The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-27

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eight months, and was planning to
make a permanent home here with his
brother-in-iaw and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Lauer, 470 Grant street.
Was Happy To Be Back.
Mr.. Reicherts had been spending his
time since his arrival Friday in greet
ing members of his family and renew
ing acquaintances with old friends.
Sunday was the birthday of his niece
Margaret, daughter of his sister Mrs.
Albert Lauer, for whom a birthday
cake was being made Saturday morn
ing with geven candles, and "Uncle
Andy" told the little girl half in jest
that he had come all the way from
California in order to spend her birth
day with her.
He had planned to spend Saturday
evening at a wake" at the home of
John HOLMAN, a former friend Of his
who died last week and whose funeral
will be held today.
Saturday just after dinner Andrew
Reicharts left his sisters home to call
on some friends. He said he would be
back at six o'clock for supper. The
hour came and passed, and the family
gathered about the supper table with
out the returned traveller, believing
that he had been detained by some
anecdotal friend.
1t was nearly seven-thirty o'clock
when telephone call came to Albert
Lauer from DIR. Hanley from ST. Cath
crimes hospital. The physician report
ed that an injured man had been
brought to the hospital who carried
an envelope of the firm "Schmitz and
Lauer" in his pocket, and who was
believed to be relative. Lauer guess
ed at once that it was his brother-in-
law, Andrew. I
"He has been hurt" said DR.. Hanley.
But when Lauer arrived at the hospi-
tai he found that Andrew Reicherts
was dead, and had indeed been so at
the time of his removal to the hospi-
tai.
Reicherts,, as it was learned, had
been hurrying home at seven o'clock,
Fastening his steps doubtless because
he was tardy and because he wished
to spend the evening paying his re-
spects at the bier of his old friend.
He was walking east on Ounce
street across Milwaukee avenue. and
when he was about thirteen feet from
the east curb of Milwaukee avenue, he
was struck by big car going north
on the avenue.
Just behind him came Anna Pollock,
81 Middle street. She saw Reicherts
light cigar, move forward across the
cd 4 nj 81 %ha-
automobile and the man on foot The
car stopped seventeen PAGES away
from the point where the collision had
occurred, and two men got out of the
car. They looked moment at Reich
erts who was uttering short death
gasps. Then one man grabbed the
dying victim by his coat and dragged
him over to the curbing. There he re-
Taxed his hold, and let the sufferer
lie. Jumping back into the car, both
men made their escape from the scene
as fast as a powerful motor and gaso
line would let them. They speeded
north along Milwaukee avenue.
The call for the police ambulance
came at 7:08 p. m. from the North
Side laundry. The laundryman who
sent in the call said that man had
come running in out of breath telling
him to call the police as man lay
dead on the corner. The informant
appeared to be stranger to the city
for he did not know the name of the
streets. He left at once. Detective
Breidt, officers O'Hare, Chase and Po-
can hurried to the scene and took the
dying man to The hospital. At ST.
GATHERINGS, where Drs. Hanley and
McCluskey took charge, it was only
necessary for them to pronounce the
man dead. There was hole in the
side of the head and the skull was
fractured The "Schmitz and Lauer"
envelope containing the penciled word
"Al," suggested that the man was
relative or friend of Al Lauer, and DR..
Hanley at once called him, without
conveying Immediately the full trag-
edy of the message of sorrow THAT
lay in wait for the family. Lieut.. Rock,
Secretary Meissner, and Detective Nc
Cluskey spent the remainder of the
evening securing for clues of the
vampire car.
Andrew Reicherts was unmarried
and was a son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthias <Reicherts. His mother
died about a year ago. He was related
in two ways through marriage to
George H. Lauer, member of the pres
ent department of finance in the city
hall and for years city treasurer.
George Lauer's wife is sister of An
drew, and his brother Albert's wife
is another sister of the dead man.
Reicherts is also survived by broth
Ter who lives in Kenosha, Matthias
Reicherts, 465 Lake avenue.
Three sisters live in California and
survive him also. They are: Mrs. Elz-
beck with whom he left Kenosha eight
months ago to journey to the gold
coast, and Mrs. Charles ]. Beck, whose
home is in Los Angeles, and Miss
Susie /Reicherts of Pasadena.
The remains were taken this after
noon from the Mischler mortuary to
the home of sister, Mrs. Albert
Lauer, 470 Grant street. The funeral
services will be held at the st. George
church on Tuesday morning with in
terment in the family plot in the st.
George cemetery.