The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-16
FIVE HURT IN
AUTO MISHAPS
Narrow Escapes in Two
Auto Crashes Here
Over Weekend.
ONE DRIVER IN JAIL
Frank Bateria jailed After
Car Crashes Into Telephone
Pole on Grand Ave. Road.

Two serious automobile accidents,
in which five persons were badly in
jured but all strangely escaped death,
occurred near Kenosha over the week
end.
Mrs. Frank Bateria and two children
were hurt when the automobile in
which they we're riding with Frank
Bateria, husband and father, crashed
into telephone post Sunday evening
about five-thirty o'clock at the cor
ner of the Grand avenue road and
School street. There were no other
cars implicated in the accident and
the only explanation for it is that
the driver of the Bateria car lost con-
troll. The car went headlong into the
pole, hurting the children forward
from the back seat of the car.
Bateria, who is also known under
the name of Frank Morrone and whose
address is ISL North Rowland avenue,
was jailed after the accident. The
district attorneys Office is making an
investigation before it is determined
whether charge will be placed
against him.
Sheriff's Force Called.
Charles Bohannon, who resides near
the scene of the accident, heard the
crash and hurried to the car to aid the
injured. Bateria resented any inter
ference and it was necessary to sum-
mon aid from the sheriff's and police
departments in order to get the in
jured away to places where they could
be cared for. First reports from the
accident stated that there had been
one person killed but this report was
erroneous. Fortunately all escaped
with only minor injuries.
Mrs. Bateria and several of her rel
atives, came to the sheriff's office this
morning and were questioned regard
ing the accident by the district at
torney. While the general impression
had been that Bateria was driving the
car, Mrs. Bateria declared she was
driving and that she had turned her
head to speak to the children and lost
control of the car.
Bateria agreed to pay for all dam
ages and was released. The district
attorney, however, is continuing his
AANOoIASdbAOA u CA0 dCClQ0AC.
The other serious accident of the
weekend occurred about six o'clock
Saturday evening at the intersection
of the Geneva road and the Milwaukee
road, west. of Kenosha, when two cars
collided there.
Drove Onto Highway.
Merl Mauer, who was witness of
this accident, but who had no part
in it, gave Turnkey Ray Willems of
the sheriff's office, detailed account
Of it. He stated that he was driving
north on the Milwaukee road, High
way ST and had halted at the inter
section with the Geneva road, when a
Ford driven by Leo P. Hojnacki, 10 Lo-
Gust street, Milwaukee, drove up by
him and proceeded directly onto the
other highway.
This second car collided with Sc
dan being driven east on Highway SO
by William Peters, of Riverside, Mich
igan, both cars being badly damaged.
The Michigan car was turned over on
its side, Peters being caught under it
and having one leg broken. His son,
Clyde Peters, and another lad, Leonard
Amberg, both of Michigan, escaped
without injury.
Hojnacki was badly cut by glass but
was otherwise uninjured. The two in
jured men were hurried to the Ke-
nosha hospital.