skid ir
led and to have turned turtle, fall it
ng on its side on the north side of in
r. 80, -.
,upied by Mrs. O'Brien's car. Moody
md Melville were uninjured, but ec
ill was caught under meath the car We
md was not, freed until assistance WI
rrived. ba
Mrs. Thompson ran to the body fo
f Mrs. O'Brien and found it lifeless. on
he made an appeal to the men to an
elp her get it from the road, but tn
rithout avail, and then she got into hill
he Ford and started for town for en-
ssistance. She stopped at the juno w
on and asked Mrs. Emerson, the lie
perator to look after the body, Ii,
-hich she did. to
Coming to the Promoter office, on
le secured immediate assistance. "a,
L. IlOuCZ W00O W CHo scene 1HIn6-
ately, accompanied by Mrs. Thomp- 90,
IN and Miss Witchen, representative ~
the National Red Cross, who had ll;e' 1;a
zen in conference with Mrs. o. e..
rien during the day regarding the ~ ~
ork here and the annual roll call. o..o
5her cars followed, DIR. Hamilton, -, -
leriff Timmons and Deputy Heron :, W..
ing early arrivals. ~.
DR.. Houtz found that Mrs O'Brien ''''N
is dead and then the party went
the assistance of Gill. A large pc
mber of men lifted the big car wne
d he was removed. His only in De
rv SENS to have been to his ankle. "h
Members of the sheriff's force, ceri
ysicians and others who arrived wee
serted that there was a noticeable mat
ell of liquor and it is alleged that pro-
ne of the occupants of the Moody YOU =,
were intoxicated. .1 uaii
Moody and Melville were arrested 'he
Sheriff Timmons and Gill was ap- com
,hended in his room but because 'eii'
b;s i; os ,,o,,,,;ttod +o Glow an ;
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she