The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-14

- SF~u A4AcA tO4u Inc REMAINDER OF
the story of the wedding plans. John
Iubbs and his brother were employed
at the Myers & Ryan construction camp
west of the city. Tubbs had come to
henosha this morning to complete his
plans for the wedding and was on this
mission when he met the injuries
which caused his death.
Details of Accident.
The truck driver had hurried across
the track to avoid a collision with tho
street car which was on his right when
ne collided instead with Tubbs, who
was IN the act of crossing the street
on loot on the other side of the trolley
car Iubbs was dragged a distance of
ABOUT twenty feet in the teeth of the
truck, and when the truck stopped and
the victim was pulled out of its stran-
gle hold, it was found that the man
was cruelty injured. The police am
pulance, summoned by Mortified on
lockers, arrived in another moment.
out when the victim was removed to
1he henosha hospital DR.. S. McCluskey
and Dr. Cleary announced that he
would live only short time.
Coroner Parker arrived Just as the
sufferer breathed his last and at ten
minutes to ten death came mercifullv.
Tubbs had suffered a fractured skui1.
All the bones on his right side of the
skull had been crushed.
Was On the Street Car.
witnesses of the accident described
the collision as horrible one. Tubbs
was passenger on the east-bound
Elizabeth street car which figured so
tatetully in his sudden end. The street
car stopped at the switch just west of
Fremont avenue to wait for the pass
ing of the west-bound car.
While the car stood still at the
switch, Tubbs got up abruptly as if
just making up his mind, and said. 81
guess I'll get off here" Passengers of
the street car said afterward that thew
noticed the man because of his sudden
decision and also because his unusual
height would have made him conspicu-
Gus anywhere.
The stranger stepped off the car in
the middle of the block while it was
still at the switch and walked down
towards Fremont avenue on the side
walk on Elizabeth street. The street
car meanwhile started up, having been
passed by the west-bound car for which
it had waited.
Dragged by Truck.
D'Angelo was going south on Ere
mont avenue with his fruit truck,
driven for N. D'Angelo of Grand ave-
nue., and at the intersection of Eliza
beth street, observing the street car
coming on his right, FASTENED across
the track, perceiving that he had lust
time to make the crossing and escape
the slow moving trolley. On the other
side of Elizabeth street Tubbs was
crossing Fremont avenue on foot. The
truck struck Tubbs, throwing him to
the pavement and dragging him in his
wake until the truck stopped twenty
feet from the corner.
Assistant Chief Cyzak, Secretary
Meissner and John Breidt answered the
summons for the ambulance and took
Tubbs to the Kenosha hospital.
The victim died in the presence of
the coroner and physicians and no one
knew at that moment who the diving
man was. His name was revealed when
Coroner Parker examined the papers
IN his coat pocket and found his name
ana address. Relatives were summoned.
Brother Asks Investigation.
Overcome by the sudden sorrow, AL
vim Tubbs, brother of the victim, took
charge of the remains. He asked Coro-
ner Parker and police officials to hold
the driver of the truck until thorough
investigation of the accident had been
made
John Tubbs, the victim of the acct
dent, was native of Sheboygan, hav-
ing been born there in 1882. He had
lived part of his life in Wausau and
for several months past had been at
Waukegan during which time he had
been employed at the camp in Kenosha
county.
The remains were taken to the Han
sen funeral home where they were pre-
pared for burial. No plans. have yet
been made for the. funeral services.
Driver Held by Officials.
Baptist D'Angelo, the driver of the
truck which struck and fatally injured
John Tubbs, was being held by the
police today on the orders of Coroner
Truman 7. Parker. He was booked on
a charge of manslaughter, it being de-
clared that reckless driving resulting
in death called for that charge.
Informal investigation made by po-
lice officials gave rise to the belief that
D'Angelo swerved to the left side of
the street while attempting to hurry
across the crossing. This, it is claimed,
constituted reckless driving. Coroner
Truman Parker will make a formal
inquest into the death, definite an
nouncement regarding which was to
be made late this afternoon.