The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-10
RUNNING AT 9 MILES
Find Lads Death Was Due to
Shock and Conclusion of the
Brain Caused by Fall.

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municipal court room.
Anderson, who was driving his wife
and another woman to a bake shop
to get bread for dinner when the child
was struck, testified yesterday that he
was only travelling about 9 miles an
hour as he proceeded west on Park
street, between Rowland avenue and
Wescott street.
He declared that machine, facing
west, was parked at the curb, and that
he cleared this car about a foot. He
stated that just as he came to the end
| of the automobile, three children
popped" out from behind the car. He
applied the brakes and brought the
car to stop in less than foot, he
added.
Picks Up Child.
| He then told Of having gotten out
of the car to see what had happened,
after his wife had asked him why he
had brought the machine to sudden
STOP He said that there was no out
cry made by the youngsters, and that
his wife did not know what had hap
pen. He testified that when he looked
under the machine he saw a child
lying lengthwise midway under the
front axel. When he attempted to lift
the boy out, he discovered that the
front wheel was .pinning part of his
coat to the sidewalk, and added that
it was necessary to roll the car ahead
in order to get the child out.
Mr.. Anderson stated that the lad
did not seem to be badly injured, but
that he thought it best to get him to
physician. He was near the office Of
DR.. F. D. Curtis, his family physician,
and Immediately rushed the injured
child there.
The physician made hasty exam
nation and found there was no bones
broken. The child sat up and seemed
to be getting along nicely, he said.
Cries for Mother.
While DIR. Curtis was making his
examination the lad asked for drink
of water, which was brought to him.
The last words the boy ever uttered
were in the form of request to be
taken to his mother.
That's all right, lad, you will be
home with her in a few minutes" Mr..
Anderson testified he answered.
Suddenly the boy began to talk ir-
nationally and the doctor lifted the
eye lids. He then suggested that he be
rushed to the Kenosha hospital i'm
mediately, for he had discovered that
one of the pupils of the eyes was
severe brain disturbance. DIR. Curtis
called the hospital and made arrange
ments for receiving the patient The
boy died Is minutes after he was adj
mitted without regaining conscious
ness, and before his parents could To-
cate him.
Father Takes Stand
Frank Trovato, OF 312 Wescott
street, father of the dead boy, then
took the stand, and in broken English,
told of being called from his work at
the American Brass packing room. 1t
seems that children in the neighbor-
hood who knew Joseph, had notified
his mother that he had been run over
and that he had been taken away to a
hospital.
The mother at once called the father
and they rushed to the Kenoshaa hos
pital. The boy had not been admitted
there, they were told. This was \ the
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parents then went to st. GATHERINGS
hospital, where they were told that
the child had not been taken there.
While they were standing at the desk,
a phone call from the Kenosha hospi-
tai was received to the effect that the
boy had just been brought in there,
and if they wanted to see him alive
they better hurry. Death, however,
beat them to the other hospital.
Paul Cappelli, a store keeper, took
the stand He told of seeing the lad
under the machine, and added that his
feet were moving. He said that due
to the fact that the wall Of his store
was directly in line with the place
where the accident had occurred, he
had not seen the lad hit.
Girl Also Injured.
A little girl, he said, had also been
knocked down and he added that he
went out of the store and told man
who had her in his arms, where to
take her. Several times during his
testimony, Cappelli had to be caution
ed by Coroner Truman 7. Parker not
to talk so fast.
John England, of 1857 Florence
street, told the most dramatic story.
He said that his attention was attract
ed by hearing someone scream, my
God, that man has run over that boy"
He said he looked around and saw
the boy lying under the car. He then
testified that he had helped Mr.. An
derson roll the wheel off the Boys
chest. Later he was recalled to the
stand and testified that he was not
sure that the front wheel had been on
the boys body, but that in his ex-
element it had appeared that way to
him. This, he said was the first ac
cident he had ever witnessed.
While telling his story, Mr.. Ander-
son stated that he always drives very
carefully. He has the reputation of
being Kenosha's slowest driver, it is
said. He said that if ne had been
travelling faster he could not have
brought his machine to such a quick
stop.
The report on the findings made at
post mortum examination of the dead
boy, was read to the jury by Coroner
Parker. DIR. Curtis and DR.. A. Van
Westrinen, who made the examination
stated that they believed death to
have been due to concussion of the
brain together with shock. There was
no evidence of a skull fracture, nor
a brain hemorrhage, it was stated. The
only injuries which could be found
was a small swelling at the back of